The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-14

to and said his child siok ln In about hour
after that ne sent word to and said hs very
himself and would like to sse me. vent to him and
found that he about dying after his wife
in and told that he and the child dead. had
her put into stAteroo and durioy the right uas
found dead In bed, her only child then living, lying
asleep beside her She followed to ths other world
after BY her other child
On passage to this port in the Three Balls
about thirty who died Of the effects OF eating
picked meat and c.bbags The chief steward of tho san
Francisco became Insane while board the Three Bss
and although charge Of of the men, he u.n.gsd
totget lcoss, jumped overheard and Was Lost
Yours, respectfully,
LIEUT. wINDER. U. $. Army.
ANOTHER DESPATCH FROM LIEUr. wISpsR.
5IIr THRTs BILLS
NEW YORK HARBoR Jan. Is, 1858 !
COL Gate, Maj. Me- chant, COL BurAs, Capt. Judd
Lsut Fremont, Lieut.. Loessr and Lieut. Van vosst with
all OF the ladies' put board Of the bark Kny of
Boston, ON the 2sth of December. Lsuts. @. wlnder
and j. g. Chandler put the ship Antarctic, md
have gene TO Liver pool. Msj f. wyss and Iisut VIM
A. Wirde-, on this ship and are here. The and
Of the command divided equally among the
thrss ships
Col J. N Washington, Maj. Ia, ior and wife, Capt. IL
Field spd Lieut. Smith we're washed overheard on the
frst night OF the gale.
By puhl:shing the above you will obge the friends of
unfortunate parties We all indebted to Capt.
Robert Creighton Of this ship, for ives Heremaned
by for four dsys Very respectfully your obsdient
servant, WIN. A. WINDgR
First Iieutenan Third Artillery.
STATEMENT I BY ONE OF THE PASSENGERS.
On Monday December q, the troops, consulting Of
eight companies OF the Third Regiment of Arsey were
embarked from steamtugs board the steamer then
anchored in the North river They numbered rank AMI
file, soms i've hundred The officers, with their
families together with ths soldiers wives and fsmsesa
certain portion Of whom were allowed to each osny
brought up the number to about six hundred. There
twenty thirty other passengers The crew mum.
bered from ere hundred to hundred and hfty; so
that all told, we between hundred ard fifty
ard eight hundred souls on board.
On Wednesday Haornisg the steamer dropped down to
the Quarantine and anchored for the night On Thurs
day the I'D after having beer detained for two three
hours waiting for datory officer she weighed anchor
about 10 O'Clock, and stood out to sea- At IL passed
Sandy Hook and discharged our pilot
Our voyage VAS now fairly commenced A guccssson
of constantly recu ring and oftrepeasd delays had de-
ayed our de pNture week Afssr week. and month after
month. At last every obstacle had been ovsroos and
the gallant ship with her head pointed the southwest
moved steadily though not swiftly her coure She
was deeply aden-fsr too deeply the result proved.
sr engines and untris6 and tbs strain upon
them great. Thursday was lovely merniny tho sea
calm and smcoth with gentle breezes the north
weat Whatever gloomy torebodings might have existed
seen ed quiesed by so fair pressgc.
Friday morning, the 2al brightly ,n our course
We had entered the Gull Streao and tao wssthsr which
yes.,rdsy had been chilly, ana caused the ladies and
N Thar sho sloy b,d
The wind still from the northwest with re. enough t.
dinner table TO be comparatively deserted. Tls
day psafed without incident OF any knd aad gave no
p.essge OF the asful disaster 30 sooa to follow
eiAtsy after tea retired to my room, and after
reading two hours ~ quietly IL shore unireessa
ard retira!. There roll to he ship than had
previously experienced, and the wind seemed feshenny
but thought nothing OF it. Rut found there wes
sleeping, II blew Q gale Tns ship rolled and
pitched 70 degree hatit difficult to keep ny berth
All the books andloosa articles upon table wss thrown
TO the focr Every article in TIE rooao though con
fined, was thrown shout IN alarming NJ m.rror
TIL O'Clock could bear 1t no longer ross dressed
nuniedly and weTt out upon the deck Ky soo vas on
the hurricane deck the forward part OF sha ship The
scene, stepped deck, was terrific. Tbs sea was
conpiete msas Of foam, boiling and swelling he caul
dron TIE gale terrific. The steamer had broAched
was towards the wind. The crew were engaged In
strenuous but vain efforts take In the sss Thsy vars
blown to ribbons The foreula IT We carried 40 min
maat-was wresthing and twisting like young sspllng
IL Was large enough for tho mAipmsst OF 1000 ton
shp The TRY OF the empsat such tina. could not
stand before 1t moment; but feizei tho iron brace
connecting the hing bct and surveyed tho rcsus for
moment Then threw myself on ny hands and knees.
and madsfor the nearest hatch to get below. This hap
pend to be over the forward galley Swinging mysel,
Gown By the cabin reached the main deck Here
scene of confusion ne sscibsbe aud
itself Four hunfyed soldiers bethed on this dsck
In double rows Of stand,s berths three crs ss,h They
had all crep from their serbF cst OF tho aanaoos had
been broken ard thrown down. The live stock Of which
there Was consderaSls had escaped from their pens on
the fame deck, and ssdes buooks calves pigs shosp
and poultry were all mingled together amid the brclen
stsndees The steamers guards had been carried svsy
some time preyouly and hs washed over the .eck
with every roll OF the ship The lsDte-rs we're extn
guished, and the darkness almost total made an
effort to reach the after cabin but found I'm possible
with my penhne cut leather belt from one OF the
knspssck' hanging around and fastening It to
carne, made ecure place 70 hold remained there
towards hour the storm all SIS Wills incyergpy
About one oslcck thu forcmsst came DOM slmost
over my head, crushing in the hurricane deck |
feared nov that the deck would bs srsp. clsla OF
ever, thing and determined to seek refuge below
went Ant into the stsersge but as they oomm.nced
bstteriDg down the hstcb, with perhaps two hundred
soldiers in t. left, aud went to tho ssoord cabin occu
ped by the mr,ssioned officers and their familiss
vas wet TO the skin and chilled through After waiting
here for two hours with sbatsmen, In tie fury OF the
gale crept iuto OF the soldiers BERTH pulled
blanket over me, and after whns fell asleep The frat
ray Of dawn awcke me- arose, and through the store
room and pantry succeeded in gaining the main saloon
Saturday morning. the 24h had at last dawned upon a.
and this awful night had an end.
While passing between the second snd after. cabin
felt tremendous set strike the ship, bat hse idea
Of the awful squences II the denousnentthe
finale OF the awful tragedy which Lad BEEN going
through the night. An overwhelming sea lad struck
the ship on her stArboArd quarter carried away the star
board paddle box both smoke stacks the whole prone
made deck aba.t the paddle boxes, two rows OF
tate ROOMS, Of twelve each, the main deck,
md stove in the main deck hatch. This Was tho