New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-08
MARINE AFFAIRS.
PACIFIC sCUArRoH.

Tic store slip Mary Glover viii sell shortly from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard for Valparaiso with stores for he
Pacific squadron Persons wishing to send letters or Pc
pers 10 ,er friends on that station will heye early op
poi,uniiy OF doing 80 by this conveyance
THE ERIcssos.
The csiorc ship is now nearly ready fo sea Gnd VIII
probably make trial trip some time next week.
new STEAMERS os LAKE. ERlE.
We acknowledge an invitation form Capt C. {. Stan
nard of the new steamer Western World ut Buffalo to
participate in the first excursion Of that vessel from Buffalo
10 Detroit The Western World 10 start from Bueo
Of clock in the evening Of the 9th inst This steamer
is one the pair built to in connect On with the New
York Central and Michigan Central Raroa,s Her mate
is named Plymouth Rock. The Bgfalo Reppbhe says
that the dimensions &C., OF each OF the two seamers
are as follows:
Length 345 feet breadth Of BEAM 45 feet over all 70
feet depth of hold - feet tunnage builders measure,
mont 22OO taDs The engines are from the celebrated
Allaire Works" New-York, and are unusually maSnu-
cent in stye and elaborate in finish. Diameter OF cyn-
ders q inches length of stroke - feet diameter OF
wheels 80 feet length of buckets, II feet breadth OF
Tic ;oner-work is from the hands of Messrs. c. G..
Champion and Brother OF New-York. The designs are
more elegant chase and elaborate than any heretofore
seen on ;bo lakes The cabin accommodations for 300
passengers while as many more can find room IN the
steeIage. Each boat is supplied with loeo OF Kay 'S o.
lei patent hfo preservers. = ...
TIE, suIr crYyrus
On Wednesday, we gave the nelercoiy account OF the
loss of the ships Trade Wmd9nd 0lymp1s rom to pon
had an interview with Captain wallace a'e commander
Of the Olympus, and derived from him the following
statement: IL. Al,
sailed nom Liverpool for Boston, and nothing Of ncmont
acquired except heavy weather, until Monday june 80
seo account A. this time were running, with fresh
gales, from s. S. W. $. w. generally about s. W. by
W SS Ns " were Steering ". N' " WIN 'vN' ~ w
"At los o'clock at night took in top-galent sails aud
left oers with the mate who bad the watch from clock
until midnight onc went below. About CLOCK vas
aroused from sleep by noise ON deck. insan' oayns
nv berth went on deck and ship close 70 u.s. on
our weather quarter Found the stranger TO DE me SNIP
ii sde Wind Used every exeiton TO free ourselves but
she struck US Gbait our fore rigging
"The ships in close contact, and as oacn rose
and upk with the sea- the collision was violent tho Trade
Wind cutting the Olympus TO the water ne' Inc 'n'ra mr.
blow carried away mcinmast clear OF the SNIP me
fourth time she fell on u.s. small boats were stove, end
Tie forward part of the cabin house was carried away
The fifth blow carried away our mizzen mas. 81 ,o,, mo
While the ships were together my crew az iels i"o
with the officers and got board the Trade Wind
was myself enanged in the rigging and broken fragments
When ,he Sims parted found myself board tho
Trade Wind with my officers and men, except one sea
man and the cook who had not probably peen enabled 10
r. scb the deck in time to make their escape -
"About o'clock nearly day-break, | saw the olympus
was still efcat and obtained permission o Capt Smith
to take of his boats and proceed to her Ihe sea w
free of the crew succeeded with great difficulty IA reach
inc my ship. The wind was now moderensg. ihose Oh
board were at he pumps oui I boe bas besp
cut in her bows her decks were hep neay even Wild
the wa;eT ,..,,t
which succeeded in getting the side without INJURY
end under the good providence G Goo got ali me passen
gers and crew hat remained into our tSo Doa's' iheo
was no. moment left TO bring on snsic ernc,e.
1--WE then pulled away from the "reca, me la1hSh uu-
Ger the command tho mate and the small boat chafe
Of myself both very deeply iaden ana Sc crowJeo ,ni
there hardly room TO pull an oar ouI we ndae %
srat tlNp
pululed in the vortex If tho ship went down "hen we
had GOT anop twice the ship length from he sne msoe .
boat: We're Rapidly drawn toward tho fatal spot where
moment before she had disappeared The ee5Par oi zoe
ship bursting, threw the pOop-deok Agn N Tue ar "uu
pieces OF the wreck fell in every direction.
"py his ;iiro The Trade Wind was about I'VE m.'o
from us bat after hard pull came up with ner al 4
distance VIC could discover much alteration ID nei a-
pealence since had lett her. but on reecning ne we
found her in bad condition. and She soon met ihe s''ie
tate that mad hoiaien my unfortunate snip. -
Can't Wallace held consultation with nis hs's'
al i was agreed 70 shape their course for Sable isla.1'
L;cb was about miles distant. Soon after they is-
covered sail which proved 10 be he Belgian bark StaoI
Autwerpep Capt Wytienhcven, by whom tney were
kindly received with those that had been sa'eu ifo oo
ships. .c. ,vu, ,..a,s an,
which is repetition OF the statement Of Captain smith
Tle two captains were put on board whae poa. anu
en5Sa TWO miles from Newport whence they came 70 this
city. - =. .-,,~o,s H. ,-ra,o,rl M
poyI.iemens for himself and ell under nus enage oi
,lc extraordnsry care aud attention given by Capt wy
t.nhoyen and his crew TO the shpwreckSd. Not mag
bad been saved IRON ~, me stoS Artwerpen was placed
The disposal OF the unortunates, even to me ai
in the captains wardrobe. -, ~. suo,.;o, ia,
Captain Wallace has furnished ., VIZ .no '''
Of the passengers and crew OF the olympus
p.s<,xe.vs s.vro-Mauhs Saxon and chidren FL saxon
wm Thcr;on Msry Ann ThOIuon sarah Ihonton @ n sS
Standing Ssndss koot cFeenwoou sn sal
wood, Jemms Greenwood. r W Parker ,sspn a y'ss F
wife Amor Thofnfcn wife child Joseph Crsvsn na 10 ~
HOLE tpd wife Wup Russell Edward Lockw cod aAies
Jsme Row Georee Bertham Isnocs C,ess h ..n
GeoTse Roberts Thomas Parkinson John hldeoa
wood, sussunsh Huehius, Beisey Gfeenwc'e 'i''0'
ard Benjamin Conrad -. o.o.s.
OrFICEss GREW ssvxp-John Wallace, espsni veoo a
Il. For, officer Peer Sinclair second Ell asri io
steward; James Bowen cook; William Ferry LEI sa oSn
tine He Johnston, William Sullivan Wlism ts~oAs
Anderson John Barn Banner Smith Robert Ranascn ena
Adt seanitn. -,
IrsT LosrGeorge Wae OF the owner
Olympus; David Bowers and James S.andack pssnniH
Chs,s Cooper Henry Williams and William caiien scamcn
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