The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-15

Of whom cut aud mangied in the most shockiux man
i ner
We have no, been able 70 get the names of the lost.
but most of those saved we're forwarded 10 Red Bank
This Afternoon and will reach the city by the steamer
Alice G. Price on "Wednesday at about six or scyeu
O'Clock r. or possibly At earlier hour IL not de-
| layei BY the tide.
Several OF the women are 90 completely exhausted IA
TO render it impossible to them at present but
| they are well taken care of.
Captain Henry has been necessarily engaged cvcr
since he reached the shore yesterday ornng) and hc
has had opportunity to prepare state mcnt OF the
terrible disaster for publication We iearn from him.
however that he sailed from Bremerhaven the 2sth
OF September with upwards OF 200 souls board the
New Era, and 90 died the passage.
The whole number landed here is 1856 several of whom
have since died, and probably others will die from the
effects Of their terrible hardshps during the past thirty
six hours.
The ship has settled in the sand and her deck is
nearly level with tho Her spars still stand but her
hull is much broken, and she will be total loss.
INSURANCE os rHE NEW ERA.
BosroN, Nov. IA, 1854.
The ship New Era, wrecked the Jersey shore il
reported 10 be insured in this city for sixty thousand
dollars, which is equally divided among six Offices
LOSS OF THE BARK VIRGIN MARY.
Tho Be gian bark vierge Marie Captain Seykens left
Antwerp September II, with 1853 passengers for New
York. and cargo OF 900 Holland tile aud 100 barrels
bottled ale, for Havana, detained eleven days by
contrary winds in the river and lost about twenty pas
sengers by diarrbea within the first few days. altogether
to the time Of her srandng she lost twenty seven
passengers.
During her passage she had much rough and squalIy
weather, lost many sails but remained in fair sailing
der On the 9th inst at noon Captain seykens his
last observation since then had to lay under close
reeed topsails the weather being dark and squay and
wind changing from northwest to south On the 9th in
stant at ~ p. NJ, the wind being west southwest,
and continuing squa,!y weather dark, had fore
topsail and irb carried away; then saw Montauk
Light, northeast b. east distant abou. thirteen miles
Capt Seykens tried to alter his to keep fur
ther from shore, but being unable to replace his lost
sails enough she grounded, after striking several
times the outer bar, rocky reef To prevent her
working further in shore her larboard anchor i'm
mediatey hove overheard and passengers set work
throwing out balias cher bricks which being continu
ed hour half she lghtened considerably and the
wind changing to west northwest her anchor cut
and shc was got oil into deep water Upon examination
four feet OF water found in the hod the passengers
were engaged at both pumps while much as
she could prudently carry put to keep her off
shore. At midnight found six feet of in the hold
although tho passengers by relieving casa other lad
worked their best Toward morning the whealher clear
al feet water in tho vessel the great quantity Of water
impeding her forward molten About da Wight passen.
gers and Informed tho captain that they could
hold out much longer AZ the pumps aud also expressed
their fear for the safety of the vessel requesting him
the bari, ashore Captain seykens informed them
feat long bat that it would necessary continue
working the pnmps actively until he found chance to
beach her easily possibe her kept
der the shore, and about a. NJ, finding her bows sink
ing fast, she TIE beach about two miles east
Of Amaganse village and fifteen miles west Of Montauk
The ships boats Immediately lowered to land pas
e Sn
that I'll the passengers we're safely landed by r. M
Thursday MSsSins the number Of deaths on her pas
sage for dead bCai report at first SPREAD that the
passengers suffered much from Diseases the
inhabitants Of Amagansctt,, however, soon convinced
themselves Of the contrary aai reaaared every assist
in landing the passengers, which tcinporari
ly housed in the government boat-house, about two
gers baggage stores and freight landed and hopes
entertained Of bringing The remainder shore next
bor bars @ md hp ths sr - h~h ta
the Captain, his daughter, and part q his crew, who
had remained on the ship all night, had to be hauled
ashore a line Nothing could be done to the ship that
day. The steamer Mercury which left New York Friday
evening TO assist the vessel and reached the
having met with rough and hazy weather in the sound
Sunday it again rough and thick raining hard all
day giving prospect that the steamboat could leave
that day The heavy surf still continued Capt scy
kens and gang OF wreckcrs passed board the
bark the line and finding that the water had washed
and through the vessel commenced throwing the
remainder Of the baggage overheard which, drifting
shore, picked ur by surfmen, and after undergoing
custom house examination, carted to the steam
boat Mercury. few packages stove before they
could be picked up.
Early on Monday morning the weather seemed to clear
off, and it rained but little. number of teams
employed to convey such baggage as had been land
cd on Friday, the children and of the men and
women, to the bay. from where they we're taken
by boats board the steamboat. However, the
weather thckened again, and before the
last shipped board the Mercury II rnined in tor
rents Immediately after the passengers board,
the steamboat Mercury left in charge OF pilot, from
Amagansett village, to carry her to the SOUND but
prevented by the weather from going beyond Grecnpor
where she lay till near daylight and then proceeded to
New York.
As thankful the passengers feel that all were safely
landed they have suffered good deal from the weather.
which could not have been worse. and to which they
have all been less exposed But few had more
dry clothing than what they wore, and those who did
their bedding quareIed in barns and houses
in the neighborood. while the remainder said In tho
government boath0use. The people OF AmAaansett,
and from Eashampton, furnished the passen
stores saved from the slip snd provisions sent from New
York. met their wants. number of friends and rcla
tvcs OF the passengers from this and adjoining Cities
axously awaiting their arrival The crew, who all
became less disabled during the accident left in
the Mercury with the passengers
On Sunday part OF the barks stern carried ashore
her back was broke and the motion Of the water embed
ded her deep into the sandma and rigging in order
If the weather proves favorable, part OF her rigging
&C. may be saved but Ii rough weather continues
she will soon break up
The bark vierge Marie was nine years old and had
been thoroughly overhauied, coppered and copper as
tened about year and half ago, making her very
strong vessel There is not much prospect that the
remainder OF the cargo will be saved
THE WRECK OF THE JEWESS.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IA, 1864
The steamer Jewess, which went ashore on Brigan
tine Beach on the 11th inst, has become complete
ty.:. IN rio SI,a liaa