Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-18
Terrible Shipwreck and Loss Of Life !!
WRECK OF THE SHIP new ERA OF BREMEN
Loss of 500 Lives !


command Of Capt Henry. on her first voyage, Tor
The port of New York, having heavy insurance
effected in BAH (Me. and Boston, wlh charges
| amounting 10 nearly fix houSand dollars, secured
| in Wall street, in New York.
| She was consigned 10 Messfs Charles Duncan
| & Co., of so South street
| The emigIans were all Germans
| After somewhat tedious passage, The New Era
came iuli in sight OF land about midday of Sunday,
| the II h instant, and continuing her course in d
| dense log, she ashore between Deal aud Long
| Branch, during the same night.
| The New Era is aground on The jersey shore,
| about fifteen miles below Sandy Hook and nearly
| thirty five miles from New York. The beach Is
sandy, bleak, and at this OF the year very
dangerous Shrewsbury Inlet is on one side OF the
vessel and Shark ne and The rugged beach Of
| SQuan on the olher
| AT an cary hour Monday morning she was per-
ceived lying with broadside to shore, with a very
heavy sea on. which was bleaking over her and
washing her decks.
Al II o'clock noon, there were percep'be signs
OF her breaking up.
| From the moment she was seen every effort was
made by The people on shore 10 save The passen-
gers Early ln The afternoon they had succeeded
in passing lines to The ship, and in short time
alter, Captain Henry, with twenty OF The passengers,
was landed in safety
From Them il was learned iha, before they left
The vessel, over one hundred and fifty of the re
naming passengers were dead having beer either
| smoihered between decks; drowned by The flow OF
wafer (Which was continually surging over Inem, }
or been swep overheard
Renewed exeTlions were made from The beach
10 save the balance Of the people on board. but up
10 The moment OF our last accounts, they were al.
Tended with very lillle success.
As the emigranls on board were all Germans. il
il most likely that shall Lever be able 10 find
OUT The list of the people who have been suddenly
los ard This aIai shipwreck WILL in all probability.
have 10 be cassed among The souowu Gemnsen.
ces attending lie loss o The Powhalan, on The same
shore, when not even one human being was left 10
tell The sad tale OF The calamity.
MONDAY, SEVEN O'clock p M-The ship re
mains in The same position before reported,
broadsde TO the sea which which runs noun
Ialns high, and renders il impossible for the tug
boats 10 render any assistance. The is break
ing over the wreck aud before dusk we could see
every available space in the rigging filed with
probably some Two hundred petsons Not les.
probably than seventy five have already been wash
ed overboad and from present indications great
many more will be hurled into the sea before any
efecual assistance can be rendered,
All OF The balls al the station were shot over the
ship without being able TO send line on board
rom the shore, except in ore case, when a lIfe-
boat was Immediately sen, out 10 The wreck and
Capt, HENRY and eight or ten others got into il, but
ii was Instantly capsIzed, and turned completely
over twice. Captain HENRY and four others chung
10 The boat aud succeeded in reaching The shore
Unfortunately, al The time The life-boa capsized
The cable from The shore TO the ship gave way. and
there was Then no remedy but 10 send 10 another
sta'ion and procure more balls, Tor The purpose Ct
throwing another line over The wreck; and not an
instant was lost in sending 10 the nearest Iiie- boat
station Tor this purpose.
The ship is perfect wreck and there is not The
least hope OF saving anything
Should The heavy sea continue during The night.
II is scarcely possible that more han very few Of
the passengers, now on board or holding on TO The
rigging can be saved, and it is not al all improbable
that every soul wall be washed overheard bt fore
daylight.
All the passengers are Dutch or German, and as
there is no one here who understands their lam
guage, we are unable 10 obtain from those who
nave reached the shore any information IN regard
10 The condition OF things on board, which undoubl.
edy is bad enough
Capt Henry is active and energetic in efforts
to extend relief 10 his suffering passengers and
crew.
TUESDAY, Nov. 1.-THE scene on The beach TO.
day beggars description. The Citizens of Long
Branch, Red Bank and all The adjacent towns and
villages oi New-Jersey, have gathered here 10 the
number of hundreds, to wines. the last scenes and
The sea, however ran so high during the dav and
night yesterday, that was utterly imposs for any
boat 10 brave the waves and live. AgoniZng as
was The spectacle olhundred> of human beings per.
| lshng within sight and almost within reach of The
! voice, il would have been but an act oil madness 10
| risk lie in the attempt 10 rescue others.
This morning, The sea having partially subsidized
The boa's were put off, and one hundred and fify
persons were taken from on board The Nc1c Era
and safely brought 10 shore. About hfly more re-
main on board as this dispatch is preparing We
can see the rigging covered with The bodies OF those
night in order TO prevent being washed away by the
waves.
This morning, for The first time it became prac.
Iicable 10 launch The suf boats and The labor OF
transferring The passengers from the shin 10 the
shore was begun, and carried forwrd with great ac-
nvIty The sea is now quite calm and hopes are
entertained tila, all The survivors now remaining on
board will be rescued II is 10 be feared howev
er that nearly 1aco hundred and Fttfy ves hare been
fost oy this distressing shIpwreck. We have no
lime 10 add full PARTICULARS
among those saved this morning was one lady
German, who stales that she had Two brolhels
and sisters on board OF The ship
Inc rescued passengers are accommodated with
lodgings and food clothing. &C.. al the house of
hlf BURTON and Mr. ALLEN. Ii is intended 10 dis
patch Them 10 Nsw-York as soon as possible ON
board OF one OF the sieam-tugs.
Nine oil The bodies which were washed ashore
last night, remained upon The beach this morning
uncared Tor. They will be buried as soon as posi-
sible.
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