The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-18
THE LOSS OF THE NEW ERA.
Additional Particulars OF the SkipWreek on
the Jersey Coast.



4 FSL4 DESCRIPTION OF TIE vIcTfMs.
Up to last evening the hull Of the Inflated shir New
s bad not commenced breaking up and this led to the
belief the part of the agents of the ierwriters,
that considerable might yet bc saved IL the operation Of
wrecking proceeded with Immediately The captain
and the remainder Of the passengers, with the single
exceptioa Of Amelia DOVE, up to the city las.
night contract had yet been made by the agents for
stripping the ship although difficulty anticpa ted
In making the necessary arrangements. On Friday
morning heavy sea carried away everything on the
deck and severely damaged the rails and mzen rigging
She has settled still deeper into tho sand now
nearly covered at high water the surf washes her
yards and sprinkles her royal masts with spray The
presumption that many bodies yet hidden in the
interior of the hold is rendered stronger by crcuu
stances which develope almost hourly new fea
ture of the frightfu calamity. A second inter-
view with Captain Henry has rendered clearer the
to which the fearful loss of life may be attributed
he having detailed the events of the wreck particulars
ing those parts in which, deserted by his officers and
crew. he left almost alone to supcrnend the only
measure taken for the OF the passengers and
giving fair for everything which took place
his part during the trying emergency.
One hundred and forty two OF the victims have been
buried and of these have obtained full description
taken from the Coroner record and suboned for the
benefit of those aborrg under the sad doubt
to whether they had relatives friends board the
lost vessel II would he useless to advert TO the
sary businesske formula with which, in this record
each person is designated by number and described in
the most brief manner speak Of the fearful effect Of
that cold dcta in where ii too concusvey estab
fishes the loss of and cherished relative. As
In AL where.the mutahlity Of human affairs has
been demonstrated by terrible visitation So even
from the rude stained pages of that Coroners register
is great moral lesson made sef-evident
No. LA male child about year old; had red
calico frock AID knit cap.
No. "A male infant about ten months old; was
dressed in red calico and red hood.
No. "a female. In night dress supposed to be about
twenty Ave years DID, black hair and black eyes Of low
stature.
No. 4.-The body of woman, clothed In blue woolen
DRESS marked f. M. s.. blue eyes and dark hair; had
SILVER rings in her ears rather large FORM should judge
she was eighteen years Of age.
No. 6.-A female, quite naked; dark syes and hair Of
small sire, and about twenty Eve years old
No. GA female, in night clothes; dark eyes and
burn hair about fifteen years old
No. IA female, In blue dress and under clothes
marked A. 81 sandy hair brass rings iS her ears large
size, and apparently twenty years old.
No. 8.-The body Of . man, dressed in plaid cotton
sandy hair, whskers and moustache; five feet nine
inches in height
No. "a male; had q shirt, plaid cashmere pants
and black roundabout, marked A. o.; blac hair and
heavy whskers; about FIVE feet inches in height;
died after ching the shore.
No. 1o.-Body of man wore plain pants; gray round.
about and cotton shirt red hair and whskers; about
five feet six inches in height; found his person
ANAL silver detached lever watch purse with IS O5
a. lnrl
three German "copper" should think the deceased
was about thirty years old
No. IA female; blue woolien dress and under
clothes; auburn hair, blue eyes, OF medium size, and
about eighteen years old; found In her pocket large
case knife.
No. IA female; had gingham dress, and under
clothes marked H. r. blue eyes, auburn hair of medium
size; found in her pocket two keys thimble, knife;
about twenty Ave years old
No. IA female; had . blue wooen dress and
underclothes; blue eyes, black hair and about fifty
years Of age.
No. IA male; small plaid cotton pants, jean sack
coat and boots; gray eyes, black hair and about fifteen
years old found his person eighteen cents, knife
and key, three Eve franc pieces $40 gold piece
American, and two s5 pieces.
No. Ia male; naked, hair dark, person very thin,
large size, and well proportioned.
No. 1e.-The body Of man. had on two pair Of plaid
cotton pants, light blue coat aud boots dark eyes,
black hair small size, and about eighteen years old
found his person large red pocket book
tanning various letters cards &c. in German from these
We infer that the Of deceased Samuel Roths-
child.
No ia male; blue plaid cotton pants blue cotton
coat and shirt blue eyes, dark hair about twenty eight
years old, and ave feet ten inches In height,
No. ia male; blue satnet pants; gray eyes, dark
hutr ahosst fDr<v-G nf suA 0yo C>n<x
inches in height found his person belt the fol-
lowing:-Four twenty franc pieces four American $40
pieces; two ave franc pieces, cne thaler
No. ia male; black cotton velvet vest knit draw
ers and thin boots light eyes, black hair about forty
ave years old, and Ave feet ten inches in height.
No 20-A female had 9 red calico dress, and wool
Zen uAderclothes eyes out. dark hair thin features
and about thirty FIVE years old
No. IA male; had on cotton pants, blue box coat,
satinet coat blue cloth vest knit drawers, necklace
and shirt marked c. O., black hair about twenty tytwo
years old and Ave feet six inches in height.
No. "A male; cashmere pants, black stripe down
the sides black cloth coat linen flannel and knit
shirts light plaid vest blue eyes sandy hair whiskers
and moustache about twenty years old, and Ave
feet eight inches in height
No. ga female night clothes, eyes out, dark hair
about thirty-eight years old, and Of medium size.
No. PA female blue plaid calico dress and under
Clothes eyes out black hair about thirty FIVE years
sgs rnrse containing money found, not counted
No. 25.-A female ginsham dress; eyes out, sandy
hair about twenty years old Of average size had gold
rings in her ears.
No 2s.-A male infant; about eightesn months old
Light hair
No. 27.-A male; plaid satinet pants and cotton coat
light hair; about fourteen years old.
No. 2s.-A male; duck drawer two coats, gray vest;
eyes out Light hair and mousache age about forty,
feet ten inches in height
No. 2o--A male; plaid pants black vest and cotton
shirt out black hair about thirty years old Found