The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-16

On the morning Of Tuesday the sea had 80 far lullsd
that wreckers were able to pat Oh to the ship 10 surf
boats, In which the passengers that lived through
A''''-' 'sA' "@'' - ''' THOMAS j. HENRY.
ANOTHER STATEMENT BY CAPTAIN HENRY.
We sailed from Bremen the 2sth Of september-,f-
ter .~ng laid in the roads since the 10th OF the
month-wth three hundred and seventy four steerags
six second cabin and Ave cabin passengers. Our cargo
consisted of COO tons OF chs and 900 cubic feet Of
Bremen merchandise During the whole OF the passage
had heavy gales from the westward, aud about the
thing fore and aft we were laying to. 1t stove the
passenger cooking range killed several OF the pAssen
several Of the crew. 1t also the main hatch
ing The passengers killed all Of the STORAGE The
shock of this sea caused us to spring Leak and by the
time We had got of the American coast she leaked
enough TO keep our pump going all Of tho time. The
last observation which took was on Friday last when
time was prevented FROM taking an observation on &C.
count OF the thick and rainy weather. On Saturday
judged the ship TO be in 7c deg 80 min on 40 deg Is
min lat. On Saturday night had strong wind
from the eastward which changed to the southeast at
about midnight and the wind began to blow and the rain
10 fall! heavily. The lead thrown every hour. and
supposed the ship to be the coast of Long slanl
and carried heavy press Of sail to keep her OF
At 81 O'Clock on Monday morning. on sounding, we
of water At six O'Clock, the weather being very thick
and the sea rough we struck. The first mate
the deck ten minutes before the vessel struck
at once heard him ask the watch forward, tWhat it
was that looked so light forwardg On hearing this
Immediately jumped on deck and then, for the first
time, heard them cry out breakers ~ at order
ed the wheel up and in the same moment the ship
to get her off, but only thumped further on. She
went head on, made two or three thumps, and swung
around brcSdsde to- and found that she was hopeessy
side, breaking every thing upon the deck got the
passengers up. out Of the between decks 70 the
main deck. ] then ordered boat to be lower.
ed, in order to get line ashore. We got the
line into the boat and the crew, first mate cook, and
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themselves The boat reached the shore all right but the
too high for them to return in safety Within
half hour after the first boat had left the remainder
of the crew. with one or two exceptions, seized the
other two boats and deserted taking with them two
the people on shore attempted to launch SURF
boat to come to our assistance. They then fred
shot from the mortar the attempt ct launching
the surf boat having failed This also unsuccessful
The rs shot went ahead several of the following shots
useless the wire connecting the line to the ball
breaking. Near line thrown over us, and
with the assistance Of the passengers we hauled sfouter
line board. BY this hauled life boat from
the shore but when il reached 1t full Of water.
jumped into II to bale 1t out when found the passen-
gers crowdng me- and Stacked tho line out little
and ordered those shore to haul her out from the ship
They did and got the boat ashore with the loss Of
Ave persons The boat capszed twice in going ashore
and finally the Tine Of connection between the ship and
the shore parted Five persons together with myself
with great difficulty saved The boat In capsizng,
turned under, and 1t time before got OUT
at length succeeded in mounting the keel when was
saved
At the time got ashore the passengers were in the
FORE main and mxen rigging, and remained through
the night as no earthly assistance could be offered to
them from the shore. The scene board my ship
dreadful hope in heaven may never behold like
again.
fallen greatly-the wind having changed to the west
southwest-ese not soul would have lived through
the long night.
or the crew. all saved except the steward George
A. Drew OF Boston, who staid By me on the ship, and
drowned in the cabin.
We had crew of twenty. nine men, and twelve passen
ger cooks; making in all, with myscif, AT souls
The two cabin passengers who came ashore and were
saved were named VIM. Won Ronzelaer and Barry Bech
ney, Of Reading, Pa One OF them was saved in the
FIRST boat and the other in the second The other two
cabin passengers were lost while the wife Of VIM. Won
Ronzelaer died after leaving Bremen. One Of them
was the physician Of the ship, whose name cannot
recocct, and the other young lady, named Doret.a
Forty of the passengers including those lost have
already described died during the PASSAGE most Of them
Of cholera the disease having broken out before We quit
got out Of the roads With reference to the complaints
of the passengers generally that the food both bad
and scanty only that according to the best Of
my knowledge tho food and water both good and
sufficient for seventy days, and know that their food
Vas served out strictly in accordance with the Bremen
regulations which direct that 1t should be served out by
weight.
With reference to the accusation made against the
second mate can only say that II does not likely
70 that he below among the women at tho time
Of the vessel running ashore, since 1t was nearly
O'CLOCK, time wnen the watcn changed anu when
he would certainly be missed Besides this only half
hour previously he had cast the lead, under my
direction, and while was standing him.
! cannot remember the ames of any Of the passen-
gers except those In the cabin with me- since all Of them
being German they are very difficult to remember.
A. regards the report that any Of my officers were
intoxicated ut the time Of striking the beach only
say this not and could not have been true there
not drop Of strong drink, not wne board
the ship at the time Of the disaster.
STATEMENT OF LOUISA HAEIER, PAsSEN.
GER-(TRANsLATED.1
The ship New Era, in which was steerage passen-
ger, sailed from Bremen the 2sth Of September AZ
nearly a. recollect, there board when We
started four hundred and twenty passengers told
this by the agent Of whom secured passage; my fell
low passengers from all parts Of Germany; they
were in part composed Of farmers persons employed
in the country and partly Of mechanics and others
siding In Cities forty-two died during the passage
cannot give TO the disease Of which they were
the vicms only know that generally, they sickened
81 nghtall, and cold before morning; those who
died were in every instance young from the rural
districts, who wcre their arrival shipboard, full
OF life and vgor those unfortunaes had been exhausted
by want Of proper food and fresh watermany Of them
having been reduced to drink OF The water OF the sea
there scarcity Of provisions, and those which
given Of very bad quality and not half cooke