The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12
GREAR CALAMITY AND LOSS OF In
30 ~ THE BURNING or TIN

os sE CALAMITY q AM AND Loss OF ID
T0Wl3sESD. 'ohSlSS VI III.
iron The vAIpar.tso Echo, JUNE SOL
Cspsam woodeson and the survivors Of thX
Fernandez. in the Pefpvim barf kndes.
evtniDe Of the 2lht inst. The captain e once
upon Gov. Wood, the United 6eates Cossu
made Q report Of the loss q his stin. aud :
DeDt Of the casualties which subsequently oce
which. through The courtesy Of tho Coasul.
! IRE crew being In state Of utter destitutia
American Ccneul, with that promptitude =
nanity wbi chsyactcrizes the discharge Of
ofncisl functions. at once sent thin to be d
spd boarded until an opportunity offers Of 60
them lone. KS
HzPoRr OF TIE SHIP TOWNSEND FRoA B0sroI
SAN FRANeIsCO.
The Townsend sailed from Boston On the D
February, 1854, md had heavy gales ON tho
with bed weather; crossed the equator in tw
eight days, and reached Cape Horn In sxt]
days. Was on the Cape SIX day., in violeas
from west to northwest; had severe weAtser
degrees south; bad : saccessicnl Of gales
southwest to southeast with bad weather uAti
18th Of May. ejehfyrw0 days out.
Monday, May 10, civA time This day csmma
with moderate gale from the west to wost-sI
west. with fair weather. . high confused see run
4 q . L.
discovered issuing from tho forward vessll
AL hands we're immediately called, and thu
kept OF before the wind; the forward nat ;hes |
taken Oh, but NO fire to be seen, nothing bat 81
Judging the fire to be moro amidships, holes
Ont in the deck In several places, ana water tn
ship appeared to be all on ere amidships and =
the lower deck. At A. NJ, fndiog that II
eff ITS were useless, put ON the matches, covered
The hcles In the deck with wet quilts. blankets
plank, and gos out the boats, Ave in number.
int one Immediately filed, and was stove;
other four wcre kept a6oat BY constantly bal|
.lem ont r..e tl'e-'.#a
Then our attention was turned towards tho
visions; We sue coed In getting four barred
lresd, ope barrel Of water and few round
pork, slso some light stores from the cabin.
ID. l5m. AM. the ship was completely wrapped
htet Of fire, forward and amidships-jumped
be beats and left her. At AM. the top work
be ship were all consumed d, and nothing left sta
!, & hut tie stump of the mAinmsst and bswsl
So fearful bad been the work IL the fire that In
than three short hours after leaving her tho Q
noble ship YVES reduced to floating hulk Of 6Au
melancholy sight, leaving twenty four souls In o.
boats, upon the wide ocean, and $50 miles from
At noon, fresh gales from southwest with frequ
squalls, the b0ais leaking bsdly, and ship
much water; obliged to keep them before tbs
with sufficient sail TO keep tie sea from coming
board. So ends this day. 49,
Saturday, May 2o.-fat. IS 40 south, Ion. 81
west. %
Atop. NJ. lost one Of the boats In heavy SOU,
suppose that they must have lost sight Of the liz
or have been swamped, as there was . heavy
running at the time, Thisboa was commanded
An old experienced seamax. The names Of those
were as folio vs:-Charlss Bastow, Charles 0rs
George Small, Ale1. We, g. Il. Allen, and A.
Tuesdsy. Nav ss.--I.st. So 40 south. Ion. AZ =,
Barometer %. so. n
ASIAN . second boat was capsised, and Il
the rev crowned. This boat was COMMANDED
the second ofacer. Names Of those lost were e
loWS:-Mr. jackson, second mate; Charles Sttdi
carr enter; Charles Tewkesbury, seaman; Ante
Silva, do. and Phil. Spolding, bot.
Wednesday, May 24.--Lat. 80 30 south, lon.
west, in heavy gale from west to NV, with '
high eea and bad weather.
APP. N. my boat was capsized and turned
tom up, Charles Nation, steward, drowned; the
mainder Of the boats crew were picked up By
mates boat. This boat was kept afoat by throw
everything overheard, and after several aftou
We succeeded In making fast to the capslzsd
and using her as drag.
moro moderate; the Island Of Msssafuera Ia ID eli
bearing n. W., distance 40 miles. Noon, quite
Serate, the sea falling considerably, still laying
the boat. 4t -
Friday, May 26.-At noon landed on the east q
OF the leland Of Massafuers, succeeded in gettia
fire, also few crabs aud some dock leaves, vh
were The only eatable things to be found.
Our bands and feet were much swollen, and
f0dies much fatigued; having sassf d 10 days
6 hours in the boats. HThapk God for his moro
Monday. May 29.-At 2 p. NJ, succeeded
aunobipg uur boats and leaving the island; to 9
enGer would DO Madness, alreaiy starva6on
,aring ca In the face. Duipg our passageko J,
Fernandez beld the wind from Sc. to s., with ii
cioudy weather, at intervals calm. On the n IA
the 3lst my boat leaking 81 bad, and the Of
much iatigued bY pu ling at the GA 8, and bail
ut, that concluded TO cut Der adrift
Wednesday, May 31--At 10 p. nj. Landed On
ielaud of Juan Fernandez, and were received kin
by the commander oil the garrison, who immcdial
supplied us with food, which we ali stood mucI
reed Of; were also treated very gentlemauly BY.
surgeon Of the garrison, Mr.. Joseph BuJier nai
Of Poland, who attended all our sick, &c.
Thus ends our adventures. having sailed the
lance Of Geo miles Ia open boats, and ovt OF
boats, only one reached its destinatioI-and on
twenty four that composed our number, only TIVE
alive!
Embarked on board the Peruvian bark Andes
Valparaiso, which port we rca he'd on she 2fst In
GEORGE +. WooDEsOS, MasteI
yALPARAIso, june 20, 1864.
Capt. Woodeson dcsires publicly to thank Cant
Samuel M0orehouse, Of the Peruvian bark AM
for bis manifold kinduesses to him and his crow
Offering them Q free passage from Juan Fersan
TO this port, and providing them with food, clou
and every other comfort which was in hts noves