The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-08
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On Wsdne~des, We gave 70 m-la nchsly account O
thr loss VI the shps Trs wiad aud Olympus from u
pen ID captain soisA, Of the Grace w,.d rhi. moran
We had III utesvt~w eth Captain Wallace lave con
Of the Oh. mpus, and derived from him the fol
lowing statement -
On w.drsrssy, the cath of Nay, the ship olyupu
ssiied from Liverpool for Boston, and nothing Of
a ept occurred except heavy weather., until Mond.y
June %, account. At this uue, we ~sre running
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from W. w.
At half past O'Clock, at nisst, took in tops.aa
from O'Clock until mi might, and went bel,~. Al
hsh psst II O'Clock was from sleep by noise
on deck Instantly having my berth ~sut on deck and
saw ship ciote TO US, westhsr Qlar'er Foann
tho stranger to b. he ship Trade Wind Ued every
erion to free ourselves bat she struck abs fore
The ships were now in Close contact and ~ each
and sunk with the sea, the collision vas volsnt-the
Trade Wind quitting the Olympus 70 the inter line. TIE
The fourth time shs fell US. small boats wee
stove and the forward the carried
sw.y. Inc htth blow csrriedAwsy our mi.en mast.
The o6cers, and got on board tho Trade w,ud. was
myself sctsngsd in the rigging and broken fragments Of
When the ahips parted found myself ON bosrd the
1isoe wand, With my oaosrs and men, except one sea
nan ssS Tie Soc Who had not probably been enabled to
About three O'CLOCK nearly day break. the 0lym-
pms vas stili aaost, and obtained permission Of Capt
IVES stu running high, but fortunately, l. With my
mate and three Of my crew. succeeded With great dim
culty In reaching my ship The wind was now modsr
taineS she SINK in addition 70 other injury
lasge hoe had been cut In her bows her decks were
Oar sssts had all been stove, excepting the launch,
which succeeded In gettiag over the side without
sjafy and under the good providence Of God got ali
boats There not moment left to bring Of single
article.
We then pulled away from tbs wreck the launch under
the command Of tho mate and the small boat In charge
q myse1 both very deeply laden and 70 crowded that
there Wa hardly room TO pull IN oar; bat NO made
s. snsphsd In The vortex tie ship went down When
had got about twice the ships length from her. she
made heavy plunge and punk 30 great was the swell
whore, . moment before, she had disappeared Tho
aftsrpar ~ the ship bursting threw tho poop deck
high IN the air aud pieces Of the wreck fell In every
BY this time the Trade Wind was about ave miles from
IA, but, after hard pull, NO came with her. At
appearance since had left her. but on reaching her
found her In bad condition, aud she met the
sa%e fate that had osf.llss my unfortunate ship
and t was 70 shape their for Sable and
which shout $50 miles distant Soon after they lis
covered SAIL which proved to BIO The Belgian bark Stad
Capt. wyrtenhoven, BY whom they we're
kindly received with those that had boon saved from
both Ghhpe
I'VE omit that portion Of Capt wallaoe's statement
which IL repetition Of the statement OF Capt Smith
The two captains were put on board whale boat and
lanced two miles from Newport, whence they to
this city.
CAPTAIN Wallace dsres Ms to express his grateful &C.
knowledgements f1r himself and all under his charge
the care and attention given BY Capt wy
tenh0ven and his to the shipwrecked Not thing
had been saved from the Olympus Trade Wind, but
everything board the Sadt Antwerpen VAS oaced at
the dTosal Of the unOrunatcs TO the last garment
in the captains wardrobe.
Captain Wallace has furnished with the following
LIST Of the passengers and crew Of the Olympus -
PASSENGERS SAVED.
Martini Saxon and children, Eli Saxon, VIM. Thornton
Mary Ann Thornton, sarah Thornton, Ann Thornton,
srsh Standing Jane Standing, Robert Greenwood Ann
Greenwood, Jemma Greenwood, p. W. Parker Joseph
HalhgAn and wife, Amor Thorton wife and child; Joseph
raven and wife, Ell Hole and wife VIM Russell Edward
Charles Deem James Rowbottom George Ber
Lham, James Crsgg Samuel Smith George Roberts, rhos
Parkinson, John Hudson, Jossph Greenwood Susannah
utchins Betsey Greenwood Victor Hossothith and Ben
jamin Conrad
OFFICERS AND CREW SAVED.
John Wallace, captain; George B. Foisr Arst officer
Peter Sinclair, second do Peter Clark steward mes
Bowen, cook, William Perry, Herman Constansine Her.
man JohnsfOn William Sullivan William Brooks Charles
Anderson, John Burns, Banner smith, Robert Randson
and Charles Adams, sesmen. -E
LIST OF THoGm LOST
Gsorge wise, u cne Of the owners OF the Oiyu-
pos David Bowsss and james Stsnduck, passengers;
Charles OsnPsr, Henry Williams, and william Cullen
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