New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-19
WRECK OF THE STAFFORDsHlRE-AC ACCOUNT BY
THE MATE

We have already given the leading facts of this dsas
rous wreck and loss of life We find in The Boston Jour
nal the following interesting details;
Mr. Alden the first mate of the Inflated ship Stafford
hire reached this city by railroad Monday evening" nav
ugtraveed the entire distance from harrington TO water
vile BY stace-most of the way through snow drifts and
exposed great suffering by the cold One OF MS eet anu
one hand were frost hidden.
Mr. Alden has furnished the following authentic statement
of the loss of this splendid ship 1t will be read with deep
interest: =.
of wind twisted the rudder head, and secured WIN
chairs as well as we could Rugged temporary tler out
side the ship and with managed to proceed pretty com
fouably till ednesd0y morning. at CLOCK -etn, Wneh
in gale lost b0Wspt fore top mast fore yard ana every
thing forward, leaving the fore mast only standing Inc
wreck of suars in floating astern carried away the tempo
rarv rudder with it, Captain Richardson went aoit AFTER
daylight 70 examine the truss, to see It were preccAo
to liz another fore yard and in coming downn 1901 pPgd
and he fell thirty five feet and struck on ms PACK Da
niuriug he ance and receiving other serious INJURY
Immediately with assistance, bore him to ms stateioom
where he received the attention OF Dr. Mallory sMP sur
then cleared the wreck and made all snug as posi-
BILE and prepared to get new fore yard aot Ihe rud
der then perfectly useless ship had no ny
worked all Wednesday night, and succeeded In rigging
another tiller in the cabin.
al ? cleck A. NJ Thursday Goth, the wind was from
the eastward, heavy rain and blowing heavy, Run tae
ship al day thursday her course until CLOCK, even
inc The barometer being very lows 70. Made AL snug
for tie night At i. NJ came on hurricane rom
from west north west. 81. .h a.
At that time Judged ourselves IS 10 10 miles SCUM o.
Seal Island Consulted with Capt. Richardson, VINO was
confined 10 his BERTH who ordered the snip 10 DC KEEP
the northgard till Il CLOCK, and then 70 wear SNIP. II
was then tie second mate watch DECK VINO was Ol
dered 10 call me at u o'clock. AT ten mnues DetyIo
the second mate saw Seal Island Light ana ieI1De.!
called ne az once informed Capt. Richardson nIole
marked that the current had set the hh ~ . ON III
Inediately ordered her 10 be wore round lH5 W" uoe
without loss of time and when coming up on 'nc sou1eln
tack the chin struck 1t then blowing tremendous
- Of VIM with snow and very thick. The rigging end
decks were covered with ice. Ine snip s|ueA SSFoFu
tire and theu went OF into deep water
I. ;,s5iste sounded the pumps, and found fourteen
;,Ee. Informed Capt Richardson, and set AL hand at
b r7s sounded pums again in ten minutes, and found
If ~ ,-QteT in the hold Got her head TO the east
J6 NV lie CAPTAINS orders and intended to teach her,
In On minutes after the wheel ropes parted and she
80 INTO he wind Then all chances OF saving the ship were
ist ana measures were taken 70 save the lives. The
fourth -SiephensOn-previous to this had ls the
sbp with line sailors and woman passenger in one OF
The quarter boats The other quarter boat was swamped
in launching, and Immediately cut away to launch the
otheI boats. Got the small lie boat Out-at that time the
ship sefHg tGs and coming IN both rails Ioia
themtO launch this boat and what they could-and
une CT ten reached the shore in her. after having TWO
penks stove while alongside the ship before they c0ald
get clear None of the mates were IN inns Dpas Inc
small boat wes Immediately put upsn the starDoafd da'
aut was nltanianeouEy filed with people ID lowering ne
TO lie wafer she hole IN her ana she was Noi'eu
up again. ,.A.s . tho s;5. Nth
very greet Gi6cuiy, and thirteen men, ineluohs 1ne