Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-17
From the New York Courier and Enquirer OF
Wednesday
The Ship New Ezra.

From the New York Courier and Enquirer of
Wednesday.
The Ship New Era.
Captain Fountain, of the steamship Hector,
arrived In this city last evening, having left
the wreck of the New Era at halfpast nine
O'Clock In the morning, up to which time the
ship remained as before full of water, the masts
standing, and the sea breaking over her. The
captain, officers and crew, with the exception
OF the steward, are saved, and of the four hun
dred passengers on board only one hundred
and two are saved. These were taken off and
landed on the beach by surf boats from the
shore. Captain Fountain also states that a
great number of dead bodies were dashed in
the rigging. The lighter schooner is at anchor
near by.
A dispatch, dated yesterday, at three o'clock,
P. M, says: "The New Era's mail bags have
been recovered and brought on shore.
Among the passengers saved is William Van
Rozelen, whose wife died shortly after the ship
left Bremerhayen.
At about seven o'clock this morning, all the
passengers who were alive were landed upon
the beach, numbering one hundred and thirty
five, exclusive of twenty saved yesterday. The
total number saved out of four hundred and
ten persons on board at the time of the disas-
ter, is one hundred and fifty FIVE, three of whom
died shortly after reaching the shore.
Several of the women are so completely ex-
hausted as to render it impossible to remove
them at present, but they are well taken
care of.
Captain Henry has been necessarily engaged
ever since he reached the shore yesterday
morning, and he has had no opportunity to
prepare statement of the terrible disaster for
publication. We learn from him, however,
that he sailed from Bremerhaven on the 18th
Of September with upwards of four hundred
souls on board the New Era, and thirty-nine
died on the passage.
The whole number landed here is l55, seve-
raj of whom have since died, and probably
others will die from the effects of their terrible
hardships during the past thirty-six hours.
The ship has settled in the sand, and her
deck is now nearly level with the sea. Her
spars still stand, but her hull is much broken,
and she will prove a total loss.
We received telegraphic dispatch last night
dated at seven o'clock, which is as follows:
I At four o'clock this morning the sea had
gone down sufficiently to enable surfboats to
live, and at half past four, Mr.. Wardells boats
went off TO- the wreck, and by seven o'clock,
one hundred and thirty five persons we're safely
and the sea almost constantly breaking over
the ship. After all the living were taken from
the wreck, search was made on board for the
dead. Twelve bodies have already been brought
on shore, and we understand there are at least
twenty or thirty more still on board many of
whom are cut and mangled in the most shock
ing manner.
We have not been able to get the names of
the lost, but most of those saved were forwarded
to Red Bank this afternoon, and will reach the
city by the steamer Alice G. Price, on Wednes-
day at about six or seven o'clock, D. M, or pos
sibly at an earlier hour, if not delayed by the
tide
A telegraphic dispatch from Boston, last
night, says:
1.-THE ship New Era, wrecked on the Jersey
shore, is reported to be insured in this city for
sixty thousand dollars, equally divided among
six Offices
We have received the following copy of
letter from Captain Bovine, the underwriters
agent, addressed to Elwood Walter, ESQ.,, and
dated
DEAL, N. J., Nov. IA.
ELwooD WALTER, Esq: arrived here last
evening, and endeavored to board the ship
New Era, but did not succeed, owing to the
heavy sea- Found her full of water, broadside
on the beach, and rigging full of passengers
She has 374 steer
age, and 10 cabin passengers Her cargo con-
sists of 600 tons of chalk, taken in at London,
and the balance Bremen goods. She is prin.
cipally insured in Boston. About lao passen-
gers and crew are saved. There was 40 per-
sons on board, all told. Her decks and rigging
are filed with the mutilaied remains Of the
dead, presenting the most horrifying spectacle
4 IL.
doing everything in their power for the survi-
vors.
| shall remain here with the Excelsior
(wreckiDg schooner) to save sails, rigging, and
whatever is possible to be saved. She came on
yesterday at a. M; the captain mistook the
soundings for Long Island. He informs me
that he sounded at $50, and in ls fathoms
The spars were all standing, with closereefed
topsails set. There is too much sea on TO do
anything at present. ]. Q. BOVINE.
We have also received the following from
W. o. Lewis, Of the Sandy Hook Telegraph
Station
To the Editors of tie Courier and Enquirer:
SANDY Hook TELEGRAPH, Nov. IA.
i noticed an article in your paper of this
morning over the signature Of E. Smith Of the
News Yacht Of the Associated Press, which
ooehnS eOiSduhe WOfu vi tAplhndIlOn from
me.
At about seven o'clock yesterday morning,
the ship New Era went ashore at Deal Beach
at about eight o'clock, received telegraphic
dispatch from Mr.. Henry Wardell, addressed to
Walter r. Jones, ESQ.,, president Of the board
Of underwriters, informing him that the pas
sengers would remain on board for steamer
10 be sent down from the city to take them of.
This dispatch sent to Mr. ,Jopes' residence in
the city, and to Captain Bovine, the agent Of
the Board, but neither Of them were at home.
/ soon after saw Captain Bovine at my Office,
where he called for Information, and after com.
municating with him, he got the steamer Hec-
tor prepared as soon as possible, and on my
meeting Mr.. Jones at his Office, he instantly
telegraphed to the steamer Achilles, which was
understood TO be at that time off Sandy Hook,
TO proceed Immediately 70 the wreck and Mr..
Jones, on hearing that the steamer Leviatban
was also at the Hook, wrote telegraphic dis.
patch with similar directions TO her, TO which
he procured the signatures Of her part owners,
Messrs Spoford, Tileston a Co., and of Messrs.