New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22
MARINE AFFARS.
THE PACKET-SHIP ST. PATRICK ASHORE
1T BARSgGAT.
SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS.
PROBABLE LOSS OF THE HIP.

Bv the arrival of several fsnng -schooners, yestec-
Ga, morning, from BaInesat, New-Jefsey, we are IN
forned that the pscketship ST. Patrick, Capt. Whit
man went Ashore some 6ge m to the souta oi Bar
ueest, 90 Tuesdsy evening last 1t about 81 oco *
The st Patrick saihd from Liverpool on the ljil
OF Der, with AL Passengers, and cargo II
railroad iron and general merchandise to David Og-
deb. NeT-ierk
During Tuesday last thick fog prevailed, and
Cant. Whitman slowly made for this port, cautiously
sounding at intervals. At 81 o'clock the ship struck
on ssDd ba about five mites to the south OF Barae-
rstI,let Much alarm a1i confusion provided among
TIE messengers, which was queled by the decisive
concuct Of tie officers.
Can't. Whitman resorted to every practicable de-
vice 10 get HE ship soa again but she only thll?et
further on, before the heavy surf that was nnhg
Rockets were fired tor assistance, but ~ tnrkness
and fog. together with the high surf presiuded the
po-sibuiy Of AID from the people On shore
feet Of fshing schooners came along soon after
the 81 Patrick vent ashore, and the sesther vas
too boi,teross for approaching the ship that night
anchored of Until morrirg
As soon as daylight. appeared the schooners bore
down for the St. Patrick, and before wednesday
night every passenger had been safely transferred 70
,ber and ali Of them started with the poor creatures
for this City, where they arrived Ms before stasd
The CAPTAIN OF ole of the schooners informed u
that the ship had bged and leaking At the rate Of
one foot Of water per hour When he left her she was
thur pirg heavily. She lies across bar. her head
some five or six points off shore, her bow and stern
in deep water. Every hump lifted her main mast
about six inches from lie place But with timely as
sistance the may b. got OF without great deal Of
dsmsge.
Cant. Whitman and crew stay by the ship, and the
pumps are kept going as much as possible
ADEQUATE assistance was dispatched TO the St. Pat
rick ve.tercsy afternoon By the agents Of The under
writers.
Its stated ths, about half An hour before the ship
,nuck. the man in the chains re oorted soundngs at
II fathoms But this mus. have been mistake, as
70 such soundDgs exist Tor s long distance from
where the It Patrick beached. Capt. w. had taken
no pilot on bosrd.
| The Government boats were promptly prepared on
shore TO afford assisar to the ship but f'rtunatey
their sorvices were not required.
The st Patrick was ba,lt in Newburyport, in 1874;
sbe Is 800 .uns register and valued at $4,000. She
is insured in this City for si3, Ooo in the Sum- Mer'
camille, Mutual, New-York and Assor Companies, the
|
The ship is owned by David Ogden and others
| We have been Informed that the cargo was mostly
insured in this City.
LATEST.
From On, Ship News Re porter.
We have nothing further from the ship st. Patrick
ashore a, Barnegat. The steam-tug Titan, Capt Mar
! shall. with lighter in tow, and stean-punps and
wrecking appar ius on board has gone to her assist
snce.
Sickness AsD MORTALITY AT SEA.-The bark
Sarsh Park of Bangor arrived at this port sterday
from Havre. She had four deaths and two births on
the passage Eleven of her Storage passengers died
at Southampton.
The brig johanna, arrived yesterday, had three
dea,bs on the passage from Bremen TO New-fofk.
WRECK OF THE BRIG ORIsoco.-We learn from
the Captain of the ship Constitution, VINO arrived at
this port yesteIdsy, that the Venezuelan brig Ori
noco. from Apgostura, bound to NeFYork, hiss been
totally wrecked. She was coming down the Ornoco
River, on tie 18Th Of November, when she struck a
sunken rock, and in five minutes after filed with
water The captain and err were saved. The YES
sci and cargo will be complete loss.
SHIP ASHORE IN THE HARBoR Tho paaket ship
Lady Franklin which arrived yesterday morning,
while being flowed up the East River, went ashore
Diamond Reef She will probably be got Of at the
De1t high tide.
SuPPosrp WRECK Of THE LoSG ISLAND CoAsT.-
1t is reported that ship hsiling from Brunswick,
Me- is ashore off the MOriches, but yet partic-
ulars have reached US. The story that she was the
Masonic, from Rotterdam, is incorrect-that vetsel
having arrived hers Wednesd ay night.
COLLISION Yesterday about noon, as the Peck
Sip ferry-b Oneota entering the slip on the
New-York eide, she was run into by plot-5oat No.
49, The bowsprt OF the puot-boat passed entirely
through Il wheel-house and portion Of the railing
Of the boat was carried away.
Capt Baker of the schooner Planter, OF Demsrars
who was taken from the wreck Of hi. vessel while In
an exhausted CONDITION. the 9th inst tenders his
thanks 10 Capt. Thompsor, Of the packei-ship Lady
Frar kim for the kindness shown him and his men,
while ON board-havipg received every care and at
teItion that could be given.
The STEAMER WEsTnoRELASD.-We haye men
tored the loss Of this steamer on Lake Huron, and
tie drowning Of seventeen Of thcse who were on
board. The b. gal0 Commerelai gives the foil )~ing:
Those saved are Capt ,in Clark. Clinton Wright
VIM. Breckenridge. Paul Hike, SAMUEL Adams,
Solomon Prlest. Daniel McIniosn, james Hsnneg.o
VIM Salsionstall, Frank Williams A. McNeal. W m
Fletcher and Misses Taylor and Carey. Those
drowned sre Patrick DOoey, Andrew Bowie, Michael
kennedy, Robert Rooney, and thirteen Others, the
names Of whom we are unable to ascertain.
Tie propeller insured for sl2 600, and the cargo
for a. 600.