The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-09
more About 'hc Steamship Empire City.
HOW SHE WENT AsHoRE--sHAMEFuL TREATMENT OF
TIE 2ASsEEGERs ErC


" TIE SAssEHGGRs, ETC.
FROM SPECIAL xEruKTaR1
We have already published the fact OF the sssspshin
Umpire City having Ashore, the pis of the al
inst, on the beach opposite aarnegat IA none Of the
particulars however, have yet been made public the
following mt by special reporter will b. read
with interest -
The Empire City, Capt winoe left NeS Orleans a. g
ceck, b., on the 2otn uit and arrived of the Moro
Caste on the fvepss oil the 2stn bnt bic
me barbor Of HAvanf Until next morning Having landed
Ter mails and pAsse ngs and taken supply Of coal she
eahed Tor tha port ~ Of shs 3oth ult., wi n
heavy cargo OF moasses and tobacco and forty SIX
cabin and stsesge parssness Nohlag occurred on the
voyage particularly deserving OF mention till abe game
within ssht OF the jersey ,hore the Sd inst About
sight O'Clock in the evening the second mate h.yre
charge Of the ship che ashore on the narrow stric
OF spc lying CT the jersey shore opposite and
Known as the and Beach. The weather was oAm snc
GEAR enabling thote on board to objects st er.ss
distance CT At the time she struck BArnesAt Hght say
observable, about four or FIVE miles ahead and the beac
locmrd up go plainly under her bow that the pas
sepgers could zee it distinctly at last quarter OF m
hour before she went ashore The mate, when apprse
OF his danger and oit that he steering directly for
the beach-wnich Is composed mainly OF white sand
said that 1t but tbs reflection and continued he
toned him. but without effect. "There,n said he dc
Barnesat light and you steering right FOR the shore
Don't bother me; mind your business and will MAD
mine" This brief conversation took place few aee
before the second mats discovered his mistake and the
ke ran on tie beach As he hs danger he
orders 10 reverse the engine hut rhe then only
two three hundred yards from the shore 1t
lAe She going 1t the of twelve miles hour,
snd the reversal OF her engines at short notice had
very little effect upon her impetus. The frst init
nation those between decks had OF her strik,
ing was sbsht shock, cansec by her running
the ousr bar whioh has ahon len fest OF on
It. They had hardly time to from their alarm be-
fore she stuck sgsin with force that caused her
tremble from stem stern Then tho plain, who
In the cabin al the time, deck and, under hic
direction, full head Of steam ynt on and every
exertion made to get hsr OF For nearly half An hour
the WI ole power Of her zines employed in neeo
tua attempts to bros her into deep water again. aud it
only when IL became dangerous to persist that the
fires put ont Signal guns we're then dischs rged,
ard these with the aid Of few rockets gave the psops
the beach and maiashd the nrst init nation Of the
accident TIE Inhabitants ~ Bsrnegat we're for soue
time in terrible tAte Of excitement as they csuld mol
see the steamer did what to attribute the
ripg to; but they became Of the fact
that vessel ashore small boats sent of
As Barnelat is sbont ave miles from the beach
II was several before Asstancs reached her from
that place Fortunately, however, there Is government
be upo, the ssnd. which ia well supplied with life
boats and as she lay but few hundred yards OIL one Of
there csnta ming tho wreck msstsr Mr. Jeremish Pred
more, orgside after the signal guns we're
fred As IL evident, frou examination o. the
Sc, and the mdness OF the ~sAther that there nj
danger 70 be sppshendsd OF the passsn-
gers taken ashore that oisht Az may we'll be sup
p sed very few Of tue gers vent sleep that night
but OF them exhibited symptoms Of great alarm
The women IL is said turing thu whole exc,eusn erhi-
bitsd nearly a. little tFepie 1tion any on board
Az the this beach is very hard the seams wore
when the vessel ruck and in comparatively short
tine In are were ten fest the noh The great
weight machinery caused her to ste very FAST AND
N. formed bed in the sand nine feet deep Or
Wednesday, night information OF tbs disaster having
reached her owners the steamtug Titan was sent down
With the ,sv Of hsung her off, but the great weight Of
her osrao rene @rns this they sgsin set the
humps at werk and succeeded in pnmpisg out . largo
o. water After lying by her nine ten hours
the Titan ted for New York Meanwhile the pAssen
sers left upon bs bison to shit for themselves
vel they could Al daybrssk the ns1t morning Afei
ske sruek they taken ashore, with their baggags,
Of them having 1t s true, plenty Of monsy.to pay
their way TO Ne~ York Aod sorne also without sir gle
cent in their pockets. They applied to be taken to Ns~
York but alto utiou paid 70 them sDd they stw
their tssgage snd which they might naturally suppose
bad been asn for that PURPOSE savs wIovt As Thnas