Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
ShilWrrck and Loss of Life.
LONG BRANCH. Nov.

The ship New Era. belonging to Bath.
Maine, from Bremen, with 100 passengers
went ashore last night in a dense fog.
off belong, on the Jersey shore.
She will. probably be total wreck
1t is reported several persons were wash
ed Overboa I'd apd drowned But as yet
we do not place much confidence in the
statement. We expect particulars short.
ly.
SECOND DESPATCH.
New YORK, Nov, ID.
1t is said about one half the passengers
OF the New Era are drowned.
THIRD DEsPATcH.
The New Era had 800 passengers.-
About 20 of them. ith the captain, have
reached the shore. The remainder are
all on board. The vessel is fast break
ing up. Half of those left OH board have
been drowned. Every effort is being
made to rescue the survivors.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
New York. Nov. 13-S3 PM.
At our latest date from the scene OF
the wreck of the New Era. the steam tug
Achilles was laying off the wrecked ship,
and The Leviathan was nearing the ship.
The vessel was on her first voyage. and
will prove total wreck. She had only
small cargo. The ship lays broadside
to the sea.
FIFTH DISPATCH.
New YoRK.-9 P. Nj.
The ship New Era will be total loss.
Capt. Henry. and some 20 passengers,
were saved. The New Era sailed from
Bremen on the 2Sth Of Sep. The sea is
high and weather foggy. The ship lays
broadside TO the sea, and every exertion
to save her passengers is being made.
SIXTH DISPATCH.
New YoRK,7 P. M.
The New Era remains in the same po-
sition as before reported. The sea runs
mountains high and renders it impossible
for the tug boats to give any assistance.
Before dark we could see every available
space in the higgins filled with some 200
persons. No less than rs have probably
alrerdy been washed overpoard, and, from
present indications, great many more
will be washed into the sea before any
effectual assistance can be rendered.
All the balls at the station were shot
over the ship without being able to send
line on board from the shore. except in
one case, when life boat was immedi
ately sent out TO the wreck, and Captain
Henry and eight or ten others got into 1t;
but it was instantly capsized. The cap
tain and four others chung to the boat.
and succeeded in reaching the shore
Unfortunately at this time the cable from
the shore TO the ship gave way, and there
was no remedy hut to send TO another
station and procure more balls. For the
purpose of throwing another line over the
wreck, and not an instant was lost In
sending to the nearest life boat station.
The ship is a total wreck. and there is
not the least hope of saving anything
Should the heavy sea continue during the
night. it is scarcely possible that very
few Of the passengers now holding on TO
the rigging can be saved, and it is not
impossible that every soul will be wash
ed overheard before daylight. All the
passengers are Dutch or German. and. as
there is no one here who understands
their language. we are unable to obtain
from those who have reached the shore
any information in regard to the condition
of things on board. which is undoubtedly
bad enough. Capt. Henry is active and
energetic in his efforts to send relief 10
his suffering passengers and crew. The
ship struck at Z this morning in dense
fog.