New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-24
Loss Of the Steamship Lyonnaise.

fore the French Consul OF New York.
LIE Lyonnase having been duly cleared at the
Custom House of New York, sailed for HaTre on the
3Oth October, at P NJ, and got out to sea about
dark:
After quitting the pilot, at P. NJ, we made good
way, and at noon the following day Sunday were
l95 miles from New York with fine weather, good
breeze and averaging ten knots the hour. About
II P, NJ. the night dark the ship running eleven
knots. under sail and steam, and displaying lights
according to regulation, the man on the lookout call
ed "a ship to starboard, bearing down on us under
full SAIL The whistle which had been put on board
nj New York and which can be heard ten miles off,
was Immediately sounded. The helm was put harda:
port on the instant but nevertheless, threemasted
vessel struck the Lyonnaise across the companion
way, amdships The bowsprit Of the ship broke with
the conclusion and stove in the side of our vessel
from the companionway as far as the shrouds, serl-
ousiy damaging the two starboard boats. one OF the
an English lifeboat. The collision broke away the
iron plates of the coal bunkers letting III the wafer
We continued on our course about tel llIutes pu'
the water almost Immediately extinGnished the hrcs
The unknown vessel in clearing away from US, lelt
on the deck of the Lyonnase part OF fer lgurehead
representing black dragon, with silt NAME red eyes
open mouth, with gilt dart N IT, AZ tne moment OF
collision Can't DeYanX rushed to the wheel the rSt
lieutenant Mr.. Gnstaye Matthew, was Oh his watch,
and deponent was at his post on deck. AS soon as
the engine stopped hlr GignenX the chief engineer,
came np from below, and declared that water was
pouring in at the coal buukers, and the ship was
sinking The pumps were Immediately set going.
but floating cinders choked up the valves, and they
became useless. We then had recourse to buckets
and formed chain, whilst part of the crew and some
of the passengers went below to shift the cargo from
starboard to port but the water continued to rise,
the captain ordered the cargo to be thrown over
board.
them two old sea captains q few of the officers and
number of sailors busy covering the side OF the
ship with large studdng sail, whilst the carpenters
from the inside were endeavoring to stop the leak
with mattresses quilts etc The opening in the side
of the ship was at the water line and appeared to be
two feet square. Our eNertons were of no avail.
the sea was growing rough and we were unable to
careen the steamer Although over dozen mat
tresses and similar articles we're prOpped against the
hole it became impossible to withstand the pressure
of water. We commenced sheathing the ship outside
with large awning which seemed to stop the leak for
time. During all this the hailing never ceased, but
as we found that the water increased rapidly, the con
yction was forced upon us that second hole existed
beneath the water line. Notwithstanding throwing
overheard the cargo. and the continued balng out.
the ship was sinking rapidly by the stern. Two large
casks were then used to bail the water, the captain
and officers lending helping hand with the tackle.
For moment we thought the water was decreasing,
but it soon oyerpowered lis. The baling had lasted
from A. NJ. to 3 P NJ, and the men were exhaust.l
with fatigue.
The captain then lowered the boats and embarked
the passengers and crew. In order to be prepared for
the worst, raft had been built during the day, Of
topmasts spars cabin doors, boards chicken coops,
Tnn,bno,c Of wo+nr and vorious kinds of aotah1n.
fsic;ent to last the fftv nrrsons nlorpd mon it nj
least month.
In the first cutter were twenty-five persons,
tad us ,,anher iii tLa cabin eorL.antS lton
=, n1mhor1 T'his boat was nn1er thp rommand If
tho nhaf o{;oar Mr. pnsenu Thiz host had On hHord
compass charts, chr0uomcter5, seXtant, and prOvis
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captain percen5 'nl aIe S,p e"n,u no r 3
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a th, 'st f3ou in nn in rannh tho nears+
ia,d 9 n,o1ocf- AZ ia throo Lnnt. n,,1a tlnir
,n' +aroa nnrtbwest in con,nonv IN nuittnr
~, l tho nort,i, y.oa soon ,..ith HE n,nn in o,to
| nh rit tIincr Win nMrsar in the other nnor
& 49, no nnItair darlarn; his intant;nn Of rn
snainin~ hv tho rals nntiI tha yonnaisc SnnI- The
raf vas moorea tn the hn With \ fen fahon1 1awser
and man Hood raadv with nm ave tn crt loose when
shn s,,,,i.
TTha throo l,nots l5o,t comnnnv until : p NJ when
othrt for SET in, and depGurnt hcinr to crward OF
Tho other two lost SIGHT Of them, liz mt about to
rn;o;n them Int not tindinr them he continued his
rGrse towards the northwest without COMPASS or in
strmmnnts At p. NJ wind commenced lIowjnr
wind if Moving galG Passing over the banks, two
Non ycrc frozen TO death, one fireman the other
no ssenrer about fifty years Of are name unknown
'rhrnn, tha hnIies ovrTbn,r1 The survivors demo
nnnt included suffered horribly from cold snow and
Lo;l ,l)inr nrocs,nty whilst the ena }rn,Eipr over
+hnn, hnI snoiInI nrorl,, nl thrir hrraI and nroy
s;nns '''"
ciL Aep NJ saw ochoonnr IN vindvsrj Int
tbo ta+n of +ba 1no wnuI1 um ,IInv rs ia raarh hcr
! ~ TInavv swnll tenncstnuus eaa INIT rather
r,n5nrotino uad litt1r raft I,,rinr lie day. I've.
ninn a cnin,
al r !, tina r,or,i,,o wv q tl,rcn,,,astnd ,es
,oj aho,t iva rnilas ~ InIIoI +Nwari4 her hut
M nnt;rn n the eirnols n,oIn h, rs she kent
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