The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-13
SHIPWREcxS IN THE LATE STORM.
Pilot Boat Il. x. Collins Ashore ON FIR
Isiand-Tcrr1blc sunering among the Pilots
and Loss OF Life.


inst Four the crew were frozen to death board
the vessel drowned and three saved after hav-
ing beer rescued from the water when the yaw In which
they in upset. The following the namss, far
as could bs sscertaned yesterday
FROZEN TO DRArH.
Morris Eiwood, boat keeper.
Joseph Rush, sesman.
william Williams, cabin boy.
John Logan, boy
The cook (colored), name unknown.
A Abay unknown, resides in Oak street.
DROWNED.
Robert B. Mitchell, pilot
James Murphy pilot.
William Roach, pilot.
james Sullivan, apprentice.
There Ia some doubt to how tho vess ell came ON
shore, a. the wind during the night blew from the W. N
w. andaong the but probable that she
chasing vessel Tor the pur Of boarding her.
and night bitterly cold heavy mist that rises
in such temperatures obscured the of the shore and
the boat ashore of the shoals abound in
the neighbo hood of Fire Island. This view confirmed
by the fact that the clipper ship singray from Canton
also ashore at the Fire Island light above
where the Collins was grounded.
From all accounts the suierngs Of the terri
be There enough in the to put out the
fire. ano necessary to make effort to get to the
shore, which some half mile cstant. Fortunately
there ice but the surf rolled heavily and was
utterly impossible from the mist that rising to dis
tirguish object further than the boats length.
There was only yawl on board and that would not
contain than four persons, and into that Mitchell
Roach Sullivan and Murphy jumped, determined to find
their wsy shore possible it better to drown
than freeze to death that fearful night Tho boat lived
until within few feet of shore when heavy struck
All but Mitchell reached the shore he drowned and
his body afterwards drfed the shore, and was
convey ed to the light house.
At lsst accounts Reach, Murphy and Sullivan were
considered out OF danger, though suffering dreadfuly
from exposure the night of the disaster The Of
the loss Of the ssel caused little excitement among
the pilots yesterday morning Mr.. Robert B. Mitchell
Who drowned, highly respected among the pilots
He President Of the Pilots Benevolent Association
organization lately gotten up for the benefit of the
widows and orphans of pilots He was fftytwo years Of
age.
The five who remained on board the vessel all pershed
from exposure to the relentless weather.
Several pilot boats arrived yesterday and the pilots
port thu, they suffered greatly from the cold weather.
Eight ten Il them frost bitten the ears
ard fingers Gustavus Van Pelt, Joan Small, John
OKeefe and J. hn Fredell sre among the sufferers.
The Schooner Pacific Ashore-Flve Lives
Lost.
Yhe schooner Pacific, Captain Pharrow, from Washing
ton N. c. bound for New York. went ashore during the
gale Of the 5th about II O'Clock P. NJ between Bar
negat and Little Egg H4rbor Every effort ,de to
get the vessel into Sandy Hook but finding mpos
sibe and having lost her forea hove to under
three reeed msinssil Finding that she destined
60 sshore her cock load thro overheard and
subsequently it determined to beach her. After she
struck the crew, six in number, got into the rigging
where they remsined upwards of hour. Hoping bet
ter to survive the pers Of the night they descended
and took refuge in the cabn and while there heavy
struck the vessel tearing open the cabin DOORS and wash
ing the captain overheard He, however, through the
exertions Of the msteMr Charles Pcket-regainedt the
vessel little boy, brother-inaw of the captain,
drowned In the cabin The then took refuge upon
the house deck where they held by the rigging until
by three Of the swept overheard The
captain and mate held until daybreak, when they
made every effort to get Shore but the mate only
ceeded The clothes of the captain having become
tangled about his legs and feet and frozen sy that
was impossible for him to extrcate himself he called TO
the mate for assistance, which promptly rendered
and he was dragging the almost senseess captain
shore caugh. them and carried Capt Pharrow be-
yond reach lie WAS, however again caughtby the mate,
and ddrsgged Shore Here young man, named William
Webb, and Mr. jennings wreck master, to the
sitance of the sufferers but the captain expired shortly
AFTER while being conveyed to the Government House.
The mate suffered dreadfuy from the intense cold but
happily. through the efforts Of Mr.. Jennings, he
cred and arrived in tn city last night bringing with
him the body Of Capt Iharrow which was taken the
residence Of Mr. Ba eman consignee of the vessel The
following the of the persons who pershed by
this calamity
Capsin Tilman Pharrow, of Washington, N. Co. where
be has a wife living.
Warren Spencer, Of Ocracoke, NC.
Bryan Cadet, Of Newbern, N. c. (colored).
A man called Jim, believed to belong Long Island.
A boy, brother.in. law Of Capt. Pharrow.
The vessel loaded with naval stores consigned to
Bsrnes, Bsiemau Rudderow, portion Of which is in
surcd. Both the vessel and cargo may he saved.
Mr. Pickett desires 70 return his grateful thanks II
Mr. Jennings rnd his wife for their kindness to him after
being brought to their house fiom the wreck.
A Brig and a Bark Ashore Near BaInegat--
ALI Hands Pcrishcd.
During the gale of the night OF the 5h instant brig
and bark went ashore Barnegat and entirely
brolen up Not vestige has been aimed tell what
they we're, where they frem whittier they
bound These vessels would req aired at least hir
TO them. The undoubtedly pefished
ty the cold thnt fearful night The bark supposed
to have been spansh 1t is probable that when
the and oe melt Intelligence may be gathered
concerning them.
The Canton ship stingray ashore near 2Fire
Fire Island Light.
The clipper ship stingay, Capt. Kirby from Canton
September go with valuable CARGO consisting of teas
Silks &c. is ashore five miles east of Fire Island Light
ard the 11th ln,t she had about thirty inches of
her hold The stingray took pil,t the 9th
IL st. off Little Egg arbor, and The night Of the 9th,
while his charge she went asore stated above
Capt. Kirby has been very unwe with cyscuery for the
last forty days and confined to his taeroom at the
the disaster occurred The ship lays cay in twelve
feet of water and expected she would be got off il
the weather favorable the steamtug Titan with the
w-eckng schooner W. johnson having been despatched
to her assistance Friday afternoon at3 O'Clock. She
lays with her head to the southeast and being very
strongly built, she may Withstand the strong easery
wind which blowing lakt night The captain Il at