New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-14
EFFECTS OF THE LATE ST0RM.
AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The Pilot-Boat z. K. Collins Ashore.
From Our Own Correspondent.


taken to the Lighthouse When the boat left the E.
X Collins she was full Of water, and every sea making
clear breach over her. There remained on board the
pilot.boat FIVE other persons, who are undoubtedly
frozen to death, a. no human beings could long
viye such exposure and assistance from the shore
could be rendered to them. The men who came off
from her suffering from frostbites and chills, but
will no doubt
Mr. Mitchell, the Pilot who was drowned was, as
understand the President of the Pilots Benevolent As
sOciation, an institution for the relief of widows and
orphans of Pilots. The names of the dead are
DROWNED.
ROBERT b. MITCHELL, pilot, and President Of the
Pilots Benevolent Association.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
MORRIS ELLwoOD, boat-keeper.
JOSEPH Rush, seaman.
JOHN LOGAN, seaman.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, boy.
The Cook (colored.)
SAVED.
JAMES MURPHY, pilot.
WILLIAM ROAoH, pilot.
JAMES SULLIVAN, apprentice.
think the pilot boat can be got off if timely assist
ancc is sent to her.
P.S-We have been informed, since the above
came to hand, that the boy Logan was saved after
being thirtv.two hours in the water having only his
head above the waves. He is very badly frozen,
and it is hardly probable that he will survive.
From the same source we learn that only four lives
in all were lost.
From Our Ship News Reporters
BY an interview held yesterday with James Murphy,
one of the Sandy Hook Pilots belonging to the E. X.
Collins, ashore at Fire Island Bar, who had just
Al. Ii. of tha
have been able to CLEAN the following authentic and
reliable particulars in connection with the melancholy
event:
"On the morning of the 10th inst, at the hour of 5,
while running n. n. W., with the wind w. n. w.
and blowing fresh, and with much mirage and mist
that objects could not be dscened at the distance of
ships length, made light on the lee bow,
which supposed to be a vessel. The
watch on deck then coed Mr.. Murphy, and
the boat was kept off few points toward
the light When thus running. before the
wind she struck on the outer bar, off
Fire Island. Knowing their position, and the
boat not varying from her course they beat
her four or five bars with the hope OF getting
nearer TO the beach She then struck the inner BAR al
the mouth Of Fire Island Inlet, and instantly biged,
taking in water fast that all hands were compelled
to resort to the deck. Supposing they might be dis
covered from the beach the colors were immediately
set union down. The lee yawl was cut adrft to help
ease the boat and the port, or weather yawl was
launched for the purpose of conveying them ashore;
into which four men, Jas. K. Murphy, William Roach,
Morris Ellwood and James Sullivan entered and made
for the shore. The pOt-boat was one mile from the
shore and the shore one mile from the Light House.
While going ashore the yaw filled twice, and upon
landing in the surf she was capsized, when tliwood
got entangled in her span aud was drowned. lhty
then proceeded TO the Light House. where, but for the
kindness and uDremittIng attentions of MI Smith the
keeper and his lady. all would inevitably have per-
ished. When entering the yawl to 60 ashore Mr.
Murphy earnestly entreated Mr. altehe hS associate,
A..Ak L. .,aIt Int hah m nrAU in
ly been too severely frost bitten to endure it. and as
they would probably have better chance for their own
lives without him, he might well die IN one place
az in another. He accordingly remained, ana
pershed in company with the following persons: Jo-
seph Rush, William Williams, John Logan, and the
cook and boy, names not known. For two days up to
the time of Mr.. Murphys departure from Fire Island
Saturday last st M the coroner nSu NOT Mr. oeyp
was not able to bring them with him on board the
steam-tug Titan. After an inquest il held over the re-
mains, all excepting those of Mr.. Mitchell viii be
brought to the residence of Mr.. Murphy, in Brooklyn
The BODY of Mr. Mitchell will be brought to the resi-
depce of his brother Joseph Rush, being very Sc
verey frozen taken to the Hospital in this city
William Roache, the pilot, renamed at flre iSiand.
The last seen of the +. X. c. was on Saturday at ,
D. m when she was lying in bad situation with head
TO N w.
Nr NJ strongly deprecates the manner IN which the
Government arrangements for relieving vessels In dis
tress are carried out at that place. and declares that
the whole thing is a mere mOckery and deuslon IL Is
said that six men and captain each with salary OF
5000 per annum appointed to every station on the
coast but from the accommodations when they re-
ceved at Fire Island from such sources for they had
none at ALL he is fully confirmed in the opinion that
such appropriations are absorbed by few political
suckers who will not do not perform the duties for
which they are appointed. These feilows, ne adqs
instead Of living on the beach, they should do,
reside quite in the interior, on the main land; and
Therefore instead of being always in their proper posi-
ton extending relief to distressed voyagers, may at
gl
other conyiyialities as the season may afford. An
ample supply Of wood is also supposed to be kept con-
ta1tv on hand for affording warmth and comfort at
the station-hOuses; but this article a. well a. the Gov
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