New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-17
MARINE AFFAIRS.
1Hy LOSS or THE DIADEM.

The Loss OF THE DIADEM.
We find the following particulars of the loss Of this
vessel in The Nc,c-OrIcans Pcayune furnished by
Capt. Weber: u
The Dadem cleared from this port. bound to New
York Saturday, Aug. -, LETT the southwest fass
wet; had Gains nearly two days, then light breezes
from the rheast which continued steadily to IN
crease during the day till night when IT became squaliy
with much lightning from the southwark and eastward;
during Wednesday night II was very sqaauy ano IT,
duced sail accordingly.
On Thursday morning, the storm having increased,
hove 10 under close-reefed main topsal and main
spencer barometer falling fast wind still increasing
furled main topsai at about p. IN; while lying 10
under main spencer on the port tack, with the wind
from the northward aud eastward, blowing ire
mendous hurricane every other SAL being furled win
extra gaskets. heavy sea struck tne snip CARVING
thing om the fore rigging to within about SIX or
seven feet Of the taraL splitting the plankshear In
many places and sweeping the decks fore and ait OF
beats water casks &c. bursting open AFTER natcn ana
stayiDg my house en- deck.
The cabin was stove to pieces, crushing the cap
tain, mate and steward beneath the ruins. They
were aferward extricatcd, badly bruised The man
at the wheel was washed away, ana three others
swept overheard one of whom was drowned. One
man had bis head badly cut and several Others were
sady wounded After this, we could do nothing
more than lash ourselves in the most secure places
such as cbolts &C., and some were lsshed TO the
pumps, from which they were swept away Se'ao'
times during the night.
After remaining thus some time suffering nom bruises
and chaes tremendous gust of wind swept over the
sky taking the fore and main topmast and mzzen top
mast Soon aherward gust, still more terrible than
this took away the fore and main mass breaking them
of below the deck leaving large holes IN the deck Tor
every sea to wash over and fill the ship, beside the
other holes that were already made by the ssnchons
being broken and the plankshear being split. :,
The ship was Low become 80 water-logged WIN the
water that had gone below and soaked into the wnea
that we were completely drenched until Sunday morn
inc. During all this time there was good order ana
discipline kept up and the pumps were weil attenoed
TO By those that were able.
on Saturday the bark Yubs, Capt. Darius Hall hove
in sight, and seeing signal Of distress on tne mn
tie only mast we had standing, he made - us ana
waved bis hat in Specification that he would ns u.
boat being lowered to the imminent danger OF tnose
that manned her they unable from the roughne
of the sea 10 Get on board either the Dedem or .ne
Yubs ard had to remain in the boat ali night In the
morning they succeeded in taking o, but on Pulng
IN the bark the boat was upset twice, aud Gil nanos
thrown out Capt. Weber chung to the boat ana ss
rescued, a. were Others but on muster oesne ns I
ON board We were panied to find that the mate o. .ue
bark, who Fad 20 brsvcly pcried his ie 20 ssye ~
u ss missing together with one seaman OF the UiSoe
crw All The rest bad their Ills well cared tor Oy tns
Isytain Of the Yuba and his lady.
On Wedpesdsy September we were tsse M On ome
bark by the schooner W. h. Ttcomb, Cspt. s:,s
frpm Rochlsnd. Me-. bound to THIS poT wa,su
come up tne tIvc' - al \. 800 ~. MI.