The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-25

OtAVAU sAp NAAtu OuJs
RESCUE OF THE SOLE SURVIVOR ON THE NINTH DAY,
&c., &C., &c.
In yesterdays HERALD we gave account Of the
rival the evening previous at this port of the paoset
ship Germania and particulars of the loss of the
ship John Rutlecge, BY running into iceberg, fur
nished by Captain Wood, of the Germana, and the
by the Germana Of only the and
crew of the John Rutledge.
One Of reporters yesterday had interview with
Thomas W. Nye the board the John Rutledge
the sole survivor referred to in the previous
given of the appalling catastrophe befang this vessel on
her recent homewArd voyage from Liverpool Mr. Nye is
on board the Germana and still very weah from the
and protraced to which he has lately sub
ected he has yet recovered the legs which
frozen nearly up to the knee during his painful
durance Of nine days In open boat and Of the
time experienced bitter cold weather.
The facts Of the loss Of the John RutIedge and the
subsequent suerings endured by himself and his COM
panions given by Mr. Nys, are as foliows:-On the
10th Of last January the John Rutedge left Liverpool
for this port AT II A. all the passengers and crew
were on board; at $3.50 the vessel towea out by
steamtug, and at 9 r. NJ. was under full sail with
moderate favoring wind. On the I7th, ths wini
storms Of rain and snow, till tho 18th Of
February. On this day, in latitude 40 "a N.
longitude 46 Sc w., they encountered ics. Two
large icebergs were thirty feet in height
The ice was mainly disconnected and moved In masses
from ten to one hundred feet in diameter. The atmos
phers was hazy, with slight drizzng rain. The vessel
played about in this all night of the 18th. lookout
was kept for icebergs and but little heAdway mads as
they dared keep up only light SAIL On the 18th the
vessel entered large field Of cs but managed to clear
it, An increased hahziness obseured the atmosphere
from the day previous much that it was imposs-
BILE TO see but little distance from the boat. Short.
ly after clearing the first field of Ice, the vss-
sci became enveloped in another and much
larger field, and drift ice in constant succe ,sion
passed BY the ship Occasionally would rub pretty
close and hard against the ships sdes Several tim.s
during the day the vessel became completely weossd in
by the masses Of drift ice In attempting to get clear OF
the ice portions of the had repeatedly to
get the ice outside the to cut the same away
for the vessel to proceed This fact was the only way
they could get along they would get themselves into
open wAtsr there~as constant fsas ming against
or being into by iceberg AintervAs oebergs
ed near them during the entire day. At night all the
were kept deck to keep lookout for them. They did
not make much headway that night account
In the morning the ice was less frequent and they
made more headway. Icebergs, however, were still
floating about them. From the dim mist that still pre-
vailed it nearly difficult to guard against comiog
in contact with them 1t had been during the night
As showing fully than set forth in the statement
OF Mr. Nye the changes Of wind and weather experienced
by the John Rutedge and the fields Of ice and icebss
encountered by her from the time of her leaving Liver
POOL to almost the hour Of the sad which
resulted in her by her passengers and crew.
above stated give below leading extracts from
ber logbook This logbook kept by Mr.. Atkinson,
the first mate, and as stated above was by him
put on board the small boat upon which Mr.. Nye was
rescued which boat he intended to get upon himself but
unfortunately prevented by the untimely cutting Of
bis and the captains boat aloof from their vessel Mr.
Nye carefully preserved the log and it from his
hands, 1t viii be that the last entry was made at
nine o'clock hour previous to running into the ice
berg. and that entry about to be made again,
doubtless at the moment the accident occurred and was
thus prevented being completed:-
January 16.-Moderate winds from S. E.; crew employ
cd getting ship ready for eea at IL M got a passen-
gers on board at $3.50 p NJ steam-tug came alongside
hove up anchor, and towed out.
T.-Southerly winds and light showers of rain; 1T o.
A. NJ wind hauled south, blowing strongly; took in AL
light sails and topgeant sails, and reefed mzen topsei
a. NJ squared away for the North Channel and set
all SAIL the fore topgsilant sail split the leech rope
unbent it, and bent another this day ended with thick
ioggy weather.
18.-Aoderate winds from the g. W., and thick rainy
weather. all sail set that would draw; crew employed
securing everything deck at $3.50 p NJ ths Maiden's
light bore W. by S. distant about three miles, at wind
hauled more sasterly furled main royal midnight light
wnds set all light salts; at A. NJ Innstrahu Roe light
bore the beam middle latter part mo aerste wods
and hazy Tory Island bore the larboard BEAM distant
about or ten miles.
19-lavorable winds from E. 8. F., and hazy; all sails
set at p NJ. Tory Island bore s. by W.. distant about
eight miles
From this time nothing important occurred until
January 20 when we had very strong gales from NV,
and very heavy sea the ship rolled heavily, ana
times shipped large SEAS urled upper fore and main top
calls and courses and hauled down the spanker the
eech got foul of the gsf end and tore tbs saul midnight
squally, with passing showers of hail "A. H. wore
ship to ncrthward; snow squalls; set he courses
3O-favorable Winds from S. f. and squaly, with
showers Of BAIL AL pecesssry sail set About NJ as
one Of the men, BY Mass belonging Boston, was
taking spun yarn out t, the oboom the cap Of
the bowspr he lost h footing and fell overheard one
ofthe life buoys thrown to him. and several ropes
the caught the buoy IL touched the water
the ship was brought head to wind the ns ant and
all hands called deck to clear away the life boat got
the boat clear Ia about five minutes and manned With
officer and crew; the pulled to windward in the
direction Of the man, or about hour, against very
heavy sea, when, finding trace of the man, signal
was made from the ship for the boat to return, es
very heavy squal bearing down on us; In attempt
ing to hoist the boat and after had got the beam
hooked, the ship gave heavy plunge and struck the
boat with the counter which filled It, and hurt three Of
the men, let the tackle and the boat drited to lee
ward the captain and passenger hauled up two Of the
t1o sfaru Nd fhnr 40
gers succeeded in rescuiny the others from watery
grave cut the boat adrift close reed the mizen op,a
set the foresa and bore away, for nothing could
be done this day ended squally
S1.-wind N. by w., accompanied with heavy hail
squalls at P. NJ close reefsd the mizeu topss fured
the jack upper fore and main topsAs and courses
and jib
February 1.-Strorg gales from g. and very heavy sea-
accompanied with thick ddzzlng rain; at 2,3OP. NJ