The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-27

TAs Accident at tho F1.eing Banks.
lxCu3sIOs IN THE T. L srsvkHs-THR STEAMBOAT
RyH INTO ~ A scHo shsR-N0 LIVES LOST. BUT
Rxs8Hr or PASSENGERS A NIGHT AT sAA-wHf
TEE PASSENGERS WENT THROUGH AND How THEY
0oT THgoUoH.
Dur.sg sunday night ard up to 10 o'clock yesterday
noraing considerable anxisty felt BY large num-
Bar In the city to the afs 81 some Two hu ndred per-
aoas Who Sunday morning, went 10 the steamboat
Robert L Stevens on ~ ar.ion 10 the Ffshng Banks
dsspstod from Sandy Hock received shortly Atsr fsur
eolosk Sunes Aernon, sAvo alton Of the TACT
81 The steamboat HAVING rus Into BY vessel And
eAs total disabling OF her eAch'nery. This despatch
created for tbs vel being OF the passengers
suonx tnetr fiet ds tn. aty. A. cark the inten-
lsnSe came thai The ste~ nboAt drifting along ct
Logg Bsa,a with signs Of Distress Tying This a'.or
iaorss.sao caused sooug he tri-nds great and ser-
fu APpc hInsions fof the safety OF the excursonsts
Excited vi trtDuiau snx's'y many ran " th precpi
t~ts hss.s tn eli a ections make inquire
IA the ssssy q ths at .ue1's passengers. larger
and pert corso-ra paa ~elG t. 10 foot Of Amos
whsnre The baar Tiin~y stsrred ard learning
noSi5x tasrs, zoe ape Il cotton for pes No. 8 the
tns sxeurEon HIRE -itous OF siuaiaf ANXIOUS in
quirers met them Shoe, gathering aotbiag definite,
tssy ali prcseosa : es b. &c or, At the foe OF the
Batter. As'nis p:sce Ssre nJr@ fortunate, and
tasir Aspfeheartol sgeaGy -ayed ~ the Intelligence
tbs. tebsss Dhis 5esas bsa bea feat % ndno-r
q the vpa-a an esrties . steam uss 10 tbs city, An
ncanss tie cissn.d cootii,a lite excuesoa steam
bat, saa AK ten !" reae, Der inaea,.a assist
rcs :h,y were fur s--arsd IA toe passenger
we're saSe, nd bsg ~oold be G. that cond
Be 70 Effect 'h.ir ses+TS - urn 9 a'so ,nN Of he
steamer, &c "a, cEy A>tw1 csts'6ing 'hsss 4c.iyug
assursnae- hassvet not VI I'll yss erday morarg
that hs irtds 500 Ws s- of The sale OF those
vbo hss eutsrs ID O. 90 a ~ Robert L. S:eyecs
The fesow.ls sts -ren tur lsaea reporters,
Of the tx,~a ct - d'aaso. TO tbs Rosert l..
ssvsoa = gwen I'll, INA ana nn sas uu ,,s
sssr... Coz % re ps,h.ag-s, az detailed BY
sons Of toe nuwte, erssea pic ure orA aen ne nsnt
II Wv d.. ppSt a m
Whole. funny nsr tT-gca and more jocose tnan
kefyucfe
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN ANDERSON.
THIS stesueoat Fo.st l. ) cvers i-ft pier No 3 Sun
day III g, ct o'siccs to.tbe Fishing
Baass. Gh.Ee ~ aunored passengers
ssar,. TIE steam tn B,nss opposite Long
Blsssb, Il ssout la a. Tue gas northwest,
oil share The psry H. ia xers epj oying them
selvs hn, y aod catch ash =ieh to erabie
A ABOUT go P. M | 10y soho 90 ing outward
from tks hatbar il tr, iioe s~ard ths Robsrt L.
s.evsss. Shs as sig 9 Of ten knots
hoor lhsi cd Ga 10 On ta- vsss to se
ful or the, bat they paid attention
urtn tAey r..cheo tao aot one nuaured yarcs dis
wha,e my s,e4a-t az, rhen hey made Of
fort 70 d hrs ~ in Ing so hit he Ste
vens vi great os'e 81 70 wrd o. aer.gang~-y on her
etasbos-u bow II 49, r u snctDg low bu. is
etc dsaoitIon II b -hee' oeams and tee pillow
oska sapporifg IN sns'-s nump-r I the arms and
ckms,s the above the water,
other wise, ~ith nae, enc would have quickly
vssy erea ga .hec- was 70 danger Of the
steamer sinAlg &C sssu-e' saem "u.h WAS the fact
Ine eAs@sos-.t newsys .ets srpfen.sase wa. l
low thsh tea-s q De a'syed iney al supplied them
Sc yes -ite lie pesry = vhien an ABUNDANT supply
Wa hoard III s-l ed 10 which
by this time -,W De n 'rancis & dsr, 70 come
RIP 70 the s.eare- ard sAe the issseags Ihs cap
tain 0s the sehcceer be c3ud, brought his
Sc 70 md SD ng,; i Ia sN,eo, sad ssos off some
alsh1.dred pssr' pg-s hAd mean anils ordered ths
6Ies Of ,hs erg,ss be- IN schooner the
lie y
disabled sord ooh of cemaiude- OF the pas
seogsrs With the x .p'io, o 80 This sch ,oDer was
boand fer Key port. There renairs the steamer
TO pssse.sefs, tie GERS or" o. thirteen ms. ms,
tam to say ~ ard sc as .h,cs as did ali night
The stearn,ug dAr esi ed ut o'cloos Monday
arrived q shor,ty s.te-1Pa The dsm,ge to he Sc
,tos is sbou. 81 SEQ u Will take about two week 20
ser The c~e.is E-que IS he pss-epgefs who al
hnAnJ resoaea their hons sa ETY., TO obhvious
q the Hs presev-r' ent 'in7s see th.t they srs re-
STATEMENT OF DR.. BITING.
j wa one CT he prss-rser IN ard the Robert L.
svers, got op :" zee htoner Francis A Goodwin,
y experienced so,fy Use az IT. rhsre were in ell
nat leo passengers 1aken boa rae schooner Of
lem ever q ctzen laeiss. Zee sch ,oner driitsd
out VIII CT n d al night. None o. Us had any
hing 20 eat, toce ofe cd TO The ladies
had bezths ir the in-.h- psssesga-s sy about
the tops OF IN s. and iu:o the hold
wherever Trey co -It Ga pse No I Of tn pssse,-
gers we're sexs,ck. acc h. as = general full tins,
and no little gruneiss SO .weasisg Eas sci e.ked
sons and tse pon ps Ca % o. xepS ok 81 night
ssagers iano-d jus' oe,aw Fort Tonpsins
Island; they had to ae> Lao small and Do rowei
seaose during the nDd * Of tho passengers two la
eAne s-iSx BY ne Ill % life pTesefvsrs
which the Ladies h.o soat persons spd The gaant
prsveot-d beng crousvd. TIE .an nsr anch ,red
here whss The ssaI ug sseihts an r'ly arrived and
Tae etesntuE apo.d a NJ he :ot OF Bfoous street,
Eat river, little besoe noon &C Monday.
zxPE7rESCE ON THE REPORT SCHOONER.
The following Is st,t.m-r. ( one m inc passengers
vss was taken from he Bet L ephens board
the schot ner Ma bee. 5onnu FIR h, ypor
I set cat fr N Mss Yu-x on scndsy morning last,
AbeoS O'Clock, board the s.sa4 GOAT r bert l.
httvens beuno on ursivn 70 tne Fishing Banks.
We h.s rear, 10 huIcf.d passengers on board,
Al an-eica.hg posssct TIP. Everything went on
veil until socut tie seur O. ocl CT IN lhs afternoon
when the sch Freacts A. Goodwin oloss
70 as, ssrSdng TO tes ark. W, tnsn off Loag
Branch. I1me Lately sfte. ~s nal fad view OF the
Goodwin She iAa ID . the evens with grea.
force, striking her die y in fren; Of the whee
house. Ths shock We, , sres the -hs.Inouss vas
carried arsJ, snt at the ma ihiSsry CT the steamer
bu ava se~vi, s4e4 ~ish or.ok.. she vas no. o. ass
sS By the colsioa IN Ignt~st Ar saocx the
grsstee. alarm sxsec BOARD the L. Stevens. Many
sxptned that abr won inal eciateiy Aud All
available tojer wnie ~vcl, Hoas brown over.
oosru whilst many o. he passengers ITO desk vi b
- Pie er'efs hoo arouIo eur persins, al ready
- mao . esspers's struggle for exis ence. After
the engines were soppe1, tbe Good ~in
made lev clumsy eiSoss t. tack Ay ~ u.s.
but fAatsd See then Anchored vi.ha olef urth OF 3
nile OF the Stevens vhch Oh ance Of course prevented
her rendering rs any AZ About O'Clock in the
lrz the schooner Msyoes Of staten Island Capt samuel
" Bo1ker, came In sigat aad made every sx-ri,a 70
get sor q the steamer IN when Captain Bunker
ItlO uncesded and took tfxy OF this psssngers
board his cvn vesfeI. The Ma, Ia oyster b,ss
about " 'eet long anu Tits ny shs could
ecoen nor sa. See oSund fjr hey pUrt, vhither
landed u, after tho skg this mos. kind ard
gentiemaply Ateni 10 fas', bis bearing wards
mace deep and las Il in preston minds We
lefs Report at siybt O'Clock MJnday ng,
boarI The bss h-1 port or New York. Asr lett the
steamer suI day CaptaiS Ancsrsop her commander
put three In soss ia order TIA they might q,
ashore and telegraph fol aid NV York bat tbs
theu blowing VA isfent that rampsd
and they vsre tnr lana ey me surf One Of the
mon ~ Inst 40 rhAra IL