New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-17
CONDITION or VESSELS ON THE JERSEY COAST.
THE STORM ON SHORE.
SHIP ST. DENIS PoUSDERED AT SEA.

SHIP ST. DENIS FOUSDERED AT SEA.
The ship Naples Capt Lowell, from Leghorn, ar
rived at this port yesterday morning. having on board
the frst mate, Mr.. Tufts the third mate, Mr. Gard
ner, and nine of the paoket-ship St. Denis,
from this port, bound to Havre who taken from
long boat at the 9TH inst. in latitude $50 3O
longitude 72o, their vessel having foundered Mr..
Tufts, the chief mate makes the following report:
The ship sailed from this port the LIST inst. for
Havre, and on the 5th took gale from s. E. which
hauled to n. w. and blew perfect hurricane, during
which the ship sprung leak, and the decks were
filed with water. We could not get to the pumps
to work them Cut away the main and mzzenmasts
TO ease the vessel and then discovered her fast set
ting down forward and at 10 m, 9th INST, left the
ship, when she Immediately foundered. The captain,
second mate three cabin passengers and the rest OF
the crew remained on board and went down with her.
The lost numbered in all thiryfve souls. Mr.. Tufts
also reports that he was twenty-nine hours at in
open boat with her starboardsde stove in, and 1t
kept five of them continually bailing to keep her
free. They had barrel Of bread land no water to
subsst on during that time On the 7th inst. they
were picked up by the ship Naples, Capt. Lowell,
from Naples for New.York, who kindly received them
all on board. The st. Denis commanded by Capt.
Follansbee, and was bound hence for Havre, with
cargo of grain, -four &c.
NAMES OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE SHIP
DENIS:
Captain-AlOnzo Follansbee; his family resided in
Brooklyn.
First Mate-William G. Tufts, (savedl
Second Mate-James COogan.
Third Mate--Henry Gardner, (saved.)
Carpenter-F. Smith.
Steward-C. S. Davis, cOlOred.
Stewardess-Adaline Davis mother of the Steward.
Cook-Charles L. Potter, cOlOred.
Second COOk-Richard Henry.
sEAmES.
James Smith.
Andrew Racklff (saved.)
James Lewis.
Frank Lorett, Portuguese, (saved
Lewis Frank lsaved.)
Ephraim Simpkns.
John b. Petty, brother of Senator Petty of New
York City. George W nson.
William Turner. Duncanl Logan.
John Connolly John Wilson.
Henry Wash John Thompson.
James McMulen saved.l James Smith.
John Luckanv Walter II. Beach.
John BOdine. Daniel Driske, saved.
Thomas Cummings Thomas Lee.
Thompson Of the that did not out
and Charles McSwain shipped under his name McSWaHs Is
NAMES OF PASSENGERS LOST.
Cabin Passengers-Frederick p Weiss and wife.
George Braterahl Of Germany.
sTEERAGE.
George Bakefsh.
Jacob Heinholdt.
Paul Ludwig.
Mr. Jameo, wife, mother and child.
Philip Ludwig.
John Graef
Gustave Schelenbecker.
OF the two mates and nine seamen who returned to
this port yesterday have the following names:
First mate Vim. G. Tufts; third mate, Henry Gard
ner; seamen Andrew Radclif, Frank Lorett, James
McMullen, John Thompson and Daniel Driskell. The
names of the other four were not obtained.
There were four apprentices on the ship who were
lost; two of them were French and two American
bows whose names could not be obtained.
The names of twenty-five seamen appear on the
list, and but twenty.One were taken out. Of those
who signed the ships papers, two or three failed to
go, and other shipped in their places without the
names being changed, so that the list is imperfect
RECAPITULATIoS.
The following was the number of persons on the st.
Dennis when she left this port:
Cabin passengers. s............----.-...
Steerage passengers. -..-.-io
Officers, stewards, etc. ......-.---
Apprentices. ....-.......-.-..----.
Seamen ..........................H
Total.
Saved
Lost. ..........s. s.....--.-....'-'''
PROTEST.
The following Protest was made out at the office OF
Boyd e. Hncken, No. l6l Pearl street, yesterday
afternoon: 80
"Tbe St. Dennis sailed from Ncw-York on the 4th
day of the present month of January, for Havre On
the 5th day of the said month they took very violent
gale which continued on the 9th, with very hign
seas At D. IN. on the 9th, the ship lying to under
the main spanker, the wind suddenly shifted from
s. E. to n. ". and blew terrible hurricane whicn
knocked the ship down, filed the man-deck ana caoh