The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-30


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GSNr1xnw- is with sincere and heartfelt sorrow that
Cathedral and her gallant and " faxed commander, VIM
H. Howard, whch look place Cd Ope Horn On me amer
Sc o. %n ss % deg Sc MINI The
fun part cuars Of hs melancholy disaster shall now pro
a. shses 40 p H., whss. lying oo under close rssfed
topsas fore ftorm saysaN and spencer tho ship heading
the soothward and westward, wind about N. N w.,
al the same moment she fell over beam
ends The captain being unable 70 leave his berth on &C
count q iness (hs having been very unwel for week
previous, much at tune gave him up as dying
man, proceeded at inform him Of the situatson
be chip, and 10 request his orders He directed mo TO use
every my power TO right the vessel and not 70
out away the mssts except as last resource. found
however, that other would avail and according
~ give the order 70 cut away tho mzen mast
which done, but without any good efeot. Tho
maipmast was next cut away, and, as II went over
the eide, II carried away with 1t the gaibows, upon
Captains zig and whale boat Az then perceived tina. the
ship did not pay off, but lay dead in the trough OF the sea-
ssttng more every moment and as the
forward scutte directed the second ooer 10 forward
and clear away the hong boat, which was kshed on the
weather side Of forward house. while went below and
infor med thu Captain of what had done Told him that
In my opinion the vessel would 20 down in very short
time and requested him TO allow mo TO have him carried
and placed beard the boat This however he refused
declaring that be wouh never leave the ship, and that the
boat could not ye five minutes in such Then went
topsides were open, the coal falling out and
the water rushing in. ! again went below 10
the captain, to inform him that tho ship was
rapidly settling and 10 beg him go with me, but he
fused and endeavoring 70 prevail upon him tho
ship fell over full upon her side and the water mmed
atey half flied the cabin. The captain then cried out 70
me- "For Gods sake yourself" and as perceived
that the vessel must go down in very few minutes, and
that no time was TO be lost broke the window the
side of the cabin and first pushing the doctor
(who had remained by the captain till them through the
window, followed him myself and ran along on the bigo
OF the vessel outside her channels and eaped down
the side OF the forward house. breaking through and
falling in up my shouIders Immediately got out, and
eaping into the water picked and placed IN the
boat which had been hoated on the house by the sea,
Gar had the vessel gone down IN the water.
Having picked up all whom We could, Sahough,
owing TO our having no oars We were Obliged
TO leave the doctor and one the wreck, they
would not Jump overheard, and could not get near
them, we showed on and had hardly got fifteen yards
from the vessel when Tremendous sea struck her,
lifted up, swept round her stern aud covered her at
once from our sight We saw nothing OF her Afterwards,
except few pieces Of board and one spar.
II just forty minutes from the time the ship was
thrown upon her beam ends until she disappeared for
from sight.
When the mainast after boats tho
sde all the which dock, being lasbed inside
them of course went ao and the spare oars were below
and Of course inaccessible 70
We therefore found ourselves thirty six in number
board open boat with neither sails One half
number-the watch which was below at the time Of
the accdeDt-being clothes they left their bert
and with nothing bat three four pieces Of batten
OF the loom of and small BIT OF board which
broke from the bottom ceiling Of the boat 70 keep her head
TO wind.
During the whole time of the disaster bark and ship
sight of the Reward the bark at the time the
ship down being distant about three miles, bearing
about Sc Towards her all hopes directed but
we soon found that she drted to eeward faster than
did and that only chance would BIO To the boat be-
fore the wind and down 70 her. This, after much
trouble succeeded In dong by making Of the
up the bows the boat and spread their oil
Jackets and after several hours Of hard labor in battling
and keeping the boat before the rounded 10 under
the stern Of the bark Ann Pitcairn sharp, Of
Maryport, England, Captain Robert Gasster Sharp,
to whom, under Providence, NJ due lives. Bo
had hove 70 on seeing our dsss.er, determined 10
could be picked mp, neither he his officers
pected Tor moment that any boat could live in such
sea- and owing TO the squalls which constantly pass
ing, 1t impossible for him 10 far 10 wind
ward though he had look out at the main topmas head
This, genemen is the full and circumstanua account
Of the most amenabe and unforeseen catastrophe which IL
has been my misfortune TO be cobcerped iuamen-
table Of the cs Of bfc which occurred espe
ciay that of tho Captain and unforeseen could
happening to vessel strongly butt and well bulk
those lost saved will forward you The first op
portuniy detailed account Of the CAPTAINS st illness,
other nc here untouched and have the honor
to remain gentlemen, with the very hghes respect your
ANDREW RICHARD CLARK,
late chief officer of the ship C.aihed al.
.s-we len at about 20 y. NJ, and arrived board
the bark at IL IS p N.
We certify tina, the foregoing account W true and exact
10 every pa ticular, and bear testimony " the
dsunted courage and skill Of the chief officer In all his
erons for the safety Of the sh both during the captains
Illness and al the time Of the wreck.
u. j. Coz, ri officer,
RErEsy r. Hy,uorT, ith cfdocr, Witnesses.
DAHL pRAISN, carpenter,
LIST OF LOST AND SAVED.
fCTr-Capt. VIM III Howard, Boston, Mass; ir G W.
Krkendal, Trenton, " j. stewardess, Ann n. fsherty,
a. John, ~ B. seamcn Daniel Sullivan, Ireland; Bcuia
min Davis, Bristol Eng and, ordinary scamcn, John era
ham, German Town; boys, Philip Koch, Philadelphia, Pa,
(lost In the boa) Samuel n Hall, Philadelphia Pa John
nelany, New York Total lost o.
SAyrn-A X Clark, Chief officer, Boston, Sass lsaao
Beet ID do, Philadelphia, Pa. d. y. Cox, 81 do, do
Reuben Beriott Boston Mass Daniel Draine carpenter,
Philadepha Pa; VIM. Stlndish, steward Boston, hlss
Jacob Williams, cook PHILADELPHIA Pa; seamsn, VIM.
Reed, Alexander Savage, William Reilly, Joseph Hard
ing, Edward whitney, George Price James Walker,
Jsmes Packer Richard Jackson, James Bennett Thomas
Alien Chas Dnpre, Archibald Campbell, Thos. Remers,
Peter Enfield, VIM Winslow, Jas Brown, j. Ponder, Jas
Dempsey ordinary seamon, Charles julius, PHILADELPHIA
Pa George Bnitt do. do John Carroll DO. DO; James
Roster, do. do. Alfred Rons, do DO. Peter Boyd do
do Seven FiisziEaon, DO. do; eccurd DOCK. VIM H.
cosion p1ssonger, frs-k 0syeL