Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-24

The Loss Of the Steamship NOrfOIk-full
Particulars Of the Disaster.


Capt. Kelly, with the rescued passengers, and
portion Of the crew of the lost steamer Norfolk,
reached this city ii o'clock this morning, on the
steamship City of Richmond. The passengers and
crew, after the wreck Of their ship, took the small
boats. The ma jOrity OF them we're picked up by
the steamer Joseph Whitney, and the remainder
were taken into Baltimore by the Caledonia
Capt Kelly informs Us that he emained on the
Whitney until noon on Tuesday. During the night
previous the wind blew gale. On Tuesday the
wrecked party taken off by the pilot-bost Gen.
Pike, OIL Cape Henopen, and taken into Lewis
where they were very kindly treated By the in
habtants.
Atnoon yesterday, the steamer City Of Richmond
touched at Lewis and ali hands taken on board
and brought to this city, where they arrived safely
to-day.
Mr.. George W. Porter, of the Merchants E1-
change, Baltimore, was passenger on board the
Joseph Whitney. He reports:
The steamship Norfolk, which left Philadelphia
on Saturday last, for Norfolk and Richmond with
20 passengers, and a crew composed of 81 persons
and laden with valuable cargo of merchandise
encountered a heavy gale on Saturday evening
which continued TO increase in violence during the
night between 10 O'Clock, P. NJ, and A. NJ
she sprung leak, and to tighten her large
portion OF the cargo thrown overheard Her
head was then turned toward the beach with the
vis~ OF running her on to save the lives of those
on board out the rudder broke off, and she was
&c" helpless wreck, in violent gale and heavy
- Nagli6Hb OB MCnQay broke into Dieeaa
then about ten miles south of Chineoteagae, the
passengers and crew barely having time 10 take to
the ooats, saving nothing but what clothes they
had on, before she down and was lost entirely
from view
After being on board the small boats in a heavy
sea and. high n. N. w. wind for about nine hours
they were fallen in with at q P. NJ by the steam
ship Jos. Whitney, Capt Howes, from Baltimore,
bound for Boston, who succeeded ia taking up
three OF the boats containing forty persons The
fourth boat afterwards picked up BY the steamer
Caledonia, bound from Charleston to Baltimore
The passengers all speak 10 the highest praise of
the conduct OF Capt. Kelly and his officers Mr. Juo
moore and Dir. w. Ii. Snyder, during the irving
circumstances OF the loss of their ship. The Cap
tam stood at the gang way, and would not allow a
single man to leave the ship until the ladies' were
all safely slowed in the boat, be then had each
boat provided with a compass and provisions, &c.
being himself the last TO leave the sinking ship.
1t Is impossible TO describe the feelings of the nm
fortunate ship-Wrecked people upon finding them
selves once more safe the deck of the JOS Whit
ney. Some OF them were almost entirely destitute
OF Clothing, while others we're but half clad-most
OF tue ladies' and children were without shoes or
stockings, and from the exposure 10 the high wind
ana sea their garments generally were nearly wash
60 on them. In short time, however they were
mace as comfortable as possible under the circum-
stances.
The Norfolk was thirteen years old, GIL tons
Durthen, and she was rebuilt four years ago. She
was owned at Philadelphia, and is partly insured