New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-30
LOSS or THE SHrp cArfrDrN

American ship Cathedral, belonging 10 Msssn p,..s
Train & Co., off Cape Horn, ou her way I'm. ~
United States 10 San Francisco, has beea ki,dl, -
nished to us for publication by Mr.. A. r. Csras =.
chief officer of the Inflated vessel who tossAs, -.
the second, third and fourth officers and cock q, !,
present in this city. from whence they win Be pes,
home by the United States Consul at the expeo.., !,
the Government:
sincere and heartfelt sorrow that write 10 arnolaas
you me total oss Of your noble ship Cathedral ~
nel gallant and Inflated commander, VIM. II HovrS
which took place of Cape Horn on the afternoon
,WS February Is iSl, while In latitude y
of this melancholy disaster shah now proceed 10
tail.
At about 2:4o p. m while lying to under cl.
reefed topsails fore storm staysai aud spencer 4
chip heading TO the southwark and westward =
about n. n. W., tremendous struck the shin A.
heavy squau passing at the same moment, sSs "a
Immediately over on her beam ends. Tie Cnn,- 4
being unable TO leave his berth on account Of ~
The having been very unwel for week prsviou, -
much so that At one time | gave him up for an
mani proceeded at once 10 inform him Of the s,,s
ton of the ship, and to reques; his orders lie iree
me 10 use every in my power TO right the yes..
and not TO cut away the masts excep, Resource
l found, however, that no other means would avail
and accordingly gave the order to cut away mirrs,
main mast was next cut away, and, II over ~.
side il carried away with il the gsiiows upoo whA
were dashed rwo life boats, the captains gg and
whale boat AS then perceived that the saip did 81
pay of but lay dead in the trough OF the sea- settiu
very fast, and as the carpenter reported tina, water
rushing into the tween decks through the forward ses
tie directed the second oicerto go forward and ev
away the ong-boat which lashed on the westh,,
side of the forward house, while went below and a
formed the Captain Of what / had done. told bin
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short time. and requested him TO allow re 10 hsv
him carried out and placed on board the boat Ina
however, he refused, declaring that be would nevs
leave the ship and that the boat could not I've iu
minutes in such a sea. then went again on desi
when the third officer informed that the topstS
were open the coal falling out and the water rushv
H. again went below TO the captain 10 inform la
that the ship was rapidly settling and to beg hin
90 with me, but hc refused, and as was endeayonH
to prevail upon him, the ship fell over full upon ID
side. and the water Immediately half filled the cabin
The captain then cried out to me, A" For Sod ssh
save yourself" and as perceived that the W
sci must go down in very few minus
and that no time was to be lost, l broke u
window out on the weather side OF the caba
and first pushing the Doctor. who had remainedh
the Captain till them through tLe window, FOLLOWED
him myself and ran along on the bslge OF the vessel
outside her channels and leaped down upon the side
of the forward house, breaking it through. and falling
in up TO my shoulders | Immediately goe out, and
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the boat which had been foated of the house by the
sea, so far had the vessel gone down In the water
Having picked up all whom we could, although, OWING
to our having no OARS, We were Obliged &c ieave the
Doctor and one man on the wreck, as they would nj
lump overheard, and We could not get near them, "
showed off and had hardly got fifteen yards from hs
vessel when a tremendous sea struck her, lifted uR
swept us round her stern and covered her at once a
our sight We saw nothing of her afterward, ercst
a few pieces of board and one spare spar.
fran, tba lima =
thrown upon her beam-ends until she disappearedts
ever from our sight.
When the msinmnst carried the four aitsr.bs .
over the side all the oars which were on deck, beng
dashed inside them, Of course went Also ana the ssn
oars were below and Of course in ccesslble to u.s.
We therefore found ourselves, SO in numbera 4
board an open boat with neither oars nor sails. On
half our number-the watch which was below Mo-
time of the acodent-being in the clothes they ehtaS
berths in and with nothing but three or four pieeas
batten, piece of the loom of an oar and small v 8
Of board which We broke from the bottom ceiling
the boat to keep her head to wind
During the whole time Of the disaster q bark " /
ship were in sight Of u TO eeward, the bark, at n
time the ship went down, being distant about Iss
miles bearing about s. 4. Toward her ell our hops
were directed but we soon found that she drilled
eeward faster than did, and that our only chsks
would be to put the boat before the wind and "; j
down to her. This, after much trouble, we succeedN
n doing by making some OF the men stand up IN NE 4
bows Of the boat and spread out their oil Jacket nd
after several hours of hard labor in battling and keep
ing the boat before the wind, rounded TO under
stern of the bark Ann Pitcairn Sharp, Of Msryp3
England, Capt Robert Glaister Sharp, to whom, unds
Providence il due our lives. lie had hove 10 on se
ing our disaster determined to wait till daylight ~
then run over the spot and see If any one could
picked up, neither he nor his officers expected w
moment that any boat could live IN such sea, ana
owing to the squalls which were constantly passnf
il was impossible for him 10 sec us far to wndw
though he had a lookout at the main topmsst head
This gentlemen. il the full and circumstantlh a.
count Of the most lamentable and Unforeseen casss
trophe which it has ever been my misfortune 70 %
in-lamentable account Of the loss oil @
which occurred, especially that OF the Captain, eng
unforeseen az no one could have foreseen or fsnfe
On accident OF this description happening to vesss
20 strongly built and so well bulkheaded ~ the W
thedral.
send you below full list of the names Of all thos
lort and saved and will forward you on the first y
portunity detailed account of the Captains last Z
ness, and other little matters here untouched, sA
have the honor to remain gentlemen,
''' wy AEDREw RICHARD CLARK
Late Chief Ofkcer Of the ship Cs'hsdra
p. S.-We left at about $500 p. m, and srrived /
board the bark at ll:35 p. m.
We certify that the foregoing account is ras and e.
act in every particular and bear our Testimony 70 'ns
courage and skill Of the chief officer ~
his exertons for the safety of the ship bothj during
the captains illness and at the time Of the wreck
Rr (. IN q l. RRssl,6rr 9TH oaost fwI'ne'''.
DANL. DRAfNE. Carpenter. II
LIST OF LOST AND SAVED. , a.
LOsi-Cspt WIN. II. Howard, Boston, Mas ". ~ "a
Trenton, N. J. StewsTdess, Ann IAesy n.
Johns N B. sesmrn Daniel Sullivan Ireland sensn u, ~
Wis Bristol England ordinary seaman John Graham
Town boys Phillip Koch Philadelphia Pa tost In the se
samuel B.. Hsl Philadelphia Pa. John DeAn' Ns"'i">
Sa,ed-A r. Clark chief officer. Boston. Mass ,AAe Be-
ID d. Philadelphia Pa Co.. ID do ar pb.aso.s
Pa VIM stsndsh steward Boston. Ma, JACOB "nI.@
- ptii. Sirh;. p. S@smeB Wm Reed, Alerandrr ~
coos rmlsaf pm M, i.snh Hsriins Edward whtney 0~e
f p';c ans. W.e james Psc.s Richard JStson .a
Bennett Thomas Allen Cs.Is nuprs lane. sssss
Innsep Jsnes Dempsey Ordinary sssm,n-chas ysnx
phI.dslpiis Pa George Bennitt d;'o do John C.nS
RnyS DO do steven Ptzsimon, do do Second cooa-SS