New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-27
THE Loss OF THE OPELOgsAS.

We esther fro the New Orleans pspsrs Of the 1910
hsL, the fofowiOg additional particulars concerning
he soss of the O9elOusss. Says TIE Pte1y@M
We Esd on the passenger liz: Of the Opslo1sas tthe
bsr ssamer the following bsm4s, not ln'iooed IN tne
pu ols bed llss Of the saved a LOST We Ieaf tnnt
IN tnpst he ineluded among The latsr messrs. ii.
Treser, g. Hsrdney, +. HI, A. }. HONS, NJ Wyetn
snG lacy.
Cap. Ellis Of the OpeIousss has made statement
from which we extract as folaTs:
renr nv secuso ned round Of the ship before mid
night. ard found everything in order, bOss ell night,
three oars and plug dashed in each. then ordered
TIE se cond mate TO call me ii the wind came out from
the Lorfh ward and keep Lookout for the Gevsst0n,
which vessel passed when visible about IA, as
tant from one to three miles on other occisions.
short time after Mr.. jewell called 70 me that the GA
vestob near, about two points on our s'afo
boz, and thst he hsd kept her Z. e., orr ship
"a Little. i jumped up aud saW light ia
that direction close to US, and thinking We wouid
pass, ran in 10 get blue light, SIX OF wnch
j had ordered from New Orleans mat very tnp,
but 1heu 1 stepped out, after lew seeouds deten-
ton the hght-a green oDe-disclosed tue Galveston
At full speed running directly on 10 oar osan at the
sane moment the second mate sung out " hsrd a-5ts'
boaYo" but as Our boat sss swinglrg che struck US
stem on about ten feet from galley and ten feet
from where stood and Welt easily into as up to our
stesm pipe nearly, aud hung. curnoed up on ner
bows 70 get ne that might iasten her 70 10y Dost
% when she WAS clear enc would close by us but
saw DO one and feeling Ter back sstern 1nped back
- my OWN ship saw the GalveSons bows were
soG she left us, by the light OF ouf furnace doors
Ginning through the hole she u!Rde wnc1 also showed
ma that nv poor boat w6s done for. seized Ratchet
kom my room, reused up the purser who was nexs me
enc attempted TO rush att to my passengers bur the
steam escaping from the broken pipe, and eso nom
the fires which being put ont, neatly threx me
down, and burnt my lungs 40 that IL wa. SOME tune
before was successful. l found Mr. Mctalsne busy
with The port boat, in which wsre already several
Ahat boat 2" "Ay, sy," be cried, in M nly tone,
and we'll he did his duty, though the boat eventually
pvanpea alongside the Galveston, ana he lost his lie
while saving Others. then rsn to the other sde out
they bsd unlocked and cspslzed the boat. Sne lay
bottom up.
came across Mr.. Fowler, engineer aud my second
mate and clied oRt 70 them, aud ~ the Passengers
pear Let us baui out the he-bosts from under the
hsk deck, bat when we got there, they all save the
officers jumped into them. i cut the lashings and
drove them out, when they scattered, some jumping
overload, and We could not move the boat. Toe
water was then bnee-deep on the upper deck, and
yan forward, followed by womsn, 10 see if by chance
any Of my people were there. As got near the waeei-
house. feit her breaking up and hal but time to sezs
little about eight feet long, which put the
female and passenger who just then appeared, when
swssh OF water took us clear; II rolled over several
timer, but swam alongside and kept II balanced as
veil as possible. l saw several boats near, which
sBppoteo were from the Galveston, about half mile
Of and after soue time one approached WITH several
hanging alongside one man holding female In hisap
and hanging on with the other hand. / sang out to
take the woman aboard, but sOme one said, " were
full no more but one of my crew aboard,
and recognizing my voice. fOTc5d the boat aud OOk the
woman and nan with me aboard then ordered him
TO make wsy for the Galveston, a. the boat was full
enough without NE, and after some demur they les
] did Tot then wish to i've. Iksw several boats pssS
ing, and the cries on the wreck ceas.ag, | sup
posed most Of my unfortunate passengers we're safe.
rshted the canoe and nearly freed her OF water, bat
my strength failed me, snd could Lot get in. was
pressny licked up, ard after some delay got On board
tie Galveston. ! ot my bOsts alongside hal
fun Of water srd ssng cut for my men; two answered
me- and al three got H. bsilsd her out aud stared
agail fer tbs wreck. Ihese thee tEesh breeze,
and a short, ugly We fell in With the pl0t-nOuse
aaoat One man & poor oaIsuian, hurt his hand, snd
1 took The osT. After puiing about half al hoW, we
fell in with several boats; in one recognized, 10 my
Joy, Dir. Young, my pilot, with tao osrsmen; IN an
ether my mate, al6 in another my second mate. l
wa ing very sick with the salt water swallowed
and iecoIect little else bet picking mp drowned man,
until was bosted aboard the Galveston, where Capt.
Smith received me like father, and himself and OF
fcers stripped their wsrdrobes 10 co,he u.s.
There was 10 need Of life being lost there was
wreck enough 10 fos, 800 people, but the Jumped
overheard IN their fright. saw two jump on the rs,
draw their IevolyeTs, and fire away One al bu.
drowned himself il vain efforts 10 mOunt barrel. Toe
noise Of escaping steam made difficult for orders to
be heard and the rush of and cracking Of the
timbers needessy frightened into helplessness many
unsccustomed 70 the sea.
The Opelousas was built at Grsenpoint, n Nv. York,
and was launched last March. She left NewYork un-
der my command, the I'D of April last, ana have
slept buttwo nights cut of her since. She was in
beautiful order and took the greatest pde in her as
being the fastest boat in the Calf say her keel laid
and knew every plank in her. Her engines were built
at the Alslre Works; her cylinder 40 inches and
II feet stroke. think she valued at $4,000 to
100000.