The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-02

The Accident q the srsanssAfp Hermann.
The Hermann encountered The noss terrific we.sher
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able The n.ss ss:s:., :ssa, s' s ss.
the centre shan. carrying the side levers of
one Of the engines, broke, and the sho,E d.:
The ship inus nsde completely dependent upon the
power Of the rem.inng engine tis most providental
board lhe Hermann, and in the engine depart
ment caused this serious disaster to DO Of no in
% The xou aaa
tho other engine, and tho Hermann would then have
been et! to the mercy of the waves. As II was, the
and the head OF the ship put about for Southampton
.tesming with one engine driving both paddlewheels
ing Of the 18th ultirlo The passengers have signed
Testimonial 10 Captain Higgins, expressive Of their
.oHraton OF the grea: sesmanse ss courage and
Whole OF this trying period The Hermanns mails snd
passengers were ardet 70 Their destination by the
fulton and the valuable cargo after being surveyed
sonld De reshipped by the agents, Messrs Croskey i
%, With sill practicable speed
The United states Mail steamship Hermann, which re-
turned 10 THU yesterday, under tie circumstances
detailed into dock TO- Day for purpose having
her machinery repaired. We have ccnversed With
raj of the and find them all thoroughly sstis
ned with their reatmen. on board and The conduct OF
Captain Higgins and his officers throughout tho critical
circumstances they called upon 20 encounter. TIE
following gratifying address las been presented to the
csptsin-
We he undersigned passeu gers on board the United States
mail steamer Hermann having been spared from he dangers
Of he deep think proper 10 express our feelings on our mar
We started from Southampton he 81 inst under he gos:
wn Il hours Of our departure we were me- BY very heavy
until the morning Of the 9Th while conGratuang ourselves
on emporary WI Me cupboard sde lever centre shat OF
The immediate stoppage Of the steam by The engineer
81 hat ensDe toy Useless II Was INN edaet dsoonnect
cd and we thus were obliged to put trust the srbosrd
or maarer celebration on The state of the weather. and
Sas we bad sesdy eSpeeed o. our so
deemed prudent - wear ship and put back rgsing add
severely taxed engine But our trials were not yet over the
enensoas hurcane which had been ioreseen aud once
eiss LED by os able and ezeenoed espn BY
scrbaOe rapidly aDd violence. Bur gallant conns nder
alert and aided by ms ehcc1 officers and finely disciplined
bcr i beT Us S ra sa we rcpir tb DAYS When
epsed before We again reached pot those Of anxiety and
Wheress therefore consider ourselves grateful
also nropsr 10 lass The fai owing resoiuions:
7hat We tender our sincere thanks CAPTAIN F Higgins
perece and nperturbable ntrepdy ana that copsider
With cer1anSer b5 n eb aBts
decree az Tie qualities which chascese the able seaman,
TIA, thants also elapt and gertenany
Ths wle we are eanyce S h9t Re he machine
%ss Of such nature thai no human foreseh, on tae part OF
s6d 81 NJ %1eh NE ofokea en me %es anu
TIE resenre Of mind and manifested
during his trying scene canno be too highly appreciated
his ecien; ASSISTANTS are Of The responsible repoed in
them.
John q. hinm, The american whale ship
John Grant, Benryr Irnan. late 81 OIL
n g Mochriss Mech en-. lo6a Wcyi' 'A A"OO'n
H. Har6eck. Lewis Pitt
By most remarkable coincidence tie accident to the
and Curard steamer
CURED the day and about the hour the
latter shp reporting quarter time when she
struck by the which almost enguifed her, and
the HermsDns log naming $50 A. NJ, or 10 minutes TO
10 the hour when her engine sha BROKE both the
Great Damage to Steamships ny the Storm. |
from the london News. Dec, IL
The steamer AzoG arrived at Southampton yesterday
morning. conveyed by the steamer Madrid. Tbs AzoG
the let inst for the Maurtus whore she
was 10 be employed In carrying the mails TO and from
The comrAny's stores for the Fast sns 20, As ,r as
about hundred miles TO the wes OF Cape Fuserre,
when she was obliged TO turn back She was seventy
hours one OF the most fearful gales ever known. For
iorty eight hours the hs,ches battered down
count c the sen that washed in over her. and the Of
peers and without food during the whole Of
thar time. she was popped by a sea, which washed
away al her rudder gear and carried the boanwan oil
the deck and 0sshed him below tho engine, inuriug
ment were severely injured, and boy was
so.cpbs her me aImas, vn,bea 10 p,ass, Toe tram
sport Cleops;rs fell n with her az the entrance Of
the Crtrpe and rer dered her assistance far Ply
month ana there put some on board OF her u assist
the IN working her up to Southampton. The PENN
susr and Oriental Compsny's steamer Madrid left South
anrton Monday morning In sesrch OF the Azol, In
nc wanted more assistance, and tel Ia with her OF
Portland. Such extensive damage 10 steam ships by
storms has been experienced during the Last three
weeks, has been known before Sca'cely steam
has been able Withstand tho recent storms Many
have bt unable much TO face theu and have put
back. Even Cunard's and CTosSeys gigantic Atlantis
have been worsted In their encounters With the
December gale and have turned back disabled and dis
comi od The fury Of the gales has been felt oil over
the Mediterranean over great portion or the Atlantic
and the surrounding the BriLsh Isles. some
cepton OF the force CT ~ sea may DC formed rom the
fact thai as the Australian mail steamer European
coming from the Cyco 10 southampton water wash
Cd her. aud with such force, that lifted up spare
screw weighing tons, that was on board, ara which
IN falling cnt through the deck. 1hls was the damage