New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-11-19

want OF proper discipline among the crews.
We append the statements Of several Of the pas !
engers, made to us:
STATEMENT OF J. B. LYMAN, ESQ. Ia
was passenger the Galveston. after IL o'clock,
awakened by the crash Of the collision hurried
with life pressrver and found that Of boats
gone to Of opeousss sisking
apidly This boat learned launched manned by
ew Of passengers The wind high the
oug and the air ed with the cries Of struggling and
irownng people, Other Of the Galveston launched
they busted themselves picking up
he of the Opslousas The Galveston meantime
had to anchor about quarter mile from the
tho disaster About hour half before daylgh al
he Gaveston's boats returned and were hauled mp.
About half hour after this two Of the OpeIousas passen
dfted by Of the wreck crying loudly help
but boat effort made part
the officers Of the Galveston them. daylight six
passengers Of the 0peouas brought on board
They had chung to the wreck since the hours
more-whlst the Galveston anchored than
quarter mile from them. Some rescued passenxers
after being stripped in order have their clothes dried we're
unable to get their clothes back the vauabes that
pockets contained and effort made by the officers Of
Galveston have be property hunted rp restored.
dock about hour before the collision There
else there the time that could ,ee except the
the he and he appeared be young and inexperienced
thought at the time that he asleep dozing The lights
all lit. Tbs night somewhat cloudy the
least oggy and think that lookous might
easily have each other the distance of mile
STATEMENT OF PIT. R. v. MACLAY, U. S. A..
was passenger board the Galveston deck
about hour and half before the collision
.horr, ,spt forx<.,d as far a. H.. fo,.,... ,a -
ra.bened and went tn thu n sa NV tho
what direction 1t from. went in quietly look the
compass when noticed the leaning forward
with slung loosely Of the handles and
hss o.h o. tond boldno n, tho ,haa1 I,h.,,. a. ~.
he as Ie,ning over to look AT tbe In, m f,
began fancy he might be asleep This idea disturbed me-
and going below did not retire till officer up.
After t,,a collision ,oo, n.re r wan, IN h hd
tho sptap giving orders IN lapncb m. hoat. be
as N an obou, fort v.rdx off and GRO ,ar dir,;n s. ~
,rsnt N n. Yorsprd ise boat ,vb,ch ,r.. . ~ ,,
bock and TACKLE There were hut two ,ee o,hars Who
;,h ,a n ,bs boot and 10 fe co,,d a. ,,.h;, ;t a
Thar. ~. onIv one oar In II and tba o,he- rs
sor we're rot ~ h fonnd The altar bo,t as
,.nnch.d
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Mr.. Wood was 9 passenger on the OpelOuSas, on
his way from Prince Edward county Va To Texas
p: .at,,, ~ 80, ,,,, f,,,,,-, s
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~ sofsas v na ~ p.nse.s ' ,, sp.aus ~ .,o ny
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an1, aete Dens Nv ~ 's ooh' M ia y
W ."e 49,. pa "a w "' "ee '"' wv i'i"s on '''e'
ou before reached men, neS were taken by two ladies' and
TO wrest II rim
telling him the lady must have the fspeserver next ran
the gangway and found that the ship had listed and
gust got 70 the door the water commenced rushing
to ons o the boats At ,hs sds t
ran up the companion way whilst the boat wis sinking the
water keeping with fast as assembled On deck there
was scene great CONFUSION many persons breaking up
being hauled from mdshps by crowd Of the ersw and
passengers heard some one cry let the ladies have this
boat " to which some replied the ladies' forward in
'he cot other boat OF something 10 taa' enec..
into ,s life boat that ths na, of
would set it aoat man Mcfarland mate Of the Jas
foremost in directing things and did with much
GOODNESS ana aes ne ordered me ont OF me boat that they
soan aunc tn, sithan onr aid Gsan,;ms
and another man had broken away the stern railing and
heavy washing the deck launched There
several in the boat besides myself and quite number hanging
.dsr ,sro han.d in ton. ons and
think 1t was the mate Of the oelousas-took the other
and began pulling away for the Galveston 1t discov
cred that the plug was out Of the OF our boat and that
on ha, shoes ,px,o We cond n.e McFar1and nn,ins
away at his oar said boys We live through this who'll
volunteer to go back to the wreck with man
sweted II wi' II was the man at the other oar heFar-
m SAu !, u'ou A" We 81 As
The boa. continued to m and Just as we were nearing the
Galveston she down with all of As went down.
two men held on to me struggled ana kicked loose from