The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-18
MORNING EDTION-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1s 1857.

xu SASANAAVN Al04A AOAN Il lG14
much Violence greatly iAcvsasns lhe surbusnos o. ,hs
mo ofhoen of tho Columbia report IL e the most
trying storm the ship ever experienced. Sac seemed
She passed through the rial noby giving The bss posi-
bic proof OF he strength Of her oo1srucon, end or
up nss s.,s
Of thanks 70 Captain Berry, hh ocsrs and crew. for ths
ooaduce ouIDs ihsir severe passage q over
One Of lhs pvcprsors The oha-lss.on Neus, Who vas
s,ssnssr u u: 0oisues pubahs in that paper the
The Columbia len Ne. rk in nns weather, on We'd
and urscay night; passed Cape HsseSs. on
!hurtdAy evening snd were nearly, u ten oclo,k Fri
day ro,niDs, ca Fryirg Pan shoals sy .his ume the
VIE hsd shifted from tlo Eoutb ward and began in
noble s'es mshp had to be brought stand with her
her sesny ana drifting towards the shore and break
eis-beng IN about hneen fsshoms wster. she gradually
worried f,her cu' and obtained ample although
And for eighteen hours did that tempest beat upon
her AM scene oonaue Of .he grand, appalling and pe
the geate,t magnitude and wdpess, and the wind the
most terrible hurricane but for hours they came in
and .ussoss IN n ss double ''s s.nsss as's q
swan. ing and oapsize. At OF. n the wind veefed 70
bully i.s direccn Until IA. u. the climax Of the ter
r'bie power Of both prevailed then slowly sbated ami
O'clock A. T., saturday tho wind Was down, leaving
Thus ended The nrs, gale For few hours, athorsh
the revere storm was eapected by some, ell pones be-
came cneerfu4sDd perook OF breakfAek At A. ~ The
wind having shled tn the west and north Andwari
vas in fe~ mpues the most driving hurricane have
which bsd come from the broad and appeared TO
sweep M surface along in sprny ard foam With lightning
sbaiereht enought mark 70 ,as wss ono great squa
Under he sea gradually increased aud when at last the
wind became more niui, had reached a,ureng power
LA t}rnh sho
epsshwisc and ON he, to~
In the Sansme the gallo had to the south ~ard
and thus gave ne another ordeal Of and
gallant comnacder called II, can ugly can Between 4
and sP M was fearful From then until after mil
ed passengers sunk nul r.oep and awoke at dawn
ON sunday TO dnd gentle breeze, pacined ocean aud
rhaeson With gratitude 70 God in their hearts and WON
der st their deive!anoe For forytwo hours they had
born borne ns s %s painful and for thirty three had
The gale mast have been . circular hurricane through
which the Columbia psssed which rather psssed
her position The outer portion OF s shri took ber in
direc ion: then IT. centre being still aud
enyeloped her In tho few hours ul aud ssnio
the opposite side striking her from iii nther drec ms
produced he second storm. and turned her prov 70 a
points OF the compass In her struggle for preservation
Cmness and quetade appeared 70 Dsrvsde The manner
feels gathered and Intensified within that any out
ward dlEy Of feeling would ro mocsery. The ladies
0roaptan Berry, the writer says-
| And what shall we say OF Commander. We cannot
any vessel anoa He handled his ship In the mas
.ery m,nper an indecbion mstske must have lost
Der ne no NOV sny saved ner put raved ner sosnd.
cheer G conndent and seemed 10 have doubt OF the
resut ye. uDn.lspE 70 secure Whenever IuII per.
the cabins to look after the comfort OF his passengers and
70 insl them with bis cannesa and Of safy.
she deserved ii for she proved herself superb sec boat
Nor coud fail the couolusion that steam ID
Djory Zip in Storm rne control i sucn ibss ses ssn
be avoided taken slo Wy 10 avoid such dashing
into - must founder the vessel She csn also be kept
rest, and avoid the action Sf two positive forces In ool
ltion.
THE LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP NORFOLK.
ARRIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA or THB PASS sNaSKE--
FULL rAKIIouLARs OF rBn DISASTER.
From the Philsdelohia Bulletis, sept. IL
Captain Kelly with the rescued passengers ami p,r-
ton q The ,e Of The IOst steamer Norfolk reached this
city o. eleven O'Clock this morning. on The steamship CITY
Of their ship, took 70 the ANAL boats. rne majority Of
them picked up By the steamer Joseph Whitney and
me rsmAiader were taken ino Baltimore By the Gale
Captain Kelly Informs thst remained on The whi
me- vss Ss~ - % q Ss sess p1
were taken on By the pilot boat General Pike, on Cpe
Hsnsp:n .nS ,ss:n IN into Lsws. where shey we're very
A noon yesterday Cay OF Richmond touched
ai Lcwes and a han5s vsrs taken On bord and brought
10 this city, where they arrived safely today.
Tho following particulars Of The sreok prepared
BY George Porter, Of the kcrchans' Exchange, Bsln
y Jooopn
which pioted up The greater portion Of he passengers
and crew Of the l-fatet steamer
IN, The s,es n,n sorfss Captain & Kelly snos len
l fcR and Richmond, with tvsnty rI passensers and Q
Grew comprised q twenty one persons and ades with
crease In violence during the night between 10 o'clock
sr.nisr % ana fore ,psscsr and ssss hsS .ss po1
ton Of shc cargo was thrown overheard Her bead was
then u,n.s ,o,sr' r The beach with ns y;v q run,ns
broke or and she len helpless vrsok In violent
gale and heavy and .. on Monday broke into
PASSENGERS and barely having tine 10 take 10 the
boats saving pohiDg but what Globes tney had be-
Amer beirr on board ihs Tuan boats IL heavy sea and
hsh w. wind for abort ninc hours, they vcre fsl
en- Sh i 5M MI BY ns ssrs r,smhP !, P Jos ws.sy
psnens, nat o. he names of whom are given ee'os.
me fourth boa sccred on In another direction In search
ofs vessel vhich In sight, but which did no, heed
them and was rot seen ater ~ards, bet 10 10 suppscd
sna ID engineer ssa arsmsn, vas sssr sMss picked up
by The steamer Caledonia, bound from Charleston 70 Bal
! he following arc ,hs names Of those picked up the
carisii Rsly vile, fou, chIdrss nurse ssd colorsd
r 8 Palmer and Ssorh,lr: Sr sni Ms Sshmssr, M.
and Ms Thomrsen Mr. and Mrs Brtcbcr Butler, Mr. and
s rs y. o.ss a E wh' Mn aAs M
ward Minor Burr, l.. lee Wood A. wslrer, Peter
Brn,z Jas A Moore, lewis wagner, Jas Founsain eco.
Hsrad, Joe Elliott, Ansonla Dante Vincent Ad snte,
| wm. q. Boon (colored), Edward sanlon.
ne passengers all speak IN ue highest praise Of tbs
conduct Of Captain Kelly end be ocsrs Mr. Joha Moore
ard Mr.. W. snyder, during The trying circumstances Of
the kes or their sh, The captain soc1 a tho gang wAy,
and would not aIo~s sirgle.msn 70 leave NE shp Until
the ladies ali safely slowed IN The boat he then he'd
each boat provided with compass and provisions, no,
being himself the last 70 Ieavc the sinking ship.
In the missing boat (servaris picked up By the Gale
dcns) we're James ". wapice, first EnGineer; Henry
waplcs, second Enriaeer, (hher and son Ed.ard am
pier, srcAscr; George Robson, fireman. second hreman
and Two coal passers, names not known; and Mrs kss
beth Armassad, ssrwrde~s.
is impossible describe The feelings OF The unfori.
rate shlpvrscked people upon On ling themselves onoe
safe and tse feck OF the JoseTh whitney. Some
o them almost entirely desutue d cothrg, While
others we're but half clad Of the Adies and children
without shocs stochngs and rom their exposure
to the high Wind and their gnrmscts gsserally we're
nearly washed OF them. To short Time, however, they
were made - comfortable a pcssibis snder the crcum