New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-27
sTRANDING OF THE PACKET-SHIP IRENE
ON LONG ISLAND.

The strandiDg OF the New-York packct-ship Irene,
CAPT. Brown, near Morches, Long Island, was an
pooncod in THE TRiBuSE yesterday morning. Since
then We have obtained full particulars Of her mlshap
and her present condition. The Irene LEFT Liverpool
for this port Dec r. with general cargo; but hap
PLY without passengers the rates were below the
terms of her owners. In common with many others
-he experienced the htful gale Of the 18th. When
It erlck lcr she was of Fire Island Light, and was
comp,lltd to lie TO. She drited by the force OF the
hurricane lar 10 the southwark Of Barnega, Inlet be-
fore il sbatsd On Wednesday last che took pilot,
and got blown off the coast again. Capt. Brown and
oil of his crew suffered severely from the cold being
fro.- bitten ard almost disabled. The ship was also
much dsmsged by contact with floating Toe, and The
seas which broke over her lroze to the rigging and
over the decks, until the ropes were as big oasd as
mans BODY ard ice made two feet thick on tho decks
AL effort. 10 free her from the a,sccrmula,ing ice
proved sboltivc.
ON Friday morning anchored au hour before day.
break During heavy .now-storm, a, the iplot was
wearing chip she stTuch the sand bar and swung her
.elf fast. The difficulty OF working the ship may be
conceived when we state, that to move the yards
around it was necessary to cut the braces, as they
could L OF lun through the blocks. When the Irene
stuck, che was in The midst of floating ice; and at
DAYLIGHT, Capt. Bovine discoyeredtha she had headed
On the outer bar of Moriches little TO the eastward
Of the spot where the steamer Franklin wrecked
The ship struck quite easy, but soOn found that
she had sprupg leak. Our latest adv ces represent
that she has eight feet Of water in her hold. 10 a
shot time the ice made fast 10 her from the Shore and
Capt. Bovine snd all hands came 10 the beach The
Captain walked across the Bay 10 the main, aud en-
dcayored to hire some one in Moches 10 express of
in sleigh oyol the Great South Road 20 the city with
a ne sssge TO bis owners for assistance. Bat Long
Islsnd-at lea. the east end OF it-had been long
frozen up, that nobody could he Induced for love or
moroy, TO attempt The undertaking. So Capt. Bovine
although suffering from fros bite, Wa. compelled to
&c. out ior Ncw-Ymk himself, and arrived here
aiitr great e1eron-hayipg for much Of the distance
to bIrak the road-on Saturday evening. Capt.
BOVINE, the General Agent OF the Underwriters, At
once engaged s;eamtug, and early or SGnday morn.
iig she flowed down the wrecking schooners TO SEES.
Another mcsscpger to Eiwood Walter, esq, arrived
in the city ytstsrday with dates to the 9Th. He re-
ports the ship as fast in the ee abou. 30 rods from
tie shore with rulder unshippod and thekly covered
with .ce TO the TOPS. The ice had made from the
shor, seawlrd far that the open water could No. be
seen iom the top Of the IaDdhils the beach, and
Letting could reach tie ship from the outside. Tho
C:oa; South Bay and Fire Island Ine. are frozen sold,
so Il at until the weather modra.es the Irene mas.
remain where she is Her officers AID crew are safely
housed ashore where their frost. bitten Limbo cso re-
ceive proper medical trestmert.
The Irene was consigned 10 MsSsIs. S.uryee, Clear
nan & Co. She lie good chip, only four years old,
OF Esse1, Conn, build and 800 tuos register. She
is insured for $50 600 in this city and to the eastward
Us Capt. Bowie rot Brown, DO nothing foG her
ct present be win probably return with the wTeckiDg
sohoobers to New-Yort. AbOs. where she lie, Is the
mot dangerous and exposed portion OF the coast bu'
her o"neis expect that she viii be got aaost unless
sOuehDs unusual should occur before assist. nce could
be 60; 70 her. The probability Of getting her of,
however, depends altogether On the weather. We ap-
ptnd the re sht list of the Irene:
AFsTElc1 u Freight Lat Of re S.o Ir,> r s. Boxae
for Ner YaSk. SGd.t LIZA Drcsrbsr lsS:
,suka;;.u Gas Company, ~ taus cs.: Wl.u,.E Hun.
- char ssles and chains oTir - bars sl ord
60 bundles Nfe fOls; N4ndeTsolr d. krs,u 4 D. So bI.
r psc. Nh R-yd Go asss a. 50 t-Dd, - H s-s-r III