The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-21
The New H.aabnru Steamer s.xo.is

FATAL COLLISION oF rms sANOStA WIZ rHg rftoT
BOAT JACOB A. wEsTEEvRLr--oSB or rdB PILOTS
DKowNED, AND TorAL Lo-s or THE wEsrEsvsLr
-pEscBIfTloN OF THs .ssxoSIk, ErC.
The nee Hamburg steamer Sax mia arrived At this port
yesterday morning, from Hamburg via southsupson
being her ast passage lhe Ndauic while entering
the barbor when aooct twsnty miles of sandy Hook
she came in collision with the pilot bsa, Iacoo westor
volt which sunk IN few mnatss dreTnig ans of the
pilots, named John ORse'c Tho captain OF tho S4x,u,
siatos thai the westervs hove sight, beating uo Tor
the steamor steering north, and In attempting cross
tho steamers bow run foul OF Der the port bow
ig In fec minutes rhe pil6s and crew were saved,
with The exception Of ono pilot, John OKeese who
probably fell overheard when the boat struck az boat
vE sent after him aud ne could bc fount The CAP
talr csys all possible oort made By The pilot IN
charge of the s;eser 10 Keep clear OF the wes.srven
The saxopa Is Of tho Hamburg and American mail
steamship line, of whicb there are three other vessels
The ham ron tho Borusss ard tho Austria rns suout
Is rou bark riesed propeller Of yacht model aud vas
bull, at Greenock She Of 1880 bnrthen 3.o feet
long, 20 fet beam asd as fest deep and proysled by
two direct acting engines Of 400 horse power she can
carry ios steersgo s the second cabin and
50 In the irst cabin and provissd with oyery oonve-
70 all the comfort possible during see
voysse. Her steerage veil ventilated and lofty, ani
h. fret and second cabin .ach crowded
with ret anf cold water and bessed by Besides
carrying twelve thousand gaons Of fresh water ner
App4{A&In cApA0i0
copdepsiDg e'fh;y hogsh-afs va,sr per day she
carries esht Of Francis patent meta lie life boss, the
ssl c't cspahe Carrying twenty hvo pasaeprers, and
ue largest about forty fve-the whole able 10 save
about three hundred ani nty shs has spar deoh
nns i,ur md aft, IA divided into seven water tight
compartments, and II iron built up her tsfrsi rhs
Cylinders OF her engines seventy inches In diameter,
stroke Of piston three test, with vacuum cylinders 70
bajar CO The weight 0f the patton rere b double crank
SHAFT made 70 one sold piece Tbe average number of
revolutions per miou'e any. rne engpee Are sappled
With steam by four tuouirr boilers hcstei by twelve fur
usces There room IN the 01al bunSeys for about
thousand tons Of coR, the sveras. consumption bong
about thirty ain tous day of twenty four hours rs
ty'ren feet 10 tsDeter rrb incressipe r'.h
og fron twenty N thirty fet sne made ths ps-
frcm southampton In thirteen Gays aud tws1 gtgs
hour, having board sfu cargo ard ave hundfe pts
ser gers agsDst strong westerly Winds aud 'svv
sea On Monday. hONever, ste s'esmei twelve ara
haf knots hour 10 smooth vth the wind ,st
her, and h0 stesmed thrten ~ wi1d ard
steam m for sher shs fcu knot3 th-
ou doubt TIE to,a cost of the vesse about $50 600,
an snc undoubtedly a crejh ~ toe 30 under Thoee
enterprise che has beer buii TIE ili aF are her or-
GERS ,--taptap, Hr. Ebiers; First Oih5tr, MI bhdua;
Chief fpgiueef, Nr Hope