New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-28

~ "A Sunday nornirs, at = O'Clock. OF his
$500 four we're lame ard otherwise bra -ei BY
;nmpirg upon .bs rocks, but rome serS1siy hurt
After they lad breakfsstes, tee company
one party leaving sfoot BY the ssu'sh,o unl .hle
Mr.. Swsin kindly provided Animals wi .ns u,a,J
whom he convened 10 Tomsles where they could take
the Petslums stage on Monday morning., and intercept
81 the after place the down boat for this city.
AIS o'cloSk this morning tfe COlumbis again
weyt.d anchor and ran down 20 osucehto 70 tcAe on
board the overland passengers N tae event OF tnen
h.yirg reached there scd unable TO OBTAIN convey.
,nc. 10 he city, Al noon size stopped on the wharf
ard sert boat ashore, bat no 1dings OF the party
could be obtained. The distance from the rock Were
.be p.sse-geYs landed 70 osucthto u thirty eignt
es over ore Of the heayies trs.s in tox section Of
tIe SAFE l. "a probable that they have crossed over
10 Ssp Rafael the .rs is better AID ths dis .nce
no grester than along the cosst- The Colanbla stop
REQ but f. moments ct Ssucsh.o and the duty IN
nnbent ape. him having been performed, Capt. Dali
returned again 70 .Own the vessel AMY ng .. clock
Liz. Of passengers whoi clsmbered upon t1e rocks,
a. ,skeu down by Bersuin Smith, esq ioi the oa1h-
ipg house Of john Sine q Col, BY tie light OF the
camp FIRE:
B.rj Smith r. seiio, ~ " car.'n; AEsn, Moray, Jna De
A1t, As1.1d s, W. zss Evans A Msa, cs
W, Lou. k5.ge,sr EtIes sses.ii H. Ba'e4., ASS.o.s
s.iP G:'e sfs Y Re-, E o Len sS.'I
II s,nss9w j. s.hwt;zei D. Zosn. VIM. Prsh.rd, N. N'n.
D.rn. Jn1 p &c., sI'' s.S S.a.. dew
Alien Chss. Wott, d. H'heJ.
PARTY OF TIE OREGON PASSENGERS ARRIVED BY
WAY OF PETALUMA.
sIATEMEsr or Mr.. DoDDs.
Mr.. Andrew Dodds, late Of ShAv's Fiat TuolG nne
County, one Of the passengers on the Oregon vno
Jumped # from her wnep sbe struck Point Reyes,
furnishes the following statement TO us:
When the steamer struck, he was below, AID u
seen ed TO MIN to De i've minutes before be got on
deck He al first started to tske HE baggage up out
finding the stairway rch crowded, he carried IL
back 10 his berth, and then, when the stairway was
clear he up, ard going 70 the eide OF the vessel
che wss beating sganst The rocks, saw z pace
where be could jump ashore, and ala 60: lie ianae3
On bench OF rock about fifteen fee. WIDE * one end
twenty feet bgn and slopLg down 10 the water level
az the other. lie sew many other passenger on the
rock before lie Jumped and after he lad landed 1r1ed
around and Others jumping.
A minute two after ne Jumped, the steamer
began 70 back out, ard sOme Of the passengers VINO
then jumped did not reach the rock but fell no the
water
When TIE steamer le,. the men on the rock begsn
to examine their position. There were 10 Of them, al
together the bench. They were on The ED OF Point
REYES. Below them was the vide PacIhc, with lta
wild turf raging against the rocks. Above them the
rcck rose ostsnce Of 40 feet, almost perpendicular
ly. There was 10 possibility of climbing alorg the
side Of he prscpce, SO the only escape was by gong
up. 49,. !
lowed. These cut up their lie.preservers, so IS to
make rope, ard with the aid OF this, the remaining
40 got Up. Some of them were so much bruised oy
jumping ashore, that they would not have been abe
10 make the ascent without this assistance.
On arriving at the Top OF the Point they held con-
sultstion They supposed that they were on al island
The night was very cold and dark, and tne roar
of the furf could be heard on al sides. I1sy de-
termiped to stop where they were. A few little t6ies
were collected, and fire made with the assistance
of matches fortunately carried by one OF the smokers
Of the party. The night was very dissgreeabe one
10 addition to the coid, theIe was ~nd snu iog,
had on no trOwsers, having jumped ashore ss they
sprsDg out of bed in their drawers.
At iast mornrg came; they found that they were on
point connecting With the main land, and SO soon as
they discovered that fact they started TO find their
wey to some house. After walking about I'VE miles
they to house, where they were told that they
were 80 miles from Petalums.
Some of the party then wen. on to Petslurrs, others
remained on the Point, intending to come down by
sea- Those who came on TO Petaluma travelled 10
pqusds varying in number from 40 TO sI. Although
tie distance said 10 be only ~ miies YET u ssemed
80; ard il appeared 10 Mr. DOdds a bsrder road to
travel than Fraser which, OF late has taken the shine
out of Jordan entirely Some arrived at Petaluma 10
the evening and others during the night. Mr. Dodds,
with five Others, sfter having walked, as they sup
posed % miles hired wagon, and got into Petalu ns
at O'Clock this morning. Fifteen, among them Mr.
Dodds, came TO this city this morning oy the fe'a-
luna steamer. -
does not know now many. AL who Jumped into toe
water were drowned. Tnose who were saved ysriousy
estimated the number Of the lost at from two to six
Mr. Dodds is confident there were q. esst five. He
cav that number who Jumped into the water afer the
steamer commenced backing out, and then she ca
reened over her bottom striking the rock at the sur
face of the water; so that there probably some
persons crushed by the collision. Others could be
heard in the water swimming, and calling out for help.
Ore man continued to csl for help about fifteen
minutes Those on the rocks could not him, but
supposed that he wss swimming AL the time Those
or the rocks could render assistance TO those in the
water, otherwise than throwing hfe-preservers into
the water which they did but this seemed TO be Of
no oveil.
Our informant did not know by name or otherwise,
any Of those who were drowned.
The STATEMENT OF MIR. BENJAMIN SMITH.
Mr.. Benjamin Smith OF this city, who was one OF
the passengers safely landed on the rocks gives US
the following items relation 10 the Startling acci-
| dent TO the Oregon:
M Smith WAS in the cabin at the time OF tae aoci.
dent, citing in company with several gentlemen, and
when the bell struck TO stop her they al looked at one
another in arxous expectation Of something dreadu
sbout TO happen and in few seconds she struck vlo,
lenily on the rocks, broaching-to Immediately and
humping hard with her brOsdside against the rocks
The cabin passengers then rushed on deck, and be-
| hel6 wall Of rocks rising almost perpendicuary