New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-01
NiRINE AFFAIRS.
ACCIDENT TO THE L. S. STEAMER ARIEL,

Coax, Ireland. jan 10, ISs.
The Vanderbilt steamer Arsl sailed from Co~..c On
the evening Of Dec. 81 eary ~ nney-.l psA.rr.-.
the mails, and large freight. westerly WIND. IN
creasug every day, had by tHe 9TH roled ~ .Oth
heavy sea that the vessel, under FIJI heal Q, steam
bad Slipped considerable water, STAYING Of To
door, and panels Of the house On deek.
M9ocl,ck on the evening Of the 6h. wb e n ir.
a. n Y and lop 20 81 w, about twelve hundred
Mix, Eom Southampton, after The speed OF the esrrs
had been .iJeraly sackenej, the ARIEL broke her
.tsrtoard shan. us outside The ship, letting he ped
de wh.el fan against the inside Of the ps1diebas, q
being held up only by it. outside Journal The gSArd.
The ship was immc aiaely hove 10 under drsg and
stotm-sau. ~ slight was the shock and uosse con-
pared to tina, Of The waves that the Of The sud-
den rocHg Of the engine was not apparent 10 the en-
gineers. who a, fr- supposed 'hst or OF ne ~nss
had got loose the shan. >nce the dissft'd Wheel
| could not 10 moved round by hand. the immersed
bucket could not he got Cd ia the heavy ga, and =,
| was not known how lnug the sbe wheel wonid bed
| out Hence, u, daylight on the morning Vi the 7th,
arang, mcnis were in progress 10 rW bach South
ampton. The loose wheel securely fastened.
Had great weight fallen overheard during the
| SURG gale, the yessl would -, have tees sssiy
richted. The orctopmar lcrcyarl snd ,op~aJ-
| ysrl which had been sent down aud slowed away,
were sent up with all haste, and shortly af,er noon
| the ship was running eastward, with one sheal snd
| the fcrcsails before strong gale, a, shout eight
| knots.
In the mamma of the s,h, tie wind lad opened
into such hurricaDe o. Atlantic naVgators gay they
| have rarely seen. Tho barometer was earfeby low
and falling. While the ship could partially hcp ~
| with the sca che shipped little water and was con-
psra,ivey safe bat the wind Increased 81 much that
al 10 M split the tor,a and strained the icT.-
nast So much that NJ additional sai couh b. carried.
Tie speed OF the vessel now decreasing. while ths; 81
the waves rapidly increased We shipped several Ic-
nendous sras AFT one OF them breaking IN the stern
| window, ard another weeping the aterd",s,
forcing itself under the haichcs and deug.ng the ms
| cabin with water. The scene at this time, without
and within was ieariuly eSctng the terrific high, Il
| tie waves the shrll howhrg II tho wind, TIE sir
thick with spray and foam Which anosi shut eut the
| hight cf day, the RAPID rolling and plangng OF ths
| hip, the dIcuchsd saloons and flooded rooms, the
su pressed hut dismal gfoans q the tearei, snd tue
| white faces in which there NO h"pe-the-c lhlngs
| added to the wegrouuded lear II the coersg~oss
and worse than OIL tlc want Of any responsibility and
labor t. distract attention from the .urrcundng isc',
were far from stimulanis 81 bravery OF rssgnsnos
among us. Many of the pss.eugcn offered Their ser
| vices TO the captain, but none were called upon.
| Willie thr passenger ard a few ,aiors were stop
ping up the stern windows, the yard cary ony
| a split tor,-a, broke ebert on ~ the inidd" and mo
ship fell ii into the trough oi The sea, the nee. dan
| eoIous position ior steamer. Hut he was sccn put
under sail and drug, the .s beng On the an'I
mat aud keeping her stern aw aS from the " I'D ard
the drag Ia tabl, of spars and canvas, weighted To
Keep under water, and thrown over the bow Keep
ing her head TO ;he wind, ia Which position shs ay ::
N.tv .naiv until a. in the 9th She thea parted
the hnwse of the dag but the wind had at thai unS
| considerably nbated Soon after dayli light the shiP
wa. a. ain put before the wind under f.eied iofftop
| sail Br, the hurricane had only lulsd an" by 10
oclo,k IL was blowing handler than ever. Ihc Nestei
Wa again hove io. About noon she shipped ..ysrsi
sens wh,h stove In oi the house on deck, ana
flooded the forward cabin. Al the afternoon the s"s-
-. rolled very heavily immersng hall OF each wheel
house al cach plunge although che shipped nat iite
water About I O'Clock q rainbow appeared but
an, wind di not nhatc. Had our drag and stcfm sal
given away this time should have hardly escaped
iounderns. About II p. the wind bad deeTtssed
| that the slip was once NOR, pat before H.
Dwng the entire passage the ARIEL did not .as at
all although she shipped considerable water The ca
cellen, mode, and strong hull OF the vessel very
credi,abe 10 her proprietor, but the entire a6sscs ct
spare SPAR and Of .arious appointments earsd 90
other vessels might have resulted seriously.
| On the 10th Sunday experienced heavy tail
squalls but kept on under resfed for,top.a scd Que
wheel.
The westerly winds con inued strong but gradually
decreasing till the lbh when We changed our course.
which had been directed 10 Southampton, tosand ".
George Channel. The reason OF this sbo'tsIrg u
the passage was that the running wheel vac ge.tng
loose liz shaft, aud that the unsupported wegt %
the broken sbait lt having opy sbeanng On the P-
| low block was bringing dangerous strsn on mo
| crank pin.
| Tie vessel wa careened A. much as pos.ib'e, 70
keep the Disabled wheel oui OF water and 70 sso'
| merge the other. but while the sea was heavy tho
INNING wheel frequently rolled cut Oi watef Hence
The constant attention Of the engineers wa requred
nj the throttle valve to prevent the tngn" BON esa-
| we made Fsstnet Light at 10 O'Clock 90 The even
| inc IL the lith and dropped anchor OF Queen,s~r
a y. m. the 18th. u - expected that % oi oar
passengers will take the canada from Liverpool br
Boston tomorrow morning che will stop FOR ss just
| outside the baTbor. We are under grcs oblFa>css
to the propretois of the Cunard line ff shsr pfcmt
Assistance.
Ot the morning Of the 18th, the passengers Of the
Ar,I hld n meeting their quarter deck so pressst
re.oIi Ui their thanks Ia hof officer. Tor tLsr ed
nirslr conduct during the storm. NJ. a. u. BOYD
at Panama called the meeting H. order. The follow
ing letter was presented 10 the captain, after the sIse
ton Of officers.
10 carr G. u. l., Dlov, Cos~aAS'as tai,,d stat~ Md
"sis Retire Alng oar ave 81 ,osr vss,s .A.eh h..
ccny esTfed y. safely through manifold dangers -
"usu, ts.. p.,sssre IA .tns 70 ,oes 1900 ~ us Ass
ihanbs snd on AID ss
nHeH'ns IN behalf q sais'y ,nd comfort danss ss k-
We are reminded BY the many cslsHs. ~li,n hs-. ssss
t1cbefous s,s.gs thai their suecel management sunIg
svtle weather :snsaes vnusss degree o. ess,ss. sS
, . .aa sD,lS, Is,s . ,s Is.s ssss PES
10 bros sbp sesds asahsd b. irOssn sssn. ,hro.ss
.i.anch .sswoby vessel sndS isaa.r.ls 1851
l,,s1' T.sS. h ;. =, 10, ,s.s * - 80
H. case unasr I control In e sab .~.ts
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srdi or heI builder. .nd ptr,sioE s.,,,
lbene.. bsh.h llo- .. is1s sod, % sspss car AZ
sppT.esSoD you ssntensa. aud 10 lPs st ssS
l0Ts b. spared h. hoaof your r o, go. o..
M LlLlEsrBiL, bsrssst
a .,i = T X s5,s isce,'Ah,."
The Captain replied briefly and a. the point pstc.
uarlyin behali OF his oficers and men.