Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-12
yellow Fever on Shipboard-An Unfortu-
nate Ship. -
From the New York Sunday Herald.

From the New York Sunday Herald.
The ship Sparkling Wave. Captain Beebe, srri-
| vel Yesterday morning from Savannah River, Ty-
lee Roads. whittier she had put in in distress hav-
ing lost both her mates with yellow fever The his
t,rv Of this vessel since she LEFT New York last De-
cember has been a N '-t unfortunate one-two cap
tains FIVE mates the slcwardess and Ave seanen
having del on b,ard of her since that date to the
present time The vessel left Savannah for Fail
mouth. England: but subsequent to her leaving
Savannah yellow fever again made is appearance
and CAPTAIN CARPENTER died ON the 9Th inst. Mr..
Isaa: Becbc. If New London. Conn. who had en-
tered the vessel at Savannah as chief officer, i'm
n,ediately took command, aud rs his crew were all
sck and he WAS the only navigator on board, he
deemed it necessary 10 bear away for this port
Captain Bee pe furnishes us with an interesting
narrative, as far can be given-for owing
to the deaths Of tho officers the log book is very
imperfect--of the sickness and deaths the
vessel.
The vessel left New York for Havana about the
Goth of December last, under the command Of
Captain Thos. Saunders of Wiscassett, Me. In a
few days after her arrival ut Havana, yellow fever
made it's appearance among the crew. and three Of
them. besides Thos. Patterson Of Boston, the
ond mate and Ann G. Han,l-on, the stewardess,
of Maryland were taken IA the Marine Hospital.
The mate md .tewaraess died in Havana while
the veSse! Iy III ia" port, whence she sailed about
the l5.u ~ June for Matnnzns, to complete her
cargoo. "a,,ar. after having shipped about five
Spnniards IN place Of her crew. Shortly after the
shin reached Ma,anzas. Captain Saunders was TIA
ken with the fever and died on the AID of June
The next day Mr.. David Moore, first officer Of the
ship, died with the same disease. Mr.. Moore was
native Of Staten Island and son of the late rec
tor Of st. Andrews Episcopal church at Richmond
The second mate Thomas Penny, also died in Ma
anzas the day after the death IF the first mate, and
James Mekenna. one Of the scaInen left in llavn-
ma, died after the arrival of the ship in Mntanzas.
The vessel shipped new officers on the requisite
crew in Matnnzas, and on the 9th of July, under
command Of Capt f. d. Perry, she sailed bound
for Falmouth, England. About four or five days
after she had been at sea, Mr. Gordon, the mate
also the second mate and one of the Spanish sea-
men, died.
Capt. Percy. after'losing his officers, put into
Savannah in distress, arriving there on the 18th
Of July. A Geographic despatch was transmitted
to the vessels owners. Messrs. Fogg Brothers, who
Immediately sent down in the steamer Huntsville
Captain Carpenter of Maine. to take command of
the ship which was to proceed on the voyage to
Falmouth. Capt. Carpenter was accompanied by
Mr. Isaac Bee',e, who shipped as first mate, three
-eamcn and a man as cook and steward. Capt.
Percy rclinquishcd command in favor of Captain
Carpenter ON the 20thof July, and the 18th the
ship sailed, She had not been at seq but few
hours when one Of the crew was taken with tn
fever followed by others in quick succession; and
first complained of being sick. lie died early on
the morning Of the 5th of black vomit and was
buried at one o'clock the same day, in lat. SO
deg. SO min, long "a deg. 90 min. No other
deaths occurred, but as Leore stated Capt. Bebee
without competent assistants. deemed it best to
make for New York. Six of the crew were
brought up from the lower bay last evening and
placed in the Marine llospital-all suffering from
the lever
Capt. Belize, who is very intelligent man,
states that the voyage from Savannah to this port
has been pleasant one as far as weather was
concerned. Had it not have been so situated
situated ~ his companions were, he would not
have been able to do anything with the ship As
it is. he has passed large numbered sIeepless
nights and is pretty we'll worn out. As the ship
was being toned out IF Savannah River he met
with serious accident, having his left hand disa
bled by the awse., which slipped owe: the caock,
and he has not been abe To it since. The flesh
from the little finger t. the palm was almost en-
tirey peeled off.