The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-29
THE STEAMER NEW WORLD SUNK.

SEVERAL LIVES REPORTED BE LosT-SrArEMENr
OF THE PAssENGERs.-A terrible accident happened
last night at O'Clock, to the steamer New World
of the Peoples line, while on her way from this
city to ALBANY. She was opposite Tubby Hook.
about nine miles from her dock in New York when
the engineer was startled by the ringing of the
alarm bell. He was in the fire room at the time
and Instantly sprnging towards the machinery,
saw that it was out of order
The engine was Immediately stopped, and the
engineer issued orders to the iremen to put out the
hre;, but before this could be accomplished, the
walking beam and piston rod broke, and carving
the other machinery with it, the whole went crash
ing through the bottom of the steamer The noise
was very great and many of the passengers ,.:;aght
that the boat had run upon rock, and was badly
broken In. The excitement was intense and a
rush by the passengers was made from the cabins
to the deck, but their fears were Quoted when
they were told that nothing was the matter, and
that everything was all right The next moment
however, the cry of "She's sinkngp' ssShe's sink
ing?' rang like funeral knell in the ears of the
now frightened and excited passengers. The alarm
proved too true. The machinery had passed com
petely through the bottom of the steamer thus
leaving large hole, through which an immense
body of water rushed with terrible force. The ex-
citement was now really awful; a rush was made
by every one below to the deck, and under the i'm
pulse of the moment, it is said that three ladies
and two gentlemen jumped overheard and were
drowned. -.
All now confusion and dismay on deck. The
steamer was sinking fast; three hundred passengers
to be staring them in the face, as no vessels were
near. -.
The night very dark, and the snow fell thick
and fast. small boat was lowered from the steam
er, when the passengers rushed n and some iumped
from the deck into the boat, and natural conse-
quence she was swamped. How many were in the
boat at the time, or how many We're drowned our
reporter could not learn. Others seized upon the
lite preservers which were in their cabins and above
deck, and fastening them around their bodies
waited for the sinking OF the steamer. ~
The pilot had turned her bow towards the west
shore, with the intention of running her aground,
but she only went short distance, as her machine
~ being lost, she could not of course be propelled
1orWard. At this time, about Is minutes after the
accident occurred the shouts of the passengers on
the hurricane deck had attracted the attention of
the crew OF the sloop Jack Downing Capt Erastus
w. Crane, bound for Albany from Elizabethtown
with a load OF coal. By the exertons of the cap
tain and crew she was get alongside of the sinking
steamer, and, throwing ropes from vessel to YES
sci, she was brought to within few feet of the
steamer, when several of the passengers sprang !
from the deck of the latter to that of the former
Hope now sprang up in the hearts of all at the |
sight of the little sloop but they little thougbt
that, with her heavy load of COAL she could not |
with safety take one quarter of the passengers nor
did this idea enter their heads until they saw the
ropes cast off, and some that could not be unloosed
cut At this terrible moment the steamer sinking
lower and lower, two tow boats, the Syracuse and |
ONO, came alongside and took off the rest of the
passengers On board the sloop there were sixty-
hve A subscription for captain Crane and his
and presented to him, with the thanks of the res
cued. Small boats took the passengers from the |
1eck OF the sloop to the dock at Yonkers b.
The passengers taken off by the steamboats, were
also landed at that place. If -,. .E
None of them took away their luggage and
number returned to this city this morning see the
IF 27h.