New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
THE LOSS OF THE C. Vanderbilt.
A PASSENGERS ACCOUNT.
FrcN YSe Bosso, Tvds>,s. Jqa s.

| where the steamer Atlantic lost with many Of
her passengers several years ccs but in th. presen
ca,e the gratifying announcement was added that
every soui on board-p,sseng-rs, officers and crew
hsd been cafe lsnded thus conning the loss TO the
vessel serious indeed, but not 70 Dc put 10 the
| balance against the safety of single human beng
! We have obtaIed from Mr. PhIbrick, Mail Agent,
wto reached this city with portion Of the mss at
o'clock p. NJ yesterday the following account Of the
1 disaster
The steamer Vanderbilt Capt. Frazes, left Ney.
/ York ct o clock on Monday afternoon the weather
at tie time fair but the clouds indicating an sp-
preaching storm Wriie The weather continued clear
| euough 10 zee the l8rdmarks the passage wss made
in the usual style. Alter passng Huntington, about
] "a y. No. SLOW commenced falling. and though open
and e 1t al first it became dense that nothag
| could be btyord the vessel. She was kept go.
ing, however at moderate speed, and the lead was
hove as rapidly as poss9le: ln this stye feeling her
way along, she proceeded. The iast departure she
to- X, the bearing of the lgh. Of SaybrCOk aud
nskipg sure Of her oourse, she continued uatll a
quarter before four Tuesday morning. tue last cast
vi tie lead showing her in % athoms, and Immediately
after she struck a rsck the Race Point Fisher :
Isand sbout II miles from New London. The shoe K
was very severe; al the eiloyts made by her oic.
sDd to get Der OF proved unsvaing, as she had
run On for distance OF at least twenty feet, and
proved to be hard arc fast. At this tune the vessel
wac, as u were, bouncing from every blow Of tie
waves with evident continued increase OF the origin
injury. She had On board - Passengers, OF whom nj
teen we're iemales, with two or three children,
making, with the officers and crew totai OF over lJO
persoIs.
Finding that nothing conld be done for the vessel
Cart. FTazee and his officers at once turned their a
,e,n "a the safety and comfort Ot those nrdsted to
their care s,d VINO, wihout EXCEPTION women as well
ss mer behaved throughout the trying cirC ,ances
in which IL ey placed as Mr. Phbrick expressed
il, in the mpst ferUic marDer
In the first place ore oi the crew was sent ashore IN
small boat to ascertain the name Of the island
Measures were then taken to make all hands comfort
able for the night Bedding Was brought from the
lower cabins to the upper seloo1s, and thus all calmly
but Al xiously awaited the approach of dawn. When
the boat frrt weLt on sue made but little water but
the action Of the waves sOon increased the original
injury and at the ebb Of the tide the hog braces were
broken and the boat left wreck upon the rocks with
from four to SIX feet Of water beneath her. Early in
the day of Tuesday the passengers were landed by the
small boat, into which they were lorered, ana from
which they scrambled over The rocks TO " wreckiDg
house" but short siarcs from the shore. This
house contained large room, with pine floor msde
to preserve the bu ldng shoald the waters hoE upon
tfe leland.
Here thew were m ade ss comfortable az possible be-
ing supplied pentifuy with food from the boat and
with hent by lanterns hung around. ghboring
hay cock scattered about the floor, and portion
of the room psrtitioned of for the occopmOta-
tion Of the ladies' Here the day and ccseding night
were passed quite pleasantly Mr.. Philbrick, accom-
panled by passenger IN king an excursion during
Tuesday, to farm ho0se at some distance. through
deep snow to inform the inmates OF their situation
From this house number Of wagons were sent to
convey TIE females 10 better place, but the weather
was 70 threatening that they concluded to pass the
night where they The captain, officers aud
portion of the crew spent Tuesday night board the
yesse but all who desired 1t lad fun liberty to sleep
ri the wreck .house on shore. AZ Ia O'Clock on
Wednesday morning, the steamer Plymouth Rock,
from New.Yo wss seep from the Vanderbilt, pass
ing ou her way 10 StoniDgton, Lights were displayed,
but they were not from the Plymouth Rock, and
there was rockets on board the Vanderbilt for use
in such an emergebcy.
During Tuesday, arrangements had been made with
"A schooner abp1t
hundred tuns the western shore OF the lslaud, to
take the passengers to Now.Lopdon, and early on
Wednesday MOI ping a number Of o wagons and other
couveyaIces arrived to take them to toe place of de-
baIkation. In the mean time the Revenue Cutter
james Campbell, Capt. Geo. Clark, hove In sight. and
seut Lieutenant on shore To offer all the assistance
in their power, but IS a bargain had already been
made with Mr.. Noycs, his offer was courteou,ly de-
clined. He rendered passsge TO Mr.. Philbrck, the
Nail agent which was accepted, and with Gil the let
ter MALL aud portion OF the newspaper mails. Mr.
p lett the island, and via NewLondon and Stohing-
ton reached the city as before stated at sbont p M
Whom he left the passengers were being conveyed
across the leland 10 the schooner The ste 'ner fy-
mouth Rock also up from Stonin2ton, the pro-
peli.r Osceola and also a number of wrecking ves-
sells but owing to the state of the weather they were
unable to be Of much service, Though every aid was
offered
say p the wreokng house Of the almost desert island
held prayer meeting, and also meeting 10 regard
TO the accident in winch the coufage courtesy ana
Eeamhrslp OF the Offccfs ana crew were CUM
mended They saved sll of their baggage aud per-
sonal property If except pair of SHOES, which an
aged Irish female lost while ciambering over tne
rocks The freight Of Harden n Co. was also du
esyed and probably the freight of The vessel consist
ing Of cotton wool bogs, -four &c, will be saved in
n damaged state. The vessel IN the opinion oi capt
Frazee will be total loss, though the machinery
may possibly be got out.
ne Vaud rbilt WAS about eleven years old, but was
in every way a stout ard Vel furnished boat, haYirg
been jsiely repaired and on her first trip Last
Aite~ eoIg seein upon the route, when tue accident
occured She is valued at about sJOOOc, and is not
insured. .
MIR. Pbilbrick describes the scene of the wreck in
IL, wiptry aspect as sublime in the extreme, the surf
as il beat upon the rocks and shore STRIKING up Tor
fifty feet or more .,
1he rescued passengers were brought mere n spec,
trains and reached the city at late hour last night,
otipuod at their nsthened exposure but grateful
that their lives had been spared AMID the fearful dan
gers TO which they hs1 been eIposef
Fron The Nsts Lo,5on Std,
The steamer {. Vanderbilt, OF the StonipgtOn hne,
vent ssbore Yesterday Tuesday morning. on Fisher e
I.l.nd Below will be found the particulars, Tor ~meh
we are indebted 20 First Lisu Carson, OF the led
States revenue cutter James Campbell, Capt I! 3rk
who dispatched the cutter IN chrse oil iAent. l. 10
the scene: . a
The Vanderbilt left New-Yoik on Monday afternoon
at her usual hour, p IN. on Huntington it became
tlitk and commenced snowrg, and an enUrt was IN sue
to make Bartlett Reef hgrto9s but It failed ID CON
sGuer &c of the snow sid high wind. After this the
pc, f,t his way with the Lead uriil tae boat sruek
On tho rocks e. clock Tuesday morsIg, little 70
the mouth and es,t of Race Point near the govern
nent boat. house about ttrty yards from the shofe.
Immediately before she struck she was in ten
fathoms Of water. Tie crew and passengers re-
NAMED OF board uLtil o'clock on Tuesday morn
irg the storm It'll ra. ing voieuty DO Vas then
| lowered. party wet ssroTe, AM found the gov.
emmett boat house, containing stove, &c. Ihey
ipIne iistey made fire and got the sdy passengers,
lire Of then, iito the house, where tcey were na le