The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-29

The Catastrophe ON the North River.
THE DISASTER TO THE STEAMBOAT NEW WORLD
A VISIT TO THE sUNKES sTEAMBoAr--HEK Al
PEARANCE - DESCRIPTION OF THE WRECK -
STATEMENT FROM THE SECOND STEWARD N,
BODIES POUND FURTHER PARTICULARS, ETC., ETC
During ursday night the steamer New World de
tailed account OF accident which has been ALREADY
piyen-rose with the tide from where she hadgrounded
and drifted up the river Owing the immense frcigh
dry goods &C. in boxes and cases. she prevented
from sinking, and during yesterday morning foacd NJ
and down the river between Tubby Hook and Riverdac
distance Of about two miles In the early part Of the
forenoon however, the steamboat Columbia along
and owed her to the Jersey Shore at point opposite
Spuyten Duyve Creek where, as the tide rose, she was
hauled further and further in until at low water she was
aground with only few feet of the lower cabin sub
merged
The schooner David Sands and the propeller H. Ford
we're yesterday actively engaged in removing the freight
from the hold and forward deck The Of dry goods
boxes barrels &c, were by means Of hooks drawn
from beneath the decks and iloated TO the sides
Of the vessels when they ere hoisted aboard
The merchandise SO rescued was conveyed TO
the city and landed at the Company's dock,
per l6 foot Of Cortandt street. Some Of the cases.
TRUNKS &C. which foated Off drifted along with the tide
and were picked up by small boats other craft or
landed along the shore and carried off, These are
fhe only known cases OF pilfering A guard of police
men Yesterday protected the wreck from further danger
Of this kind.
The heavy freight of the forward deck has been re-.
moved great part largo quantity Of sugar has been
totally destroyed and will be foated off into the river
this morning to tighten the vessel.
The rumor that an intoxicated left in the for
ward cabin is, are happy to learn, without founda
ton We have the authority of the steward for
stating he off eerfion
individual referred 10 at the time the accident happened
STATEMENT OF MR.. NJ. JOHNSON, SECOND STEWARD
In his peregrnatons over the wreck reporter met
the second steward Of tho boat and from him CLEANED the
following statement from which will be seen that the
charge OF directon Of duty the part Of the officers
untrue
The of the accident shortly after supper and
must have been about * o'clock heard the stroke of
the bell TO stop the engines and immediately thereafter
the crash the passengers in short Afterwards
informed of the nature of the accident and requested
retire to the upper cabin aft; the promenade deck
filled with the ladies' and children; the captain mounted
the deck and endeavored quiet alarm of
those the promenade deck he also tried signal pass
ING vessels by haooing and BY waving signal lamps du
ring this time the other officers engaged all the
boat finding passengers and sending them 10 the prone
made deck and upper cabin the leboas, nine in num-
Der rugged and manned and lowered away the la
dies and children taken Off principally by the barges
and boats which sometime afterwards came TO relief
Mr. Johnson states that he has not left the wreck
the accident Mr.. - the ma &c of the steamboat, has
likewise not set foot on shore since the occurrence
APPEARANCE OF THE WRECK.
The appearance which the New World, OF the most
splendid Of our floating palaces, presents is sad
indeed The immense walking beam which lowered aloft
is hardly visible to the spectator outside, having
fallen to the level Of the deck The water is about six
feet deep in the ladies' saloon, and the wheelhouse IS
submerged up to the letters "New World"
THE SCENE ON THE UPPER DECK.
That part of the upper deck where the walking beam
located well portrayst the violence of the shock
all sides spliners of wood fragments of iron screws
bolts, &C. hurled in every direction when the immense
mass iron fell with all its weight through the decks
In looking through the yawnng and gaping chas
thus made, nothing meets the eye but devastation and
ruin
THE FORWARD SALOON AND CABIN.
The upper portion Of the forward cabin with the
cepton OF Of the wood work the engine room,
turned tumbler or pitcher, or broken gas globe, tells
of the tremendous conclusion that took place. Asplendd
chandelier in the affermost portion Of the saloon
dashed into pieces by the spnters OF the woodwork and
now bangles from the ceiling shapelcss The
Brussels carpets have been, not absolutely ruined al
most rreparably injured. They soaked through
petely and present 10 the tread the sensation
perienced in walking over wet grass.
Everything here also is smeared with the oil, which
foated from the engine the breaking of the oil
tanks from which tho lamps are supplied The saloon is
strewed with spInters OF wood and fragments of the
broben mirror, while yawning hole in the floor tells
with what violence the heavy mouldngs the enclosure,
within which the connecting rod moved were torn from
their place and hurled through the deck The hoors OF the
either side covered with film of Shiny
mud deposited by the water. The staterooms also
well provided with nepTe5erYers Dut lew seem 10 nave
been removed
THE MAIN SALOON
with the exception OF the damage the carpets Is almost
unframed. mirror end OF the apartment indi-
Gates by line of oil its surface the height TO which
the water attained The upper saloon att as also the up
per saloon forward, are uninjured.
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The frame work which supported the walking BEAM
technically denomnated the 'galows Frame is OF
triangular shape supported by four inclined columns of
wood II the breaking OF this that caused the prcci
ptaton Of the walking beam to the deck and the swapping
of the connecting rod The remainder Of the rod being
ing destruction its path, and tearing through the bot
and the wonder is that the accident did not LONG
ago.
SEARCH FOR THE BODIES.
search instituted yesterday for the bodies
thsse who, conectured, unable to escapefrou
the cabins. The ladies' saloon, which is about five feet
water, approached possible by mall boats
and the windows and doors opened The floating furnur
was raked about but no signs OF any bodies were d:
covered.
The tide is flowing swiftly through this apartment, an
and chairs tables floating about in understandable cond
tiQn.
The boat is headed towards the Shore from which he
bow is distant three OF four hundred yards
Several derricks will be in operation to-day, to remov
the broken machinery and otherwise endeavor to ghc
her, preparatory to her removal to the Dry Dock.
The Hendrix Hudson took the place of the New Worl
last night.