The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-14

He was seen giving orders deck with spar
lashed 10 him. 10 that he might be prepared
| TO float He was again seen struggling In the
water, laying hold Of yardarm, and every
now and then being washed from his grip. On
recovering his spar, by determined effort, be on two
After this he and Mr. Dowic the second officer,
on the lee side Of the ship, struggling 10 reach the shors
when boat fell from the da4its anu stack them both on
| the head, after which they more.
One ncdeDt related that when the captain had been
struck PROSTATE deck, exhausted he the water
steal child from its mothers Jewess-and dash
about the deck He cried out TO the chef officer Mr.
Stevens, TO give hand there and 10 lash tho child by
rope, no doubt expecting at that time that help would oe
| soon available.
REPORT OF THE SCENE BY LIVERPOOL RraoER
William Barton, rieger Of Liverpool, gives the follow
ing account Of the wreck
He said that he and ten others having taken the
Tyrhoon round to Cardiff went on board the United
going towards Liverpool, soey got on board 70 work
| their passage home, at eleven o'clock on Tuesday
came on q strong gale from the northeast
sprarg up. They fetched Poin. Iynas about nine
O'Clock, and hove to for aplot They fred rookss. and
guns, but pilot About twelve O'Clock they found
themselves the lee shore, of Mavery and still pilot,
when they let 80 the port anchor IN isen ihom water
The anchor parted about two o'clock when the second
anchor sent down with 10 fathoms the port
having used 80 fathoms en the arboard. the steam
up the was then turned with her heat 10
the wind but she continued TO drag in ashore, with
Point Iynas hight on the port side The ship struck
iron bound coast, IN n Mavery, not far from Amlwch
striking and dragging half hour she parted her star
board anchor and she fell right foul close into the land,
| in four fahoms The tide ebbiog about the last
quarter at this time. II dark piich they could
not their hands before them. The boats all
what sort Of coast it was and the sea was so
rough that boat could have lived Ave minutes in
It, Unoer these circumstances the boats wore given up.
They made tar barrel ready to set fire torcn,
N send ashore TO light the coast and let them know what
kind Of place IT was; but The shi, humped heavily,
and danger was SO imminent that the idea was not car
| ried out.
| About six o'cock-the dawn Of hght-they man
the shore whom they called He seemed quite be-
widered at what he saw fetch assistance He
brought i've or six to the shore. In the meantime
the ship was rapidly giving way, and Portuguese sailor,
Joseph RogeIson, tied rope round his waist and
ashore By this means hawscr WAS run and fastened
to the rocks which boats rains chair fastened
so that could be hauled to aod from the ship and shore
The crew got into one by one, and hauled To land
They commenced landing parties this way at haf past
six ocock and got about dozen ashore when the ship
suddenly parted In tao, giving way amdships The
whole Of the passengers had been kept below by the
captain and officers counsel and on the vessel breaking
up they were instantly swallowed along with the iron
and machinery As soon as the ship struck, the masts
were cut away the foretop going with the main mast.
He last saw the captain holding BY the rigging deck
giving orders, with spar dashed him. The riggers
had recommended the cutting away the masts at ten
O'Clock Tuesday night but /. not then done The
ship broke up at quarter ~ seven, and not vesge
lett above water.
The greatest order and discipline prevailed board.
ACCOUNT BY PAssENGER-NAMEs OF SOME OF HIS
FELLOW TRAVELLERS.
Mr. Gardner, one Of the passengers who landed at
Queenstown, has furnished from memory the following
list OF passengers the Royal Charter He left
Mrs Gardner board and he has, full of fears gone
down to the scene Of the wrek.
The following the list of Of the sixty three cabin
passengers who are drowned only three having been
saved, Messrs. H. c. Taylor, W. II. Morse, and T.
Grundy:-
ray and three children, Waiter Nugent, Messrs Grove
Moyneux and 1weedle, DIR. Grundy, Mr. and Mrs. Grove
Rev Mr. Hodge, Mrs Foster, Mrs Fenwick and children
Mrs Hutton, Dr. Hatch, Mr. Pitcher, Mrs Pitcher and
two children, Mrs Beams, Dr. Wright, Mr. Emery, Mr.
J. Henry, n and Madame Ia FoTgue, Messrs, kudord,
sci on the Fefee Islands, Mr.. Woodruff, Mr.. jenkins,
Mrs. jenkins and four children, Mrs. Naghmnr, (Oonsus
wife, MIR. and Miss Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs Davies, two
Mr.. Gardner describes the voyage OF the most
delightful up to Queenstown The captain and officers
converted all the passengers nto happy family The
cabin passengers they approached the Irish coast,
testimonial; aud similar compliment was paid to the
| Rev. Mr. Hodge.
The lis, we give of passengers necessarily imperfect
and correct list need not be expected before the arrival
of the Ne xt overland mail.
| PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE wRECK-ATTENTIcN TO TILE
SURVIVORS.
With regard the precise cause of the wreck it is
clearly in the hurricane that prevailed ut the time but
il believed that she had kept clearer OF the coast
able to get pilot had into Holyhesd, had
cut away the masts the fate might have been different
These ihOwever, are matters Of speculation, and OPT
Mons areetreely expressed on every side.
With regard TO the complete nature OF the destruction,
Commander McGregor, Of the Coast Guard said he had
seen many rtcks, but never one so complete before
Pieces OF sheet ron doubled up like TIM and fragments
fmachiDeiy the beach. AT low the
remnants of the engine could be dscerned and an
irregular Of sheet ron said to be the Abont
hundred yards south Of this what might possibly
be the bow
Captain Martin, the interchangeable manager Of Messrs
Gibbs Bright Co. proceeded to the scene early Thurs
day morning, information Of the osaster having
grarhed by Commander McGregor Of the Coast Guard
Capt Mends of II. S. Hastings, Wednesday after noon
but Messrs Gibbs, Bright aud Co had ntim until
baf past nine Wednesday night He gave orders for
every Of the survivors sick and wound
ed and sent as many as could leave on by of the
steam tugs, of the New Steam Tug Company to Liverpool
On surveying the vesgcs of the wreck he was of
opinion that the gold might possibly be recovered from
the safes by diving bells, though he admitted that The fact
of box which had contained gold, and which ad
dressed, To the Union Bank London, y being picked up
Shore seemed to indicate that the safe, though Of
great strength had been smashed up with the other part
OF the vessel.
On hearing of the disaster on Wednesday afternoon
Captain Mends Immediately despatched party Of man.
of-wars in the steam tender to render every as
sstance in guarding the wreck though furious gale
blowing at the time. The coast guard, with a party of
scenc prevent plunder II such disposition should be
shown To the credit of the Angesea peasanry Of
whom could understand Enghsh the precautions
not required and the survivors speak with
gratitude Of the hearty generosity manifested by the peo
pie. They saved many lives by grasping at they
thrown ashore, and for this purpose they had t.
hold each others hands; and next took them their
houses put them into beds and gave them the
they could Afford
All Anglesea seems to have turned witness the
scene There was also large sprnk.ing Of the neigh
berpg gentry many Of whom manifested great interest
in the welfare Of the sufferers.
soRRowFUL SCENE AT LIVERPOOL.
On Wednesday evening the wife OF Captain Taylor aud
his two daughters the North Ian ling stage in the
hope of meeting him. Last evening" the arrival OF the
survivors in Liverpool the outburss Of grief
holding husbands relatives most heartrcnding.
THE GOLD ON BOARD.
She had on board $4,000 ounces of gold, which it is
thought may be recovered by DIVERS under this i'm
preston nsurances have been effected in few cases ut
f35 per cent salvage. The event has created the
deepest sensation in London. AS to the amount Of
gold on board IL was impossible 10 ascertain The est
mates vary from $500 TO fSO0 000 1t is said that
Of the saloon passengers who Is lost had himself $4,000
on board
REVISED LIST OF THE PERSONS SAVED.
The following is list far can be ascertaned Of
those saved
PAssENGERs-W. II. Morse, Thomas Grundy Henry
Carew Taylor, Collin McPhiel, John Judge, NJ Meaton,
Samuel Edward Gapper, James McKippin, William Bow
Bartal, N. Hagan NJ Noone and W. j. Ferris
SEAMEN.-Owen Williams, quartermaser; David Strong
man, I'd do; Z. Williams boatswain mate; G. Suaicar
bouts aims mate; VIM Foster. cnrpenr inhn Q,Brlen