New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-28

Wa there beng i'm led A;e Esslrance- OF r-d7i
coming the officers though. tha. The RATS OF p>sen-
g,rs vel a. freight deoeud-d Oh their keeping the
| tte.mer above ~ster ard hence with 'h-ir rh0rN
thus directed they forgot the fssrs OF the pasense
NATURE or THE ACCIDENT.
The rsaner was eff Fort Wellington POM, sooo,
uire uies above Chambers street when the s,cifent
occurred George Lester and Jacob Best Two OF the
NOT experienced of the North River pilots were a.
| the wheel and the dAkDess OF the nignf, aDd toe
fslr snov, made them careful N drecipg tne move
nerts Of the vessel. light being observed ahesd,
Mr.. Lester gave TIE siRnsl-tvo strokes o. ne oeh-
to the engineer, Hr. JaInes Hook, TO stop the en-
CINE. Mr. Hook s. that moment IN the nre-r'on,
from which be quickly ascerdei on besrng ne sgns,
ard a. once shut off the steam. The effect T.' 70
stop the engine, bat the momentum OF the wneSs
was great, ard there was consequent heavy sHs'n
| forv srd, at once made against the gaIo~tname,
| the wooden framework above the deck, when sup
ports the walking beam ard the wood Work, unaos
! 10 resist the pressure snapped asunder, sno the
walking beam was thrown forsarf about zen feet-
Attached 20 its forward Tas The massive rod moe
inches in diameter, connecting u with the crank OF
the sbar upon which the wheels are se'. Tnis
| was snapped in Two about twenty inches from ts
coupling with the vskir gbesm, and, having then
10 poEer TO keep it upright, Il swung over-H
lover end beng held in iu place by the crank By ne
weight sone il broke down the fragile partitions 10 toe
main ssloon the saloon and lower hOor and 10 mo-
uent vac per dan With the fractured extremity but sieF
feet above the keson. The momentum OF the vnseis
moved the crank for ward and down, and IN monen,
the immense iron driven like bolt through the
bolt. Of the steamer and probably tearing Oh large
sections Of parka sufficient TO sink the steamer 70 ner
saloon. deck within a half hour.
visit 10 the tesmer, yesterday, sufhcientIy eN-
planned the cause Of The accident. The gaows frame,
Ar the point where broken, was found TO be 40
soutey decsyed and so brittle ths, the pressure OF me
finger vas in several instances sufficient TO reduce
IN nevder Wehave several pces Of the frame, taken
fr,p the steamer yesterday ali Of which are dead ~ltn
dry rot, and 60 brittle that 1t ia MISTER OF surprise
that the acceeIt has not occurred long before. The
NV AID a pmlpt would al any time
have revealed the danger TO which life and properly
wss nightly exposed.
SITUATION OF THE sUNKES STEAMER.
When the accident occurred the steamer was IN
seven fsthoms water Her head was At once turned
toward the jersey shore, and sufficient headEay was
on 10 run her into about five fsthoms water. Inc ON
GERS and most of the remained on board Fortu-
! ua.elv the schooner Dsvid Sands OF Milton, Capt;
Bradbury hearing 8 sgu a. ran eOngsidg and offered
TO remsin by Csp' ST John 90 long g. biz presence
vas reeded. The Steamers anchor was hove over 10
prevent If possible, her drifting INTO deep wafer out
the mud bottom did not afford firm hold, ana she
drted With The food tide during the riSht until sue
reached AZ the ebb point rearly opposite fonkers
Fortunately the currents kept her in shore, and the
ebb IN the morning setting out very strongly, threw
her still further the bark of the PAssdes she
driiied down, however, 10 nearly opposite luooy
Hook, where shs lying in about twenty feet water
early yesterday morning. With her head Oh, and drag
girg. Durirg the night, large amount OF freight
was was washed ont Of the steamer; and is rumoed
from either shore OF this however our leporterwss
VI sble to obtain any positive proofs.
Esrly yesterday morning the news Of the accident
was communicated 70 the Cice of the Peoples Line,
and at once the steamer COumbs was di,pa,c het to
the aid Of the snrken steamer Cspt. -. John ana
portion of the setuLed with her 10 the Guy 70
get derrick to Assist IN ralsing the New W9rii'
Snbe eqnently the steamer w. O. Putnam, Capt y.
Paris left the city, and reaching the New Word
hswser was attached 10 the steamer, and throughout
the day the Putnam was engaged 10 pulling her on the
bank.
VISIT TO THE SCENE.
One OF cur reporters yesterday visited the New
World. He found her as above described Two pohee,
ocers OF the Tselftn Precinct, Nessrs Cushing ana
Thsyer were on hand. Mr. Lester, the plot wa 10
ct sree and the engineer Mr. Hook and the mate aud
81, ward mere engaged in efforts TO secure the raos OF
the steamer until che could be raised Inc WATERS
engaged in removing the wetted mattresses, bed
ding furniture above high water mark, which,
81 indicated by the lines the main saloon, was about
five feet above the floor. Alongside were the steam
lighter Alpha, with its heavy crane, removing and
transferring freight ard the David Ssnde, engaged IN
a similar work. The appearance Of the cabins Of the
such az might be expected under the cir
cumstaIces-the carpets being Wet, and the furniture
in disorder.
ATT O'Clock the steamer Columbs returned, aud
after the removal oftbe boilers the work of raising the
steamer by means Of derricks will be commenced.
THE LOSS.
There vas no Marine insurance. on the New World.
The largest interest, amounting 10 sOW0 was owned
pairing the steamer is vsriously estimated at from
$50 coo TO 100000 The greater psr Of the baggage
of passengers will probably be recovered though per-
hsps in damaged cordltiop.
there is 10 certainty Of any Toes of hfe though II IL
probable that few days will show that the accident
las resulted in several deaths. II 10 stated that man
much intoxicated was IN the lover cabin when the
accident occurred so much so that he could not be
aroused.
STATEMENT OF A LADY.
oatba,ad tho folouino afstau1ert from
Miss JEANNE +. Ferguson, residing at No III West
Eortysecord street. Miss Ferguson was one OF
parry of five persons Who had taken passage IN the
New World, viz: Dr. Carson and lady OF East Broad
way MISS Cordt of this city, and Miss Frances New
tor daughter Of the late Isaac Newton, one OF the
origipstors Of the ipe Toe Doctor wss removing TO
Canada, and had with him his entire stock Of medical
books instruments, &C., valued at several thousand
dolsrs all Of which are probably lost or ruined oy the
water Misc Newton, Miss Condit, aud Miss Ferguson
were TO accompany the Doctor and iady as lar a. Itca
merely az plea ure trip, and consequently did not
have much baggage.
The party we're at tea when the sccident occurred.
Mi.s Newton had ordered q separate table below at
which they seated and were enjoying themselves,
when suddeply fearful crash was heard followed Dy
TWO more in auck succession which seemed 10 snake
II boa: ia every timber. The first impression OF the
pa.ty being that COLI ion had occurred and that the
dsreer was not immediate, no serious aarm was 'eI
by the patty Soon however, q fearful rush OF the
nas,epeers was made attended with shreks and cries
on al sdes. Miss Newton at this momett displayed a
remarkable degree Of self possession which she pre-
served thT0ue bout the entire scete She cs1my sag,
gesteo that the party of ~nIcn she was one, shouu
keep tose Ter and quietly await nore favorable mo-
r1ent acton "a at that momen the coata-ion wss
Oct bewilierry Men seemed 70 lose control OF their
fears ard Joined With the sdes in frantic shouts, while
children screamed vcciferousy
TIE party in company with MISC Newton, a soon
AZ the exien. 'of tie danger wac escer.aned az ner
.ugoestfou adjusted several fepreservers which were