The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-12
The Accident to the Quaker CITY.


The revenue cutter Harriet Lane was yesterday des
patched in search of the steamship Quaker City, disabled
at sea of Cape Hatteras the It'll inst The following
Geographic correspondence the subject interesting,
showing the prompttude with which the assistance was
SENT
NKw York, Oct l0-lll1 A. NJ
Hon. HOW'LL CoBR Secretary of the Treasury, Washing
slR-The steamer Quaker City on her passage from
New YORK Tor Havana has met with disaster TO her
turning port and needing assistance will the govern
ment despatch the steamer Harriet Lane render ad2
lives on board A. b. NELSON,
President Board of Underwriters 40 Wall street
WASHINGTON Oct. 10, 1859
A B. NELSON, President Board OF Underwriters, New
Despatch received Collector at New York has been
TO send steamer Harriet Lane at once m search
Of the Quaker City. HOWELL COBB,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
Received in New York O'Clock II min. p. NJ
Custom House, New York,
Collectors Office, Oct. 10, 45 p. NJ
SRI have this moment received despatch from the
Collector At Washington, and from the Hon. Secretary
of the Treasury directing that the cutter Harriet
Lane forthwith despatched 10 the relief Of the Quaker
City Captain Faunce has already received his orders
thinks he will be unable to sail before tomorrow Mean
time he VIII make every excrtion to be of
g. p. CI.IN CHI, Special Deputy.
A. b. NELSON, Esq, President, 40 Wall street
OFr1CE BOARD UNDERWRITERS
NEw YORK, Oct. IL, 1859
Hon. HOWELL CoBB Secretary the Treasury, Washing
DEAR SiR-The action OF the Department over which
yon preside, desatchng the cutter Har
riet Lane from this port in search of the Quaker City, dis
abled in her machinery in her passage for Havana, re-
quires proper notice from underwriters or this city Be
pleased therefore, accept expression Of thanks from
the undersigned for the prompness with which the app
cation of the President of the Board has been responded
10. Capt. Faunce did not delay moment N preparing
his vessel for and sailed this morning. Very respect
fully, your obedient servants,
A. B Nelson, President Sun Mutual ms. Co.
j. ID. Jones, President Atlantic Mutual Ins. Co.
Elwood Walter, President Mercantile Mutual lns. Co.
John s Tappan, v. p. Union Mutual ms Co.
John H. Iyell, V. p New York Mutual ms Co.
Daniel Drake Smith, President Com. Mutual ms Co
Richard lathers, President Great Western lns. Co.
Alfred Edwards, President Pacific Mutual Ins. Co.
Alfred Ogden, " p. Orient Mutual ms Co.,
Thomas Lord, President Columbian ms. Co.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Inotce in your article of the 10th some remarks
the effect that the passengers board the Quaker City,
the time of the accident engine became terribly
frightened, ana that panic prevailed among them. The
writer passenger board, and being Of the
first on deck, had opportunity to clearly almost
everything which TRANSFERRED In justice the parties
ferred deemit proper that such impress
| sion should be corrected.
There no doubt but the circumstances quite suf
cient to create panic Awakened in the dead Of night
by succession of crashes which shook every timber in
the Ship assembling hastily, altogether unprepared
might expect TO witness the widest confusion Such
however was not the When the message of Capt
Shuteldt reached them, that the engine a total
wreck but he believed the hull of the vessel to be unin
| jured, the information communicated to a col
| lection OF men and women who exhibited the most
| perfect calmness; and when, few minutes after
ward they heard of the report of the engineer the
captain that the ship filling. and his orders TO his
officers TO provision and the boats as well as the
working of the steam pump and the call to the hand
pumps the additional alarming intelligence received
with equal composure. When il found that the leak
stopped by closing the valve of the injection pipe
which had parted and caused the momentary alarming
influx of water-the information that the ship was in all
probability perfectly sound joyfully received. In
acknowledgment OF this remarkable calmness
Of the passengers Captain Shufedt requested the writer
who happened to be him. to the passengers and
thank them for their excellent behaviour. While waiting
long hours until morning and until midday for sail
the same spirit prevailed.
only be ascrbed the confidence OF the people
in their commander, for he certainly showed him
self 10 be the man for the emergency, he had the
most perfect control over his 1t shown by the
silent and orderly maneer in which his orders were
promptly executed, all of which inspired confidence.
only remains 10 say that the passengers left the ship
by the particular request of Capt Shucdt who told Them
that the bark provided for their manageable
vessel, while his not and he would advise them to
GO for if gale should spring up HE could not in his
crippled condition, answer for the consequences.
ONE OF THE PASSENGERS