New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-19

bS bnr 4 Tho time windwsd OF the burr
ing ship sbou; mile di'ia5i " "ieh distance 'ne ~' EeP
BY the nsneuyerinE other sails - -, Co.. -.
MI Dana q ny cabin Pasf as a., asS sss ven ' ,o
oAcer took charge OF her ana made as tps WITH
bunn being 10 anu ro Cool and collected with much dim
s,v h. eae on eck on HE la, tip life specie and luggage
he'd been syod BY Ny request to consult Win me IN regard to
c Ham one Of my cabin passengers paIed one
oftbe boais baeheaed during the 1npp,gg Of The
Mr At the last consultation held on the poop Of
when Al i've. were saved ordered The carpenter cut
through the deck to save the men was accom-
rst ocer r Bailey and conveyed 70 the Achie-sh being
the he bailey had lef the ship OF being then
80 so he having shown hei wei worthy Of Tie posi-
be held @ officer Too much praise cannot Dc given TO
hmhrough al the trying scene. ne behaved molly and ;So
attempt having been made to save put me TIRE At Thu
10 the muinnsst, which made II impossible ie save any
At this time the cabin passengers hsd returned to the dip 70
property Never shall forget the assistance rendered BY
them the sympathy and kind feeling shown to me through
In one hour quarter from the time wss di,cov.
cred two hundred and eight lives specie greater part Of cabin
.snssy.i gvsse ronoIe,ers snals and some live stocE
In hours the ship was m flames fore and AZ
and al three the side AZ quarter to uI
s burning wreck having saved nothing but few Of my pa
To- my steward Ed Trsaether am indebted for my ehro
nOmee are also my cabin passenseT. or grsa part Of
and proved valuable man under such circumstances He saved
nothing cf hi own efects
had been Of my second officer George C. Johnson
from the oegnshzying saved onethd Of the Paensers,
occasion certify his excellent bearing throughout the trying
filing with perfect satisfaction ell the duties which de-
volve upon a brave and accomplished Officer
My crew behaved wells every one did his best Until the ast
such ernnsnees could have behaved better this
sorry that Of them improved the opportunity
This was stated to me by the Chinese Mira Johnson swery
the steward had saved and pat INTO PoEeass win ome o.
him what it contained and asking him to give in charge Of
Capt Hart OF the Achilles his pllowcase serwrd found
in the Achilles minus the ewelry Part Of one
bracelet wss found on one Of my men sswed IN s cap "hen
On arriving on the Achilles received with much
eodisliy. and kindly and Hospitality cared VITA
this public that without the aid Of Capt Hart and hs
haze been saw To him therefore under the Providence
God indebted o lives For his Kind sympathy and
asT Consulting With Capt Hart we concluded to 90 direct to
Honolulu being bis way to sydney mot wanting him to Sy
morning counting the passengers found Chinanan
missing The Chinese laid he went below 10 s money
smoke. WILLIAM o. JOHNSON. Captain
MR.. DASA's STATEMENT.
HoSoLULU. Oct. g. 1859.
Editors Alta: You will remember / esteemed my
self fortunate in being able procure passage in the
noble clipper ship Masti and she beat-out OF the
Golden Gate and stood off 10 sea, complete in all her
equipments, under one of the best of commanders,
with tried and trusy officers and strong crew. fur
nshed 10 Tepleton with the comforts and Injuries %
sea life, with the prospect Of the delightful Pachc
breezes 10 bear us 70 the Hawaiian Isands-few ships
companies could present more cheerful spectacle
than did ours. On the afternoon OF the nth day out
Thursday, Sept l5 between 1870 and p. M, as we
were peacefully breathed along in charming weather,
with all sail set an alarm of fire was raised; smoke
rose up through the ventators aft and our Chinese
passengers-of whom we had one hundred and
seyenty-hve CHARTERED in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
on deck in CONSERVATION. Capt. johnson instantly
ordered the bose TO the force pump and Immediately
stream set in motion, and the mates took the pipe
down the after scuttle, but were driven back by the
suocating smoke which increased tearuly in volume
and force The captain jumped below aud found the
of hay in the lower hold and spreading rapidly among the
extingush waste Of time. He ordered the pumps
stopped and all hands the lowering and launching Of the
been oreseen and the captain had the MAGAZINE which
tanned powder enough to bow the ship and all into the air and
situated directly over the ire removed and thrown over
ship was in sight, and our ensign was run up union down
Now all depended the boats Could they be launched and
amid the cries and struggles of these half frantic Chuamen
other. were dpeed by fear BY hresis to some
with others and hard lighting with Delaying pin, AGAINST the
kept boy and in something ike subsection In these efforts
captain well seconded by his officers and crew and BY
the cabin passengers seaarg will give credit to the
sk discipline that when they are told that every
sensers and OF without single accident worthy Of notice
Mr., johnson the csgtan wife the only is%Sf passenger
The Shin in sight, which proved to be the British ship Aeh
les rapidly up and hove TO- to windwHd Of and sent
boat aid IN charge Of her second mate The iodr boats OF
the Masti and this boat Of the Achilles employed in
passing and repassng between the two ships taking of and
Transporting the Cinnamon. These poor fellows, not under.
standing ignorant Of boats and the filed the
chains hung the sides by struggling for the earliest
places the boats and force s necessary 10 keep them
hon swampng In about hour ands half after the
alarm given every person on board the Mss'H had been
Of Chinaman who went below to save his moneychest
and suoesied His death not known except to few
Of his countrymen, until the next day
When all the lives had been saved Capt Johnson gave his at
ss to nearly thousand dollars. wa. taken out and
the Achilles Ia charge OF chief mate Efforts
" hp from the tax upon her stores but the FIRE had made such
progress that Of the ship that could be got out A.
the pressing duties to human lives performed
the steward who conspicuous for eposseson and ativi
nom he house on deck very little which was In the house wa
ost-hough which had been placed below Mos, Of
getting their luggage The house the deck
and much Of their effects Were saved the Captain now giving
liberty all 10 for themselves what they could AT the
time with the luggage the stock Of animals received the at
tention Of the master and officers.
You Messrs Editors and the persons who visited
the Mssh la San Francisco viii be glad TO hear that hs two
sons grand mesth dog three blooled spaneis The
dogs thrown overheard and swan to the boats large
he two wild EangaIoOs lsasbees and some other animals
including the Java cat viii remember the mate 20 M ar
wells spaniel and ten canary birds ufocaed before they
could be- The only living creature board when the last
boat leaving was the cow She was far forward not yet
reached BY ire but there time her and Capt
johnson bear to leave her death by and
When came alongside the ship FOR the with the boat
had in charge oI there being boats than officers had
taken command OF onel Capt johnson hailed on
% could h. dome .saocatinx smoke roias is bE vol
umes covering miles Of the ocean and the of the inn
pIsoned bursting through the deeks any instant not
aupcious circumstances for calm confer enc
he proposed, yet hed-Judse Harris OF Honolulu who
bad pulled in the gig mAnfaly, all the while and nov
board again 20 offer add Capt Johnson and myself
meeting the quarter deck where evident need
consideration that nothing remained fer the braves and most
faithful commander but TO abandon his ship Every living cres
urc was out q Tie ship the specie was saved al accessible
places deek had been cleared Of hsi contents and the fame
be through the decks All but the two eusreTboa
len her @ the last time and when got the deck OF the
Achilles the burst with loud report through the main
deck the msnmast Two figures stil visible in the
lud twilight INJECTING on the aus,e deck o. the sap o. tns
pridehe aud chief mate They lett her IN the order
la and neciseY a 81 O'CLOCK, tuned