The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-30


New World. e t.A ~ ~ q
TIN CONDITION or THE srBAMKR-rHE WORK or TIE
wRECKRRs-fHs CAUSE or THE ACCIDENT, ETC.
We have intelligence from the sunkeu steamer up 10
ten O'Clock last night, furnished by gentleman who
spent the day yesterday board making examinations
and collecting facts as 70 the Of the disaster
She lies pretty much she when last heard FROM
except much Shore The cargo continued 70 float
out n ebb tide yesterday and the night before In large
quantities., but none OF the passengers baggage The
steamers Columbia, Satellite and propeller Alpha
busy engaged In picking up freight noatsd out dur
ing ebb tide, some Of which aoaed or and lost Tho
soop DAVID Sands came down yesterday afternoon with
load Of freight among which fine Chickeriug ps
noforte Another piano was also picked up and put
on board the Columbia Largo quantities Of tea and dry
goods boxes had been picked up.
The large hosting derrick viii 20 up morrow, when
the walking beam, boilers smoke pipes and all the heavy
machinery viii be taken out When this is done tho
steamer will be aGoat.
The large lattice work room on the main deck and one
crate filed with passengers baggage Is still under WATER
where II has been since tho boat sunk. The main
dock was crammed with valuable freight much Of which
has been saved but probably an almost ruined cond
uoa.
The steamer Columbia and . propeller stayed by tbs
New World Ill night keeping watch for freight dri
ed out
The water yesterday high tide, was over tho prone
made saloon state oors within three feet Of the
highest mark which the water had reached.
The cause Of the accident perfectly plain and will be
readily understood and appreciated by every having
any knowledge Of machinery steam engines. The sud
dsn stopping Of the engine 10 avoid running over soop
doubt the of the accident Tho steamer
ing under full headway the reverse motion caused by the
the momentum of the vessel under full headway was
too great for the machinery TO Withstand. The
eaows frame timbers 40 feet long, 10 by q inches
square, Of the very best yellow Georgia pne selected
and imported expressly for the purpose Work on the
steamer suspended four months that the timber
might be properly seasoned before putting up. This
Frame which is in triangular form is braced, strapped,
fastened &C.. In the strongest possible manner The
walking BEAM weighing lsk tons, placed upon the top
Of this framework and the top OF this frame that
broke one sidc some six feet from the top, the other
about three feet caused by the sudden jerk which threw
the beam forward twelve feet breaking crashing
tearing everything in its way down. till stopped by the
braces and timbers OF the framework Had il not been
for the connecting rod end, and the links they
technically called the other the immense walking
beam would have gone through the bottom Of the
This is the opinion Of Captain 81. John and the
engineers Is aston ishng to the terrible
work that has been made--the piston rod cross-head
bent, slide frames broken, spring beam and braces
thrown upwards twenty feet where they still hang
The air pump rods some Is feet long and from
5 10 inches in diameter, bent nearly double
All the cross braces straps bolts rods by DOZENS Of the
very best wrought iron broken off and sticking up
sideways every direction The braces on the con-
meeting rod snapped of and doubled up like a string
II is impossible TO give anything Of description without
seeing the wreck The connecting rod is still sticking
through the bottom OF the vessel tackle was yester
day fastened TO IT, but the unable to it.
The water has not been down the crank PIN that
nything can be seen below the end Of the crank
The accident Was caused no doubt by dry rot. The
frame outside had every appearance Of being sound,
which was but inside 1t rotten, caused by continual
heating, wettng and drying Of tho galIows Frame
which its exposed position subjects IT,
The steamer New World inspected in September by
the steamboat inspectors, who like the officers the
boat never dreamed Of the gallows frame being rotten
The officers walters board say that the women
behaved during the disaster much better than the men,
The ladies not half badly frightened Whilst the
ladies took with them all their wearing apparel except
perhaps occasional hair pin, little trnket
great value the lc behind them coats, vests pants
patent eathers brandy bottles, playing CARDS, &c, sc.
The yawl and life boat that taken have been
seen or heard from.