The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-28


the connecting rod broke.
Steam tugs lighters derrcks have been sent to her
relief and she will return 70 the city in the 0 the
the city by the steam tugs and schooner will take
start this evening ON the steamer Isaac Newton.
~ AR. joys STATEMENT.
l. Joy, Of Vermont, = cabin passenger corrobora.es
Mr.. Bakers statement tho time and place Of the
accident and further says that he knows of one death
by drowningthat OF hdy-but thinks that there we're
more lives Oat than those repored and that tho
cident had taken placed few hours later he probability
is that but few would have been saved alarm be
Was never sounded until tsn or fifteen minutes after
the acuident, and then II was alarm OF fre. The
cOlored stewards making money fast by the sale of
the life pIescrves, and they would not part with them
cried out, "For Gods sake give me one or those life
preservcren 70 which hc that she could have
one for hfy oents and nothing iess Some sold
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER.
About seven O'Clock Wednesday night the engineer Of
the New World heard the alarm ben ring twice-a signal
Of danger.
The bos at the time rubby Hook, about eight
nine miles from this city, and her way 10 Alba
ny, with over three hundred passengers.
The engineer at the time IN the dreroom but he no
heard the alarm than he made exaina
ton Of the nachinery and finding out Of order stopped
the engines and u the time ordered the nreuen
extngush their nres He had, however, given
this order than the walking beam and piston red fell with
terrible crash, carrying the rest Of the machinery with
them. The immense weight and the great height from
which fell caused the walking beam TO gothroush her
bottom.
The noise alarmed the passengers who instantly rushed
deck, when they told by the that every
thing all right and that there no danger. This
satisfied them for the time the the rush-
v.oex xtx1 haas -
SINKING" rang in the Of the excited passengers
6oe from end Of the steamer TO the other while
I'VE six were seen tojump overheard.
rowboat then lowered, but they rushed into II so
fast that swamped. Al this moment the sloop Jack
Downing bound up, aongside and taking sixty
or seventy Of the passengers started for Yonkers The
steam tOwboats Syracuse and Ohio by this time
alongside, and took OF the remaining passengers Many
were landed at various points along the rve and the rest
NJ. Robinson, cf Palmyra, N. Y, states tina. while in
the cabin his niece Mss Collinda Turner he heard
the crash and going deck TO learn the could
find her on his return He returned to this city search
Of her yesterday morning, but he fears thai she lost
The New World hes the river, with her bow To-
wards the west Her hurricane deck s OF WATER
the whole OF her forward deck under yesterday
morning at six o'clock She either lies rock or has
hoased ashore-most probably the former.
The New World is owned by the New jersey Steamboat
Company. She s not damaged ~ much ~ was at frst
feared, and she viii no doubt be aost in three or four
She was mot very heavily laden on Wednesday night
but the amount is not known.
The New World Is worth about sito,oo0l There b NO
marine insurance upon the vessel.
MEETING OF PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE STEAMBOAT
meeting Of portion Of the passengers Of the steamer
New World was convened upon the steamboat Ohio and
organized by the appointment Of the following ocers
Thomas j. strong, OF Sandy Hill. N. r. Chairman; g. s.
Farwel, Of Utica, N. Y E G. nsiey, Of Newark, N j.,
The following gentlemen were appointed 70 dram reso-
luons expressing the sense Of the meeungA Lamley,
q Toronto w.; ane Rev A. Button Of nadson, R T.;
ny; a. H. Haight, Of Troy, and W. Dodge, Jr, Of New
Yoik, who presented the following, which were unani
mously adOpted;--
The evening Of October a. 1859 BY sudden accident
ssnbsd On board ne oSboa Ono csps Meny s. Css
adopt the following resolutions
hnmly bank almighty sd for the protection which
Thai Captain Henry B. Craig
renderi all the aid in his power after a,c
coz sss s 1e To
cut adrt twenty two laden barges canal boats whch hs
bad IN @ os aad for no. ordns all the in bis
ana sS to ns officers and d men Of the on and Of the
assistance in The fame hour OF trial.
dasi Of hs ocsrs q The New would This
and enor oolored steward (~hose
drec such az would best s their act mot
jdned h. u knowledge, by other belonging
Filth We regret make public tho conduct Of steamer
passing us distress without Offering the least
sixth That these resolutions be published in the New York
and Arsss and Epins Journal and copy be presented to
Captain Craig
MEETING OF PASSENGERS ON BOARD SCHOONER JACK
DOWNING.
meeting Of portion Of the passengers saved from
the New World, BY the schooner Jack Downing, Of New
Brunswick, N. j. Captain Easus W. Crane, held at
a rank IN eya
and organized by the appointment Of James r Cfaig
Esq Of Schenectady, chairman and Edward Rosa Of the
Underh of Yonkers also passengers upon the sunkeo
steamer appointed committee 70 draft resolutions
were reported by tho committee, and, AFTER unani
nous adoption, were ordered to be published In the
HxRAlD, TfibNms and 7isn0s-
Resevsa That the Asnl q ts meeting sgnsy Sus
q AZ ;.1 $ e s ss
ne Pas s q n s 81 Of u. dsr
and hs psoDs ws deem
rroyidenoe that 20 many were timely rscued from wAesy
the captain and Of the schooner and reluctantly
accepted by them with the remark by the captain that
che would ever be happy 70 save human life without
pay"
JACK DOWNING, AND LANDED AT YONKERs.
CE Johnson Paterson, Nj w. +. Lunn, Seneca, N. T.
L. II. Judson New York. Miss Jeanette McCielland,
Jas. Byrns, New York. W. Hebron, NY
Fr. Browne, New York Mss Annie E Breese, Alba
j. McSheny, New York ny.
Adoph Meyer, New York. Miss Mary N. Breese, Alba
j. E. Colburn, Doddsvile, ny.
NY Mrs ". J. Henck, Albany.
". Heinck and Lady, Al MrsC. .Bouck Brooklyn, ID.
bany. r. c. Hutchinson, Mercer
b. Summons Fulton CO., N. CO., Y.
Y Clark Hutchinson, do.
John Webber, Buffalo. David Marks, Schenectady.
T.R Briggs, Fulton CO., NY. VIVA. A. Bates, Newton
F. Rosa Schenectady. Mass.
w. W. McCleland, Wash Jno Slocum. Long Branch,
ingtop CO., N. Y. M.
NJ A. Kelsey Oewego, N. Y. w. Nllhuihe Schenecta
Martin Woodruff, Oswego. dy.
W. Estes, Otsego, N. Y. Oossenburgh, Mbany.
w. J. Amsden, Malone, NY. l. Daniels Bath, NJ J.
J. r. Craig, Schenectady n. n Toby, Sandy Crock.
W. G. Canneid, Springfield, r. J. Wallace, Albany
NY. D. B. Lander, Schenectady.
N. Lottridge, Burnt hills, VIM. Appleton, Albany
NY. s. w. Lerou, Little Falls.
Richard Roea Schenectady John Yates, Schenectady.
c. Eickeseun, Bridgeport, Geo. L. Knam, Jamaica l.