The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-07
The Snow Storm on the Sound.

WRECK OF THE STEAMER c. vANDERBILT-ToTAL
LOSS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARs-NO IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ERS AND FREIGHT SAVED.
The storm which visited us last Monday night and
Tuesday morning severely felt Long Island Sound
The night vas perfectly dark-no light or land could be
seen anywhere About four O'Clock Tuesday morning
the Vanderbilt, OF the Stonngon line went
ashore the southwest point of Fishers Island The
fright of the passengers and very great was
densey dark that they could not tell where they
They remained in that condition until nearly O'clock
when daylight broke The storm, however did abate
the Sound until late in the afternoon OF that day. while
New York 1t cleared of in the forenoon
The Vanderbilt left New York on Monday afternoon at
her usual hour a p. NJ on Huntington it became thick
and commenced showing, and an effort was made to make
Bartlett Reef Light Boat, but failed in consequence of
the and high wind After this the pilot felt his way
with the lead until the boat struck on the rocks little to
the north and east Of Race Point near the government
boat house, about thirty yards from the Shore Immcdi
atey before she struck she in ten athoms Of water
The crew and passengers remained on board until ten
O'Clock Tuesday morning, the storm still raging violently
boat was then lowered, party went ashore and found
the government boat house, containing stove and other
articles necessary Tor their temporary relief They i'm
medatey made ire and got the lady passengers nine
Of hem into the house, where they made comorta
bic.
The steamer was discovered on Tuesday morning from
New London when several vessels and steamers went TO
her, but rough that they could not go alongside
she had passengers who taken TO West
Harbor by teams where they put board schoo
ner chartered for the occason and taken Stonngon
thence sent over the stoningon road their destination
The Vanderbilt in all probability will be total wreck
Sne lays proadsue on the rocks and has hole in her.
how large 1t Is is not known but is so large that the
tide ebbs and hows in and out Of her, raising high
the inside OF ner as II does the outside Tho place in
which she lays is very dangerous one there
place on all Long Island Sound. II il in the
months there might bca possibility of getting her off, but
at this season OF the year there hope Of for all the
rake OF the sound right her The sets in
on TO her SO thai vessels alongside of her
over two or three hours day
for several hours after striking she did not leak much
and lay pretty STILL but now the water flows through her
She had recently been repaired newly fitted up painted
new engines, &c and this her first trip after her i'm
provements The company who her estimate her
worth s0ocoo There not dollar insurance on her.
The Stonington Steamboat Company are represented
being abundanty able TO stand the loss The company
consists OF Messrs Drew, Kelley and others.
The freight on board the steamer consisted Of dry
goods cotton sugar. moasses pork and the like and was
valued at about one hundred thousand dollars. IL has
been, or VIII be all saved with but slight damage to IT,
Captain J. Stone Of the steamer Plymouth Rock, On