New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-23


wIe.A 70 'al' u" q cooid examine the tsa'ant IRE
'D' W Of which was siili above ws's'' h'e
I'd taken 70 the mstt, had been seen enns-
Ssen The Sanction was uasalpfeu an 'no
EEK aoe,e away.
20 -, sc, f. ,be;r taking 10 the mast was an i'm
res,ion which they bad that they were in shalo"
water and that the rigging would be safe resort'
I'm, ,he ussti cad examined IN vsin-no one was
there. They bore away for Cape May, where they
arrived on Thursday afternoon. The people, seeing
their destitute condition, treated them very kindly,
giving them such food az co1A be found. On Thurs
day night most of those saed took passage on board
the steamboat Kennebec fox this city, aud arrived here
yesterday morning
AS they WERE going into Cape May they observed a
schooner WING off the Cape with her b>wsprit and
bow gearing gone; ba, they could not tell whether It
gas the schooner which had ruu into tue steamer or
Lot.
The men speak 10 praise worthy terms of the ocers;
not one of then got into either Of the boats the doc
| t,r, Of course, excepted.
At the tine of the collision old pamed Esaex
Cochrane one oftbe crew. who had been very sick for
some time, was brought on deck passed into one Of
cutters and pu on board the schooner x. 5. Pc ter
| PORTO, of the crew who saved proceeded TO
| Philadelphia by the steamer Delaware, yesterday,
whrre they arrived in due season.
The greater portion, however, came on to New
| York, reported themselves at the Navy Yard, and
were allowed short leave Of absence on shore.
| Many Of them were barefooted, and most Of them
i'll clothed. They lost everything they had, and are
left in a very destitute condition 1t is fortunate that
most of them have large amounts to draw for wages
This morning they TO report Themselves on board
4 North Carolina again. 1t is expected that some Of
them will be drafted on board the Niagara.
STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN.
Lieut. Guthrie the officer in command. speaks very
highly Of The good order maintained by the men. The
min t order prevailed during the whole time of the
catastrophe until the vessel sank, and they Were le
"a the mercy Of the waves. The sea was very rough
Wien the vessel went uoder part OF the deck go
loose and foated the water, fortunately for th'
| men, az it afforded a meaDs OF support without whcl
great number OF those rescued must have been swal
Lived by the waves
Lieut. Guthrie ordered the TO be fired, but The
powder Was vel and the next moment each man WA
reed 10 Struggle for dear life. The Schooner that rar
into the Walker, disappeared, not outstanding theu
ufpent need OF assistance. There other sc Sci
about how ever The X. :. Potter, Jersey schooner
CAPT. s. S. llndron, came ime y 10 their aid. tn
en- rgeuc efforts and good offices OF Capt. lluds3I
6 wee beyond all praise. lie, and his mate Mr.. T.
r Smith made almost superhunian erts for the rescu
of Lieut.. Guthri,s men, and are remembered by then
with the VAN esI gratItudr.
o AZ Cape My, Capt Cannon of the Delaware, an'
c the Captain Of the steamer KeDnebec, whose name
rot as er aimed hetook themselves earnestly 10 supply
| ing The wants of the wrecked.
Mr. John G. Little of " Oar House," took in soui
them aud fush, earriages 10 convey The Others
10 Cos grets Hail. at he reques OF Capt West Of TIA
llace, sbd TO other houses lii the viclnty. MeSsrs
r. NJ. Quicksal and G. NJ. Burton OF Phlidylphis
ftey FURNISHED them all the money they needed and
brides around among The people 10 collect stray
boots and Jackets flor the seamen mad theirs of
~ food, ahch they by this tine felt the want of
aborrg most generously until all had been made CON-
Portable.
Tie saved unite in returning thanks to the whole
community IN short for everybody seemed 10 busy
himself or herself in their behalf.
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