The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-10


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OBITUARY.
The Boat Disaster and his Last M %
mentos
from the London Times, Jan. ISL
The year which opened gloomily for oil connected
with the Great EASTERN has already more than fulfilled
the most sinister auguries OF continued ~ fortune An
other most tragic incident has been added 70 the long List
OF which to have logged the course OF
this III fated vessel from the very first day Of her exist
stokers The lot Of death in this instance has fallen,
among Others less than Captain Harrison himself
and manly q ali thai was skui and brave II IS quite
mpoesib 10 describe the gloom which this calamity has
spread throughout the town Of Southampton Grief and
CONSERVATION seemed indeed sit every countenAnce
business Saturday was for while, quite suspended,
and the sorrow general than perhaps ever
witnessed before for any merely private individual,
matter what his character station. Though but few
weeks, comparatively speaking Southampton yet Cp
dwet in the town for years short period sufced to
make all acquainted with his open heart and kindly
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and always those who say most In his praise
Nor will the feeling OF heartfelt sorrow for his loss be
gloom IiverpooI-from which bort he traded for so
many years. and earned his reputation as one or the
abest navigators in the mercantile marine-wi lament
his untmey death with equal grief for there probably
better than at any other place In England, mis- gener
GUS disposition KNOWN and high abilities appreciated
His loss to the perpexed Of the Great
Is irrepaI able, for connected with the com
pany in any way ever enjoyed so large portion OF their
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tastrophe connected with this vessel are shortly as fol-
lows- y s l.ar5
her winter quarters Captain Harrison with his wife and
family, had occupied small villa, called Hythehouse,
the opposite side OF the Soent TO Southampton and almost
facing Netley Abbey Every morning, at about halfpss
nine O'clock his In charge Of his coxswain called for
him at hyhe pier and thence he went BY water ether
ship required. AS usual the gig started from the ship
call at Hythe a. about eight O'Clock last Saturday
gagng youth Of thirteen left in the boat breakfast With
Captain Harrison before coming up Ogden, as
usual was in charge Of the boat with his OF five
is in the soent, in all large inland sheets
Of water that the wind in bad weather comes in strong
and heavy gusts, sweeping up the channel times with
the OF hurricane, though with intervals OF almost
perfect calm between. The weather Saturday morning
dull and threatening though there was but little wind
when the gig the ship, the most remote idea
entertained that the boat would not be than
equal to any squa she might encounter else Of the
large cutters. capable OF carrying forty with ease
would hsve been sent instead. The captains gig Ii ne
though rather light boat, 80 feet long, BY rather less
than feet BROAD OF course, very swift and Light though
like all boats Of her GLASS; rather wet and almost ne
for very rough weather very hold sailing when the
often set with single reef in IT, though in leaving the
Great Eastern on Saturday morning last was close
for the sky looked bad though s yet the
who was always In charge Of her. Of the most
experienced boatmen in the great ship and, though
any boat any weather His GOODNESS quIckness
and courage had more than once been conpcqcusy dis
played that the captain had the implicit confidence
In bis capabilities as boatman For the last four years
be had acted captains coxswAn, having entered his
service while the hull Of the Great Eastern still in
course OF construction at Mlwal Like al who served
under Captain Harrison, Ogden became devotedIy al
tached 70 him. much SO that when last after all her
Ogden though young married man, shipped on board
for service ana was confirmed In his appointment the
1, S0ssr w This brave young fellow too
however, for many hours till he learnt Capt ain
Harrison was no more when he gradually sunk died
ugaa, and with Captain Lay at the helm, the gig quilted
The Great Eastern at eight O'Clock on Saturday morning
reefei, but the morning was stu tolerabiy
| ane, and the wind, though high, was fair, 50
s ado Here s1s and uik h run dom
breakfast with plain Harrison and his family and with
Doctor Watson the surgeon Of the Great Eastern who
had stayed At the house from the previous evening
few minutes before ten O'Clock Captain Harrison with
Dr. Watson and Captain Lay and his son, came down
again TO the pier to embark the water Captain
Harrison having that morning received the customary
checks pay the weekly bills connected with the great
Ship had course to get them cashed at
before going on beard with the doctor The whole paytv
therefore, seated Themselves in the gig which mediate
got under way AID stood straight the soent
| the entrance Of the tidal deck at Southampton
But curing the time tina. had elapsed since the
beat had nIss arrived at Hythe the weather had
dualy become overcast, the were white
and urgd and every thing seemed TO threaten squat Of
eleven O'Clock, the Southampton side Of the water
it blew almost hurricane Many gentlemen come cted
during this hour that the squa lasted they had not
seen such severe weather the last years
| collier which being lowed OF dock by steam
tug was blown back tug and all into the harbor gain
The Indus, which had arrived OF the docks in the Ms
was quite unable to attempt coming ina thing almost
precedented at southampton. She compelled let
her anchor in the stream about hundred and y
perhaps two hundred yards frem entrance to tas
toa docks This, may be said was bad weather for
any party to venture out in an open gig but Il mus, be re-
nembered that the wind fair coming over TO the
docks and that under the lee of the hills on the other side
the rough breeze scarcely felt ALL Dr. Watson dis
tncy states that though the weather bad far
from being at all dangerous even very bad when they
According to this gentemans statement they stood
rapidly the Soent with the wind fair on the star
board tack Captain Harrison Sat In the sheets at
helm Dr. Watson and Captain Lay and son were on
the windward side. The crew, with Ogden, more
forward but mostly OF course on the windward side to
across the boat though rather wet behaved well as
IT neared the opposite side and the land opened OUT the
squa increased earfuy in violence while the gig began
to pitch and move unseadily 10 her helm. The was
very high though just beginning of the DOCKS
against the wind making chopping dangerous run
high ana broken and which appeared get worse each
moment Through this the boat held her own well for
time though yawing and pitching heavily increased
so heavily indeed 70 attract the attention of some
OF the officers and others board tn, Indus stu she
bore stouy up sending the foam from her bows though
her yawng increased SO that her helm scarcely controlled
her At all When che got into the channel between
The Indus and the DOCKS the choppng than
Captain Harrison gave orders to stand by with the
hAiyards, and Immediately afterwards down with the
sail The order was at once obeyed by the crew. but
both the sail and hayards wet through neither
moved freely, and the sail, after coming down foot
stuck last The rest occurred in minute The boat had
SIN way enough her to take abreast of the opening
TO the docks when counter eddy Of wind struck her on
the opposite tacx. The gail instantly bedr as II is
termed-that $40 say, the was forced back
against the mast, ana the boat in second, heeng over
the sioe which most OF tie were sitting filed
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