New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-14
usb 0rltans DUH Crescent.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Il, 1860,
Seven Days Later from California.

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ARRIVAL OF THE s. u. AND s. a. OVERLAND HAIr.
By the arrival yesterday morning of the San
Diego and San Antonio Overland Mail, we received
the Alta California Of the sd uIt, one week later
than adyices by way Of st, Louis. The Alta has
the following further particulars Of the recent dis
astrous shipwreck:
Among the passengers saved from the steamer
Northerner was Mr.. John T. CHM, who arrived YES
terday in the Columba. He states that Miss Gregg
did not refuse to go in the boat an has been repre-
scented. That on the contrary, after the boat had
gone he was standing Mr.. Gregg and his sis
ter, and asked the former why his sister had not
gone in the boat. He replied that he had tried to
lower her down, but that the boat went without her
the surf being SO heavy that 1t was impossible to
wait. She did not say that she would not 60 with
out her brother She was very cool and showed
no alarm. She was afterwards dashed to the wheel
where she lived until about 5 o'clock Her screams
ceased about that time. The body was on the
wheel for two days before it could be reached to
be cut down.
Mr.. CHM attempted the rope, but was washed of
like the others, and was carried by the undertow
past the stern of the ship out from the land He
had on a Iife-preserver. and was taken out about
quarter of mile from the land, where he was buff
feted about in the heavy surf for over an hour
Once he was on the outer reef, and twice struck
the sandy bottom there-once with bis knees and
with his head. At last he floated in to where
the swell was more even, and was thrown to the
beach, He was twice carried out by the under
tow, and the third time was caught by some per
sons who stood on the shore. The water was
quite cold. and he was SO benumbed when he
struck the beach that he was unable to assist him
self. 1t was thought that several persons were
killed by portions of the wreck. Mr.. CHM passed
the line of the wreck twice. hut only touched wood
once. He had life preserver over his undercoat,
which was buttoned, and an overcoat over that, to
nFhvent ~ eeE 1ro aE trfrsf
There were two horses on board, a grey and
sorrel. One of them was made to jump overheard
BY one OF the crew who was astride Of his back:
but the animal only plunged about in the breakers
and at last threw his rider, who then directed his
head towards the light on the beach, when the
horse struck out for the land, the sailor holding on
BY the halter, No one knows how the other horse
got ashore, as he was tied fast to the wreck it is
supposed heavy sea washed him away. He was
found next day quietly feeding near Q house and
uninjured.
The carpenter of the ship, Mr.. Deanoyer, re
manned on the wheel until about five o'clock in the
morning, the sea making a clean breech over him.
Only he and the dead body of Miss Gregg were
then on the wheel The sea went at least ten feet
over them. At last Mr.. Desnoyer sprang overheard
and tried to swim to the shore, but he was caught
in the eddy and drowned. He did not appear above
water but once after he jumped off. He could not
have staid upon the wheel much longer under any
hausted.
Mr.. CHM found the body of well-dressed IN
known man, about three miles south of the wreck,
the next day. He was on his back a little above
high-water mark, against sand bank and his legs
buried in the sand 10 the knees. His legs and arms
were straight. Did not ascertain who he was.
He was buried with the others. The mother of
Miss Gregg and some of the members of the family
came ont to Oregon last spring, overland, and set
tied somewhere near Portland. Mr.. Gregg and lis
sister came by water on the lasttrip of the Cortes
the father is still in Iowa. She was about seven.
teen years of age.
Tile beach, for over a mile wns Di1nd mn with
splinters of the wreck like brushwood fence.
The names of the Inhabitants Of the village Of
Gentreville and the neighborhood, who assisted in
saving the passengers as they came ashore, were
taken down by Mr.. CHM. They are as follows
E. Birding, II. S. Soule, Geo. Hatcher "a Iad,) Seth
R. Kinman tthe man who presented President
Buchanan with buekhorn chair some years siHce,)
also, his mother, q very aged lady, who walked
several miles to attend the ladies' {she worked all
night and showed the greatest sympathy for the
sufterers) the Rev. Mr.. oyer q, Geo. Hill, Henry
and Simon Branstette, A. p. Guthrie Thomas New
land, Simon stofer and George Redford All Of
these persons worked we'll and some showed acts
of remarkable heroism. Most of those who were
saved owe their lives to these kind people.
In relation to the burial of the bodies recovered
from the Northener, the Times says: Only enough
lumber could be procured to make two collins in
which the, bodies Of Miss Gregg, the young lady
passenger, and Mr.. Nation, the first assistant engi
of the bodies were neatly shrouded in fine sheeting
and wrapped in blankets. A large pit was then
dug, five feet in depth, in which the bodies were
laid side by side, with their heads to the east The
burial service was read by Lieut.. C. II. Randall |
and all rites performed which the soemnities of the
occasion called for and the nature of such q hor-
rible calamity would admit. Before the officers
left the spot the burying ground of the unfortunate
and large spar, thirty feetin hight with cross I
on the top, was planted as Q monument to the |
resting place of the dead.
The Alta California has the foil wing
During last week, 1924 ounces of gold, worth |
about 500 900, and 9492 ounces of silver worth
about So 900, were deposited in the mint The |
gold coinage amounted to $4,000. No silver was
coined.
a wellknown and wealthy Chinese house in this
city, who have had drayman-an American-in |
their employ for about year, yesterday took it |
into their heads to make him a present, and as
they owned the horse and dray tworth at least FIVE
hundred dollars) they addressed him compliment
tary note, informing him how pleased they had
been with him since his connection with the house,
and begged his acceptance of the horse and We
hicle as gift. The manner Of the presentation
and the nature OF the gift betokened delicacy
and kindly sentiment highly ereditabie to the gen
ereus donors. s sf --sa
Le Phafe, French paper published in San
Francisco, has the following
A leading subject of conversation yesterday,
among our French population, was the elopement
Of married lady, the mother Of several children
In events like this SO sad for those who are strick
take their part and TO join in expressions or sym
pathy. On the last steamer day (the Goth instantly
hackney coach drew up before the house of q
respectable French merchant of San Francisco
A man apparently about 35 or 40 years of age was
concealed within the coach. He held before him
newspaper, more for the purpose of hiding him
self than to read its news. Some istants after the
arrival Of the coach, the lady Of the house in
formed her husband that she was going to the
bath, and taking a small package, she went out
without saying ut what hour she would return
She quietly got into the coach, which set off full
gallop--the cOachman probably knowing in adj
vance the place TO which he was to convey his
passengers. The two steamers sailed at the Gus
tomary hour, and it is in vain that the desolate
family await the return Of the wife and mother /
from the bath
The North Californian of the 18th ult has the
following
We are informed by Mr. Joseph Sumption that
three men Hitchcock, Buckley, Brown) came
across three Indians one day last week. on me
north fork of wager Creek and made an attack
anon theu The Indians showed tight but we're ;
at last killed In the fight Mr.. HITCHCOCK was /,
wounded In the hand. One OF the Indians had
tsne danble barrelled English gun-one barrel
riied The other for shot, made by Riley, High (,
street HoIborn, London. The owner can obtain
ii non application to either of the parties above
named upon proving property. ~
Mr. Sumption was IN town on Monday, to get
supplies for party of fifteen or twenty men, who
iesfgn spending couple Of weeks in an attempt