The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-29
Additional Particulars or the Less On {
Steamship CanxSlau.


Steamship CANADIAN.
Tho agent Of the press At 81. Johns, NJ f.. has tn
mitseo some details Of the oas Of the Montreal ocs
steamship canadian not before published. We give
following
pooi on SATURDAY, The IsI Of June ana arr,vr-
Amour, the west ,pd .: the Straits OF Balo H.
r, r.. M On ON nSnoay, %e Sd, wh-re considsI is
Dext morning she p.ocssied th, ouvh ths snrass.
Dome'ou iceberes aud >paottiss OF field tsIsxo
Dlow%g nesly ga from Ne south, wi,n ral e.s
Al half pas. eight she WA Abreast of T.lc -;
At ten, came up with heavy lei ice. wnen In. erk
were stopped AZ nitsen minutes past ten--,bs So
weather. Engines sei On slo~--nAs soeed-sak
from four TO ave knots an hour. A. thru Ave- m,
past eleven in passing piece OF s@ken tse tns y
struck the eno Of IL with her port bow \, A,
began 10 I'LL. Ter course was ut dvec,A 70 !
Cape Baud the pea, cs hand 10 sight then bs,rhv 400
wet shout eight miles distant and tho engines "a
speed. Inc boats ,mmea lately GOO ready and Il
wih people rea5y for lowering
Apout noon Tour ships we're seen lying to under
and; Signals OF distress were hoisted sad guns
Al nneen minutes Z. NJ. he ship wss observed l.
FAST going down and ali hopes or saving her a.
oopeO, The engines were stopped, aud as SOON
enc lost neadway ths boats were lowered into tha 4
but unfortunately number OF. hs capszvd unoer the
ur ard all shat were III her perjshen BY this slime
sbps IN the distance The condition OF the ate AZ
and wera fast apo, Oashng
In about tive minutes AFTER the boats hal shaerei
the sbjp went down cow drst, with heavy alunRe 10
ING some twelve or fifteen persons floating he sat
I'VE OF whom were arterwa'ds picked up By The bsf
Id snort time the ships tnas ruanlug down u,
he boats arrived to their assisarce and to .hsr &C
pants or board and on tho name evening lspdsd .. q
pom, Newfoundland the whole NUN Der gsved-,ma =
dred and eighty enc sous 2"
All speak IN the highest terms Of the CON naniey O.
GTabau. Every caro- that human lorethooR b. coui,
gest wss taken previous 10 the accident and 10 his
Iess and good judgment, after the collision, may ma
DC attributed the saving OF 70 great number Of hs
seDSers AM crew.
That 30 many were lost was owing in very great NJ
sure to the upsettiDg Of No. 8 boat, and to the /,
that sever s'eersge passengers remaining too k,rg
low ehdeavoring " Save their effects, The LADDERS
on deck
The foloxirg 10 tho purser's liz. Of passeugers >
crew, yitp tho nspes q lbee known TO be ,oss;-
Nj R.thbore, Rsv Il. Gleason, s..'aA Pow, Mr. ayt
brig Commoner; Mrs Noble aud cad, Mr. A,1..gh {
wife, Mics 4 daeh, Mis- Holt, ". Hahew, Mes
Nazley, j. Brandon, lIr and Mr. Glr our, two child
Mks McFie. r. Young, j Young, r ". D.an a. Bra,
A. scLoy, ". thomson, A. Aa,, ison, r. seot, s. g
+: Ber,imsn, hcaienani and chtd, Mr. Samasi Il,
aI. DICE, LII fre, ", Bam;tn, J Hamilton ". p
R e,sSn econ, " Patrick and daughter, V.
Hntald, Il. Falluon, Isabella GAeos..., Ai:, gamlls
D. Dunlop. J. smith, Moran, W. Gilss, J. 9oat. =
rrsPue, Nrs. Winfield, CathaIiae NcEnn r,,ss sup
Priscilla CheshSe, Catha-nc 8,beyeli Gcn.ye Ree !,
= Asneys !. Williams ksepszer Bskeweii aad by
zoe. =. CRY, y Nssy, Mr.. and Mrs. g, hes, lssa,
Weoster, D. Dewse, Aies Bird. R. Wallace, j. e Fog y
Jane ClesheIh, Hrs. C-eser w. BaiaDridge, nr. Nor
j. n. Zacoee.
The following are the names Of the ships comp
known TO be lost
Panton, mall officer Mr.. Davis. second oascss
Ewsrt, J. Frsnos; c. rempeton, sesman; { Provsn
man; ]. Fogarty, fireman; J. Arbuckle, J. N:E,.
cocks; A. Finney, steward.
Among the lost was 4 Danish captain ~ ickmsn) vi
durhg the try ing half hour between the ships strik
and her sinking, displayed the greatest coouess aud
Instrumental in saving many women and children,
fnoiDg places Tor them in Tho boais Jus. % the 81
was sinking, he was seen to jump of ioto the sea,
was caught by rope and drawn down ana psr,ahed
Mr.. Panson, the mail OH rer, had his The doso
boat, but he gave It up to the maid servant Of
Mour Of New Orleans. He also went do IN with tae