The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-29
he Di-n sfer 10 The stea ~, y r.tna.
TO TIE i.piTOk or TIE uthALn.

NEw YoGK, August Is, 1851.
TIE Undersigned passengers by the steamer ttna on
her last trip from Liverpool wishing TO a.ay tho apxetes
o. these who may have friends board h vessel,
desire TO max tie flowing public sspc,ting
the OF the accident 10 he machinery the ltpn
0f the Ship and Of her provisions at the OF their
= lepa ture:--
On Wednesday, Jy 81, sailed from Liverpool, with
tween forty five ard Gfy cabin, and nb ut eighty
s.csa pissng The first our days ai,ct de.
parture from Queenstown on August were marked by
strong westerly winds which, on the third day hal
risen TO gale, the vessel aborng a good
deal, though making very FAIR progress. Eat from tho
5th till the 7tb instant had light winds the machinery
working WE'LL and the vessel moving lily and swiftly.
On the afternoon Of the 18th instant, when about
thirteen hundred miles from Queenstown, while mos,
Of the passengers deck getting appetite Tor
dnpcr, and Specializing to the hour shosid reach
New York they were surprised by the sudden stop
the machinery, though they did not fancy anything
serious had occurred Until they the Captain Sir
John g. Dale the New York agent of The line, in
consultation and showing very grave faces They were
not left long suspense, PRESENTLY the Captain a.orm
cd them that the crank shaft Of engine had
broken, which rendered machinery entirely seess,
aud thai he had left bat 70 head ship
lof .ecnstown under sail alone.
The previous high spirits Of the passengers caused by
al this announcement, and dread dsmay ovesspread
cheeks which but few before had been dinplcd
by laughter. No fanced the ship had been brought
into immediate danger by the accident. but almost all
renbled at the thought Of the terrible anxiety which
their heightened absence would cause to their dear expec
liant friends; and not few hmenled the loss which the
delay would to their business. Some consolation,
hoygyer was afforded by the hope that might meet
with a steamer, which, IL we could not get on board,
would at least convey friends the intelligence Or
our safety and the Of delay. But though We
kept in track Of tho steamers and had night and day
q man vt the masthead, keeping bright look out,
were tcd TO one though between the day of the
accident the the undersigned LIFT the Eta, three
Persia the Glasgow and the Great Eastern
must have crossed way.
On Friday, the 9th ius., spoke the bark Hndoo,
bound Quebec and put letters and despatch board
and Sunday evening, the nth inst when in
latitude ~ a. longitude SO SO, fell III with the British
ship Powerful bound for the same port. Some the
passengers, despakns Of meeting steamer, havias ex.
pressed a wish TO proceed by this ship-the calm
asra adn Sera an ona hs''n and M s
ut and made arrangements with the ca ~,
Of the pov.r f for the conveyance o. I'VE OF our oasn
mevtt sshn passcn,s being -s,foas q a.ailas
th,nsefy.ess" g, hs ny a.io taken which
resul'ed,in the selection Of ihs stsa""as =, ~
essecng the condition Of the .s ~ ' i s,,,e =,
living VIC aHitffKned take
iag their hn belief that she was in ali res CIV. pecg
scaworhy, having nothing 70 fear from the a ep,
and they were informed by Mr. Dale that - ,h
and sal provsioas on board FOR at least sixty days
me Of the disaster. The distance she nccompliheo ~
her homeward voyage for the ou days The WIDE signed
we're on board amounted in the aggregate To only
hundred and forty -four miles, bat the that time
the winds extremely light, though favorabic,u-
doed for entire day there dead calm II they
should not have tho good fortune with steamer,
the probability Is they would be three four weeks at
least, in reaching Queenstown, when one Of the COM
pany's vessels-probably the virowould be ut ouce
despatched to convey them to New York.
The under signed wish to avail themselves of the pre-
opportunity 10 bear testimony TO the Courteous and
admit able conduct OF Captain Hicrow OF Ire htna, and
Iir. uae the New York ageut OF the me, "h eAerted
themselves IN most praseworty manner &" tighten tic
gloom Caused by this and totally unavoidable
disaster They aso wish, in this pubic manner, TO ex-
Dress their thanks the same eentcm Cor rendering
Them every having hcir ship end also for
sending with Them a stock of iresn provisions and
gratuitous supply Of vines
HENRY BINT. Of New York.
=. nJCT0S ef New YofK
Jti.U- RAEt, Of New Tsfk
THOMAS. "a x MIR, of New York
E0BERI IL. LIVINGSTON, late u 3 Consul.