The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-30

The instant the Gate w-s headed towards shore the
flames famed by the wind blowing resh in her teeth,
Immediately enveloped the entire alter rt the vessel
In the oniniou OF Holiday, twenty five minutes had
not elapsed after the alarm given before the SHIP
Was cleared OF etery soul board.
The conduct of the hemspsn excited the admiration
OF all VII, witnessed his dal and regardiessness
OF his personal safety tie stood tho wheel Until
the flames encrcled him, then dashed down and jun cd
through the IRE into tho ocean lilo still lives, % recs
the mournIul tragedy OF that eventiui day.
search by stea. or So. Louis.
Tho steamer 81 Louis, her upward trip, arrived at
Manzanila and bali O'Clock the morning Of
the 2elh She WAS Immediately boarded, and Captain Ia
pd-e, her commander, informed tho dis sier u the
Gate. Without coming 10 anchor She Was put about and
headed for the disabled vessel About I've miles beow
where the ship lay, close 10 s'White Rock, four
boats, manned were loaded with provisions and water
for point the curved shore OF tho BEECH two
miles distant Lower down. and nearer the 81 LOUIS,
containing natives making Intellectual iors
to land The guns OF the steamer were fired at intervals
to apprse fugi,ives in the mountains Of hsr essence
wreck. and found the woodwork burned, and
hltle TO be seen but her boilers and other
iron work Some ladies were ioand floating In Inc water
around the Tho FIRST officer here manned another
boat and crusei and down the beach, rescui some
ten dozen passengers. On her return the 81 Louis
ran some twelve miles below MRnzanila, but found no
persns either dad or alive. She arrived again Mauza
nll late the same evening. An abortvc attemt was
made to charter Mexican briGantins 70 convey tho ship
crew lelt Manzanilla to look after the wreck
missing boat, and any stray passengers who might DO
subsequently found.
lnCt0ente, &C.
Captain James whitney Jr was one q the passengers
who safely swan through the raging surf 70 tbs beach
He reached fordabe water but retux wave hurled
him back again. On gaming terra GrSsa no was very
much exhausted, and some time elapsed before he re-.
covered his consciousness. number OF females also
survived this trying ordeal OF tho bfeaker6 but nearly
cost all Of them their lives
John Henry Booth, lad Of ten years, jumped over
board about ton minutes after the Ore broke out He
TO boat in which his grandmother and others had
places but the boat being full no struck on Tor
another net yet filled He was taken in and safety landed
Mrs. AcMuen (thc only persons he knew IN in NJ
tenn ting leave the side OF the vessel struck by
the paddle and swamed. The bodies Of the boy grand
mother aud Mrs. McMu len were washed ashore and bu
red side by side. On arriving here toe boy tlken
in charge by Mr. David rris furnished with SUIT
of c thes throughout, and taken 20 hl home where he s
kindly provided for
Henry Gerstupg who lost with his wife aud child
had been German morcbat uf This city for twelve
years doing business forba Get, SaiisOe
lie universally respected Ills attention TO ba-
siness and honest dea ing lad boon rewa de according
to rumor, by the acquisition OF CON artabe fortune,
anu he returning his natve land To spend his days
there in rest and quiet.
Charles j. Thes who reported as among the lost was
a German, and one the frm Of Theis nnb6e import
ers Of dry goods, on No, u 'mery street
The rreparabe loss Sustained by Mr. McMulen, 10 tue
death Of his vie aud two children Is Indeed terrible
These melancholy casualties cast deep gloom over
very large crc,e vi sympathzing friends. But the
whole city plunged into ceep grief Sea coy citizen
but has lost intimate friend or at least an acquain
ance and some tose nearest and dearest 70 thom on
earth.
No such distressing event. with perhaps the single
ception Of the Catastrophe TO the central America has
ever befailen this community. Heaven grant that we
may be called upon again ~ chronicle so die Ca
amty
Addftf0no NJ N N m, a. AT Lost and Saved.