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

party climbed the trees and from the beach
And the steamer LOUIS. We then divided and made
way some dil ect - the beach and others making
toward the The steamer went 90 toward Man
zna leaving her boats and several caroes, manned oy
Nexicans 10 pick up and carry all the wrecked passen-
along shore the place Of disaster down 70 Mama
nila When we were taken into the boats We occurred
something TO eat, they had supplies furnished from
the st. Louis. ON Tuesday afterao We reached the
Gamer at Manzauila The passengers of the st. LOUIS
very kind in their assistance 70 us, furnishing the
destitute with clothing and so forth
statement of Mrs. Thomas Cough.
Mrs Godgn. Of the lady passengers ON bard the
Golden kindly furnished one oil our reporters last
evening with the following statement -
We we're seated dinner ON Sunday afternoon, July
81 About Ave O'Clock man came hurredy 10 Captain
Hudson and said something. Tho captain cried, Oh,
nonsense 70 but Immediately started from hs seat say
ing /. don't believe it," asked what was he matter
be said Nothing keep stil' from table in
company with Mrs McMulien, and wnt On deck TO see
tbs captain. We were a l.e agissed Alter having
walked the guards and lookes stepped back
to the cabin and found all aniiships IN flames
Captain Pearson soon returned, and | asked him
If there any danger. He said the order was
for all the and children 10 come On deck. Mrs.
Adams running up, crying sWhat shall dor" The
captain took her forward, and this was the last had
seen OF them. This took place when deck.
turned the guards and met Dr. JONES' who said,
"Let US go and finish dinner, Mrs. Cough" When We
flames darling In between tho doors amdships. l then
went on deck and Fox, and asked II he could do
foOlloQ pOW0fs
and told me 70 remain whore was until he returned
then wont 70 my state room, amidst the most dense
smoke ever behed succeeded In putting on travelling
Dress returned TO tho guards whore Mr. Fox told
70 remain. Tho smoke WAS becoming uncomfortable.
boas was being lowered. and In few seconds Mr..
Fox touched me the shoulder, and told me to get
in did 80, and We were boins lowered,
down, the first mate cut the forward rope too soon.
thus ~ o. y me met how 'ns so
but when arose, drew long breath aud seeing rope
which had been thrown from the vessel caught IL and
okxoArc hold nfa nha ryuA
me greatly While in this position, sailor jumped from
the guards into the amidst the drowning mass OF
human beings, and righted the boat Every body now
started for the boat which nearly half full Of
Getting disengagsd from the man who first assisted me,
succeeded in catching another rope which afterwards
The ship was steering TO- land. Mr. Henderson,
who has family residing in Michigan, ILL.,. having life
pfeserver proered to me but after epdufng and es
Gazing what had could not accept it. some
ard the ship held to rope fastened 10 the boat,
and she drawn some hfty yards but letting CO. our
little craft dri ted out 10 sea.
In our boat we had one seaman s,ewardess two male
passengers and little boy and girl. About ms time
boat AS possible she was raised up, but life
entirely extinct. Somebody had in the confusion Of get
ting into Tie beat, jumped upon and Killed ner she Was
thr0 overheard.
Nest OF the passengers in our boat finding we were
drifting sea, began screaming in the widest
Some tried repeat snatches OF prayers In the midst Of
winch they broke into wild and basphemous language
We we're now good way out TO sea, and saw boy and
LARGO TAI L, swimming towards little aft Unable
10 take requested that they should cling to
the boat. ls boy, who one OF the hands board
the steamer did so distance but the fat man.
VINO life preserver, wanted 70 come in, and had
10 be back by as the chances were did
let MIN our already swamped vessel must 20 under water
He hung on for two hours and half.
We boat making for u.s. the first thing like
relief When the boat hailed us not man on board
was able repyno one, in fact, for some time being
able to manage the boat all weeping, praying and yelling
showing the most abect cowardce, not ono on board
having ability enough TO even bail out the bJat.
The boat which came alongside contained about eight
PERSONS got into this boat and started for Shore
they having paced me a. the stern TO pilot them TIE
when discovered boat signalling US with a white
flag. We waited till she came up, when some one in our
cried out, s.Hod on, that's the first mate; wero ali
right he knows the shore.o On making inquiries
found the full of drowning men and swampcd
The nrst mate said impossible land account
OF The breakers and thu would have steer Man
zania-that it was only twelve hours rowing He rose
up the boat with oar in hts hands, and said he only
came along and children, and the Il st
that stirred he would brain with the car
ON going board Mr. Ncians lthe first mate) boat
Mcssrs Fox AID Hoaday, the latter very much in
jured by OF tho wheels OF the vessel having struck
him Mr. Nolan ordered our swamped at relieved and
baacd cut, 1t discovered she had sprung Leak
by aid OF couple Of pocket handkercheis and the tear
ing up portions Of my Dress enabled 10 furnish
sufficient - cauk the boat. After the leak had been
stopped well as possible Mr. Nolan called Tor
aud having properly distributed them between The boa.s
took tho and children aud disabled passengers
got possession OF the nowly cauined boatste still being
CONSIDERS. the seaworhy and also the Tho
other boa was manned by ordinary seamen aud after
having cried out all was ready and receiving an afr
native answer both put again 10 sen. The women aud
children placed in the stern OF the boat tho FIRST
taking the and directing 1t was now about
twelve O'Clock, Intensely dark, so that the prov y ne
boat was rol visible from the stern-ihe only light
thrown upon wrecked and wyechcd party bein, by
the osptoresccnt agks calsea by tie spsshng
A thunder storm was just sprnglng up and a slight
began fail, the darkness occasionally Ilnncd by
flashes os lightning. Whom we were neariy opposite
Manzanki, the othor boat with twenty three on board
pa ted from The keenest eye could not penetrate
the Darkness and tho only evidence .; lard manifest was
the OF the breakers We dr.ted along With
tn, tide tin abut three O'Clock. when all becaiae low
SPIRITED and the sailors, weirei had 70 rest thor
oars We remained this lstess condition until four
O'Clock brought in the breaking morn, when We dis
covered thirty Two miles south OF Nanzaui.ia
All bOad particularly the women and children,
SUITE froG tni 81 and Lack OF iOod lie hrs IN To- %
loOrg around, disco roc indicating the rniranC9
to s.anzan, harbor, and tho mep bent themselves
their wIh renewed yIsor and oar te craft
IN entering the har01r az bali past lhe
afternoon ~ 18Th and found that tine tni d mates
boat ana Passengers Ia arrived IN hour 2ecrl =:
Here wore treated wi'h TUG utmost hos t.saiiy by
tho citzens who assisted Us in syey poes Do way Aud
tho Kindness me- particularly by Messrs Emf
Qdner and Roger H. Neuschaier, OF the l-m OF 0oting
n Co., can be forsettea IN the harbor the
brig Minerva which requested 10 Inse tor the
OF The wreck but all appeals were useless, the inhnan
snder would not SUR an inch About Tour o'cocs
schooner, comm aided Oy French tain, sent blat
ashore ard reported that NJ mad picked French pas
selgcr be5ag 10 tbs Golden Gate TIKI man vi uccn
ia water tweniy-threo hours aud when discovered
fast asleep, with handkerchief thrown over his
head to Keep OF the oarnng sIa ant iniy buoyed by
his life preservcr This captain also picked up the dead
body "a child, wh Ia afterwards discovered 10
child OF Nc. McST1ilen and Inferred Al Manzana
We suffering from our previous cXilaaSlio1 AID
much AFRAID of lever, when tho welcome sound ot the
gun s. Louis touched car, which slip, after
having sent ashore some vino and ce, started for TIE
wreck rcturned about hour, with sixty OF the
passengers. We wont on board ana remained al night,
aud fDand maay who suffered fully as inlcA is as.
Captain Hudson to me and slld be had rescued a
BABY. aud said wanted 70 take charge OF II. AZ
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