The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-30
Statements by Captains Hudson and
Pearson. Benjamin Holiday. ]. II.
Mitchell and Mrs. Thomas Cough.
The Search by the Steamer
st. Louis.
1ExIxLINo INCIDENTS.
Additional Names Of the Lost
and Rescued,
L. TO-. "A.


Golden Gate, BY nre, whish occurred the after
Of the 9Th inss fifteen miles to the westward Of
tho chip reported b fire. Immediately arose
from tho table, requesting the passengers to remain
) dense volume Of smoke coming up from the engine
hatchway. AL the dre hose Of the ship mme-
datsy put in requisition and worked with all possible
The ship was about three or four miles from the
land at glance the impossibty OF subdung the
flames and Immediately put the helm TO run the ship
ashore Men, women and children were now ordered
forward aud probably one hundred had reached the
forecaste when the flames spread with such apdity
or all nication with the after part If the
ship ordered Mr. Waddel, the Chief Engineer keep
che engine moving as long possible. AL feguar m
nuncation with the engine room was Cut oI IN a lew
minutes by toe lanes Several Of the hremen and en-
gineers were st below. The feed valves the boilers
doors opened wde and al prscs ulions
used To prevent explosion.
so rapid was 50 cal OF the flames, however, that
the engineers nd their barely escaped with their
lives, by frciug passage through the ter freight room
hslxhead Al uall-past i've We grounded about three
hundFe yards the bcBch, where there heavy
surf eakng Before reaching the shore tho after boats
we're lowered away and hsd with passengers, under
charge my cine officer. Mr.. Nolan, who RETAINED by
the ship, rendering all possible aid IN saving life la the
meantime, lie presersers, spars ana everything Of
b1uyart re, we're furnished 10 the passengers thrown
oveIb ard after she str OK.
T flames spreai witt such rapdity the hurricane
deck from foremost ait, fell with dols crash
before reaobg the sh no. ana soon afterwards the Tore
mast by tho board. Tue heat hat now bee
intense compel "A who enancd 10 leave the burn
ing wreck by ioseri thenseye IN tie water with ines
furnished that pgrpCso and many had thrown them
selves from various parts OF the ship.
After ali had lett, Captain Pearson and myself dropped
from the bowsprit and cceeoed with great difficulty,
In reacl he pe,ch. found about eighty mad reached
the shore with lie
All that rein,, Visible OF ship eight r NJ
her engines, BOXERS wheel frames. Al day light on
the follow ing morning the 2sth inst, found bu
nied sixteen bodies, and e Int A. NJ started Tor
Manzanlla, and at reached the termnss Of the
beach, about five miles from the wreck, and found the
roads ira assable from the density OF the charr.
brushwo d. AT three p VI. sboat hove III snsht, with
which we comInuu citcd and sent to Maaz4nil or
reached
and reported that they had saved sixty TOUR assen
gers
morning and bearing Il disaster came assist
snce and rescued those who had remained vita on
the beach. We hal, leaving San Francisco, TWO hum
dred and forty Two NINETY SIX crew There
remain seventy two passengers and sixty tSo crew.
making lost aud missing, Of whom may yet DO
found, two hund Ell ana four. capt Laridge VIII emai1
this port untii evening, the Goth inst for
the purpose u ching still further Tor missing sssen
gers.
From the shelving beach aud heavy surf where the
ship is yins there little probability, in my
opinion Of sing the shall however,
agent OF this underwriters, with portion of
and officers for It's rejection, and with the hope also
OF being able additional life. Orders from you
vii; reach through the house Of oetng Co., Of MIN
Of my officers and crew under the trying circam
stances through which hay have passed Very respect
fully, &c. w. W. HuDsoS.
Statement Captain X. III. Pearson.
STEAMER ST. Louis, MAszAMLIA. jury 70, 1862.
ave P. NJ, we had just SAT down to dinner,
1t reported to Captain Hudson that
steamer Golden Gate) was on fire. We Immediately
left the table he took the deck, while dght tho
re, which originated between the forward smoke
and tho caoin gaey the forward part OF the up
per engine ON IL blaze (that portion The deck just
under the galley The engineer was attaching the hose,
while TO the paddlcbox, calling all met TO follow
and pass down the buckets water that always
kept there. This doLe and dashed IN around
the SIM ke stack TIL was driven from i, by the smoke
and heat. tien to the upper deck that
they getting the hose along from the after pump
and as this being done, turned TO say word OF
Natftqp IN efi04t ~ hpnfG
over hea Captain Hudson say that he had headed the
for the shore, which distant and
= half mics. Juati down below, saw at glance that
4 ship, the flames tar up the engine
room hatch, mt Mr.. waddeA, who said hs below
cut OF AID Mold be burned and decided
knock down tie OGkhc4d Ia the after lsht room, and
possible, them; this done, and Va him
self prevented by the IRE from coming up, Jumped
overooard from the ter freight port AID was saved
Immediately directed the panic-stricken women and
children who IN the cabin the sLrways the
paddlebUzcs forward, myself carrying OF Mr. Rick.
ards chs den the names burning rushed BY them
About this time It that captain Hu-sJn driver
from the port paddicb forward. the life
passed back the paddiebox cut the OF
the forward alter beat and caught three preservers
Rushing forward again through the rchirg heat met
Mr.. Flint and Pursc Wood to each OF whoa o
the lie presefvcrs and secured the rrging
myself il | became exhnus led 10 need one Mr.
WOOD gave his 70 woman who, notwithstanding was
lost.
My abors were now turned 10 the head pump and hose
and fought the fire foot by foot. until were
driven away. Az about this time the steamer changed
her course from the direction q the land 10 The rim
ward, as II the whcesman had been forced to leave his
pos, she soon changed again and headed straight
Tor th beach.
and made them the forward rails, that pas
sengers might ing them advised those VII could
not SWIM u secure such things would loat them
keep until the struck beach Many did
So but others, confused and be9iderci, threw them.
selves at into the water.
Ats quarter pact hve r. NJ, by my watch, the UPPER
deckfe IN, and the foremost went by the board failing
70 starDOard afteT this she took the beach y
easily, having bat little way, though the engines Kept
working up % tnht time then u was that told the peo
pie To jump anu try their 0est TO reach the shore
Huge breakers rolling past the snip, sweeping
thing before hem 70 this beach, and th0se
who retained tn whom the shore nspsd
drag ihe exhausted or deldfr the suri
At last Captain Hudson ard myself alone. Tear
ing OF clothing hung under the bowsprit,
with fakes Of re falling on from above We watched
chance Jump roller but the rope ldsan
held burned of, and he fell nto the water washed
ashore aud was alone exhausted ply sica,y aud urn.
tally, with both hands left aud right shoulder
burned, and so, though am good swimmer, you
will remember doubted should reach the shore II /
abandoned my life preservor. Seeing small spar
20 the sarbnsrd bow by rope, Jumped with my life
steamer the stsrD0ard bow; but swan back
the spoke Of ct astride Of u, but capsized
twice, enough to prove that my strength not equal
20 the task before | managed 10 put the HI Pre-.
server on, but could not tig Il, let g., when was
swept across TO the port SIDE threw myself on my back
and before another roller came succeeded In fastening H.
Then was overtaken b. quick succession Of i'm.
mense breakers, beaten ard bruised by them, and
finally pitched amongst tue wreck q spars attached TO
the foremost The danger mInncnt beng crush
ed, but my strength was nearly and could make
clear OF them aud % lie beach when some god
friends rushed down and dragged into security I
quickly reganed my strength and deeply PANIED to
learn that more were not savea some lying dea
and some whose names called haa bot been sten We
mustered but hundred persons Flint and AollGday
aud other familiar faces were not ainong them
sad indeed
While the FIRE reared through our noble ST.. AMI huge
made breaches through this charrcd Timber hurnr
ths flames high IN the afr, gathered our head
GIT and laid them the saRd, out Of the feach u
the sea, and then down watch the gloomy scene
By nine o'Cltck 2. VI. what hot burned " lie
broken up The bow and stern came ashore,
aad ia The morning there nothing left but the bs1
pi4te, wlGels ana attachments. Tho beach s;reWn
various portions Of the wreck. Some kegs OF nie
pics1d up aud suffering as we al from thirst
and exhaustion, 1t revived many who TOO weak
10 stand.
Among our number recognized Captain whtnoy, p.
g. s. Co, and better does not live Mr. McMnl.
len, exhausted and bowed TO The erth by the vie
aud children, and Mr Wsddel, Chief Engineer We had
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