The New York herald., 1863-08-26
TERRIBLE HURRICANE.
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The United States Brig Bainbridge
Fcundercd at Sea.
Only One Man OF the Entire
Crew Saved.
Sketch OF the Bainbridge and
Her Services.
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LOSS OF the STEAMER GEORGES CREEK.
THE GREAT EASTERN IN THE GALE.
Manhattan Steam Fire Engine No. 8
Badly Damaged.
Large Loss Of Life and Property on the
&c &C. &c.
Sketch OF the Bainbridge and
Her Services.
LOSS OF the STEAMER GEORGES CREEK.
THE GREAT EASTERN IN THE GALE.
Steam Fire Engine No. 8
Badly Damaged.
Large Loss Of Life and Property on the
Ocean,

Reports arc hourly reaching us OF the violence of
hurricane which visited coast limo between the 18th
and I'D Of this month Tho most serious d'sster of
which we vet have tdngs the loss Of the United states
brig Bainbridge, which went down leaving lone man
q ,sp she sad tale The list Of disasters give but
ANAL portion Of those may reasonably expect 70
hear OF In the course OF few days.
THE UNITED STATES BRIO BAIsBrrDGR.
Captain a. A. Lane, Of the British brig South Boston,
which arrived at Philadelphia yesterday from Brbadocs
sends M the following report
On the 22d inst at halfpast seven r. NJ, and 10 lati
tude 80 10, longitude "a, we picked up James smith,
colorod man, who In boat, which was half full d
water belonging the United States brig B~inbfdge,
The brig had oundered the day before 2ist inst about
four O'Clock In the afternoon all hands going down tho
vessel except Smith and the cook.
The cook became q raving maniac in few hours, and
drowned himself smith was In tho boat about twenty
oght hours, suffering everything but death hs was
OF the boat number q tines and on four 90
casions boat turned completely over
The cambridge left this port the 18th Inst with
orders report the commanding officer at Port Royal.
and encountered tho hurricane which WAITED coast
the Is,h 10th aud 2ist OF this month She carried crow
OF about hundred souls all told, tho following
o correct list Of her onccrs--
Ac'ns Aaas. ca0na'd'a9- 9-rhos ,. Dwyer
Ensioa and Ensciatos f.Gesr-A. G. siebbms.
Asiiant Suy0eon--E n. Alits
Assliant Pdyn0aer--G. e. Walden.
Ens.gr and Sailing Aaar-John T. Hughes. Edwin y
Kassrs Mae-- Elias smith, Jr.s Ralph g. roscpsiss
Benz. n, Hamm aod Charns Y. Moore.
/ Paymas,r's Cierk-Francis W Conselyes.
sargont secord-s Horace Smith.
The brig Banbridge was bant tho Chsrcstown Navy
Yard In 1912, and o, tho following dmsnsonss--
lnns,h .........................ioo ieet
Beam ...... ....'.......t......... ~ ie"t
Hcr allowance Of ballast sos pounds. aud she
300 gallons Of prov lons for four months
Her about fourteen bor speed
about miro and hair knots per the WIND and
three feet by tho stern she reported 10 = lieo
wes, rolls dep but cssy sais and works be,lor deep
than when light, igrcs all her ballast Her armament
consisted oi six stori thirty tSopounacfs and oso
| tbirty.Iounder Parrot gun.
of January, 1919, undor the conmnd ~ commanacr n
y. Johnstou ard ~T attached % The Homo sqDadfon n
September H. is43 ana sslie from there November -
q this sanic year under the cnmand q Commander J.
sne arrived AZ Sew YORK On the 81 of way isst and
sailcd thence the 2tb Of iuuc y : ~ charge ~
Commander W. y. newman, who was Drowned II Mon.
tcsideo ~ October, lsf lieaicnant 'fosn'ns toos
eommind ficr The aeatn q his COMMANDER bit was
icyod NoScsbcr ! b. Lieutenant l.. Pennington. eho
proceeded 70 40 Jancro arriving there IN twenty nine
days after ming command She remained the
prt1 coast ior somr time, and was attaChed 10 the
Squadron ofrpmmotofe y. Teguer and l. Ena sean.
Ia august he started or home. and arrived Il NorfoK
October TO- lsaT Here she was reaiei and ssid for
the coast of AREA on the tob ~ Aur 1875 aldr the
command u Leu uerant 4. q. sausiisr she rcraaned
that station nearly two years As returned 70 New
! York arriving o. the - o. July. 1850
III the fall 1850 sht atlrd for yrrviIc ami oricred
again tie Brazilian stat under Co'nmndOre Mckee,
vsr. sLe was then cpmmasdei by torimadcr Manning
she len New York November q 1850, and after going 10
Brazil she ordered . The coast N Afca and 70 the
s1aadsn Of conn oforef = y Iayaloitc ehs rcigrnod
N qsf ahe vas aga ATTACHED 10 tho fraysa
rsurning 20 New YORK January ~, 1853 va bsfpssa
she seemed % have been fay"r- vessel r that stalDn
for sgsu nni her tLero during the ycsrT is5s.sT
ste re'rrnad 20 Nor1lx. AMI tie i.tt u May So,
| Ill ostohcr is wtan he saiel Tor Norsevldeo she
the c.ast until i~1o. shen SIN returned ~ Bcs,D
the otesxnx 81. O TIE rre.en' rsociiisn sse va
In November q lat year during the prcta~nce o ter
ri9c gale he hal very narfos nsonpe from ioandorng
81 her afehors 70 Aspnwah bay itr knns an stores
thrown overheard aud Il YES enly BY ibe inos;
ardasas abor that the ve..c, -avsd. fjnsiIy tbs
ocerf and 0blged 20 quit tn yesse bit they
returned 70 her sfier tho saIe baa sgbsided,
Tho Cambridge the vsssei wLcs IAeuicnant fisu'sr
br asht home from staiion without I~.nnb
he believing her n that time 10 he unaaa-sgihy
Tho affair created quite an erdsmsnt = The time. and
snofo.rlsks conduct y soos, and a Dots ~,
n Yong oroers and styat crew are sespfng II tie
tysy ulnIg sLeu that ~ the erew IA taken into
rdsfs'ou
sTnsNsnip ssonGN cnSrs.
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abandoned M gaze nsfe,,s sbs sailed hence isss.
Captain Mott rcpofts-L~i 'e~ Yors i.th instant for
ror, Royal with cargo ., husared and nlSssyavs
uas q coal for sovernsest saa 2osh To- lstnuas -
ss kngliaa. 70 "a. eapcfSDc~d gt'e from n y 10
nm A., daring ~hioh sgfunx siess. Al faans
mp..ibs keep bsr FREQ abandssed her 20 The zs1,
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