New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-16
Gxpis.;ou Of the Gunboat Tulip.
OFFICIAL RHPORT.
UNITED STATES sToREsmP WYA'DASK,
ST. JEIGoEs, Md, Nov. 10. Icbi.

SIM III ODtGt'iN' w 1OAi 'tN'4' 49,
pectuily make the following repor, Of the disaster to
The United States steeuer Tulip:
On tfe ilth Of November at three o'clock p NJ, We
lett -. Inieoes naval station bound for WDshingIon
,teamipe under one boiler. Alter passing the guard
schooner Vim. Bacon, being then osicef Of NE deck
the plot asked me Why We were going to stop Ct Pine!
Point told hun that did not tuow. lie then asked
Senior Engineer George II. PARKS, and BE- i0id nm
ihat they were going 10 get mp steam Oh me o''es
bier a..
Ihiri Engineer John Gordon th'n watch, said i
we not Necessary TO gioI-tnti .r tad hLeaui st'l
on the other boilr. Ned,i e. stop At iinry ROM;
bnt passed on up tho Potopac A0.hine un1-n", NAl
Occurred up 10 H.X 7. m. whoa Wa ItoFo'. Nhuu.
sixteen minutes past siA o'cock as o. he iorepa' %
the vessel heard Noise lJ rscite nrnt IN Inc en-
CINE started aft ard saw vounes 81 steam ONE
mp the cuginc aud trC-r0om hatch~ays hnd Lrru Gu
neer Gordon cry cut HAL yOur lives. ~ tbht mo-
mcut senior engineer Parks rushed down the rnfn"
room and Cngineer Gordon erred cut: " ioi '"u sfhe
soruel-.Iy rgi.e the sei. valve" Seeing there was
dsnger vak II ct; wien came abreast ~ TIE cabin
com 1ani way he expoe ron oceur,and nttr Dtt
OF The Se.sel Wcnt down III about two minutes. N'iy
respectfully your oheiicnt servant
Commander l. \. PALMER Commandns Potomac no.
lila.
Tho survivor ten In number were PICKED nPat seven
o'clock by the tue boat Hudson and taken ioSt Inigoes
mo weasel wa entirely blown to pieces.
The following is LET Of the officers and crew nj t'
INV VI IN ~ 4iPrl'"s ~ 4sA 90 ~" "
Payussior Carpenters books
WIZ. II. smith Acting Masicr, Commanding; Il v.
Wog-idn Ensign and Executive Oihcci saved; doln
EunonDeig Masters Mat John Davis, Masie' " e.
saved; Julian :. Reynolds Mastei's Mate saved John
Hammond, Masters Mate; Gcorge II. Parks, Ih'Fd
Assistant Engineer; JoLu Gordon. lhid Assistant
Engineer: benjamin = lead Third A'sistHnt EiGl'
ucer, saved. Charles Nen.Inc. PAymastef's SioWhdi
". ncCoT nick. Surgeons steward; james Jacst a,
Pilot; John Roberts, BOitswain- Hlto; y. An
son John Solon. Jsmes Porter. W H. s.miuon.
.uiaf Fol oh "a mol
class hremel. IA hospital ~ Point lookout Henry
Johnston, ships o,ok Michael Holland, vaTdrolm
COOK saved. since dead, Thomas Carter. wardroom
stew ~ th1s Roof. captsll. steward Peter Jn'n-
son. Nsft a. BcrtI.u add PMnck oIinitn. seamcn;
JnmCs lu' ins0n. Coalhceser; jas Carroll, do. John
Guiisf. do Jeremiah HOLLAND. do saved. Geo VII.
Richard CoBoycr. Jas. Leary, David F.sysel, Nelson
iluskins saved; Beverly Hufk. Iljih Jefferson,
Macon brink 4 Green and ". fietchCr lsLdsm"n.
Chas. Storms Battle fif,hnch NOAH Brooks IT, Bgl-
ger. john DirF., Frank suovden. J-ios fa!oi. end
Nm. Lndsey. hss' class boys
=. smith. Just discharged from tie Yankee, Geo
Irr,afd boy enlisted. Jas. Porter. AID Michael
Holland have since died nj II Iui-oc-
Gnskin aud Bufr,l and Engineer Teal we're suhsc.
gLonily so.t o. Point Lookout.
Acting En-yn Il. ". warstaf confusion q -cht
foot Acting Masters Mate Julian : Reynolds. oh.j
fracture OF EFF fclur Acting 1hird Assistant Ia.
fincer E.riamiu Ioai confusion ~ rght tempe ald
Of face; Jar Porter second 'iass brennan SCALED
Nelson =. GH-kiu. lnnd.mnn. Commir lts1 Fracture uf
rig ht emur and sOcation Of knee loni Fleet Burial
hnlsmau. sc.dea. Frank Snoadcn. first ciass boy.
fracture leit Michael Holland snd jeremiah Iioi
land, scniGcd
No trace could be found Of the romans Of Captain
smith
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
NAsHINaIos. MONDAY .0,. Il 1864.
The runboat Tulip, attached 10 the Potomac
hotils, lo s. MaTys ~ 30 on Friday of The Navy
ara here Tor Tepiir aud shso passius Ragged POI
At GEO D ~ her boilers exploded with terrific crhsl
rending the upper portion OF the vessel 10 atoms seai
ilg the officers and crew aud hiFiins thrn ia -il
III octioDs
Several ~ those who escaped without scriors injury
ran luueda tcy lower the sT but before hey could
yet down the wreck Of tie Zip sank carry lug down
with II most 81 tho-e on board.
:, ne ~ the Oilc~rr and men seized what they could
ay their hands and succeeded IA seepi anoai Tor
hour uui their position was discovered d., me rug
host Hudson Csrt james Allen. ard Engineer i.
Granger, which picked up ten persons. DO ale AL thai
ese,pod from o.. ili iGtcd vessel
Tie tot picked up w,I,: Eusgn WlestaT AMI hls.
tors Mat" I.ys die oH.y two vbocsc icd UuHlGfcd)
Mas rr Mate ey' Oids, will leg bro eng az. Ing
nccr Ieel. very badly wounded. aud tit u, u.
The Hudsou's officers searched diligently among tho
floating pieces ~ fhr wreck bat D.~l"d 10 hndihg
40 others than those mentioned above, and steamed on
here YER on Board the Tnlir at The time OF the
catastrophe 40 officers aid men. Among them sef"
ne following: Acting Master W II. smith. oi Phihi-
iephia Ensign Magstah. Acting Mastrs' Mates va
vie, Reynolds. Rom nburg Hammond and simohS In
ginocrs Parks Gordon and Teel. ,
When che started there was steam on ~ br one Don
or but before proceeding for steam vns raised On tie
the ipHt pENNt'illb islN4, lh'
The frsi Indication OF danger cry from M Cor
don who Was the engineer watch. 10 Hln u Tie
saley.vaye aud he made lis way 10 the engine-roon.
scarcely lad be gone through Tie door shcn Tie OK
plOson took place.
Al this tiue Capt Smith. the pilot. james, Masters
Mate, Hemmond and the QGarsermaster we're on e."
biiuge over the boilers and must have been blown 10
atoms. The only len 81 Capt Smith Was hir hat.
A. hut zen persons were picked up. hitynin" persons
must have lost their lives instantly and two 81 those
saved died before the ElA len 81. 1niRocs. Two or
three others ~ tie ten saved not expected 10 'e
among them Engineer Ieel
Capt Smith Ia. been attached 20 the toiuh Tor about
tyo years past and wa much esteemed young ofoer.
lie lai, rom Philadelphia Engineer O. h. Parks,
who WINS IN change ~ tie engine mad went down ~
ihe wreck. halls from Brooklyn where be leaves vile
and three rhilllea with an aged mother. Engineer
John Gordon. who also Loaf. halls iiom PlaGel'
phin whore Dee leaves % fln.ly.
The Iulip vas Of the vessels bullt a. Nev-loik
for Mandarin Ward Of China ana after BIS death Tie
Government purch ssed tue Tulip aud fnscha snothr
~ " sfdr vessels.