The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-06

PANAMA, Zee. 70, 1908.
In the las, few days have from all quarters
abundance, and one hardly knows where 10 commence
first To begin the beginning is, however, the best
plan all cases; "nrst FIRST served" with each
item Of intelligence under its own head.
TIE sEcAMnAAesn1Aa 1 Tn4Ss.T S s;vvrr.
The last steamer from New York brough, quite mum.
be- Of PERSONS connected with the above named
prise, their way 70 San Juan del Sur with tho nten
ton OF proceeding the rapid TO have that
highway open 10 the travelling community and the com.
merce OF the world They left In the Salvador
the 18th inst, and by this time "the haven
where they would be-
While the Nicaragua Transit Company are working
hard complete their road and render their rivers
navigabe,s nature is working much more efectually
against them, by closing, in the most thorough man.
ncr, the harbor at the eastern terminus-tha Of San
Juan del Norte In the year 1858 there from
twenty five thirty feet Of water in the channel
leading TO that harbor. Now there is not -Four
Eve feet channel Of about eight feet
has cut It's way through the sandpt: but Il IS OF
avail for with the least IT breaks heavily for mile
outside In fact the port is useless for anything No
vessel go inside, and il is hardly month, espe-
cay this OF the year tna the best suriboa,
ever constructed land through the rollers
with any certainty OF safety The royal West Indian mail
steamer lamar her trip San Juan del Norte
or Greytown as il is better known. lay anchor of
that port from the 10th the 18th instant with ex
ception Of days Buehelds Nearly all that time
ship rolling her upper deck ports 10 the water Dur
ing her stay boat loads Of cargo capsized
swamped while endeavoring the bar and one
these occasions the 10th instant Captain woolcott
OF the lamar, very near being drowned. On the
18th instant deporable accident occurred Of similar
nature which very causing the loss Of three
OF the ships officers and the entire boats crew
Tha ahnut fill he
tom Of the service before the ship leaves Greytown
for the purser 20 shore and sign bills OF sd
and cose up the business The third officer
had been sent shore in the morning TO notify the agent
that the bar at all rough the specie should be sent
OF in q canoe, which fortunately reached the ship
safety At about clock In the afternoon, there
beng but little any wind and but apparently little
the second officer, purser aud chief steward They
ordered TO 20 inside the harbor thcre no breakers
bot the surf heavy 20 return board ship As
you may suppose the progress OF the watched
With great anxiety she neared the dreaded spot Capt
Woolco and bis FIRST officer kept their glasses Fixed
tho mere speck on the water she appeared and the
latter was confident she was inside the harbo all safe but
the captain not certain and lucky tor those
IN the boat that he was not So for be saw them capsze
in the breakers and in few moments he had the ebos
and on It's 10 the men from their pcrous
ston Although the distance was great, tti 81 we're
and ssn S.oIs spe @
lhe tescued gve the following as their experience.
me UpH bfu reached 49, point where they supposed oil
danger was past, and they cong graduating them
selves on getting safe inside without duckng when an
enormous roller, without any previous warning broke
over the boat, and In nDoment more she was turned
over on top OF them and they In breakers al easl
twenty fee hugh They were fortunately all good swim
mers, and the first thing they did divee them
selves OF their clothing and then eBdeavor 10 reach
beach The latter they foond impossible, only
count OF the tremendous surf but ny Of the strong
current against them. They turned made for the
boat and when they reached her and gained footing
she bore them up although distance below the svr
face This was their condition when picked up ny the
ebost, and their escape may be considered almost mi
rucuous.
Tns then the character Of the habor that forms
the eastern terminus n the great Nicaragua Transit route
Through h surf and this bar California passengers
and California freight N be carried Outside this
sealed port the steamers are 10 Law and roll their
rails under water writer says With trab. 'tho cou.
cuson 10 that 70 no onge. safe for sh.rs' boats u
enter this now de'uuct harbor 81 Greytcwn WIN roe
tenges, With the knowledge, ru6t themselves ~
such rrecarions Wal shippers 81 freight Ia tbr
t"Mc ever copscr< 10 have their goods Transported
utongh such dangers And uhat " moro 10 the POINT
- cry INSURANCE COMPANY The world insure al spy
ftte - .ftnmrI where llcC y such rsk II total tss