The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-04
THE LATE GALE.
Additional Particulars efthe Wrecked
Steamship Republic.
Ten More Of the Passengers and Crew
Brought to This City and Thir-
teen Landed at Savannah.
Reports OF Further Disasters In
the Gulf.
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The Steamship Republic.
The steamship Empire City, Captain Alexander arrived
al this port last evening from Hilton Head Among her
passengers eight of the and two passengers q
the lost steamship Republic
The following are the names Of the crow and passen
gers saved from the steamship Republic and brought 70
this port by the steamship Empire City
Captain B. +. Ryer, pas N. Nash, fireman
senger Edward Ryan, second mate
Captain -, remznedat Quinn, seaman
G. Conway. ssEs T. Maoney, waiter.
z; Flemmins, fireman. Willis. waiter
Chas, Collins, fireman.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN 3. ?. RYER.
Captain B. r. Ryer late Captain OF the Twentieth
New York Battery being passenger on board tho Re
public states that he left the vessel together with ten
others las above named the 25th Of October at three
O'Clock p. NJ, in tho captains gig. small four Dared
boat company with three other larger boats but when
darkness set in they became divided from the other
three boats and in the morning found themselves COM
peey alone and at the mercy Of the winds and waves
At times the would be half full Of water In this
fearful situation they remained for four nights and three
days. besides neither having food water for tho
whole OF chat tme in their hurry to leave the sink
ing ship they being the last ones provisions or water
never for a moment took possession OF their
They about giving up all hopes Of being rescued
from watery grave when welcome sail hove in sight
1t proved be the schooner Harper Captain Coombs
from Bucksport, Me- They all taken board the
schooner In exhausted state and much swollen; but
in consequence Of the careful attentions they received
from Captain Coombs and the inhabitants of Hilton Head
they are all doing we'll
Al daylight, October 81, three steamers, comprising
the surveying steamer Bib, gunboat Nypsic and
steamboat Samson sailed in search Of the missing raft
which, when last seen had eighteen persons it, and
the breaking over II some three feet high AS it s
said to have been very poorly constructed there arc
little hopes of the above vessels being
cessfu on their mission.
CAPTAIN HAwTHoRNE's STATEMENT.
Captain Hawthorne who commanded one of the boats
of the Republic states that he assured by the sailors
that the persons placed the raft were nearly all noe
ALL iremen and deck hands. When tho Republic went
down there only two persons on board, one an
elderly captain and the other German sailor. Had
these two had presence of mind enough to make effort
they would, doubtless have been saved
Captain Hawthorne picked up persons from por
tons of the wreck after the steamer went down. 1t 10
generally believed that Lieutenant Caziarc Of Boston,
among those who took refuge in the second mates
boat The Lieutenant was indeatigabe his exertions
his fellow passengers Captain Hawthorne wes
peculiarly fortunate in saving himself and family but
he lost everything else except the clothes he wore
| ARRIVAL AT SAVANNAH OF ANOTHER BOATS CREW.
The Savannah Herald Of the 3ls ult reports the arr-
val Of the bakcntne Horace Beals with boat from tho
steamship Republic picked up the 26th twenty miles
Of Hunting Island. containing the following per-
| sons
8. E. Young chief officer Of the Republic
PASSENGERS.
Colonel william Nichols Horace D. Ellsworth.
Major r. 8 Nichols, Ferdinand Muller,
f Ersa Lieut. caza George e L TT''
Capt George W. McNear, James Cavana fireman;
Charles H McNear, John Many, coalpasser.
They in the lfeboat fifty hours without food
water demiJohn Of water placed board was broken
by accident They lost all their clothing and vauables
and were nearly naked
Report OF tho Bark william Van same.
| The bark William Van Name Captain Loughlin,
rived at this port yesterday from Galveston Captain
Loughlin representations %, lat. IS o. Ion. 80 16
a. five NJ, in hurricane, blew away lower mainto1!
| SAIL at six p. NJ shipped heavy sea, washing John
Cowe, aged q years, native of Ramsgate England,
| overheard at halfpast six P " blew away Fore
sail from tho baskets. October 81 lat. 80 So lon.
70 20, passed two water casks October 49, Lat.
SO TO- lon. 90 at ten A. N. passed bale Of cot
ton; at a quarter past ten A. NJ passed the body Of
dead white man; at two P. NJ passed solid frame work
of cabin skylight or companionway
Disasters Along the Coast.
The Savannah Herald Of the 31st uit. reports that
the steamship Catherine Whiting, from New York for
Galveston went ashore the 28th ult five miles south
of Carysfort The Whiting had picked up two from
the wreck Of schooner, the remainder Of the crew
having been washed overheard.
The British brig Fairhaven, from Galveston with
cotton for Liverpool, also ashore having been in
tow Of the Whiting and dismantlcd. The steamer
General Barnes, which communicated with them was
unable to render any assistance both being far the
reef The Barnes counted vessels ashore and dis
mantled in sight Of Carysfort.
The English bark Margaret, from New Orleans for
Europe, dsmaned, picked up by the steamer Her
Livingston, when Key wos but was forced 10
leave her, having parted all hawsers.
despatch was printed In the Savannah Herald from
Morehead City 2sth OF October announcing the arrival Of
the steamer Chase short OF coal She would leavc The
next day for Savannah
The light boat on Martins Industry had broken adri
She would soon be replaced.
Tho steamer Fung shuey I'm tho Gale
Reports OF Disasters ON the Coast ana
In the Gulf /
NKw ORLsASs, Nov. O. 1895.
Arrived, steamer Fung shuey, from New York On the
27th ut, eighty miles east OF Beaufort N G., abe
fell In with the steamer Chase from New York Savsn
nah, with her ensign Union down. hosted by tho puscs
while the captain below. The Chase met with f
heavy gale the 23d Her hull full Of water her
nres put out and her engines stopped The passengers
baled her Tho captain reported her tight and sound
with plenty Of coal and provisions
The Tung shucy also reports, between Jupiter Inlet
and Cape Florida picked up In small boat Captain Ap
peman and four Of the Of the schooner Minnie OF
Mystic for Key West lost In tho heavy gallo Of tho asa
or Jupiter Inlet
From Hillsboro Inlet 10 saltboro Light House. the
rung shuey passed ashore, with masts standing two
brgs and ship, and the wrecks Of Ave vessels sunk
dismasted.
Captain Appleman reports that while at Jupiter he
saw propeller towing dismsntlcd brig Large quayi