Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-04
THE RECENT GALE ON THE COAST.
The Loss Of the Steamship ''RepubIie'-
Full Particulars Of the Disaster-A yyfuI
Sunerings of the SuryivOrs-Thc Cas,a
tain,s Account,

The Loss of the steamship ssRepublic''-
Full Particulars Of the Disaster-Ayyfu
SuHerings of the SuryivOrs-Thc Cas.
tain's Account.
The steamship Guiding Star, Capt. Berry
from New Orleans, Oct. 18th, Southwest Pas
10Th, via Port Royal 30th, (where she put il
for coal, arrived at New York yesterda,
morning.
The Guiding Star has had an eventful voy
age, the particulars of which will be found il
the following
NARRATIVE FROM THE PURsER.
The steamship Guiding Star, Capt. W. C
Berry, left the wharf at New Orleans Oct l4th
at nine A. NJ. reached Southwest Pass at fou
p. NJ; through the carelessness of the plo
was run out of the channel and remained
aground five days; ON the eve of the 10Th sht
got off, and proceeded on her voyage, tn,
weather fine and sea smooth. During Satur
day, the 2lst, the weather fouled; rain ant
heavy squalls; on Sunday it increased to a gal,
from the northeast; heavy sea. On Monda,
the gale increased; ship steady and maxim!
good headway, and there was very little dis
comfort felt by the passengers:
On Monday night, at twelve O clock, the
gale increased to hurricane; the ship be
came unmanageable, and fell off from the
wind into the trough of the sea. rolling very
heavily. Every attempt to bring her head tC
the wind failed The main spencer having
been blown from the bolt-ropes into ribbons
as soon as it was set the situation of the shr
became imminently perilous, laboring heavily
in the rough sea. We then made fast a heavy
gun and carriage to eighty fathoms ten-inch
hDWSpr and yUbinb bol tho off
of materially steadying and bringing her some
what to windward, so that she rode out the
storm safely throughout the balance of Mon
day night. all day Tuesday and Tuesday night,
during which the gale continued with unmiti-
gated violence. Wednesday morning the gale
began to subside, and we put into Port Royal
for coal, arriving on the 26th, and leaving on
the Both, A. NJ. On Sunday, at noon, the
schooner Willie Dill arrived at Port Roval,
having on board twenty-three passengers OF
the Republic, picked up at sea in an open
boat The Guiding Star received eighteen on
board that wished to return to New York, the
balance remaining in Port Royal.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN HAWTHORNE
The following is a report by Captain Haw.
thorne, who was a passenger aboard:
Steamship Republic, Captain Young, sailed
from New York Oct. 18th, at P. NJ, for New
Orleans; anchored at Staten Island until Mon
DAY morning, 10th INST; at 10 A. NJ,
"eigheu anchor ana proceedeu TO sea; sunday,
Q L. NJ, cape Hatteras Light bore >. W. by
D., ais'ahce IT mlles; continued on our course
uhul we reached me latitude OF Savannah;
sounded ana got !o3 fathoms water; through
the hlgnt the Wlhd increased, ana sea rising,
was Obliged to put head to the gale blowing
from E.N.E. tuesday, blowing hurricane,
machinery gave out, could not get the wheels
over inc centre, washed away bulwarkS and
paddIc-boXeS. Wednesday morning, still blow
ing, heavy sea running; Captain ordered to
throwthe between deck cargo overheard, which
we commenced Immediately, breaking the
boxes and passing them up through the hatches,
one gang forward, the other aft. We now
found that the donkey boiler had given out,
and that the ship was making water very fast.
At I: NJ. the Captain ordered raft to be
a ouiti h Tnicn was uone py TAX ing 1Afee spars
them with double lasbings. then ~ nut ',,,i boards
across each way. three thicknesses. and
launched it overheard. Boats were then clear
ed away. Captain had in his 13; first mate
II: second mate II. I had in NV boat 23:
two were on the wreck and the balance on tbe
raft. Her crew numbered AZ. 80 passengers
and stow -awayS.
At 4.3OP. NJ. she broke amidships and
sunk. As We had no observation for a couple
of days it was very uncertain where we were:
according TO the courses steernd NV me she
mnst have heen weII to tbo ooStYrord as ,a,,
fron, -, ,olooI- +ho+ ,;r,ht 80 so "I
two oorC riI;na aSo{ ost br snth Io"' noo ,'so
at tba rate of three MIA. an how and 1oft tbo
GuIfa of & p NJ N, Tbursdo,, ohroost of jsdi
to Inlet
Al noon on FRIDAY 9th oiab+od soboonar
Willie Dill Canaan Gordon. who received us
on board and treated Ms very kindly till we
arrived in Port Royal. 1t was reported all
but the second mates boat and raft had been
picked up. Two steamers were TO be sent out
SUNDAY night to look for them. from Port
Royal
NAMES OF THE SAVED.
The following are the passengers and crew
oftba boat commanded br Cantoin Howtborno
so,.od f.on, +ho ctoo,,,,L;, pa..,I1:s ~
We" nun 'no '.o"insNlP i.ePupiic' "ilo
brought to this port by the Guiding Star:
Passengers-Captain Hawthorne, wife and
two children; Thomas Fleming, James NJ.
Haney Hiram F. Flanders, Judge j. E. Sund-
strom, Mr.. Lenoir, Miss Lenoir, Mrs. Caro-
line Waldron.
Crew-James Muldoon, First Engineer Au-
gustus Shilock, Steward Amos Pool. Store
keeper Alvin Lyons, VIM. Perry. p. Hurley.
Nathaniel Buchanan, John Caffery, Patrick
Needham, VIM. Porter, Jas, Lee.
Am VSoof SoR