The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-21
Further Details Of the Burning Of the
Vessel at Sea.
STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN.
Names Of the Forty-four Passengers and
Crew Rescued by the French
Steamer Lafayette.
Three Of the Four Boats of the Lost
Vessel Picked Up,
&C., &c., &c.

Tho following is extract from letter from Captain
A. Bocandi, commanding the French mail steamer La
fnyette TO Mr. George Mackenzie Agent OF the General
Transatlantic Company at New York
Tuesday June 81 at half past four p NJ, about lati-
udc AZ 49, longitude SO 81 fell in with two boats OF
ship William Nelson, burned sea- and took from them
twenty-four male and six female passengers includ ng
the captain OF that Ill fated ship obtained from him
the following statement
STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN.
was in command Of the ship William Nelson,
thousand thirty nine tons with of thirty men,
left Antwerp the I'd Of june and Fessngen the
4th, with six hundred tons Of merchandise and four
hundred and fifty emigrant passengers for New York.
On Saturday, June &c. at half past twelve latitude Al a.
longitude 20 22 thaving just taken observationb
was informed that the ship was set on fire, while
1migating and the flames spread 80 rapidly
that ! had only time 10 order the four boats
to be lowered, which were Immediately filed
by those nearest, and finding all efforts useless I
soon followed. The scene on board horrible in the
extreme. This morning, at four O'Clock the ship had
entirely disappeared stood for the northwest,
the other three boats keeping company long they
could.
THE LAFAYETTE SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING
BOATS.
stood south In search of the two missing boats and
at twenty minutes TO eight p N. sighted boat at great
distance Stood for her. but the Russian ship II MARI
Captain Adolph Niska, having up, the fourteen
passengers in the boat picked up by that ship and
at transferred board the Lafayette learned
from those passengers that the remaining fourth boat
parted from them about four O'Clock the previous
evening" that she contained thirty and
must be in southeastery direction. STOOL therefore,
in that direction searching for her part of the night
firing signals every Ave minutes; but did succeed in
discovering the last boat.
Tho forty -four passengers carefully attended TO
board the Lafayette had the all clothed with tho
ships seamens clothing aud the lady passengers on
board the Lafayette provided for the female sufferers
The passengers collected thousand eight hun
drcd and sixty-two francs for their benefit
Tne Lafayette lost about twcnty-sx hours by this
delay.
NAMES OF THE SAVED.
The following Is list of the passengers and saved
In the three boats
l.. Smith, Captain. Mr. Matthias Morrtroker.
James H. Copeland, nrst Mr.. Johann Morrbrokcr
officer. J. W. Hadley, carpenter.
&. Patterson, second officer John Aagcrue seaman.
Henry johnson, seaman. Thos Iarkins, seaman
stephen p. Hadley, seaman Abort Cushman, seaman
Charles Sampson seaman. II. W. White, seaman.
David Ritche seaman. Thos. Warren seaman.
James Miller, seaman Andrew Nelson, seaman
| Archibald Slars, seaman. Peter Miller, seaman.
Chas. Rondaft, steward. Fred Greenbury
John h Brown, cook jos Mcdonald, seaman
Mr. W. Rothsteln. Aug. Flamand, seaman.
Mrs. NJ X. Rothstein and Mrs Olden
four children Mr. Hugo Firing
Miss Mary Warren. Mr. Geo Grcoz.
Mrs. Smith. Mr. Christian Miller
Miss Smith. Mr.. Leon EglI.
Miss Nina Ramps. Mr.. Stephen saugcntrate
Miss Theodorna Kindsbury Mr.. Sebastian Gotteein.
Mr. Wilhelm Eckard. Mr. Theodore MohI