New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-26
WRECK OF TIE GOLDEN RULE
Escape Of Both Passengers and
They arc Eleven Days On o Desert
Island.

The steamship Golden Rule, belonging to the
Central American Transit Co.'S line Of California
steamers via Nicaragua, left Nsw.York May q, with
sa Messengers and crew Of 100 all told for Ban Juan
;reytown) Everything proceeded favorsbly until the
afternoon Of the GOTH when the weather became 'ey
dark and squaly with torrents VI rain which
through the night On the morning Of May 30 at9s
o'clock the ship struck on Roncador Reef In ht Is 80
!on so o. and In 80 minutes rilged. About ten MIN
utes before the ship struck the reef was seen the mem
nut hard a s:srboard, THE engine stopped. ana nae
made half turn back when enc struck. Every e1er
ton was made TO save the ship, bnt she came
broadside on the reef and at the same time the sngt
neer reported the breaking Of the main steam pipe ane
the water gaining very fast. The boats were inmedi
atey lowered and brought under the lee side OF the SNIP
the mas.s were cut away and the ships company were
preparing build RATS for the safety Of the passengers
and crew. During the day there was high breen
from Eastward with very heavy rain squalls and aver,
heavy swell which broke completely over the shiI
During the afternoon discovered an Island to the NV
and sent the first Assistant Engineer. WIN. Underhit
to report on the practcaby Of landing the passenger
and stores On his return LIE reported the Island to b
about 2 In extent destitute Of vegetation with
number Of small wells on it, Before night they suc
and the tops and sides Of the deck and embarked
the women and children, and by q. m. had safely
landed 800 by means Of small boat In TIE meantime
dispatched Mr. Pendleton the first officer 10 the near
est lsnd-Old Provfdeuce-90 miles distant, for assist
ance At daylight on the 3lst five OF the boats wer
loaded from the raft with passengers sails and provi
sions and sent to the Island miles distant, the 70
msinipg boat was occupied 10 Transporting passenger
from the ship TO the raft made fast the rocks inside
Of the reef and before night every man. woman an<
child except the crew. safely landed on the Island
On the night Of the 3lst the ship commenced to breaI
up and from that time until June they were entirely
engaged in securing provisions stores baggage. mat
trcsses blankets &c. necessary to sustain life on ths
island. About half Of the baggage and stores wa
saved the latter in q very had condition AZ oclocA
D. H. June g. dispatched the second boat in charge o.
the second officer, Mr.. Reid, with the purser. MI
Rogers to Astinwa $50 miles distant, for assistance
On the Jh and 9th OF June, the ship became tota
wreck and nothing more remains OF tsr but part o.
her engine On the 9TH the Captain proceeded to ths
island where lie found tents erected, bedding dis
tribu,ed and everything working we'll Mr. slost, the
chief engineer had put condenser, which would MAKE
from seventy to eighty gallons Of water per day ans
was in perfect working order in case the wells on ths
island had given On the 9Th the nrst ofhcer re
turned with two sra fishing vessels OF 70 tuns each
CAPT. Dennis ID partly succeeded 10 making arrange
mens with the csntains Of the schooners to ranspon
90 many Of HE passengers a. they could carry
| Aspinwau. when. the morning OF the stn
Mr. Reid the second officer came 70 theu
rescue with two Government gunboats-the Hunts
vile. Commander Devins. and the State OF Geor
gis, Commander Prebls, from AspinwLL Mr.
Read having reached thai place in less than three
Lours The passengers ard crew were distributed OF
board tie two steamers, with bedding and provisions
10. he pa.sasc and rsschsd Aspipwa in safety the
llth at 5 q. m. The passengers were Immediately
landed and eft for 'snans a. %. m. and FOR Calf
forns at $3.50 p. m, in the steamer America. They
were 10 DAYS the island and, with very few exceP
tons every one was well. The thermometer ranged
from s5 to 81 during the day. and there was 10 rails
after the night. Capt Dssais says that the only
way he can account for the loss If the ship owing to
a strong northwest. current. he felt perfectly conf
dent Of his position at noon. MAY 2 he had good
sets Of obsen stious that morning. and the course
.,eered would have given the ship berth OF - miles
from the reef
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
ia. Panama star has the following additional par.
ticulsrs:
The United States steamships Huntsville and State Of
steamship Golden Rule on Sunday morning. the llth
ns bringing down the passengers Of that unfortunate
vessel who Immediately transported across the
road to Panama and embarked board the steamship
America which sailed the same night for San Fran
cisco. After being II days on the barren Island Of
Roncador il is astonishing how well and IN what
good spirits these passengers sppesred With the ex-
ception Of Of var0lod. aud some slight at
tacks Of dyseDtery there was no sickness whatever
among them and although they bad little else than salt
meat and biscuit TO eat they were In TO way desi-
tute Of food Even the loss Of their baggage vas NOS
severely felt as the female portion were enabled 10
make clothing Of the ships linen for themselves and the
children. and good supply of fresh water was pro-
cured from springs In the rocks On their arrival %
Panama they looked much happy than the passen
gers Of the America who had been coopsd up OF the
ship for 30 days We heard fsw complaints from
them all appearing satisfied that everything possible "a
do for their comfort after the accident done by the
officers Of the ship In fact mary Of them. now that
the danger "a past, look back upon the incident e
rather an agreeable episode In their lives though
probably few Of them would to enjoy t second
time At last accounts the ship had broken up and was
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