The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-26
THE LOSS OF THE QUINNEBAUG.
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Additional Particulars OF the
Disaster.
SEVENTEEN LIVES LOST.
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PARTIAL LIST OF THE DROWNED.
SCENES ON THE STEAMER,
&C., &C., &c.
sHvHNTEEM LIVES LOST.
PARTIAL LIST OF THE DROWNED.
SCENES ON THE STEAMER,

BY the steamer Idaho from Morehead city, touching
here and its way to Baltimore, have been able
gather full particulars of the loss of the steam trans
port Quinnebaug the morning Of the Goth inst, of
Morehead City. The Qunnebaug previously reported,
loss but the loss of lives happily is much less
than originally announced The first statements reaching
| here gave between twenty and thirty persons
drowned. is positively known that only seven
teen were drowned all these soldiers nine belong
| ing the Seventy sixth Pennsylvania regiment and
| eight-ncuding oiicer-belongng to the Ninth
| Maine regiment. The remnant of the Seventy
regiment board the Quinnebaug at the time Of tho
disaster in the Idaho II is from the officers OF
this regiment and the engineer, and first assistant en-
gnecr of the Quinebaug also passengers the Idaho
/ have gathered my facts
wISENBAUG LEAVING MOREHEAD CITY.
Shortly after FIVE o'clock the morning of the Goth
the winenbaug left her wharf at Morehead City
fresh breeze blowing from the seaward the waves
| broke and lashed somewhat wildly about the bar
outside the inner channel, but the sky cloudless
| and everything betokened safe and quick voy-
age Soldiers with smiling faces, buoyant Of heart
I crowded the decks and bulwarks. They were
homeward bound, and looking forward to the warm well
| come of friends and loved ones whom many had not
seen for years They had safely passed through the
fiery ordcals Of many hard fought battles ordeal
awaited them, not of storm and tempest and wrathfu
waters; but going TO sea In an Old, worn oul nnsea
worthy vessel.
| SOLDIERS THE QuNNEBAua
Three companies "a, and y Of the Seventy sixth
| Pennsylvania regiment, commanded respectively by
Lieutenant Sitler Captain Blank and Captain Starr, were
board The other companies Of the regiment Brcvct
Brgadicr General Littel the Colonel Of the regiment,
| il will be remembered, previously embarked on
the Ella Knight The three companies the
Quinnebaug numbered two hundred and two
men including officers In addition to these was Lieu
4 sfprO IF
Maine regiment, with detachment OF ten men, who
following after their regiment which left Morchead
City three days before them. Lieutenant Demng and
his men were charge Of horses belonging TO their
regiment All these soldiers and their officers had come
from Raleigh, N c. where they had been mustered ont
Of the service and their way home for final
payment and discharge They belonged to the Second
that gallant band Of noble heroes who took
| Fort Fisher.
FIRST roREsHADowNG ,srsR.
Thus freghted the steamer was working to cross the
bar Reaching point about one mile from Fort Macon
the engines suddenly stopped. Whats the mat
in the wheel" was the answer. And thea came
sssn ss Before snd
he So This explanation accepted satisfactory
Meantime the steamer began drifting about among the
breakers with wdness and increasing fury OF action
that not altogether enjoyable to ALL And stl there
was motion Of the engines Cant the engines be made
anchor9' suggested many. But the steamer kept toss
| ing about the engines would not work, and instead or
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| matters worse.
| DANGER AND DExAy.
| The fact became known that the engine had
| broken in her centre. Signals Of distress were
raised The position had become OF positive danger
symptoms OF alarm and panic bean to develop them
selves "Kecp cool men, counseed Captain Starr, In
command Of the Seventy sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers
"shc viii be all right yet cncouragngly remarked the
| Quinneba1g commander
| RUSH BOATS
| But some would not keep cool, and did not ana
the encouraging remarks of the Captain OF 'ne ne
|
| them Only two life boats the steamer.
Lieutenant Dcnning and hs party OF the Ninth Nalne
seized one, and the other over th9 vessel 3
side, ned by Of the pancstrcken men, shsse bc'
longing to the seventy-sixth PENNSYLVANIA regimcns
Captain Starr and the other officers did all they could do
under the circumstances Taey prevented overwhel-
ming crowd from jumping into the boats He gave
orders that tho boats soon they could get ashore
should come back Tor others
| prESFRvERs
| All who could. provided themselves with life re
servers Chairs ette tables and anything that could
be used in OF sudden compnsion to abandon the yes
sell auxilares to keep ones head above water, were
THE LIFE noArs swArsD.
Both life boats swampcd One reached within
one hundred yards Of the Shore and the other was
swamped midway between tho shore and the steamer.
IL Wild scene About those tiny life boats men
struggled Gercey amid the breakers--strurged
always have and will for dear life. The life boats
death to them Looking down upon them from the
deck were their late comrades unable assist
them. Before them stretched the friendly shore, but
with outstrcched hand TO them from those wild
waves. Only one was saved
IL is believed that Corporal Campman man strong OF
limb and excellent swimmr could have reached the
shore in safety had he not undertaken To save the life OF
Sergeant Lichtenberger For Gods sake, save me,
called out the Sergeant and the Corporal respondent 70
the call undertook 20 do He nobly sacrificed his life
in tho VAN effort The bodies Of both were washed
ashore, locked together in deaths strong embrace.
ANOTHER HERO.
Pat Ortel reached the shore He man Of power
ful frame. Revived by a few moments rest he under
took TO reach of the life boats that had been washed
near the shore hoping doubtless TO make u useful In
saving the vos of others But renewed battling OF the
waves exhausted his remaining strength, and with the
rest he found watcry grave
scgSe on rHE STEAMER.
While all this going there was intense excite
mcnt on board the stcamora double excitement caused
by witnessing the fate OF their companions, and con
sciousncss OF the imminent danger In which they were
placed The vessel at length sprung aleak In the bot
tom II was known she could not be saved
TO THE RESCUE.
The signals OF distress Assistance comes Il
them The second mate Of the brig Adams--I am sorry
cannot give his name, but seems to have remom
bered although they will never forget the man-witi
small boat takes OF three boat loads from the vessel
Boats from the United States survey steamer Corwir
come also to their assistance The work Of dscmbarka
non ~ oonuucted IN good order All reel that thel
safety depends on their acting with consideration
coolness.
THE GOES
The leak coud not be stopped Blankets, mattresses
clothes, everything are impotent TO stop IL. With
gurgng roan, as " thing Of animate life, the steame
goes down.
All remaining on the steamer were saved. But thcr
much personal property lost In the way Of trunks
knapsacks and guns The officers and crow Of the
lost everything, except the clothes they wore.
PARTIAL LIST or THE DROWNED.
The following the names Of those drowned belong
ing TO the Sevenh.sxth Pennsylvania regiment
Sergeant ~ Iitchcnberger
Corporal j. Campman.
Private Patrick Finn.
Private John NJ. Joruf
Private Patrick Cowley.
Private John 0rtel.
Private John u. stewart.
Private william " Long
Private David Wclch.
No one coming the Idaho obtained the names OF tn
drowned of the Ninth Mane except that of Ieutenan
Dcming. He Is said To come from Portland, Nc. HI
body with those o the rest, was buried the beach
The burial a solemn sccnea sudden transition fron
the height Of Joyous expectancy 10 the deepest depths
sadness Tho survivors kindly treated In Morchca
City IN the interval Of waiting reshipmcnt on the Idaho
Aoumfu shadow ovcrspreads each face nj the mentio
ann thought Of this unexpected catastrophe.