New-York tribune., 1866-12-31
THE STORM AT HALIFAX.
THE WRECK OF THE COMMODORE.

STATEMENTS OF TIE CAPTAIN AND fllOlS.
Tho steamer Commodore, which went ashore on
Long Island shore during the gale OF Thursday night,
broke up Oh Friday afternoon and evening and her
was scattered along the beach wreckers at work
Saturday and yesterday saving such portions OF the
I"S I!and We're very kind to the suffering passengers
doing all In their power to render them comfortable un
they left for Ncw-York.
The following statements made by the Captain and
Pilots Of the boat
Cnrt Curtis SAYS: When the steamer left her wharf
foot Of Courtlandtst the weather atte hazy with
the wind to the westward and tlf promise OF me eve
ming Nothing worthy Of mention transplred uh'u ia
We were then 10 minutes cast Of Falcon Island when the
sGua struck u.s. ard she broached o, sweeping away the
entire brOadde Of tile forward bulwars, win an me
coal In the starbonrd freOom. the cast iron floor aud the
starboard smoke pipe For half an hour attempted TO
got her of before the wind. but finding ths Impossible
fried ta gct her head TO wind but this could not be
coinplsicd, account OF the gallo and heavy sea In
when the other smokesack went overheard. We then
drfted the mercy Of the wind and the waves until she
inside the bar where anchored at 20 minutes TO
o'clock From the time that the smOkesacks went over
board had about 10 inches Of steam enough to work te
donkey pump. We dare not Increase the amount O stcuh
for fear uf fire Al this time were not making water
enough fear danger from that source, but at oeeck
she sprung acai All hands that could be- spared ASSIST
ed at the pumps several Of the passengers assisting The
pumps were kept at work until she struck, when the
water commenced making 30 rapidly that we spped het
and let her ashore the beach three miles west
~ Horons Point Light aud not more than h.iI ino
from Hermitage The passengers were al Iahueu SaAeS
MSnTO one q s P9is @ lar as took the s Tss
fthef called the second watch. Capt. Brown, aud lay
down About an hour after felt her coming 60, jumped
ont and assisted at the wheel but the freight being
shifted TO ecwaTd and the ship being on her beam ends
dcrtook bring her to the Wind but could not In conse
qucnce Of the absence Of the steam chmneSs We dare
for coal We made Horizons Point Light tlree-uartcrs
Of hour before anchored keeping the ship 10 vest
ward as much rs could.
Capt Browns statement IS as follows: came watch
~ ~ O'Clock relieving Capt Monroe The boat at that
time was going on her usual course, heading east with
the wind west. We proceeded right along by Falcon
Island Light the wind increasing after We passed It.
hon .lg hru he'd n Xg y,t
were then heading south southeast south by west That
the best could do keeping her Off ON her usual
course We ran 80 minutes n this way, the boat unnan
ageabe. the wheel hard starboar all the time tie sea
breaking her and washing the freight overheard
We then changed tho wheel hard port 10 get her 20 the
westward and kept the wheel in that position, heading
from west soutwes to south southwest mat being as
little the starboard bow. The wheel was kept hald
port until anchored. The anchor held the boat In
that position until 81 o'clock when she sprung leak.
when slipped the sarbOard chains and parted the lar
soad chain S 70 e2E gasa 80 odS a op 5e&s When u %Ss %
held consultation and concluded 1t best to slip the
The engineer Of the boat says The engines worked well
up To lOi o'clock, with 20 pounds of steam About II
o'clock when we lost the smOkestack ON the starboad
side heecd down To port much that We could not
get into the port boiler fire room We kept the bge fun
of water by means OF the donkey ana two bse pumps
These were worked by the main engine We kept good
head Of steam up on the starboaLd boiler until o'clock
when the main steamppe hauled out OF the sn9n,, 50
that she bOwed off steam about as fast - We could make
H. We had l6 pounds enough 10 answer All purposes,
when we came 10 anchor Al o'clock, %heh inc seohd @
We anchored they worked To keep the boat up with
the anchors Capt Curtis ordered the water to be let out
of the sarboard boiler TO heel the boat In shore and
land the passengers In safety. From l0i 10 the time we
crossed the bar had 10 hold the valves up with the
starting bar that the steam would follow the piston
the full length OF the stroke otherwise the engines would
have stopped Of the boat being heeed that
one wheel deep In the water.
Many OF the passengers on board emigrants or
lahorng people who could not afford Ia lose the price
paid their passage They had all returned TO this city
saturday.
THE WRECK AT HOLINESS HOLE.
y TKIBCSs-
HoIMFs's HOLE Dee 29-The carved work of the
arched board which came ashore at Lamberts Cove yes
teray had the letters Sylph" cut In the center In small
letters There also came ashore sharp stern boat
painted black trunks rigging sails. deck beams part OF
house &c. Probably the bark Syph OF Boston has gone
10 pieces and all hands lost. The bark Argean OF
Providence Is In Tarpauln Cove with loss OF manlnas
A hernia aphrodte brig is sunk In Vineyard sound
NoS-ARRIvAL or THE STEAMER MEXICAN.
BALTIMORE Dec. 29-Some interest is felt FOR the
safety of the steamer Mexican which sailed from Liver
pool on the 9th December for this port