The New York herald., 1866-04-19


Both now officers on board Of the propeller Electra
THE SCHOONER GENERAL 8. VAN yLIEr.
tho confusion board of the schooner was almoss @
as great as that on the steamer Auer snkihs .he
CStv Of Norw,ch she rsceded from the shock aud the
crew. believing her be sinking, deserted her. but
having leisure than those on ,ne Steamer ney aa
SO only after saving their personal effects ana aiso
favorie cat which they placed in the boat before soyng
on for the Electra The crew OF the General van
VIt togeher with all those rescued from the steamer,
we're brought to this city early yesterday morning on
board Of the Electra and all speak in the highest terms
command, who did everything in their power to make
the unforunaies as comfortable as circumstances would
permit
NAMES OF THE RESCUED.
The following Is a complete list Of those saved as far
could be The passenger list being lost with
the vessel rendered II impossible 10 procure fui st OF
PAssESaERs-Mrs. Rousseau MRS 8. C. Osgood Mr..
H. Turner, Mr. N. r. Douglass, with many others who
went to their homes on arriving in this city.
Captain D. B. Sturges; Chief Mate, Charles johnson,
New York; Assistant Nate James N. Adams, New Lon.
Enaineer Geo aibtard do Chief Pilot Henry l.
Tracey, do. Assistant Pilot Joseph o. Rey nods do
Clerk, Edward O. Andrews, do Steward, w, H. Potter,
do; ASSISTANT Steward Thomas Spinner (coioredl For
DrcI H.xps-Michael Mcmahon, VIM. Burk Robert
sSiysa James Murphy Tmothy prscS Thomas p.,ns DFs
Welsh, Cornelius collins
OLER-Elijah Benham Groton.
FRExES-Chas. Beckwith, Groton; - Smith (two)
brothers. Groton; John Adams New London. ~
DECK WAIcHnAs-Deacon l. h Tracy, Norwich.
LOOKOUT WArCHA-G6OrRe CrO0koI, NOrWlC0
Many Of these poor fellows are badly cut and bruised
about the legs and face Mr. Martin, the agent Of
the New York transportation Company, upon their arts
lost their clothes were furnished with new ones ct the
expense OF the company. ~; ~ ~
THE CITY OF NORWICH.
The steamer City Of Norwich was built IN this city some
four yesrs since by English and was rated 1t
about thousand three hundred tuns burthen new
measurement). The City Of Norwich was sidewheeI
steamer and In her earlier was In the service OF
the United States government running between this city
and Fortress Monroe She sank in less than an hour
after being run into and valued with her cargo at
over million Of dollars The vessel was fully insured
STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE PASSENGERS.
Mr. Henry Turner, merchant, Of Norwich, who was
passenger on board Of the City OF Norwich At the time
Of the disaster that when the collision occurred
he eep in his stateroom, and was awakened BY
sudden crash, whereupon he Immediately rose When
he ran out he discovered that the had been
into and thought he would to his stateroom TO
save hts watch and money, he having about thousand
dolla placed in the staeroom but on turning back he
found That the steamer fire, and as the flames
spreading rapidly It was impossible for him to
save his property. He had nothing but his over
burned to death be had to jump overheard.
He then began TO swim "a fast as possible to reach
small boat which by this time had appeared in the
water but too many persons were clingng TO It, the
boat turned over, and all were thrown INTO the
water Mr.. Turner however, rose again, and made
another exeron 70 reach the boat but in the attempt
was nearly drowned Mr. Turner, like the other pas
sengers very shattered In his mind in consequence
Of this frightful accident He states that there were
Of whom appear TO be missing These are as stated BY
Mr. Turner little Of samuel Osgood, Of this city,
and son Of the chief engineer of the boat
STATEMENT OF THE CHEF ENGINEER OF THE
ELECTRA.
Charles Smith, the chief engineer Of the Electra states
that about four O'Clock the morning he alarmed
and on going out saw steamer IN flames. he imme
dately went deck and lowered Of the life boats
He picked up six men. Mr. Crowley the chief
mate by this time had gone out In the first boat and
rescued six or eight and two women. The fre on
the burning vessel spread very rapidly and In ten
minutes from the time II broke out the boat was en-.
veloped in flames from fore TO aft. The chief
engineers boats crew was composed Of Mr.
Haeck, the expressman Of the Neptune Express;
Mr. Smith, the steward Of the Electra and few Others
who all did their best TO from drowning those
persons who had trusted themselves 70 the waves TO
escape from the burning vessel and rendered efficient
service Mr. Smith ia Of the opinion that the are orss
mated during the collision Of the City Of Norwich with
the schooner, from the rising Of the water when the
vessel passed, hitting the nres, which communicated
with the woodwork and at once enveloped the whole
vessel in famea The disaster occurred the same
spot where few weeks the City Of New London was
into by the steamer MONITOR and where the steamer
Lexington was burned in 1840.