The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-22
SHIP w r Eek.
Loss of the Steamer Charles
Benton.
She Becomes Disabled In the Gale Of tho
lth aud is Abandoned or Hat.
teras on The 18th,

We indebted 10 the purser Of me steamer ctsi.f,
Benton FOR the following interesting particulars of 10
abandonment or that vessel at SEA oathe 10Th ins,
The steamer Charles Benton sailed from Nswberr
n c. on her return trip 10 Now York. the or ingi
at " with fun cargo and deck load OF cotton nnd
six days fc the average Length Of the being about
three days. on The 7th at 10 A. ", passed ihro1gh
Halteras Inlet, aud headed northwsrd with nne ~
ery breeze, weasel going about eight knoa A4P. NJ
heavy gale sprang up from the north, which continued
with terrific violence accompanied with and seci
until Wednesday evening tho 10th, when the wind
somewhat absed tho soa, tho contrary, rianF for
the strength the gale had made "a long sca which
did not have much effect tho Ehip AZ this time were
steering N r., sea running very high. About . p n
los, the ruddori bot rs seting the forcaa rcofcd,
managed TO keep her head % Wind Tho naxi morn
ing ann al hands sel n making ncw Que, asina
FOR the purpose a opinas, and heavy pianklrg ~
could be obtained A. found by ob-erva,i0u uhal
about hundred miles northeast OF Haiterss
having becn blown aorosl the Galf stream and ont "
the usual track Of ,essos In the afternoon tried The
nes rndder which however, was smashed w IN a few
moments
Next day p2thl hgGed another one the scuil prin
ciple wa ch vond not work AZ may bc vcll imagined
an on board ware IN high ftsle of alarm FROM Tho fact
that, besides heig @lhoni sny sieerng power 1ni very
lnlc coal ard prp' .l'na remained W ID" s1aiheos
took dQwu oi The haata dnyiiH and couain'neHd
hutails thfi uddg but found a v0sd not BE- hIfouK
enough 70 giand fhc ha vs. faRa Atost y ~ sighted
schunror tc Robert ,oiyer Tao 6rsi yeeee hasn go'
days which he sting the tlgDa OF aistfo4t
agnt de and iaade n8 " ahe would Jay " pn al
night Isl tlh Tine u had bian concluded ~ anandop
h, steam Ia tho event 81 oe no' being Ab'" 70 s"'
Tow, which tho schooner epld not %. - tbs beat
mgnnc Woro iauch dlrile - "a hes Dot bens 10 sglh,
fhn having len during thc nget
o. the ta1lling q as iih took of The evening
hooso ptcob aud r0l l1rgo two and hall inch
iron eret,g frou Tie engine room, @heb, Afiet beint
clamp 4 10 the Iagfi planted over sirupgy AMI
toed T. onfcf 20 D. able 70 werS a. this had % hcAs~
overheard DE dcci ntdg cptt,n. As0 on ibis uEs pe
fn gfiug n1n-pali 81 csr@l.-as .aa, slHch, h""fFu
would bufn gcil
ll tsanaayl Got DO iron rudior hved AMI ltseened
a. ansWor a. weil 10 el.seea. secrsd W " ~ lounh
taal there were bnt lAre aays provisions Ion scs,e
lcaNng crif dcrhly, bus kept TIE l"as down "'u Va"
tifs pump
No Anoth.r Noon Ian " y, iai. 10 ~, s4btoi
byfg Aeonnv VI, vs., brd aguacd ber rca rlnrun
n,yy v,ry h.-h Ose 4 "a steering rops rarsd Saving
tas yessci con t.rt.y b. pleas TWP ", hrs nlons
te and rndal ta ihg ~ sc c1lld nDt tp sgi ahoef
~ Cd longer boarded The hnF N ne hfcbrai eA.IhS
The steamer IN tutIrf conaiipp A. w NJ we're ai'
boau tho Nouucsll0 cariain AooSa ffnm Atanls'
sh Boston having besu ALA " avs bo, n =, - ~
rue pithf had < heavy agf ~ aini srth wonl1 prop
nniy have made AZ e,A ~ thc Chn'ss Benscn.
oth.--Arrivsi az Holract Hsif, ~hrneo MrA o. ,he
crew and the las.snagg tAxgu 20 Ncw W - ~
the steamer lelap AushgS and 'hene on " SFF fpfk
whore they arrived On .i6iprtoy night
To Captain Moore n due the highest prnta 1"f hl"
fergers and crew " tle Honi1n dsflte % NaIt Urn
ibfus~h fhs ,sfaisbtots fessirf1ngi Uisi> ~ W"
Ulcers ana faaannEsrs was presented 70 mm Seof' lsA'
Ing the brig