The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-10
STEAMSHIP CONSTITUTION.
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SuOdlS, dTrlYcu dG NtW IOIh VII AuCoSoy
evening from Morehead City, N. c., in the
steamer Louisa Moore, and makes the fol-
lowing statement:
On Saturday, December 90, at halfpast II
A. NJ, left the dock at Savannah, with a
cargo of of seven hundred and twenty eight
bales of cotton, crew of thirty three men,
ten cabin passengers, three Storage, and SIX
men found slowed away after leaving-in all
fifty-two souls. Passed Tybee bar at P.
NJ, the wind blowing gale from the north
east. AT A p NJ, bore up for Port Royal
harbor, where we anchored at P. NJ, In
company with the steamers San Salvador and
Leo the wind still blowing gale and the
weather looking bad. On December "a, at 6
A. NJ, got under way and proceeded to sea,
the wind light from the southwest, the ship
going about nine knots and rolling badly
At 6 P. NJ, the packing from the joint the
steam-pipe blew out; blew off steam and re-
paired it, causing delay of three hours. On
the 25th, at A. NJ, passed the lightship
supposed to be on Cape Fear shoals, but
found her to be about eight miles to the
westward, in fifteen fathoms of water.
At A. NJ we got soundings on the shoals,
in ten fathoms At 6 A. NJ sounding in tit-
teen fathoms, to the eastward of the shoals,
at which time the steanl-pipe gave out caus-
ed by the rolling of the ship; blew off steam
to repair pipe and secure the boiler, which
was worked some. Got under way again at
1O5 P NJ Steam-pipe still leaking and the
engineer reported that it was not safe to car
ry more than ten inches of steam. 1t being
foggy through the day we could get no OBJ
servation, and, the ship not having steerage
way part of the time we could not keep cor
rect run of her. but, to the best of my judg-
ment, made the end of Cape Fear Shoals to
bear southwest by south forty miles, and
Cape Lookout Shoals northeast by east forty
five miles distant. Steered east northeast
At II, midnight, got SOU. dings in twenty
tathoms, ship running at the rate of seven
miles per hour, with nine inches of steam.
On the Goth, at a. NJ, got twenty faith
oms; 2 4. NJ. seventeen fathoms, steering
same course. At 220 A. M. the ship struck
on what proved to be the outer shoals of
Cape Lookout. Judging myself to be, at the
time we struck, about fou ,teen miles to the
westward, l had been st ,ering east north
east, which would have cleared us of the
shoals. In four hours after going on the
ship was full of water. Made every effort to
get her of. but was unsuccessful.
At daylight Of the 27ta II dense fog pre-
vailed, and being in the midst of the break
ers, it was too rough to launch the boats
without Immediately filling. Called all
hands and organized Dos is crew. One boat
l put in charge OF Captain French, passen-
ger; another in charge Of Capt. Lane, pas
senger; another in charge of the mate, and
took charge of the reDlaining one myself,
and had everything really to leave when the
sea moderated, or in case the ship showed
any signs of breaking p. AT ten o'clock in
the morning cut away the foremost. About
five o'clock in the aftei loon the fog cleared
of, with a light breeze from the northwest,
and every indication of pleasant night,
the sea still running too high to launch a
boat with any degree of safety. 1 called a
consultation of the pc ssengcrs, all of whom
preferred to stay by tt wreck than to take
to the boats. also gave permission for any
of the boats to leave, but none would risk
it. About midnight the wind commenced
blowing from the sout INV ard, and the sea in
creased; the ship swr NC two points to the
eastward, and began t, now signs of break
ing up. | ordered the BOATS to be launched.
My boat was launched successfully, but i'm
mediately filled. l req, tested some of the
passengers to take her. out all refused, and
the boat, after laying ale ngside short time,
broke adrift
The crew at the 50 me time attempted to
launch the other boa IS, but they were stove
by the sea, which ws 5 now breaking fierccly
over u.s. and the ship breaking up very fast.
The only chance nov. left to save ourselves
was by clinging to l,iec IS of the wreck of cot
ton bales. At foui o'clock on the morning
of the eth the WI ole side fell in, with a
large number of -the crew and passengers
clinging to it, all of whom were thrown into
the sea. The next sea that came carried the
forecastle with it, and ON which Twas stand
ing with several offers. After being in the
Water a few minute 5, ! succeeded in getting
on piece of timber where there were three
Others. After bel: q washed off it several
times | saw another aft, which l hailed, and
found the second rlate and steward on it.
swan for and succeo ded in getting to it, call
ing for my compar ons to follow ME, two of
whom reached it III safety, the other going
down before he couid get to it. I could see
a number around us. hailed for the mate
he answered that he was on a raft, all right
AT daylight on the the 2Sth could see two
RATS, with men on them, drifting to the
northeast At twelve o'clock could discern
the lighthouse on Cape Lookout. At five p.
NJ, saw boat coming towards US, which
proved to he the boat that was lost from
alongside, and had been picked up by four
of the crew. After getting into her we sue
ceeded in picking up two passengers cruised
around the viciriity Of the wreck for some
time, but could find no Others We started
for the beach, but finding it too rough to
land, lay by for the night; next morning sue
ceeded in reaching Cape Lookout, where we
landed at eight p NJ, December %, after
being on the raft and in the boat forty hours
After arriving at the cape, despatched boat
to Beaufort to get a steamer to go out and
cruise. At dayh ght the steamers Goliah and
Corwin went out; the latter shortly after
broke down and returned The Goliah came
back in the afternoon, without success
Have heard nothing since of any of the
others.
The following are the names of the pas
sengers lost, as near as can be ascertained:
Miss Land, resid ence unknown; Captain
Sherwood, of Sava nnah; Captain French, of
New York; Captain Lane, of brig -; Mr..
Fitzgerald, of the Savannah Daily Herald J.
Daniel Biggs, of Philadelphia; Anthony
French, engineer of steamer Indian River !;
Mr.. Hayden, of Hartford three other cabin
passengers, one small girl, three steerage, and
six stowaways, names unknown.
The following is Il list of the crew sup
posed to he lost:
c. W. Greenman, mate; VIM. Tits, chief
engineer; W. l. Crocheron, purser; Captain
King, Savannah pilot; Edward Bailey, oil
er; VIM. Elkinton, coal-passer; Henry Nc
Neil, cook; Daniel Mcneil and John Fitz-
gerald, seamen Andrew Burk, second stew
ard; Edward Read, pantryman; Read,
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