The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-04
THE LOSS or THE SNIP KATE DIER.


Statement or y Passenger On Beard the
Sh1p-Con ditfon 81 tho steamer scotland
She IL Likely % Prove = fetal Loss, &c.
The statements regarding tho party To blame for the
disaster at sea- narrated tho HxRALD OF yesterday
still conflicting and the truth has not been yet arrived
NJ It only known that nns ship and cargo lost,
and that OF tho largest steamers that plies
between this port and Liverpool very likely go
pieces ana thus involve heavy loss on tho owners
srAranKxr 4 rAssKsGKR.
Tho following statemsnf Of the collision made by
Gustavus Pfeitz, Balimorean, and late assistant
engineer beard the United States steamer waterse
Mr. Pfe,z passenger board the ship Kate Dyer
and a. will De secn, his account difors materially from
the statements OF passengers Of the Scotland, one Of
which was published in yesterdays HuAID:-
The Kate Dyer LEFT cailao the 9Th Of September last
had good passage round the Horn and up 10 within
hfteen or twenty miles OF Fire Island, the point
. SssTs the accident n sev r the
distance Of two miles and ahead; whom W hrst saw
her she was bearing 70 tho southwark and eastward
the steamer changed is in consequences Of the
helm being suddenly put hard a-por; we kept ON our
course direct the steamer approached both vessels
% moving swiftly the ss.nsr struck !, On s1s
We saw Mat our only chance for safety Was 70 keep on
our course. and did -; had attempted 70 make
struck anyway and than were, for In the for
mer case We would have lost In all probability, al
nenusi nrRt DOoI No put Ov6rDoaru WA tue gig,
the only sound boat On board Of tho ship; The
gtg was stove In ono place, but rot 70 badly
a. to prevent from plugging her with old hat and
some old Clothes the pilot the rst 10 entsr thu gg
he was followed by two OF tho crew. the Captain went
next, Mr.. Rahns, . passenger and myself got in last
showed on, and drfted astern the second msie
jumped overheard from the ship and taken board
Of the gig; up this time lsome ten minutes from the
time OF striking) no boats were lowered from the
steamer for our rescue We did all We could 10
reach the steamer IN the zig. crying out for
help. and bang at the time; indeed tho gig was
half full Of water and filling steadily when got mid
way between the steamer and the ship the steamers
people lowered boat Notwithstanding there six
boats on board had they lowered all their boats manned
them and rent them TO the ship they could have saved
all those who lost the boat lowered for
10 taiiy was manned by only three men, and bore To-
wards they reached the gig aud offered 10 transfer
TO the steamers boat refused and told them 10 90
tho ship the OF the left there
then men on board Of the ship and the ship
sinking; they left and wont towards the ship,
and, according 10 Mr.. Williams statement lthe
third mate Of the Dye the steamers boat got to within
the ship halloed for tho boat closer but In
u told tho ships that they must Jump for their
live. they wished TO be saved believe, judging from
what Mr.. Williams told me- that tho steam
ers boat could have gone closer, and could
have saved the whole crew: being told
jump and seeing no other or better means OF escape
they all jumped overheard except the samaker, cook
ana steward these got In the mixzen rigging of the
who Jumped overheard seven wers picked up and
the steamers boat left who in the gig tried
reach the scosnd we impored tbem TO lower another
INDUCED their fears in burning blue lights, which
seemed TO could not have been for any better pur
pose than to give light 10 be drowned bv
drifting rather rapidly; drif,cd TO within nfieen
yards OF ths steamer here they threw life buoy
attached to rope this buoy managed 10 catch hold
or they hauled the side 0f the and und
the dayts 81 tho boat referred 10 above which had been
lowered We uicd 70 hook the guy on to the davits,
hut could not make a 0t: then We all Jumped 10
the dnvis and climbed up the ropes and reached tho
deck; just reached the deck order given
for another boat TO BE- lowered at this time the other
sl1f fYFf hA
the men they had saved the second boat went on and
crscd over the spot where the ship bad down snd
amid the p,eces Of the wreck but did not Ind sny
bodies heavy norbwescv blowing al the time, and
very cold botn boats returned 10 the steamer
and tho crows and saved men being taken on board,
the boats hOisted the rescued parties
TO the galley the steamer got under way and proceeded
TOR Sandy Hook We had bssn board u the steamer
about half hour whom the report spread that
leaking badly then the steamer headed for the
shore and beached On SUNDAY morning after the
steamer beachsd the ro, halted his boat and
dered the keeper bring alongside the plot proposed
take the captain and his " this Dyer and two
Of tho IN the pilot boat 10 New York the
New York in this way 90 hoard Of the pilot boat the
rescued parties received the kndes possible attention.
We reached here Sunday morning Dccember :, At ten
O'Clock.
CONDITION or rHs SCOTLAND
rbe condition Of TINS steamer Is vcfy critical one
and " feared that she viii be total loss ON
day she was lying ashore on the outer N ddIs,
three qusrer Of mile east southeast from sandy
Hook fill Of water She WINS also the s,flc
time fast nipg With sand. the impression prevailed
that she would 10 pieces A. tho once Of ths Board
Of Underwriters, however u was stated that u tho
weather continued favorable for compile a. days longer
she would BE- saved although with the loss OF Der rank
~ nrs clss steamer. and ~ expense ~ sorc
e300 900 Her cargo which consists principally OF cot
ton and cheese IL entirely submerged in water The
latter artice viii prove total loss while the damage
don" 10 the cotton will be considerable Captain Merritt.
agent OF tho rnder~rtsrs has charge ~ the STEAMER
and s doing Is utmost 70 her aud much ot her
cargo a. he possbiy can.
rAssEsarrs
The pssssnger- 81 the steamer who reached New York
sunday nigh, the utmost satisfaction with the
captain Of III" Scotland and speak high terms II
~ has conduct and attention 10 their safety while the
vessel was IN imminent peril 81 sinking Captsn Hall.
with the Officers and With the exception Of IA.
rt mate who to tho city on business, stu r-mnin
tho vessel AIDING to her. N stated yes
terday that such ~ the passengers dsslre ~ will
leave for Europe the steamer Queen whirh Leaves
this por Liverpool on the sth instant Those Who
should othersise elect will have their money
turned w application the Once Of the National Sesm
Navigation Company