The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-08

Passengers and Crew 9th Dan isl Webster and
Ninnshaha Rescued by II g Cromwell.
DISASTERS ON the Aus ,TRAlIAN COAST
&C. &C. &c.
sNKlsG OF The . ASIEL WEBSTER.


s~rrues and incidents of the Observation-Disclosures.
Escape of Those On .omrd-stafement OF the
Captain, &c.
On the morning Of the 9th utmo the steamship
panici webster sailed fros this port bound for Mobile
with general cargo he also carried eighteen pss-
senaera and crew OF " enty men, including
"rc"rs When she ST rted there was fresh breeze
Blowing, and the weau ,er was pleasant,
HURRICANE
rue nrst tnree 90 VS. OF the voyage passed Ia
comparatively easy weather, except when passing the
hst'eras shoals stn breeze was then blowing and
the steamship 10 He'd heavily but not sufficiently
20 70 create pprehenscns Of danger On the
irst OF OCTOBER, however, there strong breeze,
which soon incrW -sed gale and shortly after mid
n'shta hurcaD burst upon the steamer with heavy
sea The huTic continued throughout the following
day the stcamf meanwhile breastinr it CALAMITY until
ahoGt SKI :, when she struck by heavy sca,
which carried away the forecastlc hatch and swept her
forward dock
The sea by this rolling to tremendous
height, and the hurricane continued increase until
every tm' er in the steamer shook beneath the weight,
Of its VIZ" Throughout The whole ghi she rolled
heavily still continued keep her course: bat At
severe lock on the following morning engineer
por'eas aat sho was making water rapidly A.
me pm apps and by the strenuous excrilons men
she "a kept afoat the whole day. Toward dark the
lncfes all OF the hands and the passengers
10 VIC Ok bailing her out
80. TsE LAST HcfE CoSr-
struggling FOR lives l,u The elements ns Wss
ts gained put tho re and the la, nope
- saving the ship was gone. The situation 40.
ron.ed every soul on board the Inflated steamer The
wind vas sim blowing hurricane: the night was Of
81 lightning Altogether the hope surviving shroagioa,
the night scarceiy cherished, although the captain
encouraged the crow aud passengers and spoke OF the
chances OF rescuc.
cosDror raE p,ssrSGERs
When the fearful intelligence, that the ship had
leak, iirst made known tho passengers,
there was some excitement and condemnation mani.
fesisd. But upon the captain assuring them that
danger was not immedlsfe they resolved 10 brEysy
face their fate When, THEREFORE the pumps failed and
they were called upon TO assist In bailing out tho
steamer, cyefy man responded VITA alacrty, and
worked with unremitiine energy, until told further
enovls Even when last hope OF saving
tae SHIN Was lost there WAS no panic. hut the
females bravely and patiently awaited the coming al
whatever doom was n store Tor them Ths captain Of
the steamer speaks in praise Ut their admirable conduct
which doubt enabled him tho entire PARTY
LOWERING sosTr.
Alter the fire WAS put out the steamer at the
mercy or the waves, and she drfcd with the wrnd
boring and rolling heavily. Six hours az terrible
Ar. gray dawn Of light spread over The ocssp and re
vesisd 10 those hoard that the vessel ra,sdiv
The necessary ssorer &C. and The s,arboard boat WA.
iSneres. She Immediately stove and was sunk About
G~o hours were then permitted o sapse when the dsy
having fully dswned into lisb, the other boats win
proper officers and them, lowered and
she passengers transferred TO them from the sinking
snip
raG nEscur
Before the boats had all bean lowered the eyes OF The
hsf desparing passengers and glacdcned by
the sight Of Steamship which then hove sight.
Ipckiiv she The gnai Of distress Tying
The mast Of the PANEL webster and Instantly
The direction of her I'm arriving within haing
lance she discovered 10 be the George Croo we'll.
iron New 0rcaus, Dor I'd 10 New York. The passen.
gers and crew OF tc ming vessel promptly aksn
board, and their lives thus providsnsy saved FOR
have roaied on tue ocean many hours, so high and
bo-sssous were the
YHf cnr.x.
Az unite prniaing the OF Captain Boiger OF
shs Daniel Webster. throughout the trying ccnm-
remained calm and rnerzesic; and. When compelled by
so necessity 70 Iowor the boats ne rst thai
p. ss s w ., psSea ,Ssd ss9e ne ,psss
scwn upon thom be WAS still on board the sinking ship,
Which DO did not leave Until no Lad seen ever one q
The boat which took him on had scarcely cleared
wreck whom the steamer sank stern foremost, and
lew minutes lot 10 sight ben sih the raging valera
slsAvknir DAStL vrB<tyg
was owned 10 New York BY Captain Csa. wiight and
bun, here BY Mr. Brovn, and Of 1850 tons meas.
uremeni rs feet long - feet beam and 10 feet depth
%
The following the o. the aud pissrn.
gers Of the steamship PANEL Webster who were
caxr.--Csptsin. Jas. BOXER; pupcr, b. : Suptou,
George Hutchinson. ART mate John Burn second mate;
n ward chief engineer; WIN. Mmynor hrst assr-tsnt
engineer; Mcs.iil second a-si tant engineer X Roo
-us steward; Annie !. hcciloch fe~sraes; VIM NJ
tsrs cooks; J. styn, Wni- Robinson, g. McGinns,
Thompson and " Collins, crow, - Musician, rue~s boy
jas Gary, NJ Mckin and VIM. FRIDAY hrcmnn; !
Roach l. Smith AMI ,. smith, coal passcrS J. kulhol.
isua, porter, Nichoss Ryan, carpenter
Pse.ksosss --c2bin---lcsepb Clark. John Bow
sr Henry smith, VIM. waiers-4 Heersge-R.
Miss Ernce Mallory John swecuy and site. Rob, No
Nay A. d. Mckay, 4 q. Peters, y. Bischman, Jobs
Meyers, John Baswitz--h
tipts.n Bolaar. % The steamship Daniel Webster,
abandoned AZ sea makes tue following s.aiemeni;
left New York September q, bound tor Mobile. with
tor'y-hur person obnsyting " onc RS crew aud p<s
,eagc-s 18th, hal fresh bcezr r. northeast with
siderable ses hali.past " discovered
sSsoner 10 winissr IN distress, which proved v be
tae Aafy ard kinfna, lrm wlu ug,o1, North Carolina
eo.nd TO Philsfelrhu. all hands scs except
msn hoisted haf foressh ana furnished them
zoe man u h,'p Nor. Der INTO por'; eon-
NOV ng heavy from ne norsheas', with lightning and
ran and heavy Ctos ses dip aboriug hravliy; 20
light cxsteriy winds smooth 90 ship cool pro
res geressiI foieapai aud spencer Ae., three r. "
ns.,ed Lookout -1Als s.s steamship General Bausa,
bound south Ur. ~ wild nortbess. moderate sea.
everything roinT 49, unn' JAZZ. when heavy cios'
franc. ten r. buf-t ~ .ttb terrific Violence
found ourselves ~ tste tAtnafsfa N thirteen aud
sl fshons hauled - she N'na and stood 70 ths
De- a--wind slal urabs,ed. With lrsmendoos Greg
.a~a Six r. w. shipped = heafy -. whlcb earned ava
che forecas,ls hach house and swept NE or-nfd iecY.
also causing ehr teak hagiy; so the pnnirs SorkE
seven " NJ en- reported TIE nstst % os stiHb.
-cressng vessel isboring heavy. Ten Z " wmerpatFt
she nres; al hand. nelading zoe rssspssr., oa,sS
We then prspaFai boats with peccsAy stores -,
saii-aed thsi hnmsN power could ssse VIZ Sup 80
night, began shipping heavy seas ,hp Tol'ns ies'"y'
expecting her 70 founder m0nentafy.
sa s.g.ie stlii containing bal with less visI'nse,
With awful sea ~ lh'pss Of sayng the snip sis -
che sinking rspdly -Four =. x-Begsn la.nhlns