New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-19
TFRH7a5F HAeUALTI'
COLLISION ON LONG ISLAND SOUND,
ELEVEN PERSONS REPORTED MISSING.
Heavy Loss Of Property

Al atout 345 a. Do. yesterday Tie schooner Gen Stewart
Van ihot cane INTO collision with the steamer City OF
Norwich Oh Huntington. On Long Island sound Inc
schooner struck the steamer hoGd-On forward OF the bull
ws5ss On the port side sayng IN a large hole through
VII ch tLo water rapidly entered As 1t rose n fed Lcr
h4os aud caused them 10 communicate with the wood
sork After the City % Norwich commenced burning Size
bccan Ia snEVey rapidly and the progress 81 the flames
was somewhat checked. In Few minutes tie weight
forward pressed har stern out O the watsand sic imed-
RtCy went down head first. About 10 persons were Oh
board al the time Of the collision Seven OF these pos
sesod themselves OF f, eserver and jumped overheard
They were AN rescued by the steamer Electra from Proyi-
dencc and kindly cared for on board The other Three pas
sonccIs including boy, could not be found III me
whfor aid ale among the missing. Eight q The crew,
viiCh numbered 50, are also missing
NAMES or THE LOST.
Tho following thc ofihe passengers and crew
who among the saved by the steamer Electra;
SoiS sd Hogan Ss1 york. john kata6 Ns%YS
John Femidr New York VIM. Qlinau. Ncw-lofk.
Jats Cro kerr passenger a son Of he CtiefEngineer.
n occrtd BOY porter). name unknown. 49,
a soa OF 5. &. Osgco0. esd. Idssenger 81 Norwich
A passenger name uakn0wn) going 10 England
THE SURVIVORS.
Those who survive hs dreadful accident are the f0-
Cecao D B Sarsis CHIEF Mate Charles Johnson New
Fngireer James Croker Norwich Assistant ogneer.
George Hiboard NOIwlchi Chief Pilot Henry i. Tracy
Cle1k Edward O. Andrews, Norwch Steward, ". II. Pot
Norwich; Assistant Steward Thomas Spinner (coiored
Deek Hsnds-Michael Mcmahon, VIM Burk Robert Sulli.
van, James Murphy, Timothy prseoH Thomas D,lsGol'
Cornelius Collins
CIeI-Ei.iah Benham Groton
Fnemen-Chas. Bekwith Groon; smith, two brothers,
Gr0ioni John Adams New-LoudOn
DOCK watchmen--Deacon L. Il. Tracy Norwich.
Lookout Watch-Gcorge Croker, Norwich. -
PssseugeIs-Mrs Rousseau Mrs. 5 {. OsgCod' MI II.
Turner, MI n l.. Douglass, with some three others
whose asoeraued because Of the loss OF the
bet kept by the clerk.
FURTHER PARTICULARS
When the schooner struck tie City Of Norwich there
vas HIGHT fog with easiery wind blowing. No light
was een on the schooner and IL believed that she had
none at the The force of the collision carried away
she browpr hgurehead and upper part the bows of
the schooner, which found 10 BE- rapidly leaking and
WIS abandoned by the captain and crew few minutes
before she sank. They picked up by the steamer
Electra which also had the passengers from the other
vessel Every assistance given TO the survivors by
the Electra Capt. j. W. Nye, Of the Neptune steamship
Company, which lay near the scene OF the dis
.ster neatly two hours The circumstance of
this vessel being in the wake of the City Of
Norwich and in Opporune moment to save the pasen-
gers was very fortunate. At the time the disaster hap
pend the passengers and most Of the crew were IN bed
which their escape still peTiOus. -Four boats
lowered from the Electra IN charge Of Capt Nye NJ
David Crowley, the First Mate. Mr.. Chas. Is. Smith,
Choi-Engincer, and Mr. Parsons the pilot, 10 whom
great credit due for their eXerOns III resculng the panic
striker passengers and Some of the crew. including
Capt Surg received burns around the face and neck
but not Of very severe nature.
IL expected the City of Norwich Will be raised cargo
and all with very little loss TO either The vessel four
years Old about 1900 tuns burden and valued at COO
She Is owned by the New-LOndOn Steamboat Co., who
viii send diving aud wreckng party to the scene OF
the catastrophe to-day. The schooner Gen Stewart Van
Vhei owned in New-laven, and was bound for that
place with load Of oysters from NewYOrk. She was
badly damaged by the collision.
LATEST NEWS OF THE MISSING.
M Martin. agent Of the NewLOndOn line, had no later
INTEL eeuee Of the missing last evening" but is in hopes of
ascoIalng further about them TO day. The passenger
list destroyed with the steamer and only all approx
There is still hopes that Of the missing have been
picked up while struggling IN the water.