The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-30

NO Isvns Iosr-5ns PAssxxoERs CARED YoR.
No lives were lost The number or nrst and second
cabin passenger s.al embarked on board ninety
two, and every man, woman and child was landed in
safety. There also hre, although the stove on
The main deck saloon detached from it, fastenngs
and slid 70 the side Of the steamer without
upsetting. The Ere was extinguisned by the
stewards while IN that position, were also
the remainder OF the stoves throughout the cabin de-
partment, with the exception Of one, around which
buckets Of water were placed The result that the
cold became intense that the chief steward distributed
blankets among the passengers Tho washing Of the
in the second cabin department compelled the removal
Of the passengers to the upper saloon When the anchors
slipped to beach the steamer the water was three
feet deep the cabin floor and when she was beached
there four feet Of water the main deck aft When
the forward part washed away the passengers rushed
In body 10 the engine door, and for come time
there was great excitement Under the circumstances
however, the passengers behaved remarkably we'll here
being only few isolated where fear obtained the
The news OF the disaster spread like wdnre and In
abort time several teams had arrived from Hermitage;
cad passengers convcyedo the village, where &C.
commodation was procured and warm meals provided.
hospitality shown them by the kind hearted Villagers
who exerted themselves 10 their utmost for their COM
FORT and in single demanded payment for their
services. The first who became acquainted with their
distress was Gilbert Terry, miller He saw tho lights
OF the steamer as early as one O'Clock In the morning
and lett his mill 10 90 10 their assistance His house was
made tho headquarters Of the passengers until other
kind neighbors received them Principal among these
and Austin Hays The stores Of J. B. Tanning and II.
F. Prince also open night and day for their accom-
mediation and storage q the express and ship freight
Through the kindnes Of Mr. Day President Of the Ston
ingon Railroad, and tho lberality Of tho officers OF
tho Long Island Railroad, the passengers were re-
moved to THIS city speedily and comfortably as
circumstances would allow Tho first cabin passengers
were sent down On Thursday morning and early the
same afternoon before the arrival Of the train tele
Of the up train, Mr. A. j. Marshall stating the condition
and numbers Of tho unforunates and requesting that
transit 10 New York yesterday morning This DONE
and yesterday the remainder Of the passengers and crew.
to the humber Of seventy, arrived.
DIsGRAcEPuL CONDUCT OF THE pEcK uANDs-MUTMY, ETC.
sadly in contrast to the above was the conduct Of the
dock hands on board tho Inflated vessel, when the lives
Ing their duty With the exception Of four or I'VE ~ho
noby stood 70 their posts when death stared thom in the
inss they acted n Dy refusing 70 work. insult
four O'Clock when the broke upon the bar the deck
hsuds rushed In aud drank 70 excess picked up oat
dened and desperate believing that the vessel must sink
they refused 70 work. broke open tho cabin doors for
The with but 20 So
Prince, the second Officer was struck violent blow on
the head. The ringieaders were secured
THOSE VINO DID WALL.
Some Portuguese sailor, who were among the second
'ssI tho sas Of
names are Emanuel Rozss, john Fernandez, Frank
Heenis Manuel Ennis ANA Manuel Antoine.
terms BY Captain Curtis. These the pilots cngi.
neers, the frs, and second officers Wasn Bachelor and
rPss The S and The S.S
spoken Of as having been very attentive 70 tho other
passengers The pilots Captains Monroe and Brown
Two Of the Oldest and most experienced In their PROBES
eiOn thai leave this port
A good word should also be said for the nremcn.
They also did their duty The frs. assistant engineer
rushing In, and narrowly escaped being swept
into the by wave tho open door Of Of Ihs fur
naces alone saving him from watery grave.
HISTORY COMMODORE
The Commodore was built IN New York In l6ls, by
imonson Logan sue Vas two nund rsa ana sssn
and nine hundred tons burden She 0veraulsd last
fail. put on the dry dock, engines secured kelscns
thoroughly repaired and supplied with shaft and two
The Commodore running in the place Of the Ply
foot Of Ninth street East river One Of the New Haven
boats will probably no chartered until the Plymouth
Rock resume her place In the line.
STATEMENT csrTAIx.
Tho commander OF the Commodore, Captain =. ,.
Curtis, makes the following statement when the
weather was li.tlo hazy, with the wind TO the west
ward and the promise Of q fine evening Nothing
worthy Of mention tranfpired until quarterpast ten
We were then fifteen m nutee east OF Falcon Island,
when the squal struck md she broachod 10. sweep
ing away the entire broadsde Of the forward bulwarks
with all the Goa in the starboard frcroom the cast IRON
floor and the starboard smoke pipe For half an hour
attempted get her OF before the wind, but, finding
this impossible Tried 70 got her head to Wind but this
could be accomplished Account Of the gale and
heavy In this position sho labcred very hard until
about twelve o'clock when the other -mokestsck went
overheard We then drfted at tho mercy OF the wind
and the until she wont inside tho bar where
anchored al twenty minutes 10 two O'Clock. From the
time that The smokesacks went overheard had about
tan inches of steam enough 10 work the donkey pump
We dars the amount Of for fear Of
nra AT this tine we were not max ng water enough to
fear danger from that source but At five O'Clock she
sprung leak All hands that could be spared assieted
al the pumps, several OF tho passengers assisting The
pumps were kept At work until she struck, when tho
water commenced making rapidly that We slipped her
cables and let 60 ashore the beach three mies
west Q: Horizons Point Light and not more than half
mile from Hermitage. Tho passengers all landed
safely at seven o'clock the nrsi cabin being sent
10 New York on the ten O'Clock train and the
Hsrnden's, Davenport Masons, and the Merchants
Unon all savrd. The remainder OF the freight In
masser captain ru,,e the furniture Of hs Ioas
also IN damaged condition, Is nearly all saved.
srArsnEsr OF TIE rIIcTs
Captain Geo. H. Monroe, the pilot Of the rst watch,
states foows:--wc made all the lights down to Nov
Haven fur took the vessel thcn called the
hour after e, Ter coming to- Jumped out ana assisted
at the wheel but the freight being shifted 10 ieeward and
the ship being on her beam ends she would not keep Oh
her regular We then undertook bring her 10
the w.nd but could not In consequence OF the absence
OF the steam chimneys We dare not use wood for fear
oil nre, anu nap ufhuEnt coal VIC mauc
Horizons Point Light three quarters OF hour before
anchored keeping the ship " westward much az
could.
Captain Brown the pilot or tho second watch, makes
the following satomcnt:-I came on watch a. quarter
before nine o'clock relieving Captain Monroe The boat
al that time was going on her usual cours heading east
with the wind west We proceeded right along by fa
con Island Light the wind increasing after passed H.
When she preached 10 1--we mon were AZ the wheel. Wo
then heading south southeast south by wet That
wss the best NO could do keeping her on on her usual
course We ran thirty minutes N this way. the boat
tho breaking across her aud washing the reg ut
overheard We Then changed the wheel hard port
rot her the westward and kept the wheel In that posi-.
un heading from west southwest 10 south southwest that
being high she could up. The wind had then
changed little the sarhoard bow Tho wheel was
kept hard port until anchored The anchor he'd
the boat Ia that position until quarter before six when
sprung Leak when wcplipped the siarboad chains
and parted the iarboard chains The leak gained
rapidly that i was found impossible TO keep the vessel