The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-29

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i .uxsIso ASHORE os Los0 BLAND 8
1 Far .ore ihsn Two weary hours during which none
nn, 49, M have gone through the ordeal imagine
az Sselnas Of the people on bGar the vessel drfte
the mercy of the wayes The captain and pilots being
srrcassini only in keeping the ship headed nearly
sou,b and IS tho nood tide q this time setting to
~sds Long Island sbors-the wind still continuing In the
opposite dreconhsr efforts were entirely directed 70
rnauug tho ship ashore Long Island and At about
two o'clock A. NJ were crowned with success by their
striking on = sandbAr in the neighborhood OF Horton
Point and Afterwards drifting into tho bay,
about two hupred Yards from the shore and about two
miles west the Horton Point Lighthouse. The anchors
were then roppea and n this position she continued
iii morning. leaking constantly AL tho time In the
meantime swung upon the beach, and her stern
alter beed aud sank SO that the bow was drted nearer
10 the beach than the stern and then order pre-
further danger IL decided beach the vessel
which was done successfully. f3 .t n, eff Ii
Nrr. THe IiygsoArs LowRKD. g.t e.8
About four O'Clock IN The morning the gale became
stil furious every enort made to launch
the iebosts, At which the passengers almost unaszised
nv Tile deck hands worked NTH All their nights Several
attempts PROVED nsu.cessfn last they succeeded
in getting out them with twenty
thirty passengers At and bearing hawser ashore
which being attached Ut the other end 10 the Commodore
other being properly manned the passena
gers were all landed sa,ely though wretched cond-
Many iDner eyciieent ~ enter the boats
jumped into the sea. but Immediately rescued with
the exception OF one man who up a late hour last
night still MISSING y VI B 84 M essst f3 ~, y
80, fs THE rAssENesRs on SHORE n, $50. ses,
me passersers. though SAFE from inc wreck, were
many Of inen nenaoeu ana at'ost paia'y 1ea lon .ne
o u ~sr M1 ons 49,, 49, ur ss.
saanse 81 sio.acs. aua sys au'erc t i, h'
A''' .siV,i W So -. -. - 100
eoinpe,ey soase, ana tolnins M" co sJom Wy kesn
frost whcn prevailed az lhe ume. ons OF mem anaea
Win notDn9 on sdys pa1ke' WIN wncn sne provaea
hcsss rom wy "IccAed sessei as VIZ wy vseis nus
"acn SOLITARY peco ~ e9hos' was sl,, aken
from tnen whea On ooafa me ours oy dIscton o. an
o'nclai o. tue comp aoeer womb a.s,oa.e" ~,
ieg whe seths rom ne steamer 'n'o .c ooa' AZ
were ~reiGhed IN me extreme Cold wet, and after
having iost ~ fuem property they nau on ooard IN
THIS sorrowful plight after partakins OF some poor
refreshments taey toos sher places IN the cars ana
''af'sa LOT ne~ lo , - yrxrv,s ,oxr
Iney arryea ~ tne Hunter rom. uepo. =. nan past
three O'Clock 7 NJ Yesterday ana were met ny crowd
o persons anxious 70 near Oh te surety o. trIcnus on
board; and here again the sight WIS pable IN the
ex'remei ades lo"kog Very aeica.', ana .. course
weary ana 's' r'spl rom ns ass si ~, VIII
o CIV. na'ns nv.ns W., ,sa , ~ ,h p,s
wei garoen1 strong men aso Hehuleu rom tno Vlis
.et and soaEed blanket Many. OF these had nothing
underneath 2ht ara"els ana snlrt ana wa'kines
~ theif aio. slhgs. one or Mo o. 'ne wo
mon. particularly The poor one who bad injured
her leg Sn discon'oia,e on the cold WOODEN seats
~ me nuId"g whiie Ihs o.neis were seeking
some consoaion tnongh appaten.y IN van 70 plocule
either return q ner passage money or funds enough
70 start them on their road-but tnis they did not seem
10 obtain: and weary and cold and tired, with
scarcely epcueh eit TO pay their errage they again
started for New YORK. suffering more than can DC here
described bot thankful TO COD for having saved them
from wstor grave
THE VESSEL.
in the meantime lay stranded on the beach, Hor-
tons Pou, the waves washing mady over her and she
promising 10 20 to pieces every moment portion OF
her cargo may De- saved but So it will be but very
which was valued Ut 5000 600
The above information has been CLEANED from state
adv snd and obcr Who wsre On hoard
~ The time OF the disaster Underneath we append
X. l.. and Mr. pay, President or the Stonington Ra.
,uad.- Il-7 T1
| ,- MR. Haas STATEMENT a5N
At a good distance from Hunters Point and near
peconic the Commodore became complete wreck hay-
ng gone ashore al light but Landing her passengers
and Grew one hundred and thirty In number OF whom
| t.en,y n,e we're children ear;ly We had a good
| passage until about ten O'clock when the weather
became yery ronab. and aboa, half past ten the
asaa c,,us rDh, on oa@ sarboard bow carrvina awav
he bar tnuor s,loon About one clock both OF our
moS 81, W. we're carried aMny. The engines worked
u,s nn,,, IN when ,e water coming ON hoard nui ont
lie fires me DONKEY pnmps ere working a,l the time
from midnight and about .wo o'clock VIC came 70 anchor
sna soon a rwards thew the DONKEY ps col out OF
order nnd Wa then commenced battling bv hand and
ahont Ave o'clock andinr her In n sinking condition
nnya y, ancnnr ,na ~ her dr There was nm alarm
~ s Sa % r tco durng tho n,ght which c,e
s,aa nnrb conason int the ra was soon nut ont each
,umned oyeboard and nothing heard from him There Il
about feet OF water in the vessel where she is now ~
sn xs NO av me Of Ssrn
ashore The pasenrers rot on shore by means or two
boats-he ladies went first-and the people from tho
coast do IN and lent assistance thew could in
bringing us nors ana wagons Tne night on which ws
wers wreck ed was mo1nrht al first Afterwards dark and
very cold Captain Curtis and his officers behaved very
wall INC captan being Inc ast person 10 oayc The sink
pr ves eI There can be no doubt hut that the vessel
VIII bs complete wreck; but all her pussengers save
one man are safe aud proceeded 60 New YORK tins even
me Ibev we're nrjnc,naIly from New York AND Pnila
dsahia bound 10 Loston and points in New Hampshlre
| and Connecticut
srATryyyr or JAMES l. DAY
Mr. nav President of the stonington Railroad who
va an pol tie vessel Al the time o. the DISASTER has
surnshed us with he following s,atem-n.:-The
| steamer Commodore LEFT this port on THURSDAY
| Al nalfnast four oiclock p M taking abont
s.yb,v psssapgers--..ot and csiin-snd auan.
NV al frerIt for slopnctou AL the time or leaving
there vns steady wind blowing and the Weather was
oni, cold hut me vesse, behaved well and nothing OF
An on Isuai nature occurred until about half past ten
o'cocK when the breeze which had been blowing
freshly from tho west came nm with great violence
causing the steamer 10 pitch heavily Al this time the
| vessel was in the vicinity OF the Garfield Light
| snd Tho storm continued 10 increase i'm violence
80 thai i, eleven clock p il was q perfect hurr
cane The food ,itc set In about this time and We
were then in Inc vicinity or Horizons Point The yes
All thon roached TO and getting into Inc trough of
! the sea became utterly upmanagesble Every attempt
poss bic was made TO keep the vessels head the