New-York tribune., 1867-05-28
DISASTERS.

reporter WHO left the scene of the wreck ON Fri
day afternoon says
The Santiago de Cuba lies with broadsde towards the
shore about y miles from Great Egg arbo snd aSont
Il miles from Atlantic City. She Is keoled at about
an angle of 70 degrees and while board OF her
very sensbly felt by Tha only vessel present TO
render assistance is wrecking schooner Mr. Babcock
also at the wreck Mr. Babeook when asked When he eI.
Poced 70 get the snip OH replied II mgt be three or fous
Of the same opinion but among the wreckcr spoken with
the general Impression prevailed that the Santiago d.
Cuba, OF at least some portion OF her, was o
fixture. The passengers speak very kindly OF the
Of the people OF Atlantic City Such Of them nov
waiting 70 accompany Of the female passengers whe
are too sick to be moved at present very Indignant
with the ships company at refusing to pay their expenses
10 NewYor dey those OF such persons as have been
ter of the shipasters Association at Nos 90 and So
Wast appears that Captain Benin is not regarded a&
with the spesed rules Of the Association On the 2Sth OF
September 1861 he filed his application Tor admission, bug
Association The register shows Captain Behm TO b
American % years Of age, residing in NewYork. and
Santiago his first in the service Of the California snl
Nicaragua Transit Steamship Company.
STATEMENTS OF OFFICERS:
John Sheahan, who fireman on board. SAYS: Hss
teras light made between II and O'Clock on ths
morning Of the 10Th was on the Il to 4 O'Clock watch
course until she came in sight Of Absecom light.
VIM. Harrison says came Off watch at 2 O'Clock
the night Of going ashore was asleep before ths
other watch relioved about 81 o'clock myself and
shpmates knocked out hunks we ran toward
the Sneroom and found the Chief Engineer with the
startngbar in his hand and the First Assistant standIna
by him. and the ship were worked according TO the En-
day in NewYork; at the time the ship struck the Cap
tain Mate, and Second Mate the hurricane deck
by the wheel h0use there no look out as the ohcef
OF the deck had the men scrubbing paint work on the
quarter deck aft just az the ship was about striking e
ing the Captain, said "You son Of -, port your helms
there is light land on the port bow" the Captain wss
then aroused to Of his danger and cried out 10 the
officers Of the deck " Hard to port"
STATEMENTS OF PASSENGERS.
Mrs Bowers, passenger board that before the
steamer beGehed Capt Kelly several times ~aile1
Ssed e reason 81 M for h RnrsnT the shore ne cap
tain did not heed any OF the warnings Of Cart Kelly but
should have been at the time the ship struck at least
miles from land.
On this side the Atlantc got rice twice 1--WE weft
steeraGe passenger rotten potatoes about four tmef
weak can hardly stand and we must sp that
had we not some OF our own provisions we would pe ~
provisions from the ship companys servants, We coula
get all wanted. Some Of US had TO pay four bs "
coin for cup OF coffee, few peas, and little masheo
potatoes Others Of us when We wanted something "
port life and particularly Mr Watkins whose WHO has
been drowned, had to pay dollar in com for tive
small pies Words in short cannot express the suffering
JOHN SMITH.
object sign the above because t is not half as bacy
depicted as It ought 10 be- signedj LoUIs III wArKMs
Witness, CHARLES WISCH
Dated the 23d OF May, 1861.
STATEMENT or ONE OF HER PASsENGgiiS.
Prom Our Special Correspondet
CAPE VINCENT, N. Y, 7 q. m, May %, 1867
The inhabitants of this town are deeply affected
this morning by the receipt of intelligence of tho frghtfI
disaster which occurred last night in this vicinityths
loss by FIRE OF the Northern Transportation Companys
propeller Wisconsin, Capt. TOwnsiey, bound from Og.
densburgh, n Y, TO Chicago An account given by on4
OF the passengers VINO mas just arrived mere may pe %
interest:
STATEMENT OF MR.. NEIL wcAvNEY OF BRocKULLE, C. W
dxtifr afO O.rde at
May d. expecting to leave the vessel at oswego "
there werc about 100 passengefste monyoi whom were
women and children. The weather mild and clean
retired to my staeroom about o'clock was aWakeneo
by hustle OF landing at cape vincent at about 10 9eock
and coming on board Everything apparently al rlghA
Went TO bed again About III O'clock was awaRenGd wa @ ~
conisopdre breaking through from the lower deck,
dense volumes of smoke rolling through the saloon pas
sengers rushing Wildly about n sGareh Oh nas III
cable by the ames my first thoughts and efforts wers
to my sister who occupied the state-fOon next u
mme. found her well-nigh stupeaed with fear, and
after great effort succeeded In conveying her to the lower
deck The officers and crew were pumping water into
the afterhatch near the boiler where the re orgnateq
The boat was heading the shore Of Grensder Island
which about quarter OF a mile distant Ihe pas
sengers in their efforts 10 eseape had aunced Two Dost
but great the rush for them that they were I'm.
medately swamped, and every one wno sought tha}
mode Of escape pershed-about 80 IN number. We LAG
now nearly reached the land and Capt. Townsey, whe
had all through these trying scenes acted with the grea
est coolneSs ana eneency Jumped oyerDoaid ana ea'eo
line ashore by which the vessel was secured ana,
plank being thrown out ali VINO
rescued The passengers went 80 house near az nanos
and the Captain and mate two hands sister and my.
self proceeded 10 this place IN OF the boats OF the
steamer which had drted ashore We arrived here ats
O'Clock IN The Captain started for the island with as
sstance the passengers at about O'Clock a. m Thers
was Old whom had not the heart 10 congratu,
upon his escape He had set out with his wie TIVE
children and 10000, the proceeds OF the sale Ol his tars
to seek "A home i'm the West, and now beheid him
upon the bank wringng bis hands ana weeping te iosS
of MS whole family and the accumulation OF his many
loborious wears This is one OF many similar cases.
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