New-York tribune., 1867-08-17
THE LOSS or THE T. s. STEINER SICRA-
MENTO
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER.

FULL PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER.
The Boston journal publishes the following
letter written by of the officers of the United States
steamer Sacramento recently lost In the East India
waters:
1--WE went ashore Wednesday evening, the 10Th, at
about a. The shoals at the mouth of the sambaldng
River have shifted out much further than they were
marked on our charts and instead O anchOring quietly
u Cocanada Harbor as we Intended we found ourselves
humping away ON Se Pe & woTkeS @ as sn sI tbe as
morning, when were obliged TO give up all idea OF
selves. The men worked very wen, and behaved iaT
better than expected. We hove overheard all
Ts fGe gIhs gsids ali our our shot and she'll water &C.
The surf very high, and very powerful
vessel goes ashore here about in three months The
lights the coast all exactly the same, ana II Is I'M
lack Of vigilance the part Of any officers for we were
all watching for Cocanada Lights, expecting 10 get IN
strick saw the deepsca soundngs TAKEN and got no
bottom at is fathoms But we were sucked IN imperse
when we rst struck and the lifted In till we were
in /? feet Of water. We have lost every ting-clothes,
rafs aud sent them ashore during the day; the first
went in all right in the morning but the second
the afternoon and got nearly ashore, when was caught
by eddy and carried out TO sea the breakers anu
at atremendous bnrthey were py 3 @ o
board OF an American ship nj Cocanada On Wednesday
BOAT send around to Coeanad by sea FOR assistance,
but the boat was swamped alongside ana Hairy anu ue
bovine over Harry's head aud we hauled him in very
much exhausted but not hurt When we sent the first
two rafts on work and built two more one OF
which succeeded while the other broke adrf and went
TO sea with no one board The same day we got the
two launches lowered with considerable difficulty, ana
oiled them up and them ashore The second cutter
was unset alongside and Waterman was spilled out, but
we rot him In again. The first cutter got ashore all
r0ht and then the too high TO attempt any more
with the boats Mr. Johnson, the captain, Waterman,
Iyon Pete Parker, and myself with five men, the
only ones left on board We smashed up all the wine,
cooked little coffee, and tried TO be comfortable for the
night but it was hard work the ship humping
that We expected her to go TO pieces every moment
Friday morning the sea running very high, but two
OF the boats ventred or and the launch anchored inside
the surf while the whaeboat with crew OF lascars
came mp TO the ship and all got of The captain was
the last to leave the ship We all got ashore safe though
we did not expect it, hauled down the co0rs just be-
fore left and brought them with me. We landed on
sand beach, organized the crew, and embarked IN the
boats. We had 80 men In boat, l9J all
together We pulled up the sambaldng River
about 20 miles, when We came TO French settlement
called Sanan, where found quarters and food got
asleep at night old mat outside the house with
Yermin running all The mon were roused up at
and got in the boats uud pulled down Corlnga River
COcanada, which reached az 10 o'clock. was glad
sometimes 10 get hold OF piece OF meat shove " in the
fire and eat IL almost and covered with dirt When
landed, had shoes, socks. MY whole stock was
coat pants Crmcan shirt, undcrshlt drawers, ph hat,
is rupees sleeve buttons gold pencil ring photograph
sword and revolver Lyon gave me pair OF shoes,
of the men gave pair of WOoen socks and my boy
has managed to save my silver mug and two or three
shirts Probably shall be at home in five months"