The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-20

AdmuraI
WASHINGTON, .. @, Dee. II. 1901
The Navy Derarlrnrn, received this usrniag the fol-
sswag report Q. .sr asAsef at 81 Thomas. writ.
- ~ ne iate Keaf Aam,fal Palner:--
FLAGSHIP susoyExAxsA .
~ IncM.<, J.. Nov. l9. 1867 !
-I PC 20 info 10 The nsrat' wsns u an cxtraord-
nary occurrence. ps.i'css much diasstsr. which
place in This hsTbr erisy aftcssoOn The weather
was clear, thsush s,usirely hot. bsroms,sr tnirty
Whilst wr,nDx III ca.,u. about haif past sas
r. \. my sttentr'n called BY . sudden tYsnor
ssssng the sap. 'n,s easing IN btsnrty sceoupantca by
sound ressnshl n9 h- stiad,ng .; q vessel upoa a
rough boto sLso Tad ssy subsdug until h, ceased:
Tine Whole tnsiing si"ut i've nisulcs. rcngn zsd II
inmsdla.sy - 90 esnbl ssd looking towards the
eowu saw rem tn - - ,0ulus,en there had been do
eesucslcn amoas sis h.td'sgs Coscudiny that il was
Boo over sea~a my Occupation and had been
= ne that the ~ the barbos hsd risen and
vss com,nus N = n.s' volume, - y 70 engoiph -
nau specses Of a heavy wall OF sea, soms
veesy leet IN height epesrsuty distant ahsat three
sams w ss co.nas 'swa.s sue narssr With terrible
AID men sent 10 ME e.ls which all We could do
ssd sees ~ stood 70 meet ~ advanced With skr
Dlsh ltne Of tuniultu Rollers IL front saw, with
some comfort hst ~ cane from about south souh-
Nsst and wvu'd ION eqleauy strike tho entrance Of
shs harbos 10 an otiiqnr IrseiiYn With feel NJ OF
eve ~ awaited ~ arrival. u came rushing ON
Suubling over tue rrks that formed the entrance
and carrying everything before Il. A small
sausv and sallas ,e.sc, thas we're ,ryisg to get in
we're ~ once su.i sAt never AGAIN seen, aud the
vsssss q sncno 'ss en- rance wsre iifssd from
their moorngs AMI The rocks 10 Toward Re-
osvins this cneck. heavy rollers s~ept into the har
Dor. The DE So'o. ~ncn was anchored outside ~ ~
and was ying rather bf"adsde u, earned from her
nooripg both rnaias suapp,as and she was thrown
upon the iron piles o ,ss wharf lately constructed.
xhe nsx roller pt hs ~ iuto deep water again, and
coon soc made s,gna il, sac vas leaking.
In the moan,iru+, however ~ had risen from the
rollers, wbicn va met yearly sssrs ON. enecuntsnng
ehrss 10 sioa. the ancsos and cnsins holding
braveiy The Pea was rushing u asd reesdtng With
pssi vlolenco Tne sink = wrecks we're rising; tho
shipping in the haros', swept from their moorny were
eonins Into every lev minutss. and ths snail crAn
"a shore ted sad tnrsws iato Tho STR and
I'm sssaded Ai"ng the ~a,sr front beats cap
SWIMMING for their ises last the water IN the bay
s0bsidsd into sort II ~hr'pool and % soon - we
could with any psoprey our boats thsy SAINT
- The rescue o. the dro<Iins msA Several we're pcxsd
o., one airsady Dead
Dor, her pumps gong, sna gsting up her steam a.
yspidly ~ possbIs wens board OF hsv, and found
che could keep rsel tree AL Nth her up end
tVo hedges down shs wyuid remain in ssfs,y for Ire
nlghe Constant shock 81 earthquake occurred every
10 o. nftseu minus aud - cntiausd with saors OF
ess severity inronxn the ngh and - am pew writ
ing this 10 ssri 90 NJ The damage on shore has
bsen far more runos 10 the merchants than that ocs
sisned by the late hariczss. The lrst heavy roller
went up Into the town s~sms % The sterss watch we're
uesy On the Ear paint Lsaas slt s1d Hnallv strand
sass ssass he ,as.s aa.s VA. pssisirosan g " us
hsde crying Ior ~srcy, aad listening v no attempts
Al .en, asoor, IL the everiax. found an the stone
1Wsuinss absndaaod their ownss 10 the streets,
81 In she wooden sad,uSs Of their frsnds the alarm
SIN occurring Tns morsins tns shocks are less ire.
Quont and the bav PER seuy quiet. The Engiish mail
steamer which had lately arrived ana coal M
bay the other siuc OF the hArbor being
lest possible her pxz speak OF having feli
she shock - ~ did. Aad looking behnd then, saw
ANAL islss "a sber rear was cleft IN TWAIN, and
Game and smoke ISSUING from the nssurs shors.
" afs~rward the ga arose and came WILL
nigh carrying them down; Their cables parted,
Bus they were tbro~n most fsrluna,sly uudsr :
Ice, which placed them In csmIara'ivs saNy. TIA pas
oengefn. all but three ,emass, Who we're less N the
from SANTA Cruz bringing sness 81 the honons she
who brought - vcrbs mes age fscm Commodore BIS
oo saying the shock of The bsd beon most
violent at that sod that me sea had aud throwa
hs vesseI hd and ay ON the bach, and tnss three Of
hG who IL the boats aion. aide drowned.
leave thls evening what assistance render
him- The damage sustained By snis ship V nss nate
,siA.
vssy respectfully. yosr obsdisn, servant
JOS. D. PALMER,
Rear Admiral commanding Norm American squadros.
Hen cpsou wEaIka. secretary q we NAVY, waahipg-