The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-20
THE Loss OF THE sACRAMENTo.


Men at Sea on a Haft-Sufferings aud
Relief Bravery OF COlored Man
Names OF the Persons Saved.
MADRAS, India, June 2k-Belng a passenger
the steamship Arabia from Calcutta to
Madras, send you these few particulars or the
loss OF the Sacramento.
We coaled at Coconada and proceeded on our
voyage, when we fell in with some OF the crew
of the Sacramento. Most of them were a
raft, and some of them were in a boat. The way
that they got drlfted out to sea was as follows:-
II had commenced to blow fresh, and the tide
had turned. The raft carried most of the men
on shore. When they were drifted cut t0sea
they were all on this raft One of the ships
boats drifted near them, and one of the men
swam off TO her and made her fast to the raft,
which lightened the latter good DEAL so the
boat acted as convoy to the raft.
The poor fellows were glad when they saw us.
When we came up to them we stopped the en-
gine of the Arabia, and they gave us three
rousing cheers, myself returning the complt-
ment warmly. The poor fellows had suffered a
good deal from bruises A good many were
washed off the raft, and would have been
drowned, only for q coaOred man that swan off
to them, fetched them back, and saved them.
He Is a very good man., He was the last man
in the boat when we hoisted her up To the
davits OF the steamer.
The men speak well of their captain. He
was the right m!n in the right place. de re-
fused to leave the ship. l never saw better
sample ot men on any ship than the men we
picked up They never lost their discipline.
crew on the port side, they all obeyed the order
at once.
country TOO. 1 have lived some time in the new
British Kingdom or Dominion, in that fine and
religious town they call Montreal.
/ enclose you, from q Madras paper, a list of
the names of the men taken from the raft, With
the Journals report OF the loss of the Sacra-
mento as follows
Intelligence has been received at Madras of a
mishap TO the United States steamer
Sacramento on her voyage from Madras
to Calcutta, which was communicated to the
marine official at this port by the Master at
Cendant at Coconada on Friday last. The Sacra-
mento was proceeding from Madras TO Calcutta
via Coconada, where she was to have called for
Goals. but unfortunately went on shore eighteen
miles south of Hope Island. and has now be-
come total wreck The British India Steam
Navigation Company steamer Arabia, Com
mander Ballantine, her voyage from
Calcutta to Madras, picked up, ON the
evening of the 2lst of June. at $50
p. M. (Hope Island lighthouse bearing
W. NV. distant ten mies), cutter and n raft
belonging TO the sacramento, on board of which
were the following officers and men:-Lieute-
nant Commanding, George M Bache; First
Lieutenant of NJ artnes Henry A. Bartlett; AS
sistant Surgeon, Z. Babcock; First Assistant
Engineer, II. Able; Second Assistant Engineer,
Frederick L. Millar; Third Assistant Engineer,
r. ID. Taylor; Midshipman, MurrayS. Day; Cap
tain's Clerk, Howard Walker; Pay Clerk, j. S.
Stimson; Sallmaker, j. Bradford; the Master at
Arms: the Pursers Steward; seven firemen;
three seamen; seven marines; in all twenty
nine souls.
The raft and cutter left the wrecked steamer
about thirty-six hours previous, and had been
conada and put on board an America vessel
lying in the roads. The commander of the
Sacramento is safe at Coconada, and other
parties are reported to have left the steamer on
RATS, but whether they have been saved or not
is unknown.