The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-17
THE Loss Of TINE UNITED STATES STEAMER SACRAMENTO
From the Boston Journal

From the Boston journal
We are indebted 10 . gentleman in this city for the
following letter from his son, who was board tho
United States steamer Sacramento recently lost in the
East India waters Tho writer says:w We went ashore
on Wednesday evening tho 19th past
The shoals the mouth of the sambaldng river have
shifted much further than they marked
charts and instead Of anchoring quietly in Cocanada
harbor. we intended, we found ourselves humping
away the bar. We worked as hard mon could
work to get her off, from eight at night until the next
morning. when were obliged TO give up all idea Of
saving the ship and to think only OF getting ashore
selves Tho men worked very well, and behaved far
guns, cut away the forsmas discharged the side
al our shot and shell, water, &c The surf was
v nigh II. and sas
goes ashore here about once in three months.
The lights the al exactly the same and is
no lack Of vigilance on tie part Of any ofcsrs for we
all watching for Cocanada lights, expecting 10 get
struck saw the deep sea soundngs taken .,a s.sss..
e eighteen f.shCms & xs y safs Il he breakers
when We nnt struck, and the seas lifted Us in I'LL
were in twelve feet Of water
Thursday morning We built two large RATS and sent
them ashore during the day. the nrs went in 9. right
and got nearly ashore whom was caught by An eddy
and carried out 70 against breakers, and at tremen
Fortunately happened to be passing and pot on board
an American ship Al Cocanada on "Wednesday night we
nearly lost Harry Lyon. We tried 70 lower boat TO
send around Cocanada BY for assistance but the
were spilled out One Of the managed to get bow
limo over Hary'g hoad and We hauled him IN very
much exhausted but not hurt
when sent tho nrst two rats OF We went 70 work
other broke sdr ana went seq with no one on board
The same day We got the two launches lowered with
considerable difficulty andhlled them up and eent them
ashore The second cutter was upset alongside and
Waterman spilled out, but we got him again. The
high 70 attempt any more with the boas Mr. John.
SON. the captain, Waterman, Lyon, Pete Parker and
myself With i've men, were the only onse left on board
We smashed up all the vine cooked little coffee and
work the ship humping so that we expected her to
60 10 pieces every moment.
Friday morning the was running very high. but
two Of The boats venured or and the launch anchored
cars came up 70 the ship and We oil got or The cap.
tain WAS the last 10 leave the ship We all got ashore
safe, though did not expect IL hauled down the
coors just before LEFT and brought them with mo. We
barked in the boats We had eighty men 10 our boat,
hundred and ninetyhfes altogether. We pulled up
the Sambaldng river about twenty miles, when We came
TO French settlement called Sanau, whore We found
quarters and food got asleep a. twelve a. nghton an
old mat outside tho house. with vermn running all over
US. Tho man were reused up at two and got In the
boats and pulled down Cornga river 10 Cocanada which
We reached a. ten o'clock was glad sometimes TO get
hold Of piece Of meat, shove IL in the Ore and eat u
almost raw and covered with dirt
Whom landed had no shoes, no socks. Ny whole
stock was o coat pants, Crimsan shirt, under shirt,
drawers pith hat sixteen rupees sleeve buttons, gold
pencil ring photograph, sword and revolver. Lyon
rave me pair OF shoes, OF the gave pair
Of wooden socks aud my boy has managed to my
silver mug and two or three shirts Probably We shall
DO at homo In i've months.