The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-07
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STEAMSHIP ANDALUsIA.
Loss Of Twelve Lives, and 100000
worth of Property.

o0o sloe-"neel steamer Manhattan, Captain Col
L1Ns, arrived here from New York. having loft that
| port on Saturday last. She was detained BY heavy
gales from these and west. On the ships near.
ing tne wharf, it was discovered that the 1fd1lat
| ian hsd on bosrd part Of the officers, crew and
passengers of the steamship Andazusia, which yes
sci was expected ut this port from New York II
was soon ascorta;ned that the Anddlusia had the
misfortune to take fire on Sunday last, ut z P NJ.
to the north Of Hatteras, and that the flames
spread with such rapidity as to soon cover the
ships and that during the confusion arising from
the rapid spread OF the fire, and the sudden low ,r
ing and consequent swamping ofsome Of the boats,
the Purser, Mr.. EDWARD Nonr11, of this city Mr. w.
J. PEAsG Jr, Of Mr.. PEAsE the wcll-knoyyn ma
chlnlst OF New York. JAn1Es il Sd engineer,
three passengers whose names arc unknown, JA-
COB LocHA1AN, the New York pilot MICHAEL GR1F-
FIN porter, FRANK DoUGHKRTY and ANTOINE MAR
TIN, seamen, HUGH FARMER, stoker, and PATRICK
HERMAN, E fireman, are supposed to have got
drowned. .,.' -0',-
The Andatxsia was fine propeller ship belong
ing to the LEAa1 line, -1,nning between this port
and New York She had on board valuable gen
eral cargo, consigned to Messrs. RAyENEL s. Co.,
and other parties in this city and the interior tho
destruction Of the ship and cargo involving loss
OF S5OO,O0O. We annex the report Of Captain WEST
or the Ardula1si0, and also the statement OF tho
Chief Engineer. They arc full and complete, and
Will render any further statement from us unneces
sary. Captain CorLns, his officers and crew Of the
Ad7utaxan, behaved IN the most gallant manner:
The List OF the lost and saved which is published
with this statement, was kindly furnished us by
Purser WEsB, Of the Manhattan.
CAPTAIN VESTS STATEMENT. @"
We loft New York, in the steamer Andalusia,
q! s.lO +. NJ, on Saturday, March Sd, 1867, with
nlne cann passengers and q crew consisting of
thlrty-elght persons, and q very large general
cargo. Saturday night and Sunday We had the
wind strong from N E: to N, with rain and heavy
were at teas, heard an Unusual noise On deck.
1ett the cabin to see what was the matter. When
got out on deck the engineers and fremon. were
Fire Fire r. The smoke was coming out a.. tie
same tme asccztained from the Chief Enei-
nset, 1h The On had Just come out Of the engineroom
was pointed down the hatch, and several men were
working the pump. when the flames bursted out
up the hatehes and around the smoke stack, which
was less than i've minutes rfter the fire was dis
covered. then ordered the. sails fclowed up~ aud
LAID aback and the ship. loaded for the steamer
have discovered the fire the monent it burst oui.
Tor, whilst we were taking in sails, saw her lights
seven Knots, The fire and SMOKE had driver every
one co9G G9t - Ct the engine room before the
his First Assistants, By taking an oar and iftine
the safety valve lever. The our was held until i
6 burnt IN two, Hawgera were towed over the side,
ing tie Ere coalds not t. be beofeesr feps npae1 pha-
1 then ordered the first of6cor to take charge Of
starboard forward boat and the purser Of tho bort
after boat. I gave them orders not to permit the
boats to be lowered until tho: ship haadway was
Of the cabin one gave in charge to M nor Norton ON.
trst ohcer and the other kept with me, with four
other oassengers. In few moments after giving
informed that the boat !; a
board the steamer Mauhattan,5 we found that the
boat hid been cut adrift at the time the sails were
PEI being Rga eewsd up 6y tTe Ne men and mess boy only
ed down, bow frst before the ship was stopped: it
was swamped. The purser, second assistant engi-
out Of the boat and lost. The patent lowering ap
paatus On the port forward boat broke at the after
end which caused three passengers, New York
boat and lost overheard: They we're put in the
boat with lady passenger and her son, ready for
lofxerRg fSgs sI Tne9 the shR h bhesway
water. her bow was stove in and she filed with
water I had the cost bailed out by the. chief en-
tgineeE and one Of the -oks. gave orders to the
the water casks spars, and the doors Of the pilot
and other houses. The raft was launched and lay
his boat as soon as the ship stopped. The lady
passenger was put in the port forward boat with
nine others. Z At 1880 r: NJ. I got in the boat and
pulled around the ship to see if q; one was hang
ing to the ship; Just before leaving, heard the
Manhattans whistle close to US; when We got on
the weather side of the Andalusia we saw one of
the Manhattans boats go up to the ship; we spoke
board Finally pulled for the Manhattan; our boat
being half full Of water, with two men bailing her
out with buckets; the bow was stove in, and,
by the P@rovidence @ Of God, We reached the Man
had abated, or the boat wou1d not have lived.
When we arrived on board the Manhattan we
found the other boats had been picked up--tho
first officers boat, the starboard forward boat,
With boy in it, and the port after boat with four
fremen (the rest having been washed out). One
Of the men had 3 death grasp Of one Of the seats
The Chief officer Of the Manhattan, Mr.. McCrea,
siung himself in !, q bovine, vent IN the sipking
The above facts Twas informed Of after got on
board the ship. ~ = +. sU, r ~ .575r1 81
The first fifteen minutes after the fire broke out
the men we're panicsstricken, and all those that
were lost were lost in that tme except those that
were lost by the patent lowering apparatus giving
away % IN the ne port forward boat We succeeded in
control and they behaved very. well nfter thnt