The New York herald., 1867-03-09
the Loss OF the ANDAlUslA.
Statements of the Captain and
Chief Engineer.
LIST OF THE SAVED AND MISSING.
FROM the Charleston, Courier, March 8. ]

Ev the arrival al an early AOur yesterday OF tho
s,eau,shp Manhattan, Captain Charles Collins, from
New York. we informed OF the loss by fire sea
on sunday evening last tho North Of Ha,ers OF the
steam propeller ship Andalusia, her way from Now
York TO this port under command Of Captain West late
q tho steamship Quaker City. Tho Manhattan
was fortunately in the vicinity OF the disaster
ana succeeded In saving Captain West and
most Of those on the Andallsia, and brought
them to this city. The Andalusia discovered be
fre Sunday last about p. NJ when the ship
north OF Cape Haterss; during the excitement
arising from tho quick progress Of tho fro and the rapid
lowering OF the FIRST boats, which swampet,
four passenger and eight OF the officers aud crew. say
tweiye 10 al were drowned Among these We regret to
r., son or Mr.. Pease the engine builder Of Now York.
J. McNulien, Third Engineer; Jacob Lochman,
sre unknown. aud five Or tl,o crew. tho names Of
whom given below. The Andalusia was employed in
vas superior vessel Her value with the cargo is
supposed be half am,llon dollars She had board
lnrge freight OF general merchandise, consigned to
Nessrs Ravcne Co, and others in this city ard
Gus parties in the country We publish with this the
toseher with Isl Of Inc saved an aud lost Captain
Collins Of the Manhattan his officers and crew behaved
,.g CAPTAIN us STATEMENT.
We left New York in the steamer Andausia Mt ten min.
ss ss pas nIes 81 2 On saturday - sS h,ns
persons and largo general cargo Saturday night aud
Sunday we had the wind strong from northeast TO norh
with rain and heavy Ga Sunday evening at
o'clock, while at tea, heard an unusual noise
sn deck left he cab1,to sce what was the matter
When i got deck the engineers and Gremen
we're coming Of the engine room hatch crying 're
arei" The smoke was coming out at the same time.
ascert1ned from the chic. who had just
out Of the.engine that the fire forward Of the
boiler The hose pointed down tho hatch, and
several men working the pumps, whom tho flames
burst out up tho hatch and around the smoke stack
which was less than i've minutes after the Gre dis
and e Ssndsd e for ha steamer NJ
which was about three miles on our port bow: The
officers the Manhattan must have discovered the fro
the moment II burst out; for while taking
In sail I saw her lights coming towards us We
were going ahead at least seven knots. The fire
and smoke had driven every out or the engine room
before the engine could be stopped then ordered the
gneer and his rs, assistant y taking an oar and ft
ing the safety valve lever. The was held until II
hopes they would foul the propeller Fndips the Are
could not be kept under ordered the first officer to
sarboard forward and the pirsor port after boat /
gave them orders not 70 permit the boats be how.
two lady were taken out Of the epSn one
gave in charge 70 Mr. Norton first officer the other
moments after giving these orders the second officer rc
Turned TO me and informed that tho sarboard for
Ing on board the steamer Mammalian we found tha. The
boat bad been cut adrt at the time the sails were being
sewed up oy TWO men and nd mess mess oSy Only the mess
down bow 1rst before tho ship was stopped II /
swamped. The purser, second assistant engineer
passenger and two fremen washed OF the boat
md ics The patent towing apparatus on the port for
ward boat broke the after end, which caused three
thrown out OF the boat and lost overheard They were
lt IN the boat with lady passenger and her son. ready
lhe ship stopped the boat lowered in the
Her bow was slOye in and she hlied With water.
sssr and one Of the cooks savo orders 70 he
second officer to build q raft which done with the
e is or snd hi %
1hir Ss: stopped Inc aSy passengers wsra put IN the
0ot In boat and NH tO scei
any ono hanging TO the Ship just before leaving
Ne ship heard the Aanhatsans whistle close TO us
saw one Of the nanhaiens boats 20 up TO the Ship
We spoke them and informed them there we're several
Finally we pulled for the Manhattan, our boat being
half full Of water, with two men baing her out with
backes; the bow store In, and by the proydenco
e God We reached the Manhattan. Tho and wind In
1hs last two hours had abaed or the boat would not
when Ee arrived on board the Manhattan we found
~ other boats had boon picked up-tle hrst ohcers
sort after with four 1remen he rest having been
Yasbsd OUT One Of the men had death srasp on
the seats The chief ofncer OF the Manhattan, Mr. Nc
SimseiY Ga Il bovine wsli IN lie snsidSs SsSs boat and
dung the man and got him on board The above iacts
I was informed OF after got board the SHIP # |
me nrst nftesn minutes after tho are broke out the
stricken, and all those that were lost
we're lost IN time, except those that were lost By
s1srd boat We succeeded in abatng the excitement,
vSi stsr that .ua As we LEI. ,he Andalusia tho |
Dainmast smoke stack fell and before the Manhat
smces and iost thing but what they had
Collins his ofhcsrs all beicnsng to the Aanhat,an
~ their grcas kindness TO us from The time Of
nval On board the hospitnblc steamer Manhattan
cmEv ESerSEKR's sTArxxgSL.
O. Hc.se srssxrH AAsnArrAs' March .. 1857.
DrIs smAcccrdius 10 your reques. write nv state.
Ipdaiusis About ssven O'Clock tho evening OF
NJ Ant ass ssnt spoke 70 mo from the engin, room,
HyiAe there wss strong smell Of someihlng burning
vent around the forward part q the Sorief,
"a there 1Ss Ss,rss:s sS's s.a f z. Ss,ves
i,s.ansy rot on deck, gave Ihe alarm, and had
hs nrs hose od down Dso bu, was driven bask BY the
i.senss smoke Having no other means Of relieving tho
tsler and stopping tho engine from the deck, got
In through the casing OF the sioam drum and ftod
shs safety valve lever, according 70 your ordsa Ah-
bedlef where nrst discovered the flames coming over
sAc top Of the balkhead q said coal bunker
snPoR1 or rnI srxAnmr MAsHArFAS-Iasr % rHcsI
AID LOST.
Sunday, March B. ., seven O'Clock p. NJ, discovered
ne steamer which In company with US through the
Cay 70 Be on rs instantly rounded to- found her TO be
seeding IN cav ng The following pcrsons:-
Passengers Sayed-rhomas Z. Nelson, NJ D., bernard
2 Burns, Mrs. Rosa Burns, Margaret Dixon and g. ".
Passengers Missing-w. J. Pease, Jr.. OF New York,
and three gentlemen names not known :,
Horton mate; Octavus Crowell second mate; Maconb
hcFaran, seaman; Vim. scott seaman; Henry hcDc.
vat, seaman; Michael Crsn~ell seaman; Alexander
McClaln seaman William we'sh, seaman; George
0rogin, boy; Francis Ccppss seward; John Garcia,
ssccnd ssewardi Henry Fleschma,, msss,nan; John
chief engineer; David THOMPSON. FIRST ASH stsnt
engineer; James steelc, hremon; Edw whcelan,
nrcman Thomas Davis fireman; Patrick Hurston, tire.
man; Hugh MCLEAN, fireman; thomas Smith, coal
passer John Lannon, coal passer John Jennins oier
John McNullcn oiier: John Grccney, mcss boy Henry
Snyder, pantryman; Frederick Smith, waiter, aud
George McCloud, waiter.
Lost or Mis-ius-Edward North, purser; Frank
pougherly, seaman; Antoine Martin, SEAMAN; Jacob
9. lockman, New York pilot; Michael Grifen, porter;
Sames McMucn, third eugincer; Hush Farmer stoker,
srd Parrick Herman, fireman.
Rscaptuaticn--saved, IS; missing, IL:
). c. W, Purscr.