The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-16
THE STEAMER DE SOTO.

Arrival or Commodore Bogxs ut Washing.
toa-Reports OF she Omccrs Relative 10 the
Disaster 70 the dc soto and Monons ahcIa
WASHINGTON Dec. lS, 1897.
Conmodors Boggs, Of tho United States Navy, oom-
mandns shs United States steamer Desoo. arrived 10
this city yesterday He had previously despatched
board saiag vessel detailed report Of the circum.
attending the damages received by she vessel
under hts command. together with the MonongaheIs,
At the Island Of St. Thomas, which has hov.
ever. not yet been received N the Navy
Department II Is asccrained that the injuries received
by the Dc soto the late violent hurricane consisted
mainly In having her bottom stove In two places BY
being thrown with great violence against wharf
These inj lr'es Werc soon repaired fhs honongshela
vas however, thrown broadside on the beach, consd.
eraLy distant from the wsor and win not be got aaoat
again without being regularly launched The iurch she
received ~ tho uprising Of the sea vas so great a. 70
throw over her side hundred pound gun stationed
the forecastIc the gun carriage being ie in position.
-Four Ave Of the crew, who did mot succeed in 90
overheard and lost The machinery In good order and
easily DO worked. Preparations will DO Immediately
made towards comprising all necessary repairs and get
Fever on board ths United State, steamer Don had
caused the death Of six OF her crew. but there we're no
cases Tor several days upon the leaving OF the
The ofcen Of the De Soto say that they never before
experienced anything 20 terrific a. the earthquake.
They were, Ut the Time, dressing TO go Shore u
being about three O'Clock In the afternoon, when
n sas and al hands came on deck to sscsr.
tain inc cause OF IT, None aeemeI to
understand what II was except the chief engineer. who
the service about twenty year, and who de-
cared that u earthquake and that they would
presently large wave, as thsy were always sccom-
panied by one One OF the officers then looked over
tho side OF The sHd discovered to his dsnay that
the water Was sdng from tbs barber. and that the
vessel bong left high and dry The Chief Eogineer
then called their attention To wave about Two miles out
which rapidly approaching the vessel The De soto
was laying under cue anchor, WHOM ~as speedily run
out the struck the vessel amdsbips with ter
rife carrying her Ear up the har6or and breaking
the cable Two OF The ships boats were stove and .
ID cd away but subsequently recovered
The receded ana returned no less than SIX times,
and slowed Der keel causing her TO leak considerably
This damage Wss subsequently temporarily repaired.
The following officers OF the steamer hosonganea are
on board the De Soto:-
Ssrgeon--W 7. Hord.
Ensinsers-Chief j. O. A. zegier; second Assistants j.
c. Van Hovsnbuss and Q. J Hobrshufs,; third Assist
ant. X. w. f0rse.
Lsesft0Hdnk- Harm gtou.
Ensign- - Lyons. III
M,dsAipmen--R s. Richards, ,. ~ Hsmphili, A. B.
Carter, 8. " Hsnssi
Tho De soto lsn 81. Thomas At noon December $.
making the passage in slx days and half. Although
considerably damaged by the earthquake she leaks but
very little The earthquakes we're OF frequent occur.
renee from November Is rp TO the time the De Soto
sailed but they we're not OF great violence.
The principal damage was caused BY the
ars which shook shs buiida TO pieces and the
smaller which followed ONLY served 20 knock dovn
The remaining few that had resisted the hrst shock.
The ne sotos bottom wa temporarily repaired BY The
Divers from the wrsck.ng coupanys schoonsr compes.
lion. from New York.