The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-24

attending the laundering OF the screw steamer HI
hernia and the subsequent peris and privatiois OF
the passengers has besn ntensineu Dy the recept OF
q telegram announcing the landing or one or the
missing boats, containing three OF the crew. The
telegram, sent from Londonderry, was as follows
LONDONDERRY, Dec. Q, 1862
Letter Just to hand reports landing on Donegal
coast OF one boat containing Davies, second officer
and two Others. number lost through accidents
They lie at Balyhillln Malin head, county Donegal
and are unable to leave at present.
Mr.. Dawes we may here remark, was In charge Of
No. feboat, which contained twenty-elght per-
sons including passengers and crew.
This telegram was supplemented an hour later by
second, intimating that ''the names Of the three
survivors landed from No. lfeboat are william
Davies second Officers Peter Blair quartermaster,
and John Reilly, able seaman.
1t VIII be observed that neither OF these kilograms
states when the boat landed on the Irish coast AS
no direct line OF railway, SO far we know exists
between Ballyhiin aud Londonderry, the letter
veyed by courier 80 that the ifeboat probably turned
up on Tuesday: The receipt OF this information is
Doubtless gratifying so far as it terminates suspense
ana assures us OF the personal safety or three OF the
crew but the brief words OF the telegram imply a
terrible story OF suffering and death. Out OF the
twenty-eignt persons who entered that small boat
only three who possessed the strength OF nerve and
physical endurance which befriend the sailor in his
DIRE dire. extremity. have lived through the two long
weeks OF drifting about in the waste OF waters Up
till last night no further information had been re-.
ceved In the city with regard to the condition Of the
may suppose the boat to have got ashore-is at the
extreme north Of the Irish coast.
OF the I'VE boats which contained the passengers
and crew three have now been overwhelmingly,
the captains the boatswain's and the second
oicer's, leaving the boats in charge OF the chief
officer and the third ofncer still missing. In the
but 1t will be remembered that shortly after this
craft left the Hibernia she was capsized
structed on e the ife-boat principally only some
eight or ten persons were seen on board. De-
Sy Of
In the management Of boats, 1t must be confessed
that every passing hour lessons our hope OF the
rescue OF this remnant Of the first mates party. In
the third officers boat there were only twenty-five
passengers, and rs she was In first rate sailing con-
dtion It Is to be hoped that she may yet turn up or
some outgoing vessel and afterwards transferred to
one coming home. We may mention that Colin L.
cate, and Is a native of the State Of Maine United
States. He Is steady man and first rate seaman
His wife, we are informed, lives In Glasgow, on the
In endeavorng to estimate the extent Of this SAD
disaster, SO far as this can even approximately be
done at present. we note first or all that there were
altogether 142 persons the Hbernia when she left
New York. or these there were saved, In the cap
tains and boatswans boats forty-ssven; and in No
lifeboat, three; giving total OF nifty persons and
leaving ninetytwO still to be accounted for. OF this
remaining number. we now know that twenty-five
persons, who were In No. lifebOat, have perished
and II estimate those who were lost by the cap
sizing OF the chief officers boat still missing, at
rec or twentyave we get total Of forty
ducsed from ninetytwo, leaves forty-our or forty
two still missing.
Since writing the above we have recev ed tee-
gram from our correspondent at Londonderry, who
says the lfeboat No. drifted to Fanad Head Tough
Swily. which Is little to the southwest Of Baly-
hillin His telegram is follows:-.LifeboatN No. 8,
belonging to the Hibernia drifted to Fanad Head,
Tough swiftly The boat, which had twenty eight
ult and 1t has now reached the Donegal coast with
on,y three surviv0rs-namely, william Davies,
second officer; Peter Blair quartermaser and John
Reilly, A. B. The boat capsized after being some
time at sea- and this with other casualties reduced
has been despatched to meet them. They are unable
to leave at present but expected here tomorrow
or next day. The company nave ordered the great
est care to be taken Of them"