New-York tribune., 1868-12-24
LOSS or THE STEINER HIBERyLl.

CAUSE or TIE DISASTER-ADMIRABLE CONDUCT
or THE CAPTAIN OF TIE VEsSEL-PAINFUL
SCENEs-THE MISSING BOATS.
Our English files by the steamship Wcstpha-
ll which arrived at this port to-day, contain fun partlc
uars of the loss Of the Hbcrua, her voyage
from New-YoTk to Liverpool.
Il appears from the account given by the steward OF
the atodl vessel that for scyeTa days after leaving
New-York the Hibernla had streng head Winds which
were succeeded by heavy westerly galcs; aud on the
morning Of the oath ul tho screw shaft broke As soon
the Of The accident had been asccrtained at
tempt made raise tho propeller bat It proved
successful as it cot fixed between the udderpost ana
tho scrnpost and the consequence was that the vessel
would not steer The gale st continued, and there
heavy searunnnr Some time afterwaidt was discovered
that the ship was leaking and the engines
asong TO work the pumps but the water gained
rapidly that orders gwen by the captain 20 throw
cargo overheard This roo was useless ard It becoming
at length apparent that all efforts 10 the ship
hopeless Cupt Munro informed the passengers OF the
peril OF their position, and ordered tie Ifeboats 20 be
launched His arrangements OF tho most complete
description Instructions given 20 supply the boats
which were all In excellent Econditon, with ample
supply Of water.bscuit and preserved meat Tic men
were then told off to the sderent boats, the boats
lowered the passengers then divided into sections the
crew had been, and the boats in regular numerical
order brought alongside TO receive their complement
Of passengers. While the passengers were being en-
baIcd in the boats the utmost order prevailed on board
the steamer the Captain statonng himself on tho gang
vav and seeing tnat his orders carried out TO tho
letter Previously launching No. boat the Captain
went into the cabin and told the ladies 10 come on deck
The wafer was then ankle deep ~ tne saloon Al the
lady cabin passengers went 10 INC Tore pt O tue NCAe
There was no hurryiug or crushing Tie bQais were
flied IN tie most orderly way each when u had received
iis complement showing ON 10 give llcc 10 ,iIo D,
one OLD 6tGrdy refused 20 leave the SNIP, Dtng
determined n0t 10 e@Ne heI husoaud DuI he Wa' t % T
board ot the lieD9au Dy lntct, screaming IyyWUy
White bcirS let down mo the ,poat' ~ " .eh t
tho last passenger had been got OF Capt Munro, with tho
cniccnRncer went on III ne last bOat ahc aIterWaId
got into tho boat No J. which WAS commanded by him.
the first mate capszcd but tho other bOats could render
heruo assistance. Ait,r time she rghed, and few OF
Tie pas CDgcrs succeeded In getting n 1ho rest were
drowned. The captains boat parted company WIN NC
oiAer boats and aer drifting about i0r l4houi hcaVY
ruHiug all the while, and the sailors constantly bail
mg they were picked up Dy INC star OF HOPE Inns was
20 7i O'Clock Wednesday night Gt which time tDe!0
su1dcny arose gegt eTy In the boat, "A taIl SAL
lD6 Captain 6rdsed ghts 10 be pat up and told all The
rassoH9ers to shout for their lives. All shouted Justify,
aud an answer returned from the ship. The star VI
Hope also picked UP the boats Dol III Nin1h tco
were - persons, making total OF 90 saved All the pas
segers favcd speak IN the highest terms OF the cOohess
and bravery Of Capt Munro amid the Try ing scenes which
preceded tie laundering OF the Hibernla Mh regard
10 the missing boats he LcP0o9 IOSI oi tho IOlh HIS"
INC cause Of Tie foboat under the charge Of the chief
strong breeze Of wind IL appears that some Of tho
seamcn struggling IN the water managed TO rEnt ta9
bOat and that between eight and ten persons rCganed
their places in H. OF course eproyisons would he lost
but the three casks Of water which had been allotted 10
this boat were secured 10 its bottom and might DO saved
II the eight persons seen to get into tho boat when
m rQhtcd were not rescued within short tne they
must have persisted through hunger aud the extreme
cold. The second officers boat was last seen thorty
after leaving the Ship asern Of that occupied by he cap
tain The third officers, though not febOat had been
recently lined with cork, and rendered almost good
ho was "A nc tight boat. was IN excellent trm and had
only q passengers board On the Wednesday after
noon so ate as O'clock she going before tho
wlnd with small sail set and as the weather by mat
time had considerably abaed there reason tOhOpe
that she may have been picked up Failing tna she lad
fair prospect Of making the coast OF Ireland put Tie
sIatu IN,
contrary winds the party would within week hnd them
selves getting snort OF PROVISIONS