The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-20
W. eek Of lhe Steamship Gu rCity-FaII Par
ticuiars.

The Wilmington IN. CO. Morning Star of the
18th gives The following details of the loss OF the
Cuff City:
The survivors from the wreck of this steamship
were, yesterday morning, brought into thls port
on board the w. p. Clyde, from New York, com.
msLded by d. P. Morgan.
From the mate of the Clyde, and from the IN.
fol innate men themselves, we have learned full
particulars. The Gulf City was steamship that
pied between New York and Galveston, Texas.
Her captain was James Stewart, whose family
lives in Connecticut. Her owners was New
York firm about whose names some contradiction
exists, but the PRINCIPAL name centered upon is
Mr.. James Mallory. The Gulf City cleared from
New York about the 22d of Nov, and made pros
porous voyage to Galveston, which point she left
New Year Day. The lapse Of time between the
two days would intimate that her trip a de-
lay ed one. Her return voyage as far as Key
West, was without incident, and she departed
from that place Thursday, the 7Lh inst. Fair
winds and a smooth sea were her portion for
few days, and FsSe appeared to be in proDitious
mood. With Monday C ime erably brisk gale,
ard the night was dark and cloudy. Towards 5
OF o'clock if became impossible to control the
direction of the vessel, and at ii o'clock she ran
ashore on the shoals al Cape Lookout, aud was in
a few hours, dashed 10 pieces by the breakers.
AT 2 O'Clock she was a complete wreck, aud the
means of the dying, mingled with the clashing of
the broken timbers, were so terrible as TO create
shudder in the most resolute, and to evoke
prayer from the NEST hardened. All was confu-
victim. The majority there found a wstery grave;
while others, clinging with desperation to the
shattered, floating pieces of the wreck, escaped
m mentary death, ard were thus enabled TO offer
few prayers ere their agonized hearts ceased ia
their pulsations and their bruised bodies sank be.
meath the stormy waters of the Atlantic.
Of twenty-five humaa beings, but three remain
to tell the cad story and 10 weep for the fate of
u cir comrades. Among the number who were
dTowLed was a passenger-a gentleman-whose
name could not ascertain. Many left families
aud among Others the captain.
The three men who we're saved are named
Patrick McCabe, from Jersey City, and Anthony
Thomas and Henry McCsrdle, from New York.
When the ship was rent asunder these three men
were so fortunate as 10 cling firmly to portion of
the deck. Their dangerous, uncertain life.guard
was nothing save several planks Baled together,
and not more than ten feet long and eight feet
vide. On this frail craft they were tossed about
for as hours. without food or water without
means to steer their course, without any promise
OF relief and totally at the mercy of the treacher.
Gus waves. Five, VINO bore them company,
gradually expired. and when the w. 2. Clvde
passed by but three half-starved men remained to
receive The needed succor.
At this time they were floating toward the open
sea, and were dozen miles from the scene OF
disaster. The officers Of the Clyde report the
spOt as of Cape Lookout. N. w. and distant IL
miles. This opporiune relief from drowning or
starvation was on Wednesday afternoon last at
about O'Clock. When carried "a board of the
Ciyoe, the poor sailors were only partially clad,
and were rapidly declining under accommodating
WEAKNESS. Iney are now in this city, stopping at
the seaman's Home, and show many signs of the
terrible ordeal through which they have gone.
The cargo was principally cotton, and we could
not learn with certainty whether or not IL was
insured.