, 1869-08-03
TERRIBLE SHlPWRECK.
Loss OF the Steamer E1aYn-,aoTn
Nrnr Yokolsun1a-E0As OF LtEe-A
Heroic CommnndcK.
From skr Jaror Gozfft,

Loss OF the Steamer IIayn-,uoFn
Ncnr YokoIsuma-Loss Of LtFe-A
Heroic CommnndcK.
From shr Jarcn Carrie.
The steamer UayaMorO Was wrecked on a rock,
so1nn seIent7 mites from Yokohama, June II, and
Eert down. Ste wks stf1ntnB At speed OF
about fourteen kuoIR. and when Al1oat swo hun-
dfed yarus 10 the eastward Of the Plymouth Rocks
sue suuck violently On 3 sunkto ToeE- After
striking, the vessel grztcd st1ged 70 and fro, aud
suddenly sioppet-nut iot an in4tanifrum the
ID shore, bnt the monen. she was clear
Of the rpck-or three revolutions nftefvard
the etem took The ws.sr. and st.s went doxn
she siruck nearIy ali hands were on deck bur per-
irct coo!ness and discipline weta maintained,
.ese ns only afn Il Nc Tn !Ss p Of
ther orders In thu hope Of saving LIS passenhers
and cargo, when be was aceos!ed ny the chief Of
SELF, Captain uu,; It Is all oyeE xata tbs vessel"
TO which the brave man replied, Never tntad me
look after yourset:" and fey moments Later
and got aHay In safetJ frol the wreck. picking up
those Of the survivors WHOM they could tnl, aud
then making for the shore. their progress being,
however, slow, ~ they were pulling but two OATS.
Some vent osefbcaEl With the Violence OF the
shock. One Of the errytso9s WAS seated oh the
the yessel. but fortunately CAME up unh2rmeJ,
and managed 10 swim clear Ut the AftcE; he then
endea. oFed to make for the shore, but the current
setting out rendered 1t impossible So, rcaerrtng
bis strength. be Iept himself ctoat for some tme
on an oar thay bad been given him IN the wller by
one Of the Odcers- At one time he was pulled
under the water by FoEle poor soal struggling tor
life The other passenger who Was saved was
also pulled Eudcr water III &c same manner, and
tHIce nearly drowned. They remained ID tho
water upward Of IN hour. and at the momeat
when exhaustion Wis tvespoHerp4 them, we're
picked Up hJ tie toas, which had pnt or again
rum the shore 10 the rescue.
The Survivors tsing now u! E1oat search Was
made on the beach for suyihng that might hare
Aa6hed up FROM the wIecI- bus uuthtug vas
found except bale Of cotton taru. by means OF
which the chief officer tad fos,ed for conAde1a-
Ule time toward the shore, when he was picked
up Two large natlte boats were procured and
either side Of the bay without my result \ laul
Ing was not made, rs The atAtdes did not like 10
take their boar into the snrf, but f'aeoufd, who
WAS lent to lake Enquiries, reported that the VIII
layers lncw nothing Of the Wreck nor had they
rrtn an. thing wash up On the beach. About 4
1c.ocI the uta1o weighed anchor, and. being
joined ss those who had been engaged IN the
search AlODg The coast, headed IoE loEollaina,
where, with colors at half+u1s1 she arrived
about O'Clock. 49,
The following Is the Lis: OF those who are mt5s-
Crew-captaln Eli, Nj. Witt, second engineer !;
two japanese 1reiuEu, ouc Chinese nrGnaD, tE0
cooks. one carpenter, one stewart
FaIsepHerA-Measss. NarEcson, Wainwright,
kasle, Muller, JacnireS, pianist; oae Chsna-aan.
six Japanese. -.
10 be about Elk feet ineIow water, and about eo1
y1rds 10 the eastward Of Plymouth Rocks, With
deep soundlags MI around Il; tue same account Is
Hlven ot Il BY tne native tlshermcn, Nho aided
water. Ii IL supposed u he the spot where the
Sepaul struck, tHo or iarce Ycara ugo. We 10
Here It8 pOsition II not defined Oh the charts.
there beiuK merely .'hhoal' mafScd IN the r!cIrl-
tJ Of the Plymouth Rocks. When examined,
yesterday, there were marks where tho alcamer
hnI struck md shattered the rock