The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-19
TIE WRECK OF TIE SAN JAClyTO.

Arrival Of Her Passengers at Savannah--Par-
iiculnrs Of the Disaster.
The Savannah Republican, gives the following &C.
count Of the OF the steamer San JacIntobefore
briefly reported by telegraph-derived from state.
ments by passengers, twenty mine Of whom have ar
rived in that city,
STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER.
We sailed from New York on Saturday afternoon
the 7th instant at four O'Clock At ten minutes to
twelve O'Clock on Monday morning last she struck
Island. The watch at the time was in charge OF the
second 0flcer. A strong undercurrent was run
same course she mad usually done
Immediately upon discovering she was aground
Ave attempts were inefectualy made to get her over
the bar, she bursngher steam pipe IN the last. The
fires were at once extinguished and daylight anx-
iously looked for the tide bringing her In shore
cabbages and other deck freight were thrown over
board. AT daylight we were within one sixteenth
begun making and strong northeast wind blowing.
About ten O'Clock rope was got ashore, and the
baggage was being taken on.
BOAT SMASHED.
In the attempt one Of the steamships boats was
smashed to pieces by the surf and its occupants pre-.
picked up, but had narrow escape OF their lives.
After all the baggage had been brough.
Ssn0s o Sf Sea ev were ere,
to give the ladies courage to follow and safely
landed. The boats then took the ladies', who were
equally fortunate. The balance or the crew fol-
lowed, and at four O'Clock the steamship was left
subject to the winds and waves, having no anchor
out and hard aground.
ASHORE.
Early the next morn ng Tuesday, at two O'Clock,
Captain Atkins and Mr.. Davis walked to the steam.
ship, the tide having fallen, and found her high and
dry In the sand. She was then eight feet In tue
sand with no water around except on the shore
O'Clock she had four leet aud had hogged eighteen
Inches ON account OF the sand washing from under
meath her bow and stern.
After the passengers had landed they built a tent
occupied number OF old buildings and made them.
selves as comfortable as possible under the unfor
tunae circumstances OF their situation, beading and
food being brought from the steamship, the passer-
gers cooking their own victuals.
BOUND TO ELIZABETH CITY.
Captain Atkins had succeeded in cnartering two
sloops OF ten and the other OF thirteen tons IN
which to take the passengers to ELIZABETH CITY, dis
tant sixty-1ve. miles. AT half-past one O'Clock we
started from the island but there being dead calm
we were compelled to row. and at SIX O'Clock on
arduous work, just in time to take the steamer
through the Dismal swamp to Norfolk, arriving at
the latter place at five O'Clock In the afternoon. We
went TO the hotels, our baggage going by the Sea.
board and Roanoke Railroad. We reached Savan.
nah Yesterday morning at Ave O'clock Mr.. Nicker-
son, the proprietor Of the screven House. with
characteristic generosity, offered the passengers
rooms and board at his hotel free Of charge as long
as theyremained In the city.
=, Upon stopping at Augusta the proprietor OF
Hewetrs Globe Hotel kindly furnished US with a
supper, and otherwise displayed a generous hospi-
tally for which no payment would DO taken.
CARD
Agreeabiy to an arrangement made among the
passengers Of the wrecked steamer San Jacin;o, on
the way to savannah, meeting was held at the
Marshall House to express their appreciation OF the
manner In which the Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, pastor OF
Christ church, OF this city, had performed The ardu
Gus and thankiess duty assigned to him by the
unanimous voice OF his fellow passengers at Body
Island IN making arrangements for the comfortable
transportation Of the passengers to savannah.
X 3. DAVIS, J. M. Mitchell, j. ID. Bucky, NJ II. Will
ams, J. w. Glider II. .. Bracket, w. Brown, G. p.
Baily, I. Marshall, H. u. Schwerin, J. W. Smith,
ssugmand Lang q G. Fitzgerald, Daniel Murphy, A.
r. Porter T. II. stevens, James Quln, r. J. Doody,
Nicholas Byer u. A. SWAMI Porter strauss hrs. r.
HudnalI, Mrs. r. Daniels, Mrs. w. 4. Rice, Mrs
swain Mrs. McCarty.
THE wRECKERS AT WORK.
We learn that on Tuesday evening last, ut six
O'Clock, steamer had arrived from Norfolk with
Jacinto; also that when the passengers leaving
about two hundred wreckors, with teams, were
ready 10 WORK on the Steamship.