New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-10

Eusign-Charles A; Capp.
Enslgn-Jamcs c. Hull
Fnsien-GeOrge X. Adams.
Paymaster-ThOnas l.. Tullock
ACCOMPLISHMENT ward Frot ti,,in
First SarSo septer
second Assistant Engneer-John Fornance'
Carpenter-J. ID. Primer.
Paymaster's Clerk-W. G. Thomas.
NAMES OF CREW lost. -. ,.,.,..,
Wallace W. Allen, VIM BOynton, Anthony BotFford,
Richard Boston, Hugh Barns, John Boyle James boyle,
Francis II. Burns Joseph Bliss VIM. H. buster. John
Brown Benz. Baptist Miles Blunt James Burr, James j.
Clark Dennis Crown8n Thomas Fallon. Chas. Herwick,
VIM Hussenburgh, John Hil James Hawkins; Frank
Chas Jewson Israel Jackobson ThOs Heating, George
Kuhn, VIM. O. Lewis, Geo. W. Langman, Matthew Lynch,
Cooper, Wm. Clark, Geo. Chalmers, John Dale, Hugh
Dounelly, Ernest Doc6ert, WIN. d. Dolphin. James Fer
Jeremiah Mahoney, WIN. Melvin. Sheldon c. Lyons
Patrick LGrde Jas McGncny John MnrrHy; AiSeTt
James McLilen, Hugh Murphy, Jno Moran, d. Mooney
Pat McGrade Cornelius Manley. Christian Olson. james
O'Brien, WIN. Pomeroy John Pettigrew. John H. Price
VIM Ricketts, John senter Lewis Surgess. James stan
lev David Townsend. Clio. A. Walters, Thomas Woody
Charles Wren, VIM Whte, Thomas White Thos E Ey
Charles SchOomng, David slider, Geo l. Stone lhouas
Stanton, and eight Cinnamon.
INCIDENTS
A touching tribute to duty was that of Capt E. /
Williams whO like the brave sailor he was refused
to leave the post of duty, aud went down IN the
| gallant craft he loved so well aud commanded SO
| ally.
Surgeon rockingham had with him remarkably
| bright japanese boy of two-sworded inheritance,
whom he was takingto New-Yorb to educate for five
years true to his trust, he was last seen trying to
rescue the little YakOnin."
Fieut-Com Stewart and Ensign Adams went to
fire the alarm guns and ascertaned that of the
men at the wheel who killed and swept over
board had the key to the magazine in his pocket.
Together they forced the door, and together aided III
firing three guns but before the fourth could be fired
the water had gained rapidly that the heavy gun
and iron carriage slipped and went down the hatch
| way. carrying with it Ensign Adams aud crushing
/ hlm to instant death.
! Ensign Charles A. Copp was in charge of the
berth deck and after seeing all the sick ana IN
valid seamen removed to the deck, returned below to
bis post of duty. courade hailed him to come on
| deck as the ship was going down. No. said En-
| sign Copp - am stationed here, and cannot come
until relieved" Noble boy! brave youth Not
! until am relieved" As his young voice firmly ut
tered those noble words the wild of the cruel
| sea ingulfcd the ship.
=. S-Since this p IN. at o'clock, land four hours
before the Benefactress sails, learn that the follow
ing reported testimony was adduced before the
Court:
Lieut.. Clemens of H. b. NJ ship ocean sworn-Upon
the arrival OF the Bombay went board for locked
mail and in conversation with Capt Arthur Wellesley |
met IcJ. Gs came up running ont trH her helm
or Cant Eyre in the presence the doctor. said her
sides were 50 badly stove That as she drted past us one
could into the officers cabin.
This fixes q stain and crime upon Capt. Arthur W.
Eyre that will forever damn him before the civilized
world as an inhuman wretch.
STATEMENT OF SURGEON sUDDARDs
The following interesting extracts from pri
vate letter from Surgeon James Suddards of the
Oneida to his father. the Rev. William Shddards,
D. D., of Philadelphia, dated Yokohama, Jan. 81;
We left Yokohama at p the path, and at 6:i5
into 10y the Bombay on the sarbOard quarter,
the whole of which carried away. She struck US
fa with her sharp IRON stem and cut everything or az
and gaf and poopcabin were all carried away and IN
ana out Of personnel Of 2s officers and $50 men, officers
and "a men are left to tell the tale.
The ward room dinner was just finishing at the mo.
ment OF the collision. 1t seemed to the whole
side of the ship coming bodily in the dinner table
We all rushed on deck immediately everything was IN
the greatest confusion. AS ] stepped the hatch
eombns saw large steamer just leaving us She was
but as far as could Judge they steamed away fast
they could CO. walked aft on the quarter deck and
that everything was smashed. then looked over
quarter and the extent Of the damage believed
rapidly concluded that every look for him.
self as realized the position, noticed that the ward
boat, which hung at the port quarter manned
by IL or IA men jumped on the rail and asked u an Off
who was, said. Jump Doctor" and. selling hold OF
me- two three OF them dragged me into the boat at
when ordered having first cut all the fastenings with
knives We stayed thus until within threeor four minutes
During this time the boatswain and two or three men
got into the boat making the whole number IT, We
stl hanging at the davis when the ship began TO roll IN
that peculiar which precedes laundering. and the
boat dashed against the side of the ship threatening
dash her IN pieces looked on the deck and saw no
one aloft the manmast, and gave the order TO lower
away and hang by the falls. The fall got ammed and
had to be cut away with knife Had we been three
minutes longer the davts would have been too late
she went down like shot after starting and the
suction would have carried our boat down with tho
| wreck
| may mention here that when the boat brought
up the Idaho she nearly sunk alongside and exam
nation 1t found that pieces broken her
sta3oard side and OF the planks knocked an inch
out OF place This must have been done by striking the
side Of the ship. and conynces me that we could not
have saved any more In our beat as she would nave
filled and gone down with heavier load As the cox
swain cut the fall junk was seen close by under san
We started Tor her INTENDING 10 Dtlng neT aohgsIne
possible, and save life Being under SAL, however and
going Free she rapidly left u.s. and In about two or three
ship found she had disappeared We pulled to where We
thought she had beCn but seeing and hearing nothing
finally headed for the shore, and landed about S. at
went up TO Japanese house. engaged three guides
and started off for Yokohama IS 10 30 miles distant We
crossed five mountains the way, and had the most
fauguing tramp you can imagine We arrived oil safe
about o'clock the morning OF the 25th when spread
the and sent down assistance 10 the wreck The
| vessel was found yesterday but no bodies as yet
The English Consular Court is investigating the mat
our turn will come to morrow Mr.. Delong, the Ameri
can Minister Is conducting me Poeeedlngs on our De
due in San Francisco March Z. landed on shore IN
uDdress uniform, without cap. and only saved my
by aud subsequent fatigue but am now
much better, aud begin 10 feel like Hysclf All foko-
hama has been extremely kind 10 the surylyOrs The
feeling against the captain Of the Bombay for not stop
ping intense, and II the Court attempts 10 whewash
been in Eastern waters popular as the Oneida
Even English officers say they would rather the mlsior
officers eating dinner at the time OF the collision AIN
the only one left"
THE SHERIDAN WIPE MURDER