Evening star., 1870-03-02
PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER.
List Of the Saved-Inhumanity Of the
OHicers Of the Bombay.

The ship Benefactress which arrived at San
Francisco yesterday from Yokohama. Japap.
brings full particulars of the loss of the United
states steamer Oneida, which left Yokohama on
the sd of January, homeward bound. The
officers and men of the Oneida numbered one
including DIR. Suddards and two Junior GERS
survived the disaster.
The following is list of the saved: Isaac J.
ates, master; James Suddards, surgeon; Nicho-
las Anderson, acting bOatswain; W. w. Crom-
shield, captains clerk; William Anderson, Thos
Bisby, VIM. A. Bennett, II. Bennett, Michael
BOYLE, VIM Britney, Charles Brown, Patrick
Cunningham, F. j. Connolly, Robt. f. Dyer,
Henry Corey, j. Green, James Houston, W.
Haitz, W. Henry. John Jones, Isaac Jones, Jas.
Jordan, George W. kaufman, William e. King,
John Long, James McDonaid, r Gdward MnIvetfi, f
Philip Mcdonald, Michael McHale. Michael
Murray, Peter Norman, Robert F. Beard,
Reilly, Wm. H. Roache, John Rushby, Albert
Rugent, John Sweeny, Porter Smith, Henry
Sanders, Thomas Stevenson, Abraham StOlhoff
James Stanley: William Taylor, VIM. Tinker,
Edward Tate, VIM. Friel. Henry Neill, Chris
tian Wager, and five Chinese boys.
Ii appears that the On ida left her anchorage
about D O'Clock in the afternoon of January -.
At about O'Clock in the evening, when Just
outside the harbOr, the lookout man shouted,
"Steamer-hght ahead!" and a midshipman
gave the order to port helm. Everything
seemed quiet on board the other steamer. This
ads TO the belief that she had not observed the
Oneida, although her lights were burning
brightly. The steamer which proved to be the
Bombay, of the Peninsular line, came right on
and struck the Oneida on the starboard, abaft
the gaDgway. About half way between the
main and miZZen rigging a hole was cut, through
which the whole interior of the Oneida was vsi-
BILE. The pinnacle, wheel and rudder were car
ried away, and two men standing at the wheel
were instantly killed. The Bombay did not stop
after crashing through the Oneida, although
the guns OF the latter, which happened to be
loaded. were almost instantly fired to attract her
attention and bring her back.
Orders were given to lower the boats, but only
one lIfe-bOat was available, the others having
been crushed. The life-b0at was manned bV
Dr. Suddards, the bOatswain, and fifteen of the
crew. Five guns were fired, and before the
sixth could be discharged the Oneida sunk with
in ten minutes after she was struck. None of
those saved saw man or heard voice on board
the Bombay. They report that when it became
evident that there was no hope of saving the
ship, the officers gathered around Capt. Will
hams, and he was heard to say that if the ship
went down, he would go with her. The life
boat was obliged to leave the sinking ship to
avoid being swamped. After pulling about for
awhile the crew of the life-boat seeing none of
went down. unwillingly bent their boats head
towards the land, about five miles distant.
On landing, the natives treated them kindly;
and obtaining the assistance of a guide, they
started to walk to Yokohama, where they
arrived at daylight the next morning. The Bonn
bay was Immediately ordered to the scene of the
N,
who had got into a cutter which fiOated where
the ship went down. Several other vessels, in
Guiding one with Minister DelOng on board
proceeded to the scene OF the disaster during
the day, but no more lives were saved. The
japanese Government sent boats and apparatus
to search for the wreck, and if Necessary buoy
the spot. The passengers on board the Bombay
were surprised when they heard of the calamity
which had befallen the vessel that they had
struck, and declare that they neither heard
minute guns fired nor any request from the
Oneida to stay by her. naval court has been
demanded by the captain of the Bombay.
Another account from Yokohama speaks of
the disaster as the most terrible accident and
horrible exhibition of inhumanity known in the
East, and says: 80 Three times the Oneida hailed
the Bombay with 80 Ship ahoy!" Stand by!''
/" You've cut us down." blew her whistle and
fired her guns; all OF which the officers of the
Bombay say they did not hear, although the
guns were distinctly heard at this port. twenty
miles away. The Oneida went down stern fore
most, IN about twenty fathOms of water with
twenty officers and one hundred and fifty men.
The captain of the Bombay did not stop to res
cue those on board, nor did he, upon his arrival
here, report the accident or inform the authori-
ties. The first known of the disaster was the
next morning, when DIR. Suddards, the surgeon,
with fifteen of the crew, arrived here on foot.
Only two OF the cutters were available, and the
officers almost to a man refused to take them
while a man remained on board"