, 1870-04-02

Another Account OF zhc Terrible
Marine Observation-Disclosures of
the Manner in Which Ensign
Jnrne~ Co.vie Wet 1sis Dr:rth-Thc
bravery oH Lieutenant Com.
mnndcr 1u1dnur and E'aymastcr
TuI1nck.
F1ent the Ha.Einft1n rhso,i~;,. March -.
The following letter from naval officer sta
toned III JaraDc-e wa:cE, tp Colonel Cowic. of
tAis city. will be ttSl With interest. as it
touches uron Two Esinfa hitherto MT vers
clearly explained, ratneiy: Why the Oneila
attempted to cto-s the bow IF the Bombay, aI.l
Why Surgeon Studtlastlr entered the boat with
the men who were rayttf:
"tNrTEn ssA.Es STEAMER pE!AwAEE.l
'.UFF Foo-CHor, Frsrua! II, 1-.r. !
aDEn SIR; It g1ityes me nuc1l to he
Obliged TO write ~ you OF the terrible disaster
Of whirL eye this you must have heard Dear
James is enne from amongst us, and the lest
trlhuie tha; I can ray 10 III" memory Of our
old and beloved n.es>u3ate il to offer What
consolation may he IN mv power to his pareats.
Entering the Naval Academy, Al We sE'i,
almos; together, ciway- iii tl- same Glaze.
separating At one graduation ou!y to met in
few nloEtl4 en- tue SAINT squadron: afterwarl
Tor nile u.aEths me->mate@ on the Dncita- II
sce.ns to ne like losing 4 brother. and well eau
sympatlize with you Il yoIz a.Eictlon at lo--
ing son who must have 1.een 90 dear. was
in Hong Kong when heard Of tile disaster.
inE myself Of the details. 49,.
:.The slip left Yokohama atout o'cecck M
the evening Of TIC eth Of Jan:la-E. Eo1eTasd
bound. shortly after darh steamer "as
sighted 1Lead. and a. there Was danges Of
running Ashore il she stool on her cours-, the
Oneida ATTEMPTED to crcss the other steamers
low; in 20 doing tEey cellided. the Bombay
striking the Oneida between tie clan a21
mizzen rigging, cnstinS her down arl
laying ol,ei: the whole after-par1 OF the
gtarboa1d eide. Tie two men at the wheel
ve1s killed instantly, and the rudder reu-
ship vas Immediately given up. and every e1-
ertion wss made 10 save the sick and feeble.
Eycry officer AID m4a stoeA TO his station
rotIE: hut two boats wero available, the othes
!4ins store: one was Immediately cleared
awBy. and iato it were put the sick in charge Of
ion WAS made to attract attention y hails.
ti1ire guns. blowing III. steam whistle. etc.
brt The ~1e:cI. in command OF the E'.nba: Eept
On lis couae, nor did he report the aec'deaf
on his arrival in Yokohama, but An Lo:1 after
war,l
1.-THE men worked Ike heroes, and stuck 70
their stations to the last. The engineer OF the
watcI, Charles Il. Sen!e.1 refused to leave 1us
rest. ard was drowned At the tnrots!e,Fa:,,e. y,
aIr Stewart, the executive o:fiesr; aaHtu ~
MidsLrman Adams, loaded sad nrea .He e1's
a.our.d tAeu. Adams went into Tue maE-zane M
to Eel = lat charge Of powder, AMI T.u;e Ee,
trsnins t. Tas struck down anl Instant; Killed
by liz io.cea.tle gun. With slid from
its place down ha;sh"s. me
C:n.a;i. refused to taxa boat.
6-;.crinr tic men TO save t!,su-
se;.es. he eail he would 60 down With his ship
Wessrs. Stewart. the executive. 2IrlIaur, tAe
navigator, and Yates. of:ctE r., Of he t:cs, stood
ty tic Captain en- the bridge The nen were
there, with certain death staring them In The
farc, instead Of giving way to gzief, they went
down cheering the old aag. Dear James pro-
latly never knew what happened. lie is said
to hsye ieen sick and confined to Lis 1pou,,