The New York herald., 1870-03-10
Full Particulars Of Her Sink
ing by the Bombay.
Interesting Letter from Surgeon Sud
dardS to His Father.
Indifference Of Captain Eyre to the Fate
OF the Oneida and Her Crew.
Full List of the Officers and Men
Saved and Lost.

The following are interesting extracts from pri
vate letter from Surgeon James Suddards OF the
Oneida, to his father, Rev. William suddards d. D..
OF this city, dated Yokohama, January 3l:-
We LETT Yokohama January "a at Ave r. NJ,
and nj quarter To seven were run into by the Bonn
bay on The starDoard quarter, the whole OF winch
was carried away She struck full wita her sharp
iron stem ana cut everything of as with chisei.
The wheel, steering gear, spanker boom and gan
and poop cabin were all earned away, and In fifteen
minutes she sunk In fourteen ia,homs OF WATER and
out OF personnel OF twenty-five officers and $50
men nIne officers and nty-sour men are left to tell
the tale.
The ward room dinner was just finishing at the
moment OF the collision. II seemed to me as If the
whole side OF tae ship was coming bodily in on the
dinner table. We all rushed on deck Immediately.
Everything was Ill the greatest confusion. As
stepped over the hatch combing l saw large
steamer just leaving u.s. She was hailed by our ex-
cutiye officer and requested TO stay by US, but, Us
far as could Judge, they steamed away as fast as
they could 20. 1 walked afc the quarter deck anu
saw that everything was smashed to pieces. then
looked over the quarter ana saw the extent OF the
damage. beieged then that the ship would go
down IN TWO minutes, and rapidly concluded that
every one must ook out lor nimself.
AS realized the position 1 noticed that the ward
room boat, which hung at the fore quarter, was
manned by twelve or fourteen men. l jumped on
the rail and asked Il an officer the boat. The
men said No." ana, seeing who was, they said
'Jullp IL, Doctor" and. seizing hold OF me. or
III 'ieia dragged me INTO che boat. at once
ivl. l c ordering a man at each fall to lower
vily n ...ec, having first cut all the fastenings
wit. .-...-s. We stayed thus until within three OF
iUug l. o. ne saip's gong down. During this
ul.a .as oNs,falu and two or three men got into
tae u.:,., iA-.,ng the whoe number seventeen.
Nc Wc.c SO. hanging At the davlts when the ship
began - lC.l IN THAI peculiar way which preccdes
tounGerlag. ana the boat was dashed against the
side Il iDe ship, threatening to dash her
In pieces. l looked the deck and
saw aDait the manmast, and
gave the order to lower away and hang
by the iails. The fail got janmed and had TO
be cut away With knife. Had we been three
minutes longer at the daylts it would have been too
late. as she went down like shot after starting
ana the suction would have carried our boat down
wr.h the wreck.
! may mention here that when the boat was
brought up TO t1e Idaho she nearly sank alongside,
and on cXaDination it was found that seven pieces
were broken her starboard side and one OF the
pianks was Knocked an inch out Of place. This
must have been Gone by striking the side OF
the ship, and consfnces me that we could not have
and gone down VITA heavier load.
AS the coxswaln cut the fall junk was seen
close by, under sail. We started for her. intending
TO bring ter alongside, II possible, and save lire.
Beng under sail, however, and going free she
rapidly elt u.s. and IN about two or three minutes
gave 1t up and, turning TO go back to the ship,
found she had disappeared. We pulled to where
we thought she had been, but seeing and hearing
nosaing finally heaued 1or The shore and landed
about Thirty minutes past eight. / at once went up
to japanese house, engaged three guides and
started oil Tor Yokohama, twenty-five to thirty miles
distant. We crossed five mountains on the way
ana had the most fatiQuIng tramp you can imagine.
We arrived all safe at four O'Clock on the morning OF
the 25tD, when spread the news and sent down as
slstance to the wreck. The vessel was found yes.
terday but no bodies as yet
The English Consular Court Is investigating the
matter All the officers Of The Bombay have been
examined. Cur turn win come tomorrow. Mr..
Delong. the American Minister, Is conducting the
proceedings on our behalf. Yon will know the re-
suit by the next Pacific mail, due In San Francisco
March II. landed on shore In undress UNIFORM,
without q cap and only saved my watch by having
1t on. have been very much shattered by the 0c-
currence and subsequent fatigue but am now much
better and begin to feel like myself. All Yokohama
has been ext emely kind to the survivors.
The feeling against the captain OF the Bombay for
not stopping is intense, and If the court attempts to
whtewash him violence may be attempted. No
vessel that has ever been in Eastern waters was SO
popular as the oneida Even English officers say
they would rather the misfortune had happened to
one OF their own vessels. OF twelve officers eating
dinner at the time OF the collision am the only
left.
Despntclies Received by the Navy Depart
meut---Gouplete List Of the Officers and NIen
Los,-Names OF lhc Observation-Disclosures
Proceeding in Yokohama.
WASHINGTON, March Q, 1870
The following are the first Official dispatches re-
celved by the Navy Departments OF the Oneida dis
aster. They give complete official list Of the lost
aud saved
UNITED STATES SHIP IDAHo,l
YOKOHAMA Japan, Jan. 80, 1870. J
SIR-It Is my painful duty TO report to you the
sinking Of tine United states steamer Oneida by the
Peninsular and Oriental mail steamer Bombay In
Yokohama bay on the night of the Gath INST
The Oneida left the harbor OF Yokohama bound
to Hong Kong about five P. NJ. OF that
day, and when near Saratoga Spit was struck
by this steamer, then arriving from Hong Kong
The oneida was struck just forward OF her star
board mizzen rigging, carrying away the whole
OF the sarpoard quarter, wheel and all the steering
gear and SUNK so far as nave been able TO learn,
IN about fifteen minutes after the collision. Four Of
the ofcers and nty-seven OF the men we're saved In
the two boats.
respectfully enclose list Of the saved and lost,
10 far as can be ascertained from the officers and
men. nave already communicated the sad intel
ngence to the Reaf Admiral now at Hong Kong.
avail myselI Of the opportunity Of sending this
by the American sailing bark Beneiactress which
yessa sails tomorrow for San Francisco.
The Pacific mail is now overdue from San Fran
cisco and no steamer will sail for that port TIL about
he 22d prox. Your obedient servant,
II. E. MULLEN,
Lieutenant Commander, commanding.
OFFICERS LOST.
The follwing is list Of officers VINO were lost on
board the Oneida:-
Commander L. p williams, commanding.
Lieutenant Commander William +. Stewart, exec
ntve officer.
Lieutenant Commander Alonzo Muldaur, navI-