New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1901.

mains quiet. No further disturbance of =
serious character since Saturday last The
l prudent and prompt action of the whites,
| under the instructions from the sheriff Of
| the county and the mayor of the city, had
| the desired effect. III
Registration on the part of the whites has
been unusually brisk to-day
The white man who was so brutallv
| treated by the negroes on Saturday is still
alive.
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, November -
Both parties are confident. Tonight the
Democrats are holding grand rally meet
ing at the theatre, which is packed with an
enthusiastic crowd.
The Republicans had torchlight pro-
cession, and are speaking in the streets. 1t
is the smallest meeting they ever had ON
the eve of an election in this city.
CINCINNATI, November 7.zARev. Maxwell
GOddis has been indicted by the United
States Grand Jury for receiving bribes, and
conspiring with others to defraud the gov
ernment in the collection of revenue during
his term as assessor of the Second District
of Ohio.
The jury also indicted Henry Carter, of
Lawrence county, for violating the law for
enforcing the fifteenth amendment, by pre-
venting coiored men from voting.
SAVANNAH, Ga, November 7.-On the
Goth of October at 10 P. M, the steamship
Varuna foundered in the gulf stream,
thirty miles from Jupiter Inlet on the
Florida coast, during one of the most ter
rife hurricanes ever witnessed in that lati-
tude.
The steamer was thrown on her beam
ends and went down, only allowing time for
two life boats to put off. One of these, con-
tanning Captain Spencer, the engineers and
firemen-ten in all, was carried down with
the vessel. while the other one, containing
seven of the crew, was finally beached on
Jupiter Inlet. Two of the men, Samuel
Mccormack, fireman, and John Flynn,
losing their lives in the breakers, the re-
naming five, w. Kirkland, second mate,
William Wallace, quartermaster, Thomas
Glennon, James Burns and George w Watson,
seamen, arrived here to-day by the Nick
King, from Florida, and left for New York
on the Magnolia. Quartermaster Wallace
gives an account Of the disaster, in which
he SAYS:
We left New York on Saturday night, Oc-
tOber Is, at seven o'clock, and had fine
! weather up to Thursday morning, October
~, when wind sprung up from the South.
AT noon there was a moderate gale, and as
the sun went down it was blowing perfect
hurricane. ALI went well until eight O'Clock
p. NJ, when the wind shifted suddenly to
southwest.
At this time the ship became unmanage-
menced rushing on board on the lee side of
the ship, staving in bulwarks and cabin
door. We tried, to get her off before the
wind, and put on all the steam we could,
but it was no uses was at the wheel, and
we brought her up to wind again, and tried
to fix the cabin door, but the sea was rush.
ing on board to such degree that the men
could not work.
We then hoisted her jib to pay her head
OF, but it was blown into ribbons as though
it had been snugly furled. By this time the
sea had stove in the engine house, and was
rushing down into the fire and engine rooms
at the rate of several tons minute, while
the ship was listing over more to port side,
and was fast filling lashed the wheel
after felt the engines stop, and went aft
to get some water; l was very thirsty.
then managed to get on the hurricane
deck, when l found the two lifeboats were
gone from the ship, and the men were
getting the other two boats ready. was
still so thirsty that went back to the cap,
tain's room and got drink there, and
opened the weather cabin door to see ihow
the passengers were behaving, but did not
see soul, as they were all in their state
rooms, unable to come out ON account of the
ship lying on her beam ends.
/ then went on the hurricane deck and
got into the after boat with six others then
in it. was lying on the deck waiting for
the ship to go down, she being then nearly
on her beam ends. The captain, mate and
engineers, ten in all, were in the other boat.
In less than five minutes the boats were
atOat. but in such a heavy sea that was
afraid we would get afoul of the ships
rigging. While the vessel was sinking, the
other boat hailed us and asked if we were
all right. just after this the steamer got
foul of their boat and took her down with
the ship.
The boats were Ingersoll's metallic life
boats. | think the Captains boat got clear
of the ship, and came up again, as a boat
bottom up was seen two hours after, but
head was out of sight, we thought ourselves
all right, as the ship was clear of us; but
we counted without a host, for heavy sea
capsized the boat, but all managed after
great exertions to right her, and get in
again. The ship went down at nine +. NJ,
and at midnight the weather moderated and
was still
We bailed the boat out after remaining in
her full of water throughout all the night,
using for that purpose the rudder and our
shoes, there being nothing else ON board
our hats and everything else having been
lost. We then went with the sea, which
was heavy to the northeast. At ten o'clock
we got on the Bahama banks, and so in
tended to steer south for AbacOa
About three O'Clock we saw a ship, and
pulled for her, but darkness setting in we
did not catch her. We began by this time
to feel pretty thirsty, but still had hopes for
the morrow, so we let the boat drift and
went to sleep. Next morning the wind was
springing up from the northeast, when we
saw a brig at anchor on the banks, and pulled
for her, but the wind increased so that we
could not reach her. We then squared away
for the Florida coast, with an oar for q
mast, two shirts and pillow case for a sail.
We made Jupiter Inlet lighthouse about
eight o'clock. At 1890 on the twenty second
we were near the beach, and took down
sail, and put our shirts on our backs, and
then prepared to beach the boat The frat
breaker was passed, which did no harm.
the next breaker, which struck us, was q
most dreadful one, and it swept McCor-
mick and Flynn off the boat. The poor
fellows could not reach it again, being SO
much exhausted. The others, five in num-
Ssg suessedsa ssS sndnd in sth the boat and
boat that night and the next morning,
having been sixty hours without food OF
water.
The hardships encountered by the five
men were terrible, and tongue fails to ex.
press the suffering endured by them while
Drawing the fury of the elements for sixty
hours in an open boat, without food or wa
ter, except small onion which served to
the parched and aching lips.
After being cast on the beach by the
breakers iR view of the lighthouse at
Jupiter Inlet, the second mate and q sea.
man were the only persons strong enOugb
to feebly drag themselves to the building
for assistance. The rest lay exhausted until
the keeper sent a boat to take them away.
The party remained at the lighthouse until
tuesday when they were carried up to In,