New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-10
THE LOSS OF THE ONEIDA.
FILL, PARTICULARS OF ETIE DISASTER.


CouNT ny DIR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
Bv the mails of the latest steamer from Japan az
dispatched to us over the Pacific Railroad, we re.
ceive Yokohama papers describing the COLLISION Oh
the United States steamer Oneida and the BRUSH
steamer Bombay the testimony Of the Captain OF inc
British steamer and full and particular account
OF the disaster from our own correspondent W .
print first the evidence OF Capt Eyre colhHaliuli
the Bombay given in presence OF the ChIIeu o1'e'
Minister Delong, at the British Consulate. ala
Arthur Wellesley Eyre sworn hold MASTER ce do
cate 1 command the steamer Bombay; was III cVlp
mand on the Path January; at about G5 p m on Una.
day the lighthouse at Kanasah bearing s. ii b. the sp,
W. by ~, could be judged saw iigh nai,
point on my port IL bright light; THIS was AZ
615 p M shortly afterward Imade out two hghtsmsaHe
lights green and red ordered the helm TO be ported
and kept porting until shut the green lght IN .e
pilot and chief officer were standing 10y ny sae on inc
of the green light my pilot SAID we are Wen eiear d
ws %i Give her wide berth" the steam whistle
was turned off almost immediately aiteI ths saw
the ship crossing my bows under full SAL ana steam as
far as could See telegraphed ana stopped the en-,
gines got nearly ahead OF me and close TO- put
the helm hard starboard TO clear her; lmmediatey
after this the collision took place our staroosra o
striking sarbOard quarter the shock was tn9t az AZ
and looked astern and the chief officer down 10 see
what damage done and II the snip was mahInS
much harm done If there is shall signals rockets
lights, that she wishes us 10 go do"h " neI
stopped tne engines ing SbisS ocey came M TO ms
and reported the ship making water forward i
then said, signals OF ustIcss'
be wanted" and then steamed ahead lor d ma
the ship making water and bad mails ana pas
sengers board but while standing and looking
asked the pilot IT, supposng the ship was hurt or tna
I should require lt, where could 90 lot salety tue an
swer was there not the slightest fear; the spit - ~
near at hand ship cannot go down; then came up 70
Yokohama; after we got mere Thought very Hto
of the colsOn had not the slightest idea OF the conse
ouences except that might merely have cut ms quarter
gallery off; nothing else; ala not Know what SNIP sio
was remarked she passed. that she was an auxiliary
screw; am stranger to this port never having peeh
he onenpd the
green light kept the helm port: she crossed my BOWS
under sail and steam, and was gong IA Ku9ts DOh e
and wind setting in her she had all plain SAL set
cine was about 100 feet from Us when observer ncr
crossing my bows another 20 feet would nave clearer s
was going and half TO eight knots or rather
should say not more than and half the tide was
against me. and had strong head Wlhd the hiShs "as
could not see. distinguish from another OBJECT
man ships width OFF, could see an object but could hot
distinguish it, about one mile OF when saw th9
side lights hardly say the time the other yessel
evidently starboarded her helm crossing our Dows Sne
first saw the lights ported the helm anu Kept II 90 uh
I'll smut her light m ana SIe; S sSSsS NY
To the COurt"At the time the collision TOOK pace an
tho neonle were at their stations usual aud Gus
the second officer was on fore part Of the
poop and the fourth officer by the wheel to see my sig
wheel was that the qusrtermaser, during the previous
half hour, had answered my slsnds quck enOuhn
an able seaman and sea-cunne were AT the "heel ;
there was no one IN the chains but quarernaster wa"
ready II wanted; ten minutes elapsed from 'lnIc VI
stopping engines TO going ahead again. . .
have never been Japan before and have not seen
the entrance by daylight; my reason lot taxing Po
vas mis-. had no idea Of the nationality OF the other
yessei' remarked that she was auxiliary screw;
have been 81 years, and nave Deeh ~ III
have been both III sailing vessels and steamers me
witness was about question, when the Court
objected TO any EXPRESSION or opinion Ohy -,
/ did not see any damage and merely Imagined the
onarter gallery was knocked Oft the pilot said the same
thing; / supposed that harm had been done Had
no IDEA OF having struck the other snip dangerously
did nor see any signal rockets or nghts; looked lOr
them, and no signals; heard no guns uu NOV
see the other vessel cew up her sails; heard nothn
ar ali from the other vessel she passed MS the phOI
called out, what do you mean !" the lIOts hale i
Connor; believe American but am not sure.
70 Mr. DE Iopg-I first sighted the Oneida at6:l5 p M
cannot tell exactly after sighting the Other Vssel IL
was we or minutes before the collision occurred We
no sooner saw one light than saw the two sdeghts
il was sudden could do nothing dropped ancIor
In Yokohama, according 10 my log DOCK at t'45 I.o
the time stopping our engines TO gong ahead again
about 10 minutes elapsed -. -.
diatey after the collision; my ship came upon the 0ther
on the quarter and the other vessel was under I sa
and steam she quickly of sight turned ana looked
after her with my glass and could see nothing wrong;
II there had been anything serious should 1aXe seen IL
/ heard no signal and none utS "a H'ttJaHy sdid
saw the OneIdas white light first and almost lmmedl-
ately afterward the two side Lights saw Doth SIDE
lights Once-boh nearly ahead OF me- nan point on y
port bow. At, ...-o,ho ,h,t had s,rrct
ship and taken her quarter gallery on mace no renaIh
10 the effect that had light through the VesseI
seen ANYTHING should have stopped at once
heard shout nor hail. my pOt uu hot Ieii NC .leC
he heard anything; heard no whistle II WnstaS Wa
blown on board oneida from the time OF the accident
or three gnns fred and my not hearing attribute 10 ne
strong breeze that blowing and the FeSse having
slot from rapidly ,,
looked for blueight or rocket the former Wohld
shown the position OF the vessel ana ue Idlser t'a
something wrong; stopped the engines Deiole VIC
collision ever saw the coIsioh was lheNltd-
ble stopped the ,S bsw The Whistle with nv
hands; did the latter because the youngsters sometimes
forget to do So remained altogether from the time OF
stopping going ahead again ten minutes fematkeu
10 the pilot Surely If anything Is wrong she VIII give US
rocket bluelght, signal Of some Sort was GOOD
feen minutes looking after ship after the accident
did hail the other ship, as was TOO busy watch,
ing my own and trying 10 the collision as much as
conId. the pilot was the first man who spoke was
told by my second officer that We hailed out Steamer
ahoy6 and were notanswered by the other vessel the
collision was very slight so much that the lady pas
sengers did not feel IT, expected TO be flung of the
nd syetting INV how off little; the Onelda's gar and
spanker- boom were entangled with our bowsprlt
nte ieak a little from the way the wind on her
quarter should judge she had her spaiker set was
shin: her plates originally hveeighths now about
quarter Of inch thick, as she Is an oLu SNIP anu ee
pates have been down; have examined her since
the injury and found the spar belonging To the oneida
had penetrated my bow right through IL was broken on
like plug it is about u to inches IN diameter a near
II has Generated the ship at about owwater mark
the wash IL is several feet above the water; IL
penetrated right through the thickness oil the TIMBER
and material do not know deemed my snip 70 DC III
dangerous position, because she is old aud although
slight shock such thing has often proved dangerous
affair my vessel is in wrerught compartments Sno
ont since as at the could not tell what injury ere
had received nothing was reported 10 he aoou' '"0
II took some tilno TO the stores ana goods 70
enable us TO get al place OF accident nad the
nmnartmenf lled with could not estimate the
danger that threatened u.s. as the bukhead hgnl nave
heel Injured II the bulk head remained sonnd mere was
no had no evidence that 1t was damaged the
colsio6 was so slight that it did not shock lady my
reasons for running for Yokohama were, my FORWARD
omnartment being full OF water my snip od ahd her
mates thin and not knowing what injuries hau GUS
tanned o,a copId NOT saw
what m INT occur; and again, not seeing auy slghals
asking me TO bear down, naturally concluded tne oner
n rghf 4
min had sustained but from the water coming ~ was
very doubtful atmoments IKE ne sc the,e ar o W