Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-03-26
sinking of the q, =. steamer
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yoKouoNA. Jan, "a, via SAs
/ FRaNclsru, March THE most
terrible accident aud horrible OK
hibltion Of inlnmanity known ln
lho East, occurred about twenty
miles down this coast at G;30 U clock
ON the evening Of Jan, -, The
| United States steamer Oneida
homeward bound, eullidcl with lh,
British Peninsuhr aud Oriental
iron mail steamer Bombay, Captain
Arthur Wellesley Eyre, Tho Bonn
bay struck the Oneida on her star
board quarter, carrying away her
poop deck, cutting of her whole
stern, and running bid at her lin
bcrs entirely through the bows OF
tho Bombay at the water line
Three times tho Oneida hailed the
Bombay, with "Ship, nhny," "Slnn'l
by," you've cut Us down." blew
her whistle aud fred her guns, all
of which the officers of the BUmhay
say they did not hear, though the
guns were distinctly heard nj this
port, twenty miles away. The
Oneida went down storm first, in
about twenty mlhoms oi water, with
twenty officers aud one hundred
and fifty men. The Captain of the
Bombay did not stop to rescue those
ON board, nor did ho, upon his arri-
val here, report the accident or in
form the authorities. Tho first
known Of the affair was the next
morning, when DR.. Stcdaart, the
Surgeon, with fi0ecn Of the crew,
arrived on foot. Bat two cutters
were available, and the officers, al
most to man, refused to take them
while a man remained on board.
Discipline was complete to the last.
The sick were all being put into the
boats, the officers remaining Mt their
posts nntil the ship went down.
The only United States Gc;crn'
ment vessel in Japan being the
storeship, Minister Dclong was
obliged to accept from the English,
French and Russian men of.war
steamers, steam launches, cutter 8,
&C., and in company with Col mel
Shepard, Consul Yeddo, and Mr..
Harrington, proceeded to the scene
of tho disaster, where all in human
power was and is still bcihg done
to rescue the sufferers and recover
the bodies of the lost.
Minister Dclong, on his own re.
sponsibility, has chartered the gun
boat Aroostook, lately sold by the
United States Government to pri.
vate parties, manned her with q
mixed crew Of the Survivors Of tho
Oneida. volunteer citizens and en-.
gincers furnished by the Russian
corvette, and placed her under tho
command of naval officers and sent
her, with Colonel Shepard 20 repre-
sent him, to the scene Of the disas.
ter; while the Minister himself is
making thorough investigation BY
u naval Court Of Inquiry. Minister
Delong is entitled to great praise
for his proihpt ind earnest ar,iJh
The position Of the Oneida Stds to-
day asccrtuihcd By spar, which al
low tide rises four or five feet above
the water. No bodies have set
been found. Had the Bombay scn'
bcr boats to the assistance of the
Oneida, all or nearly all would have
been saved. The fceling of indig
nation towards Captain Frye - ter
riblo. None but his company ano
q few of his countrymen attempt tt
shield him.
The officers and mon of the
Oneida numbered 17G, only fifty
E six of whom, including DR.. Sud
E dards and two junior officers, sur
vive the disaster. The following il
list Of the SAVED Isaac J. Yates
Master; James Suddards, Surgeon
Nicholas Anderson, Acting Boat
swain ". W. Crowinshield, Cap
| | tain's Clerk; William Anderson
!. Thomas Bigby, VIM. A. Bonnet.
Henry Bennett, Mich@l Boyle, viii
( liam Britncy, Charles Brown, Pa
! Cunningham, f. G. Connolly, Rob
: ert F. Dyer, Henry Gcrnery. Johl
Greene, james Houston, William
Holtz, William Henry, John Jones
> Isaac Johns, James Jorden, Gcorg
w. Kaufman, William e. King
F., John Kelly, Thomas Lyons. Josep'
1 P. Long, John Long, Jahies aF
Donald, Edward MuIvell, PHILLIP
, Mcdonald, Michael McHalc, Niche
! Murray, Peter Norman, Robert +
, Beard, Washington Postley, Charlie
Regain, Edward Reilley, w. II
, Roach, John Rushhy, Albert Ru
! 4 CERT, J. Sweeney, Porter Smith
! Henry Saunders, Thomas Steven
2 son, Abraham Stolhofl, Patrick Fl
han, Thomas Speers, John Squires
James Stahiey, William Taylor
; William Tinker, Edward Tate, Wn
Tryol, Henry Neil, Christian fage
. and five Chinese boys.
LIST OF THE LOST.
{ The following is correct list :
a the officers lost: Commander, h. II
Williams Lieut. Commanders, W
F. Stewart and A. W. Muldaur
Paymaster, 7. i. Tullock, Jr.; Mas
ters, Walter Sergeant and J. *. Phi
! Ian; Ensigns, j. W. Cowie an
$ Charles Il. Brown; Midshipmer
I W. Uhler, G.. X. Brown. C. A. CopI
c ]. c. Hull and q. X. Adams; Al
0 sistant-Surgeon, rockingham FL
;. gineers, n. B. Littig, III. Barstov
$ C. W. C. Senter and Torrance Ca
s penter, ]. ID. Penner; Paymaster
> Clerk, w. G. Thomas and ninety
!, FIVE men.
A TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY.
= The following additional facts b