Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-02
Particulars Of the Collision
THE VESSEL SPLIT In TWO
Bhe Sinks in Ten Minutes
After Being Struck
GALLANT CONDUCT or CAPT, WILLIAMS
Fify.nx Of the Officers and Grew
Saved.
NAMES OF THE SURVIVORS

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Al a late hour last night we received lh,
following accounts OF the late disaster Ia
Aslatlc waters, and the sinking Of the United
States steamer Oneida. The loss OF life
was terrible, and the accounts Intimate that
fearful responsibility rests upon. the on
GERS OF the Bombay
SAN FRASofsco, March The ship Bens-
faotrsss has arrived from Yokohama, Japan,
to-day. She brings full particulars Of the loss
Of the United states steamer Oneids, which
left Yokohama on the 231 Of January, home
ward bound.
The steamer left her anchorage about 5
O'Clock In the afternoon, and the accident oe-
Cured At O'Clock the same evening. The
United States Minister visited her IN the fore.
noon, and received the usual salute, and the
guns were reloaded with the expectation Of
replying TO salute from Russian gunboat
TO Minister belong. The salute, however,
va, S6t wen, and the guns remained Iosdsd
A. the ooeIa, teamed out OF the harboI
the crews Of the various vessels In the port
gave cheers, and wished her happy voyage.
% passing out Of the harbor her hses were
banked and steam blown Oh. while the on
GERS were at dinner, at about O'Clock, the
lookout man shouted, "StsHnsr.liEht ahead ~
anu mluHhipmau kaNe ~ o'No' ~ WV
helm.
Everything seemed quiet on bOSEd tho other
steamer This leeds to the BELIZE that she
had not observed the Oneida, although her
Nights were burning brightly.
The steamer, which proved to be the Benz
bay, OF tho PeninsulAr line, came right %,
and struck the Oneida on the starboArd
AbAft the gNngwAy. About half way between
the maIu and miEEen rigging = hole was cut,
through which the whole interior Of the ship
was visible. The binnAele, wheel and rudder
were carried away, and two men standing At
the Wheol were INSTANTLY killed, The Bombay
did not stop after crashing through the
Oneida, although the guns OF the latter,
which happened to be loaded were almost In
atantly nred TO attract her attention aud bring
her back.
ordsrs were given to lower the boats, but
only one lIfe.boAt was available, the Others
having been crushed. The nfe-boAt Wal
manned by DR.. SuddardS, the boA,sWAln, and
fifteen OF the crew. Five guuS were nred, but
before the sixth could be discharged the
Oneida sunk within ten minutes After she
was struck. None Of those saved saw a man
or heard q voice on board the Bombay. They
report that when It became evident that there
was no hope Of saving the ship, the ofieerI
gathered around Captain Williams, and he
was heard to say that II the ship went down,
he would 90 with her. The liie.boAt wal
obliged to leave the sinking ship to avoid be
ing swAmped.
Amer pulling about for awhile the crew OIL
the lite-bOAt, seeing none OF the crew floating
(not one Of all the 100 who went doWn,) I'M
willingly bent their 6oAt's head towards the
land, about ave miles distant. On landing the
natives treated them kindly and obtaining the
assistance of a guide, they started to walk TO
Yokohama, where they arrived at daylight the
next morning. The Bombay was i'm medlAtsly
ordered TO the Gsens OF the wreck and sue
oeeded In saving thirty mine men, who had 20
into q cutter which noAted where the ShiI
went down.
Several other vessels, Including one with
Minister Delong on board, proceeded to the
scene OF the dlsNster during the day, but nc
more lives were saved.
The Japanese Government sent boats ant
apparatus to search for the wreck, and 4
necessary to buoy the spot.
The passengers on board the Bombay wer,
surprised when they heard Of the calamity
which had befallen the vessel that they had
struck, and declare that they neither heard
minute guns fred nor any request from the
Oneida to stay by her.
A naval court has been demanded by ihi
captain OF the Bombay.
The orieeta and men OF the Oneida numbers,
one hundred and Seveuty-slK, only hfty-SiK o
whom, including DR.. Suddarls and two junio
ofiioers, survived the disaster.
The following Ia a list OF the saved: ISAA
]. Yates, masters JAmeS Suddards, surgeon
Nicholas Anderson, acting boAtsWAlnj W. W,
Cromshisld, eaptAia's clerk William Andsr.
son, Thomas Bigby, William A. Bennett, II.
Bennett, Michael Boyle, william Brithey,