The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-15

A STEAMER PARTS HER CABLE AND DRIFTS
TO SEA, WHERE SHE FoUNpERs.-The Savannah
Advertiser Of Sunday contains statement of the
particulars, so far as ascertained, OF the loss at
sea of the steamer Two Boys, with 459 bales OF
cotton on board, she having been blown on by
westerly gale after parting her cable, and Is re-
ported to have sunk about forty miles from land
The following are the facts in reference to the
misfortune to the steamer Two Boys: She arrived
at Darien from Dublin on Monday night, the Itli
instant, at 10 O'clock with cargo OF 456 bales OF
upland cotton, everything being IN GOOD Working
order. The steamer took In two cords OF wood 1t
Darien and departed for Savannah at IL VI. same
day The weather at the time was foSgy-no
wind or sea. On the following day, Tuesday, at
1880 P. NJ, while crossing Sapelo SOUND, near
Black Bear Island and about mile from shore,
the engineer notified the captain that the steam
er would have to be stopped, as the nipple
had been blown or the steam drum anu al the
same time we observed great escape Ot steam
under the cabin moor. The captain ordered
when her rudder chain gave way. Sne was I'M
medately anchored after this IN three or I'VE
fathoms OF water, no sea OF any consequence
running, wind blowing fresh from the west.
While her rudder chain was being repaired, she
dragged her anchor. More cable was given;
which checked her. She again commenced
checked the second time, being stopped this
time about tw0 hundred feet from the shore.
Her head was then turned towards the beach.
About ten minutes after this her cable parted
Captain White then ordered myself, Pilot Bailey
and others to Jump overheard with hawser, anu,
II possible. make 1t fast to the shore. She
was then In about four feet OF water: No
means OF securing the hawser couia pe io1Ha 10
the sound. This proved insufficient, anu the
steamer drifted of from the shore, due east at
the rate OF about five knots Oh hour. inc party
on shore consisting Of F. Shannon, mate; Thomas
Dickson and Ebert Baily, pilots; Jim DAWSON
steward; Adam and WEl. Berry. Daniel turner,
and one deck hand-eight In all-was unaole 10
reach the steamer The TWO Boys remalIcu ID
view for about two EourS, and when last seen
though endeavOring to make headway with her
steam, 1t finally gave out. -,
We remained on the beach from that time until
tain % Thompson. From thence we came by the
Nick King to Savannah.
The party had a hard time Of 1t on the island,
from Tuesday till Friday, and prlcSly pears suner-
ed much from the hungry ones, as did, indeed,
ANYTHING that could be found to sustain life.
LATER.-Captain Hernandez, OF the pilot boat
Annie Sims, who arrived to day. reports the sc.
ouel to this statement and 1t Is the latest yet
heard of the steamer. Captain Hernandez made
the following statement to US: That on Friday al.
noon, at O'Clock, while he was lying OIL east OF
Tybee bearing northwest, he made out an Amerl-
can bark, name unknown, bearing east by south,
standing in by the wind, and flying her JACK as II
a pilot was wanted. He got alongside OF her at
haf-past seven O'Clock that evening, anu
asked the captain II Uc Piiot.
THE latter replied no, but said that lie
had the crew OF the sunken steamer Two Boys
on board; that she was sunk in twenty iathoms
Of water He asked me II would take the crew
on board to Savannah. told him that would,
but, as there was q schooner-the Altllea Frank
lin-a few rods astern at the time, told the cap.
tain that as soon as spoke the Franklin would
return and take the crew. Went to the schooner,
and the captain of her refused the use Of pilot.
Immediately tackled and stood for the bark; set
our lights and she stood in the wind. chased
her an hour and half, and then gave 1t up Inc
bark was bound TO Doboy or Brunswick.
The schooner Althea arrived in port Yesterday
with thirty bales of cotton that she had picked up
near the point Of the disaster, which is located
about forty miles out from land ana sOmiheas'
from Tybee. between there and Sapelo. The AL
thea reported that q large steamer was among
the great mass OF noatng bales and was last
picking them up. The unknown bark had thirty
three bales on board Under the circumstances
perhaps much OF the valuable cargo will be
saved.