Evening star., 1870-03-01
THE L3ssS OF THE ONEIDA.
PARTICULARS OF TIE SAD AFFAIR
sunk ~ = C0llision-Great Loss Of
Lhie-N2nne8 OF Officers and Crew.


Lffe-Nan,es Of 0mcers and Crew.
We, yesterday afternoon, published Q brief
account OF the sinking OF the United States
screw slcopof-war Oneida, of the Chinese
Squadron, and the loss of one hundred and
twenty lives by the disaster. 1t appears by the
cable dispatches that tho collision occurred
near Yokohama, Japan, between the Peninsula
and Oriental steamship Bombay and the Oneida.
hundred and twenty men. The Bombay was
slightly injured. 1t is not stated that any of the
officers or crew of the Oneida were saved
1t is stated at the Navy Department that the
Bombay is a large mail steamship, and could
easily sink the Oneida by striking her amidships.
The Oneida was considered one of the best
sloops-ef-war in the navy, and her commander
one Of the most experienced and reliable. She
mad been ordered to San Francisco, and it is
the opinion of the naval officials that she had
just left Yokohama for that place when she as
run into by the British mail steamship on her
way into the bay. OF course, this is but sur
mise. She may have been anchored in the bay,
and struck during a fog or at night. If the
Oneida was on her way home there were num-
Der Of officers on leave from the squadron who
were doubtless on board of her. No names, as
70 who were lost or saved, have yet been re-
ANXIETY IN WASHINGTON.
The Secretary of the Navy has been visited
by many sorrOw-stricken friends of persons OH
the Inflated steamer, anxiously inquiring tor
further particulars of the disaster.
Mr.. TullOck, Collector Of Internal Revenue
Tor this District, whose son was paymaster on
the Oneida, received a letter from him recently
dated Yokohama, Jan. sd, announcing that his
the next day, and as the collision occurred on
the 24th, fifteen miles from Yokohama, it is
presumed that it must have been in the night
which accounts for the loss of so many of her
w. mr. q 70 nti no flto hnof Of
Bombay from picking them up.
Inc bombay IS one OF the heavy iron English
Gae and anS Ssna rot
erful vessel, must have sunk the Oneida imme-
diately upon colliding with her, being strong
enough to run clear through her.
THE ONEIDA.
The Oneida was built at New York about ten
years ago, and is a third class screw steamer,
carrying about 40 men, including her officers
She was repaired at New York early in 1856, :,
and sailed from there for the Asiatic feet about
june in that year. 1t is impossible to tell who
who was on board at the time or the accident
besides her officers and crew, and rs it is the
custom when vessel is coming home from
foreign station to send home on her the officers
and men of the fleet whose times have expired,
therefore, highly probable that the Oneida had
on board besides her officers and crew some sixty
or seventy officers and seameA OF other vessels
en- route to the United States, though tho Iro-
quois sailed from the same fleet a shorl time
since, and is now on her way home with a num-
Der OF officers and seamen from the fleet. 1t is
Oneida who had not been out very long, were
detached from her and put on other vessels
prlor to her sailing for home, and their places
supplied with officers from other vessels, who
had been longer on the station.
Ihe last list OF her officers and crew received
az the Navy Department was dated Sept. 30th,
1869, and Is as follows:
HER OFFICERS.
no ipr 10 n a off ~
OF the Oneida, as it appears on the books of the
Navy Department, corrected from the last
Naval Register, among whom are several Wash
ingtOniaDs, and most of the others are well
known nhere:-Commander Edward p. Williams:
Lieutenant COmmonders VIM. F. Stuart and
Alonzo w. Muldaur; SusgeOn James Luddards;
Assistant Surgeon Edward FrOthingham
Passed Assistant Paymaster Thos. l.. Tnllock,
Isaac j. Yates, Charles +. Arnold; First ASSIST, ASSIST,
ant Engineer in Charge y. L. Littig, of Balti-
more; First Assistant Engineer Haviiand
Fornance, Charles w: C. Lenten; Ensign J. w.
Cowie; Carpenter j. ID. Pinner, Captains
Clerk VIM. w. Crownshield; Paymasters Clerk
HER CREW.
Tie following are the names of the crew, with
place of nativity:-William Anderson, Sweden:
Wallace w. Allen, New York; Hugh Barnes,
Michael Boyle, John Boyle, Ireland; Anthony
W. Botsfoue, Athens; Thos. Begley, Phiadei-
phia; Henry Bennett, Nova Scotia; Miles Blunt,
New York; Chas. Brown, Ireland; VIM. Boyn,
ton. Maine; John Brown, Denmark; VIM. H.
Bennett, Massachusetts,; James H. Burd, Com
necticut; Richard Boston, Philadelphia; VIM.
England; BENIN Baptiste, New Orleans; VIM
Clarke, Rhode Island; James j. Clarke, New
YORK; James Cannon, Scotla,d Patrick Cum
Gentaa SeH Denns 4sev crGnan Ireland John B.
rey, Ireland; John Cannon, New York: John
Cliouk, China; Robert F. Dyer, Hugh Dom
Thomas FallOn, Ireland; JAS. Ferguson, Liver
pool; A. l.. Fox, China; Ed. Fitzpatrick, England;
Jno Green, Philadelphia; ID. NJ. Gaskins, Vir-
gina; Hy Garner, England; Jno. Hill, England;
Frank Hayden, Washington; James Houston,
Charlestown; Charles Henning, Prussia; James
Hawkins, London; Win. Henry, Scotland; Jas
Denmark; Jno. Jones, Ireland; Israel Jacobson,
Holland; Christian Jager, New York; Jos. jeff
Iies, Rob't W. johnson. Philadelphia; Thomas
w. Kaufman. Philadelphia; William G. King.
Massachusetts; John Long, Philadelphia; Pat
rick Laralle, Ireland; George Laugman,
Lynch, New Jersey; William , c. Lewis, sdHS Phia-
|. Long, China; Jos. 4; Long, Cleveland;
land; Vim. McEwen, jersey City; John Mur-
phy, Edward Mulvehel, James McGlincy, Mar
tin Mccall, Ireland; Cornelius Mawley, Brook
Michael %4s New York. RsR HaIcR
McGrade, Ireland; John ID. Mooney, Philadel-
phia; John Moran, st. Johns; John Morgan.
South Wales; Chas. Miller, Scotland; Hugh
Mooney, John McClosky, JAS. McFillen, Phil
s%delphia; %.IIpd Hugh Murray, England; Philip
land: A. Man, China; Albert Murphy, Nash
vile; Peter NOOnan, Ireland; Christian Olsen,
Denmark; Jas. O'Brien, England; A. L. Ohm,
China; j. X. Price, New Jersey; Jno. Pettigrew,
Ireland; VIM. Pomeroy; Worcester: Robt. r.
Peard, Mass; Chas. Ragan, England; VIM.
Rickart, New York; VIM. A. Roach, New York;
Thos. Reddy, Ireland; Edward Reilly, Ireland;
Jno Rashby, New York; Albert Rugart, Hol-
ian1; Unas. Scnoning, Germany; James Stsii,cyy, .
Ireland; Thos. Stevenson, Scotland; H. Sanders,
Hamburg. Jno. ssuires, st. Johns; Patrick
Shehan, ireland; Jno: Shorter: Washington;
Thos. Stanton, England; Daniel A. Scnull, Ken
tucky; Michael ShanahSh, ireland; Thos. Speers,
EDg!andi Peter Smith, Antwerp; Daniel Sidey,
Scotland; Jno. Sweeny, Ireland, VIM. Taylor,
Ireland; Jno. Thompson, Long Island; VIM.
Tinker, Penn; Edward Tate, England; Neh
Tung, China; Dan. Townsend, Dover; Thos.
Wholley, Ireland; VIM. White, Philadelphia:
Th0s. White, Maryland; Chas. Wren, England,
Henry We'll, Penn; Jn0. Williams, Ireland.
Besides the above she had on board q guard of
13 marines.
The crew above named were probably all ON
board, as their terms Of service had expired.
The NEW ORLEANS PRIZE BOUNTY CASES.
This morning Judge Wylie in the District
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