The New York herald., 1870-03-12
PERILS OF THE SEA,
FORTY-NINE DAYS ON The OCEAN WAVE.
The smidt Arrives in Port Safe and sound-Shs
Sails South Of the Bermudas-Aocidbnt
to Her Engines-An Hands
and the Cook Saved.

Columbus 4 Co., when they touched these shores
after stormy and ragged passage. In la92, did not
feel happier than the voyagers on board the Bremen
steamer Smidt G, 400 t0ns, which anchored on tho
Battery yesterday afternoon ut nve O'CLOCK Ths
news OF the Smtdt's fate thickened the atmosphere;
10y was abroad on every breeze; the Battery was
crowded with anxious people, and those VINO had
large mouths were empying into every ear inte'li-
gence or the arrival sped ike the fight or red pro-
Jeces up every avenue and streams Of giadness dts
charged about the sides Of the vessel IN multitudes
OF friends and relatives boarding the Smidt.
HERALD reporter was early At the Battery.
Charterng small vessel he made down the bay.
eaped the side OF the steamer, dove into the cabin
and stood before the captain. There was less than
thousand reporters present. All hands captured the
nrst officer IN remote cavity. near the stern and
caused ham TO dlsembody what he knew-she mas
sage, Its scenes and incidents.
Here It Is boiled down. smldr left Bremen yanu-
ary II. having cleared the goth. She steamed out
to sea, and for six days, In heavy weather, on
countered strong westerly gales blowing right In
her teeth. These winds had stolen march: they
should have been the eastern trades; then all would
have been WELL six days out she reached a. north
latitude, 27 west longitude Here the follower"
on the piston broke in the cylinder. Ii was an ugly
accident Located IN the intestines OF the machinery
the follower Is vital point-tne lungs Of MO en-
gfne.
For two days the vessel made little headway.
Then she turned her head to soushward, and with
brisk westerly breeze on her BEAM under full sail.
took o meridian OF longitude for her course. Her
machinery was still disabled. Ten days from port
gers became terror STRICKEN and amid the Violence
OF the sea began to despair. Now was the time OF
greatest right Tns aa people on SSsra IN msns en-.
| world and made preparations tor the other.
Tney became ,non weak al. n the knees UNCERTAIN
were growing serious. The scenes and incidents
| were solemn ana impressive; yet there was little
| danger. Prayers were frequent and long drawn
| ont, and the poor emigrants, wedgcd between two
| continents felt like dscharging their phantoiDs.
| The Smldt under trustworthy canvas. sped on.
Repairs went forward on the perverse piston fol-
lower. II took eleven days to get the engines again
In service and then the Smidt the edge Of the
westerly gales had continued. She now steered due
| west under steam. She increased her longitude to
73 degrees west on the same parallel OF laGitudes
then steamng about norlh-nortnwest she made
this port yesterday &C twelve O'Clock, alter tedious
| interval OF forty nine days.
There were no disasters on board but two births.
On the 20h ult the bark Everhard Eiins was spoken
bound for New York. The Smldt was provisioned
for seventy days had 800 tons OF coal 600 remaining
nnconsnmed), 294 passengers, sixteen seamen and
eight light hands. vote OF thanks was given 10
the captain and his officers Fruitess attempts were
made to interview the passengers. They were mum.
REORGANIZATION was the passage, sr!
CLOUDY MoNARCH-vat you want, heyf
REPORTER-Any facts OF inferestS
| CLOUDY MONARCH-IOu 90 away dam
The reporter went The passenger seemed embar-
raSSed Win some valuaOe secret Inerc Is QOtnl08
| IKE royal cheek. Tue Smldt is tiptop food for 9
brace OF novests
/ Captain Shweers gallant and hardy onicer re.
ports passing on the Atm OF February threemasted
steamer steering eastaOrtheasc IN latitude Al NORTH
Longitude 80 west. On the 5th terrible hurrioan6
blew from the west, lasting thirty-six hours. Tns
] great storm broke out on January ~, continuing
thirteen days. The southern course was pursued BY
| the Smd, and she entered the Gulf Stream In
latitude 30 north. She was not able after the acc
dent use her engines to their original working ca
| pacity.
| Captain Shweers saw wrecked spars, deck
planks. &C., near the Azores, but thinks they could
not have been from the City OF Boston. the vessel
| sailed south OF the Bermudas. We are indebted 70
| Captain Shweer5 for iuli particulars.
! THE REPORTED MISSING BECTON.
II ia not true. stated, that the steamer Becton
/ OF The Anchor line, which left New York for Glay.
gov, Is missing. she arrived out on the 25th ut,
| alter q stormy passage OF twenty two days.