The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-04
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THE LOST ONEIDA.
Details Of the Disaster. i,
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Advices from Yokohama, dated Janu.
ary 81, says: The most terrible accident
and horrible exhibition ofinhumanity ever
known in the East, occurred about twenty
miles down this coast, at halt.past stx
o'clock r. NJ, January Path. The United
States steamer Oneida, homgWaE bound
collided with the British irOn mGil steam;
er Bombay, Captain Arthur Wellesley
Eyre, the Bombay striking the Oneida on
the slafboard quarter, carrying away her
poop deck, cutting OF heFlswhole stern
and running ono Of her timbers entirely
through the bows Of the Bombay at the
water line. Three times tho Oneida hail.
ed tho Bombay with "Ship ahoy! stand
BY: YOU have cut us down" She also blew
her whistle and fired her guns, all oil
which the officers Of tho Bombay say they
did not hear, though tho guns were qls.
timely heardat, tbs port, twenty miles
away. The Oneida went down stern first,
in about twenty iathoms Of water, with
twenty officers and fifty-fvc men. The
captain Of tho Bombay did not stop TO
rescue those on board, nor did no, upon
his arrival here, report tho accident or IN.
form tho authorities. The first known Of
1t was tho arrival on foot, next morning,
of Dr.. Stoddard, surgeon, and fifteen oil
the crew. But two cutters were available,
and the officers almost TO man refused TO
take to them while man remained on
board. Discipline was complete to the
last, tho sick being put into the boats, the
officers remaining d their pogts'until the
shin sunk. The only United States Gov
eminent vessel In Japan being stOrcship,
Minister Delong was obliged to accept
from English, French and Russian men.
of.war steamers, steam launches, cutters,
&c. In company with Col Shepard, the
Consul at Yedo, Mr.. Harrington, proceed,
cd to the scene Of the disaster, where all
in human power was and IS being done 70
rescue tho sufferers, and recover the
bodies lost. DeIong, on his own rcspon-
sibility, chartered o gunbOat lately sold by
tho United States Government TO private
parties manned her with mixed crew OF
The survivors Of the Oneida, volunteer
citizens, and engineers furnished by q
Russian corvette, placed her under q COM
mander of tic IiaYal oftcers, and sent Col.
Shepardto represent him, while he, with
great energy, was making thorough in
vcstigation by naval court Of inquiry.
Delong is entitled to great praise for his
prompt and earnest action. Tho position
of tho Oneida today was asCertainod by
a spar, which ut low tide rises four or five
feet above tho water. No bodies have
been found. Had tho Bombay sent her
boats ID The assistance 6llthe Oneida alor
nearly all might llayeSbeeh saveds Fhe
feeling of Indignation towards Captain
Eyro Is terrible. None but his company
and few Of his countrymen attempt TO
shield him. Following Is correct list Of
tho officers lost: Commander E. II. Will
liams. Lieutenant Commander w. +.
Stewart; A. w. Muldaur,, Paymaster; T.
L. Tnllock,, Jr!l, master; Walter, Sergeant;
j. W. Phelan, Ensign; G. G. Cowry, 3. K.
Brown, Midshipmen; W. UhlCr, G. u.
Bower, A. o. Capp, J. 9; Hull, G. \.
Adams, Assistant Surgeon Buckingham,
Engineers N. b. Lcttig, BQrstow G. Sen.
ter, and John Terrence, CarpcnteriJ j. D.
Primer, PayInasters Clerk W. 0. Thomas,
and ninety.flvo mon. . H.!
LATgR-The following additional facts
have been obtained: Investigation shows
that terrible responsibility rests some
where else than with the Bombay. The
Oneida in the lntc typhoOn lost oil but
three small boats, and one Of these was
cut ii twobya collision, lleaving but two
boats TO lsave one hundred and seventy
ninc men.
Tho last words Captain Williams said
when Lieutenant Muldrum reported the
vessel sinking were, n know IL but what
can l do! I asked for boats, and they
were not allowed me-" Thus Through
the negligence Of somebody and the in
humanity Of tho BomGay's officers, Q hut.
tlc.scarrcd and historic ship, with as
brave officers as ever stood between her
flag and her enemies, has been lost to
thar friends and TO the country.