New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-05
THE Loss or THE ONEIDA.

SCENE or THE DlSASTER-OFF ICERS or TIE SHIP
A gentleman who Is familiar with China and
Japan. :. T. Bthe same whose "reminiscences OF Arson
BuFingamo we recently published writes as follows
concerning the Oneida disaster IA The Frornce Journal
In the East have such utter disregard for the con
cerns even for the lives OF Chinese ana Japanese on the
part OF steamship communication thO part OF English
commanders notlceably-tbat am nQt exceedingly sur
pTsed hat mas al last grown 10 De 20 great Inc place
where the Oneida Is SAID 10 have gone down ia N
ton Of the bay OF might be cecd the entrance TO the
irregular and hence making the width in some places
not more than two ana half miles and i'll other places
orally the northern and buf side It Is stated
that tue fires OF the Oneida were "banbed:' she
had then, only sufficient steam 10 get out % port
and must have been going slow intending 10
depend upon her sails wbcn once out OF the bay
ana she was an excellent S,ller Inc BoHpl(, large
iron steamship with high stem. anxious, as all OF them
are. 20 make good nun ""s pro1aD GONG ast i2t less
than ten or eleyen hDos. Tie oneida must llls Il
,br ht light fnreop. TWO other strong lanterns
with Eresncl lens, one. crimson one IN the port and
another, green one. in tho starboard nam or m2zcn
rigging. and eight ten feet above the rail. Nothing
then could have prevented her being plainly seen but
dense iog The evening OF JANUARY g. taI year was
charming clear night and my diary records hut mo fOggy
nights in the month Of January last IN Yokohama aud
vicinity Beside tho messages 40 not duoe To us DtlnS
thick and there seems not shadow - excuse FOR the
COLLISION me pay Is so ehir'y lahd.oched lh"t thg
II cannot usually be called trough" The whole affair
seems monsrous case OF crime, without the slightest
the Oneida was beautiful vessel ana one Of the gem.
o. our naval maune aIo was IN the passage Of Forts
Jackson ana ST Phihp ana the srpseqnrnt nglung ON
the Mississippi was ~ tho taking Of Mobile and had
honorable
Yokohama with her hOmcwari-5OIud penuaut flying
Her officers truly set OF the finest men nave
met Capt fCOnmHndcr) Williams, Jolly aud brave; his
naval sOubrguet the synonym OF good nature and
zeal. The IIrst.Leutenant, Stewart, was fellow Of
splendid ply ,que, absolutely fearing nothing thorough
sailor, and a true gentleman. The navigator, Lieut.
Commander Muldaur entering the service at the begin
ming 81 the war; and AT the bottom Of tho list, had
himself gallant aud honorable name that tie regular
service needed him. and he INTO 10, where he has
worthy and finished The
PaymastcT, Thomas j.. Tuhock, IT,, OF Washmgton-I
never any that had met nm that did not love
him. Gentle and winning in his department ms personal
attentions for man. mad each tenderness and grace
that before you knew 10 he had your atleC.
ton and esteem most honorable record had been
followed by a spOtlr,s official and private reputation
Dr. rockingham, retired and urOstcutatiOus was not
only good surg and faithful officer but kCeuly
alive too and an earnest advocate 20 .ay-e movements
which result IN bes.n%-- ~ luauhnd, Acting chef
Engineer fitg heading 5 list ana grade. all that
good officer and amable mess mate, and an honorable
man, be. one Of the other engineers, Barstow was
think a nephew of OF our late esteemed citizens
and these men. young ana most worthy not only hitting
but brilliant representatives OF America and her naval
vice. looking upon the beautiful shores OF Japan for
the last tmc the future bright with promise OF
family reunion, thus cut of by most nconceyaD6 stu
pdlty, II looks like inluman crime The time must have
been immediately after their dinner, when almost 10
certainty they had gathered together smoking and talk
ing of their return home. Every soul the ship must
have been vide awake and II tue hour OF greatest
leisure throughout the vessel.