The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-03-10
CR0rsg & BENEER. Proprietors.

Bower, son OF 1hOmaS Bower, Esq, ul
this place. Unfortunately. our friend
Gtor.o was on beard the ill-fGt"d
Oneida which was lost on the Pa
cGc Ocean, some five miles Off the
coast Of Japan, on the 18th OF Jau
uaty. last.
The facts Of the sad disaster rs Ia.
ken from associate press dispatches are
briefly rs follows: ! he United State.
C,ryctt "OueidI.' lett Yokchuna on
Jan. 23d home ward bound. the steamer
which was one of the Asia,ic Squad
ron lclt her anchorage about D O'Clock
J.. VI. While the officers were At din
II, : = NJ. the lookout man shouted
"Stcamor lights ahead, 'and a midship.
man gave tho order port helm y
Everything seomel quiet on board the
other steamer AMI this led TO the be.
lief that she had not observed the
Oncdia, although her lights were buru
ing bright.
The Steamer Which proved to BE-
the Bombay" OF the Peniusu'ar auj
OIieu'al line, came right on aud struck
the Oueia ON the s;arboa"d. ablft.
the gangway. about half way between
the main and mizzcn rigging. \ hole
was cut, through which the whole in
terrier Of the ship was visable. The
lnnlcle wheel and rudder were car
ricd away. aud two men standing at
the wheel were Instantly killed The
Bombay dill no, stop after crashing
through the Oucda. though the guns
OF the latter, which happened to be
loaded, where almost instantly fired tn
attract her attention and bring her
back. Orders whore given to lower
the boats, but only one life boat wa
available, the Others havin. been crush
ed The life boat was manned by
DR.. Slliar l., the bpatswain, aud tif.
teen of the crew. FIVE guns were fir.
ell. but before tn, sixth could be dis
charged the Oneida sunk within ten
minute. after she was struck. None
of those saved saw man or heard n
voice on board the Bombay They
report that when it became evident
that there was no hope Of saving the
ship the officers gathered around cap
tain Williams lie was heard to saw
it the ship went down he would gu
with bcr The life boat was obliged to
leave the sinking ship to avoid being
swampc]. After pulling about for
awhile the crew OF the lite boat see
ing none of the crew floating, not one
OF the l6O who went down, unwillngly
put their boats head land ward, about
five miles distant. On landing the
natives treated them kindly aud obtain
ed the assistance of u guide. and they
s,ar,ei To- walk t. Yokohama. which
they reached ut daylight the mex
morning. The Bombay was mmcdi,
ately ordered TO the scene OF he week
and succeeded 10 saving thiriy-ninc
men, who hid got into the cutter
wh.ch ,llated when the ship wenl
down Several other vessels, one with
Mioistcr Dclong on board, proceeded
% the scene ofthc disaster during the
dav, but no more lives were saved
The Japanese Govcrnmen, sent boa'>
and apparatus 10 search for the wreck
and il necessary, to buoy the spot,
The passengers on the BOMBAY
were quite surprised when they heard
of the calamity, but declare they ucith
er heard any request from the Oneida
t. stay 10y them nor minute guns fired
\ naval court-martal has hcCn he.
mluiri hy the captain of the Bombay
The oilicerS and men Of the Oneida
numbered l76, only Sc of whom, 10,
GLIDING DR.. Su HERS AMI two iunipr
officers, survived The isastcr Among
the officers lost we notice the name o
Nidshipman Bower aaj four Of hi.
classmates.
At the recommendation Of Hon viii
lam III, Miller, Midshpnnn Bower
entered the United States Naval Acad.
envy Sept, 26th 1864, graduated june
10Th 1868. lie was hen ordered tn iolr
the Asiaric Squadron uuder command
OF Rear Admiral Rowan. In obedi
cnce to order sailed from New York
Oct OH 1865 in the " Alaska vis
Aspenwall; thence. to San FranciSc'
in ship Constitution thence, TO Yoka
hama and Shanghai,
Throu.h Intrinsic merit George X
Bower had already attained the posi-,
tion Of Mdshipman and was on hi
way home Tor the purpose ofpromotior
as Ensign. At the time OF hi. dcatt
he had not quito reached the aye of -
Midshi2man Bower came near oos
ing his life on n previous occasion
being stationed on the Piscaraauc'
subsequently called the Delaware
the flagship of the squadron, he wa,
transferred 10 the Idaho which Sc
Gu, for the United States on Sept
20th 1869, aud was caught in typh
oou nearly wrecked and compelled t,
pat back 10 port, under jury masts, up
on which occasion he being at th,
time on duty on deck ,camc near bn
ing swept overheard
The Nation has lost one Of her mo.
talented youths-oue whose bavery
talent aod high moral character woalt
have placed him high on the role o
illuStrious men. His scli-sacridce La
eDshrned aud sanctiied his mem
ory 10 the hearts of all who have be
como familiar with the calamity oilh,
Oneida"
Called from the quiet walks of 4