Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-03-18

her on the starboard side, abafL the
gangway, about half way between
the main and mizzen rigging, cutting
hole in the side Of The Oneida,
through which the whole interior Of
the gun. room was visible, carrying
away the gig pinnacle, wheel and
rudder, killing two men at the wheel
on the spot. All the officers who
were not on deck rushed up and sail
was Immediately shortened, It was
evident to all that the ship was a
total. wreck.
The Bombay did not stop, but
proceeded on her way, and as the
guns happened to be loaded, under
circumstances above mentioned, they
were fired at short intervals to
attract the attention of the Bombay
and bring her back. The order had
been given to GLOVER away the
boats,' but the life boat was the on
ly one available, as the cutter was
in the cradle inboard, and the gig
as already staued had been carried
away. n4 ,es...ti.A
The life-boat was manned, DIR.
Suddards, a boatswain, and fifteen
of the crew going aboard of her.
Five guns were fired, but before the
sixth could be fired the vessel sank.
The life boat was obliged. to leave
the side of the sinking ship to avoid
| being upset or swamped by her.
The whole must have been over
within ten minutes of the collision
None of those saved saw man OF
heard a voice on board theBombay
When there was evident y no hope
of saving the ship, the officers gath
cred around Captain e. r. Williams
on the poop, and he was heard to
say that he would not leave the ship,
if she went down lie would go dowr
with her. When the crew Of the
life boat, after pulling about for {
while saw none of the crew floating
not one of the 12O who went down
they pulled to the land, which was
about five miles distant. They
launched the boat, about half pas
eight o'clock P. NJ, and were kindly
treated by the natives on shore, ane
having obtained the assistance O.
one of them as guide, they, started
to walk to Yokohama, which they
reached about daylight.
From another of the saved, W.
have when it was seen that the
Bombay was proceeding on hel
way, the life boat attempted to over
take a large junk, to induce it to
come to their assistance, but, the
JUNK, running before the wind, they
were unable to catch up with her
and turned around to go back to thu
ship, but they could not see her.
They then attempted to make fo
the place where they Thought the,
left her, but they ran too high an,
could not make it, and so turnet
around and rowed for, the shore.
The Bombay~was ordered to th
scene of the wreck, by Captain Stan
hope, Royal Navy. The Yangiz
also went, having on board tn
United States Minister: Mr.. De
Long. AS the latter was steamin.
down, the Bombay was sighted re
turning. She was hailed and aske,
if she had any of the crew; she re
piled that she had thirty nine me-
on board, including two officers
The United States Minister the
sent request that the men Nigh
be put on boaad the Yangize, bu
they objected. He therefore sen
an order, which was quickly obeyed
These men were saved in the cutie
that was in the cradle, and foate,
when the ship sank. e e
A naval court martial is bein,
held, the proceedinhs Of which W
are particularly requested not t.
publish until the inquiry is finished
] We must say, however, that the ex
animation of Captain Eyre Of tn
Bombay, gave plain account N
his reasons for passing on to Yoko
hama, such as must produce diff
ferent impression in mems mind
from the statement of the men VIII.
were saved from the wreck, and,
, confirmed by other evidence, mus
remove the stigma of inhumanit
. against his name. - -
The excitement of Yokohama ha
been very great, and the feelin
, against the captain of the Bomba
is intense. The passengers o
, board the Bombay were quite SUI
! prised when they heard that such
calamity had befallen the vesse
they knew bad been struck, an,
all say that they neither heard an
request from the Oneida to stay b
} them, nor the minute guns. CAP
tain Ere, Of the Bombay, may hav
, reason for his course of action;
is unfair to PREJUDICE him. ~
Below we give list of the pei
: sons saved from the Onedia: .as'.f
, Isaac j. Yates, Master Jane
Suddards, Surgeon; VIM. Andel
son, Acting Boatswain VA
/, Growing, Captains Clerk; Wn
Anderson, Thomas Begley, w. A
I Bennett, Henry Bennett, Micha
= Boyle, VIM. Britney, Charlie
Brown, Pat. Cunningham, F. ,
! Connolly, A. Ching, A. Chow, Rol
. ert F. Dyer, Henry Garnery, job
l Green, James Houston, VIM. Holt
: VIM. Henry, S, Master, John Jone
e Isaac Johns, James Jordan, Geore
e w. Kaufman, w. G. King, job
r Kelly, Thos. Lyons, Joseph ]
6 Long, John Long, Jemes MeDol
e aid, Edward Mulvel, Philip M
i Donald, Martin McHale, A, Ma