, 1870-03-09
TIE ONEIDA DISASTER,
Que Efundxed nud Twenty Lives
f,nRf

Lost.
From The san FEcreiseo cAroriete March
Dy the bark Beuefacress, from japan. We ara
In receipt Of detailed account OF Ole Of the most
dleaoful II aftIe o!sAstcra which II has ever been
our duty TO chronicle The Uutte1 S.ates screw
steamship Oneida ftotEd rat<}, 1,ose toos burdeu,
c11fJtpR eight guns 8.l 176 nr1csk& and men. was
Iua into oy the passenger steamer Bombay, near
Yokohauo, Jaosn, aid sunk within fifteen
mnutes ai'erxaEd, csErytsg down ,so OF the
TIE following IL taken from tho Japan G1sttse
Of the 18th Of Jaluazy:
tvenps he s9oas o. M
within lew miles Of the Ancnoiags IN our h4.-
boz Nhlca sae hsd LETT ieas shan couple Of hours
before The vessel had been In aud Gu: Of Yoko.
hama and the other jApaneee ports const anug
dnllEg the past two yeafs, and her otflc.ra we're
moro than ordinarily well iEoRn ana welt liked
ward bound, farewell fesur!nes had bean accord.
~ Il sssSonpsn,ea y ne cordial goad 1lsaes Il
within tNo hours AFTER tnet departure, Ct con-
plene1t Of cf1ce's and men numbertnx ls6, ouly
- ,nseaFe 81 pt s1dsasas sad onor o
had resulted In thsir thp aud Their comrades nn1-
1rg 1sse1J gTaFe. Tna ,ron steamer Bombay,
belonging 70 the Pacdc aud Oriental Company.
!ao Lnto nef, and sae taok In fftean minutes
Tne folio sing account II from one OF the men
Fared Gom the Oneida: we give It as We received
hay, We mnas have his accoant Of the melancholy
sfalr, and the ttatenent Of othe.s o. BOARD. L
naval couItmaIt1n has been demanded by tue
Csptssn cf the bombay. The United States steam.
er 0Ee!da which has been on the China and 1pan
station for little over tEo 1ears, having ar
!ived a. Kobe on the 2;sh Of December, 1:6;, to
be Present on the ppeufrR Of the poris OF Htogo
art Osaka on the 1st Of January, 1858, left Yoto-
hama ha1bot about O'Clock on the afternoon Ct
1se a4e s,s1. o. 5snHay GomeEald bo1nd The
forenoon. hnd the bad Ealnted HIN. and returned
me tan'e Of tie British tron:clsd Ocean, which
The guHs hsd also been loaded With blank cart
f'dEe u expectation Of having to return The e1-
psesed ealute oi the Russian guupoat vsadolcI-
en9' aoa no"es a not eaute a De
lefi loaded. Cd aer s.e.nna "eat oat
Of ne na1eor The erexs Of tho osher msn-ot.Waf
prosperous soyase. On passias & ssrs.oss % SIT 5Hs
The wind being fair, the Ores were banked, ana tha
steam "as coumetced to be blown on About I
out man On the forecast!e 6a1g ont, Steamer
lRh'a ahesd;" and the r:idantpmsu, also on the
tF9teea,1S,!e, gave tse order "Po.t the helm"
eteame1 ss to lead 70 the belief that sne had not
oherTed the oue'da, although her ngh.s were
barnsg ,ns eTSal| 1T Tne steaTer nox Known 70
came tight on and ran into tue Oneida, striking
her On the stasbosld side, aoait the Raugway,
aa,I, aoa nel TaJ eeiTcsu Sn sne main and Ezsn
through whicn the Tho'e interior OF the sun.rooul
VAS visible, carTyuE away the R'g, blnnacle, wheel
AAA 104lcI1 Allluk LUZ tWQ ueQ a. klp Wheel On
the epof. All the officers Who vera no. on de:k
tnahed up, ald sail Ta5 Immediately shorteleu,
i was evident to all tna: the ship was tota!
The Bombay did not stop, but proceeded On her
way, ard as the guns h82pe3e1 ,o BE- loldci.
acdeI circumstances already dcta.led, they we're
TIE Bomtay and brig her bact. III. order I'D
been given To-" lower away the boats, but the
!Ie ooat WAS tns oni, ole avai!ahle as The cutter
Inc RlK hAc E$ en- carried aFay. .s .
The 1lfe,boat vas manned, Dr. suddards, a poat-
sNalr, And fifteen Of tue crev Roirg aboard Of
could be ntet the vessel sank. Tae llfe.host vas
Obliged 70 ieaTe the side Of the s!nkirg ship 10
asod @ telng upset or axanped BY her. I'ne whole
COLLISION None Of those saved aaw man or
lead voice On board the bombay. When taeFe
rt,,ss ~ sstdsnly 70 hops ot saving the snr The
on tns Poop. ard he vas heard TO say that he
~ none 4 afaa IL sGest crew no.tas, "nHs nj
GEs eSs. ne1,e, of ~ sns ,3o WIG vent doxn.
dls:aar. they launched tic boar aoous hslf.pass
O'Clock p. N, and we're kirdly treated By thc aa-
ltVes on store, and having obtained the a.s.tAuce
Yokohama, which thsy reached nooa. dl}Igat.
From another Of the sayed. nc have taaI when
!: vas seen mat A. ne Bombay Eas proceeding ou
large JuLe, to induce II TO conc 10 their assist.
naCei euIt Tue !1Ik, running oe1ofe tho Wind,
they were unao!e 70 eaten up with her. snt
s talhsd Ia, around 70 90 back to the aap, hns they
cond noL rec net.
They then at,emoted to mate Tor the place
H1e!e !ley tnotKhs tEeJ lett her, but they ran
at9nId ano loWt1 lct tae 6asfe.
ers ns nUs5 ~ VA 5 9lneo 10 nc sceee OF tne
vtgSH v1,a os tsn.a4o 5! S;anneres Ho,ai NAVY The
Lnneo sa1es ,Ainisses,- MI. De-.
aonSy aonS; ,,s nor,hae ne aat:sa Eas steann9
~" ~ =. & ;ns no.1uss d Tas SHatea Ie:ulnlne. She
~ W. nn9a @ ana 49, sssed ahe nao any OF tue crew;
sre !eHntu sna. sas 9au lAnty 11as men On
ia,s, aSe@n11ns @ s"o omce Tae United s:a'ss
~ " Pm. On ngatu tae sanRzs, ont they oolec ca.
oe!eS Tseke Men ~ Rcta aesea ~ ~ "as a4lcSy
~as tu thc M nostsd n nsn ~ caef ~, ses
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e; SSSoteRs " waeu "e Nn pGatotaty teqoestGo
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