Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-09-09
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Lieutsnsnt Charles A. Sehelte,
ksr, ". \. Navy who Mas On hoard
of the steamer during the storm,
makes tho following terett to See
rotary Rcbeson; A.
FrsAsplSA, Fla, Aug 81.
I.eaviss New York IN obedience
10 orders, we proceeded towards
Keywe,t;had good weather Until the
evening of tho IS, when tht atmos'
phyrlc chang belokened n hurricane,
At4p. m. on the 10th, being ~ de-
gree, east Of Cape Carnivali made
the BREAKERS of the reel oil that
point. Here the commander of the
vessel, t'hniel Partridge, betrayed
incapacity, running the vessel in
dangerous proximity TO III. reef
| Judged the vessel Was within the
limits Of the cyclone. On its wcs'
tern sidt, the vortex being, about
cast and advancing, the ship was
run north OF northeast for two
hours. tsp. m. sthctGks, was
called by the first officer u tho pi'
lo. hrhse for ronsultatitt, who
folilid the first officer unfit 2 com.
mand, Sclictcky says, irom liquors
or narcotics. Stlic,cks plactd the
Lieutenant comiiihndcr, j. Schoul.
or, in comiiand u the ship, and
Schoulcr was Invested as first eih'
cor in commaiid. BY this time The
vessel was in l,ifficane, andall eff
forts were directed to her prcscrSa.
ton. The sails were split, and
nothing left to saF6 the vessel but
to back her, which WAS done ut the
suggestion of the first officer.
After backing fifteen miiutcs the
port tillcr chain broke, and all at
tempts to secure the ruddtr failed,
Heavy seas came over and flooded
the ait cabin. The captain had
turned in the crew proper of the
steamer, except the first arIu second
ol'ittf7 and assistant engineer.
they having became frightened and
incapable OF doing anything. The
tiFemeh deserted the fire room, and
having Secured life preservcrs,
awaited Fato on the hurricane deck.
The stips officers having given her
M, the naval officers on board, un-
der The command of Schouicr set
the meii Under their charge to bail
ing out the ship. There was three
feet Of water in tiIS ire room, cx.
tinguisfing the fires. when the
water fbtodcd the fires were renew
ed diidSr the d6hkey Boiler. by
which the NRtcr Mas puniPed out
of tho siiF. FrHih five p, IN. TO
four p. nj. OF, The, 27th tllt vessel
was withonl t5plivt power, the gale
increasing until 3tFER +. Hi. The
bulkheads of the giigine rdtiti and
cabin were used t0start fires. The
foremast was cut away to Preserve
the vessel. A fire was Stated un-
der ono boiler, the other having
broken adrift. The steam pipe was
now cracked and the ship was help.
less until the 10Th when one boiler
was showed up, the steam pipe tenn
porarily repaired, and the ship was
brought to Fernandina.
Iii later kilograms We find the following
additional items:
NEW fuRt AagHst 3p!=tfifyate
dispatches retgivtd By tic Sahtical
Gazette, of this city, this morning
dated Fernandina, August %, arc
us follows:
"Capt. Partridge, of the steamer
City of Houston, is crazy. lie at
tempted suicide this morning,
Thos. Sells, agent of the Now York
Board Of Underwriters, and q doc
tor are Watching ilith."
The steamer Tillic, Of Mallory's
line alJutt which much anxiety was
fett, left Key West this morning.
ier freight is slightly damaged:
NEW ORLEANS, August 3O.-Thc
steamship Cortes, Capt. Whetmer
arrived at Southwest Pass this
evening, bringing the crew nhd
passengers rescued from the etsai't
ship Mississippi, wrecked, on The
24th in the hatticane off Jtlllsboro
Inlet, Florida. All on board were
saved; the vessel and cargo are
nrobobfy n total loss. The Mississ'
| ippi, Capt. Henry, sailed from New
York TO New Orleans Aug. 18th
with full cargo Of assorted mer
chandise, mostly dry goods anC
shoes. vslsod at $3.50, 900. The yes
sci was Clyde built, of the Mer
chants birie, and belonging to W
F, Weed & Co., Of Boston, and wa
clyssed A l, and vas valued a
$3.50. 900.