The sun., 1872-11-27
WRECK OF THE ASSYRIA.
sENATOR SUMMERS JIJID DE-
SCRIPrI0N or THE RESCUE
The Storm spoa the Atiantic-'The Qnlverins
Vessel and lis Helpless Crew Brave Men
to the Rescue Safe upen the Decks OF the
nnlfIc- ReMn rd. for HrnNe SnIlnrr.


The White Star steamship Baltic COM
manded by Capt. Kennedy, entered New York
barbor yesterday morning at N O'Clock. She
brought about eighty saloon passengers, and
the list was headed by Senator Charles Sum-
I ner of Massachusetts. Mr.. Sumner landed at the
barge ofice at half past eleven, and was driven
! directly to the Brevoort House. He was in CON
sultation with his physician for one hour, but
the remainder Of the day he passed In social se-
| clusion. receiving as visitors any old and inti-
| mate friends.
tNEntCA'S STATESMAN.
In the afternoon SIS reporter entered tho
Brevoort House and asked to see the veteran
Senator. nis card was sent up by q remarkably
polite young man who stood behind the desk, and
the porter returned In trice with the message
Let the gentleman walk up" The reporter
was then conducted TO room N, on the second
Goor. It is a large and elegantly furnished apart
mont, fronting on Fifth avenue. Al the table
sat an elderly gentleman writing. This was not
Mr.. Sumner. Half reclining ON sofa near the
window was u powerfully built man with mas
| siye head, and eyes which seemed to pierce
whatever they rested upon. His hair was silver
gray and very thick. His face had the old wash
ngtonian cut OF features, was very white. and
| ers, corresponding IN color with his hair. He
wore black coat and vest, and pair Of coarse,
cheCkpred English pants. He was the very pic
ture Of an American Dobleman.
roIirTAL SUBJECTS AVOIDED.
This man was Mr. Sumner. He arose a. the
| reporter gsiued the centre of the room, ap-
Summer rew se Gn s snpnS 10 les s
| Then he motioned to the sofa and the reporter
sat down. In ihe conver.a,ton that iollcwed'
| the Senator cvincing no inclination To enter
| upon then. only once the reporter ventured to
| hint thar his views upon tho live TOPICS of the
| day would be OF interest to the public, but lac
| dismissed the suggestion with awave OF tho
hand conversational in its dignity and conclusive
~ trust" said the reporter, "that your trip to
| Europe has iOred you tn health"
| we'll" said the senator, leaning back care
lessly' and placing his sl,ppered ie9t upon a
%s S6a INV Nro1 a 1, M is m TS y h"Ss been
i my friends, English well American, adj
vised me, 90 say longer IN Europe; and think
| perhaps might have been benefited 10y 80 doing.
| But could not reconcile NV mind 10 II
SENATOR SUMNER AND rHE BOSTON rrRE.
Reporter Were you obliged To return so soon,
| MIR Sumner Obliged in one sense ~ the word.
| To u man ot my sentiments II y dNi'ult thing
70 70 neglect his duty: ] shonld not have been
me here. ON the whole, thought IL best 10
Rcporter-weii We certainly need nicn Of your
The senator wayod his hand, and the reporter
waived all further hints. Mr.. sumner said
"Thcn the news 81 the Ere In Boston came to
| me. IL was terrible shock to my feelings. and
myself thousand, "f MN, away when rnyfrllaw
| citizens were snTertng at home. know very
| well that could dc nothing To- help them. but
st.ll th"uSht Ought 10 be here and / took
| passage at once.
"Mr. sumner" said the reporter. there must
| have been incidents in your trip home ward
| which will he Interesting ~ the American pco-
PSe Mii T,eekSd Cd ship Tas ,SSod, W by the 9
| - viii tell YOU Of my trip very briefly said
the, senator. Then he ,tretchcd himself ag1,n
| a story a he make speech In Congress. lie
is fertile In iinstration. nnd talks m slow delih-
! crate style Every word that druls frum his
lins acquires icnfpld -ieninca1rc from hi- cl'-
| qucnt method Of delivery. The following tste 81
| the finding If the As~tTia ~ given "a Mr.. SUM
! ner own words. ~ taken by th' rep 'rtcr:
SENATOR sI-YNrEs STORY or rur Wick.
day. Nov ~" tie senator l-gs.n. we had
gone on board early IN the afternoon, but the
tide was aga,nst us. and NC were forced to wait.
! II Nas "A most charming sail down the Irish
! Channel 10 Queenstown, aud began 20 fatter
! mysclf tnW !, whu very sensitive that
| point, Wa To- escape from the plague Of sea-
sickness ALWAYS look tor causes To effects,
and | finally concluded shat my good furt une
| was due t. the l,rge size ul TIE ship, and mem
| tally resolved never again 10 40 To sea III inf'-
friends In England, and sent them from Queens
| town Was In quite fever Of Joy. We pui to
sea from , 9ueC%nstoSn % and and enlo'sd pleasant
| arose. CAPT Kennedy told me that In one hun
| dred aud thrty three voyages he hrs mede
| sea pounded our noble ship without mercy. l
lay SICK IA my berth. and could hear the
HANNLRISG OF THE HEAVY WAVES
upon the solid iron " hich surrounded me- They
/ stove IN two Of our boats, and hrokr the sthur-
| Chiuus, the iron s;sunchipns, like pipe stems
! The water came into the cabin and statcro0mS,
| line. you know, nrr well ventilated. and thereby
hangs tale. The yentilator~ which let IN III
air, likewise let In the water. There hard y
| a passenger whose berth was Ia a AZ condi-
ton to sleep IN Al 4n entir" ,tnteroom g
water soaked. The officers gave me temporary
accommodation in some distant Teccs. OF the
ship which could never have found myself
they he'd me there and put me 10 bed. II Wa
small and dark, but still II was dry. Aud theirs
] entombed myself and heard the waves pound
| ing against our noble obi ship. II Was while
was in this seclusion on Monday that the boats
day did not get up. Tremendous waves were
rappins against the side of the ship. aud Il
seemed As II they would
sTAyE EVERYTHING III PIECES.
The steamer was very uneasy that night. aud
the sea ran high. Gu Wednesday az noon Ncs-
sci was sighted IA tho horizon. Her mizycn
mast was gone, and the nag Union down, a sig
nal Of distress Tie captain at once bOro down
| upon her. and ~ We gradually drew nearer, her
condition became more apparent. IL was about
| one o'clock before the passengers became aware
! ~ Il. wa al lunch ] hurried on deck, and
there. fun before me, AT distance, but still ab-
solnteiy before me as n frame was this ter
rible picture. 4 ship dismasted, and with a GER
in number OF human beings standing upon
above the deck, over which the sea was wash
Ing and there they wore budded toaether
| Captain Blanche told me afterward thai they
had been for forty-eight hours in the rigging
They had divided themselves into two squads
ard ollmbed to the nlast-heads. They had ac-
| cumuated water aud provisions up thore, but to
| be in that position for forty eight hours,
n MUST HAVE BEES TERRIBIEl
| The ship was without rudder. drifting 10 and
| fro, and her salts were split, actually flying like
| ~ many ribbons. As the hulk rolled restles- y
! about, what an immense are thuse poor fellows
must have travelled In the airl II was terrible !
The captain. In describing II Ia me, said that the
deck at times fifteen feet under water
| The ship was loaded with timber, and they
knew she could not sink As long a. she held 10
gether. The danger that the constant pres
sure of the rnasts Gpon the hull and keol would
force her apart, and then she would be- a mere
didectd m6nbIFd, They saw our ship AZ ten in
the morning. II was the first glad sight they
had seen for forty-eght hours Capt. Kennedy
called for volunteers 10 man the life boats. The
nrst boat was quickly manned and commanded
ny the second o1icer. IL WAS touching sight
o. see that boat leave the side Of our steamer
She seemed So small a thing to battle with these
huge waves. The passengers crowded on deck
and looked after her. she reach ed the wreck in
safety. The onicer drove her forward uI on u
towering wave. She nearCd