The New York herald., 1872-12-07

in New York.
Ig 4&aQg4etEt SAW PANAMA. Nov. 2T lsTa All
The survivors OF the wrecked matt steam3hlp
Guatemala arrived ia this city BY the st. Salvador
on the 23d inst.
From lengthy communications with the 0ficers
aud number OF the crew learn that the accident
took plack about quarter, past ave A. r. On ths
18th October. The vessel had been under easy
steam all night and the captains calculations Ned
him to suppose that he was at least six miles %
shore, when
j. -ve- TIE, STRIKING OF THE sHIf- S-,. ,-,.t
undeceived him. None Of those narrowing scenes
winch usually accompany shipwreck occurred. and
that they did not was due TO the presence OF msn0
and frmness OF the commander OF the vessel, Cap
tain A. I. Douglass Immediately that she struck
he gave orders to the engineer to GO asternst fuA
speed but 1t almost Immediately became clear thas
the engines could never move her from where she
was.
'9 EVERY BREAKER
lifted her up and dashed her down again with
great fcrce ana In about ten minutes alter striking
her boilers moved out OF place and broke an tho
tubes The captain then, seeing that the hold was
rapidly filing and that she driving further IN
among the breakers, gave orders to open the bilge
injections, so as to fill her entirely, allow her 70
settle down and thus prevent her driving. He then
set to work to get
F THE BOATS LOWERED,
and at first some dozen persons or more got into
the long boat while hanging to the davts, and had
it not been for the resolution OF the captain all
would have been drowned. He ordered them, out
OF the boat Not one stirred at his order He then
took the next best STEP and seizing one BY tho
neck, being very powerful man, and lifting him
clean out of the boat aung him on the deck OF the
ship The rest then followed, and from that
moment the most pra!seworthy order was observa-
bic and discipline strictly maintained. One by one
the boats were lowered and passed to the stern,
although only by miracle were they preserved
from being dashed to pieces, and when they were
all safely aiOat to the number of Ave the captain
placed his three officers and the purser in charge
of four OF them, taking command of the ffth him
SELF In forty minutes after the vessel struck sho
had divided IN two parts-her engines had gOno
through her bottom, and every soul on board had
been safely placed in the boats. The captain was
N the to Ss Ssr to sse {
would be possible to effect a landing. This proved
impossible and he therefore gave tue four boats
TO THE PORT OF sALNA CRUZ
keeping close inshore, in order TO prevent any
out to sea. After they had been thus coasti0g
along about nine hours the pHrser M asked permits
men as anS ne @ n
filling: The captain gave him permission, telling
I'll s 5seessass H sSs sss Ss
ashore without injury. Not SO the purser and the
she capsized, and had 1t not been Tor their COM
paniOns they would have drowned. They were,
however, at length got out aud after while
The boats outside seeing this capsze and AFTER
wards the two figures stretched out on the beach,
concluded that the experiment was too dangerous
a one to be attempted aud they continued on their
course. ON the following day q tae h...,.,,
SEVERE NORTHER
came up and the boats got separated. The cap
tain and second mates boats effected landings.
and although capsized no lives were lost Tbat OF
the third officer did reach shore until the third
day, and then at a few few miles from the wreck, 90
been thrown up by the sea. -.s-
The first ohicer's boat, which contained fifteen
persons in all, has not been heard Of and there u
every probability that she was driven out to sea
and swamped, or that those on bOaru have
perished by the more terrible death ofhunger and
thirst No provisions or water were put in the
boats, the first because the store room was smashed
to pieces by the concussion OF the first shock, and
broken. I. |.s.. .ss,ss \,
Those who reached the shore had then a.
before them, for the country where they landed
they found barren and inhospitabe to the last de-
gree The Captains party were the rst to reach
hausted in the purchase OF miserable food, for
which they were charged exorbtant prices After
seven hours struggling with the head man OF the
village, the Captain succeeded in getting h0rses
for himself and the purser, and then, accompanied
by some the villagers, he started back to search
along the beach for traces OF his companions. He
was fortunate enough to arrive in time at the
second mates party all Of whom had been then
three days without iOOd and had laid down ex-
hausted and without hope OF succOr. a1 Hau
THE OTHER TWO BOATS @I4
arrived In succession, and though all had suffered
great hardshps they were fortunate in not having
lost. any Of their number.
A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
was held in Iehuantepec; but Its results are not
generally known here. 1t is reported however,
that the Captain admits she out Of her course,
but asserts that this was due to the currents and
disobedence OF his orders and 1t is said that some
OF the witnesses declared that the officer or the
watch saw the land and the breakers some half
hour before the ship was run into them.
All who were on board are loud in praise
OF the conduct OF the Captain, as well as
that OF the first officer, Mr.. Smith, and Mr..
Bartholomew, the CHIEF engineer. The latter was
man far past middle life, and his conduct Is said
to have been beyond praise. CO0y and calmly
obeying orders and assisting wherever possible he
yet refused at first to leave the ship until after the
captain and 1t is said the latter only succeeded in
getting him Off by claiming as right. as the
Youngest OF the two, to remain until the last
Besides Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Bartholomew there
were ten OF the crew and three Cinnamon in the
missing boat. Captain Douglas goes to New York
by this steamer.
THE WRECK
was sold in Tehuantepec for account OF the under.
writer's and brought $50
THE MEN IN THE MISSING BOAT. ea5
The following Is list OF the persons In tho
missing boat from the Guatemala, viz. =
Vicente Echegurem, OF ManzauillO passenger:
7. J. Smith, chief Officer; Mr.. Bartholomew, chief
engineer; X. Wilson, quartermaster; Jack, quar-
termaster; Robert Thomson, second cook; MAN.