The New York herald., 1872-11-27
Arrival o. Nineteen Shipwrecked
Sailors in the Steamer Baltic.
RENDERING SUCCOR in A GALE.
Heroic Conduct of The Second and Third
Officers and Men Of that Ship.
HoNoaS AND REWARDS FOR BRAVERY.
story of the Wreck and
Rescue.

Yesterday morning at an early hour the steamship
Baltic, from Liver DOL, belonging TO the White Star
line. announced her arrival of Sandy Hook by
throwing up signals The glad news was known in
the city two INMATES later for the noble craft had
been expected since Sunday night. The Egypt,
which left England several hours later than the
Baltic, had already arrived at her dock some
twenty-four hours previously. Sandy Hook was
passed in drifting snow storm, driven on the wings
OF cutting northeast breeze, and at nine O'Clock
the anchor was let lall in the Quarantine grounds
on Staten Island, while the steam whistle calling
Tor the visit OF the Health Onccr echoed and re.
echoed through the Staten Island hills. Soon after
the Health O1icer was seen putting out from the
Quarantine wharf and five minutes later was on
board, aud, after examining all the passengers,
allowed the vessel to proceed up to the harbor.
on her arrival in the Hudson, having anchored in
mid stream, HERALD reporter, by the aid OF o
rope, clambered on board and made for the cabin
of the first officer the Captain having gone ashore
That official was lound perusing some memoranda
by the aid OF candle. The following conversation
then took place -
REroRrER-I hear, Mr.. Brown, you have had
terribly rough passage.
FIRST OFFlcER-Yes that is so; but we have had
pleasant incident on the road We have saved
tue lives OF nineteen sailors, whom we found on
waterlogged ship, cllnging to the rigging.
REPoRTER-Will you give me permission to make
come extracts from your lOgs
FIRST OFFICER-Certainy. Although ] am as
tired out as q man can be, l will willingly do
anything can to oblige the HERALD. Well, to
begin.
TIE LOG.
We left Liverpool on the 14th OF November and
Queenstown on the l5th light winds reigning on
both days.
November 1s.-Heavy gales and terrific squalls;
wind from w. N. W.; barometer 2S.40
November l9.-Vi0lent gale and terrible squalls;
heavy head sea, whicn carried away our two star
board liieboats and rendered another one useless.
November 20.-Gale moderating !; glass still
Sighted ship ying signals Of distress bore down
on her, sent away two lifeboats, commanded by
Second officer Bence and Third Ohlcer Williams,
manned by volunteer crews. The ship proved to
be the Assyrian, OF Newcastle, England, and the
whole crew were saved from the rigging by our
lifcboats IN three trtps-namely, master and eigh-
teen seamen. She was tlmberaden and bound
from Quebec to Plymouth.
at night.
November 22.-Heavy, confused sea; barometer
November 23.-Gloomy weather, with squalls.
November 24.-Fresh breeze; sea very confused;
wind chopping and changing from w. S. w. 10
N. ". in the twenty y-iour hours.
November 25.-At 23o miles from Sandy Hook
took pilot aboard.
At nine O'Clock yesterday morning the vessel
reached quarantine.
In bidding good-day to Mr.. Brown, he said, ~
never saw ship behave more nobly than ours has
done.n
THE CAPTAIN OF THE AssYRIAN
Subsequently Captain Theodore Blanch, OF the
Assyrian. found on deck, and he gave the fol-
lowing account OF his deliverance from the Jaws Of
death =
1900 balks OF timber, on board the Assyrian OF
which am MASTER bound for Plymouth, England.
and Is OF 1857 tons Custom House measurement.
On the 18th, when in about forty-eight degrees
which lasted til ten m miaGiSSt SSiSft
the crosslack yards gave way. At one A. M. on
ns s dag the wRd to
hurricane carrying away cathcad, stanchions.
bow timber and planking.
THE CARPENTER WASHED OVERHEARD.
struck 6y . wave which washed the carpenter, l ter,
peared. At the same time W. White the second rean
cf1lcer, also went overheard; but managed to
day our three boats were washed oyerboard SAND and
the cabins were illled with water and the vessel
% Is az TO
AND THOUGHT WE WE'RE LOST MEN;
Tns Er the ns snip a was and
vailed most OF the time and was afraid the men
would all be frostbitten. On Wednesday, by the
signals OF Distress and sent out lfcboats, great
peril, and took US all or One lifeboat made two
There were nineteen OF us in all saved the only
man lost being the carpenter who Is married and
to the stc and s noble
shall go to the British Consulate and record my
protest.
II was little over an hour after sighting the
np s9re the was % e and then the
wreck, rapidly going to pieces, but still carrying
chfM S an m t6s e AND o e wna s Mas
gale but volunteers were called for, and two boats
being Immediately made ready and commanded by
the second and third officers were sent to the
scene OF the disaster 1t was certainly bright omen
that as soon as the first boat touched the waves
not but cheer the hearts of both the sinking and
the rescung, as 1t did also the hearts OF the pas
sengers. The crews pulled bravely to the wreck
and rescued, though not without much dif1culty,
nineteen men who had for two days been clinglng
to the rigging. The first boat was prevented from
RETURNING TO THE WRECK
by reason Of an injury to her rudder but the Sec
compee to make return T trp Seore Al sSs
crew could be rescued; and when volunteers were
demanded for this second perilous undertaking,
and the sailors hestated to come forward two Of
the stewards and one OF those who had already
gone on the first boat nobly came forward and Of.
Tered their services.
REwARDING HERolsM.
ON the evening Of the same day, after
attention OF the passengers to the occur.
renee OF the morning, and stated, in touch
contributions from them in acknowledgment Of
the services oil the volunteers and for the benefit
Of the shpwrecked crew.
Mr.. sumner, as Chairman, then put the question,
and A. was unanimously voted that committee be
appointed to receive contributions and TO distrib-
ute the money among the volunteer sailors who
had gone to the sinking ship and to
THE SHIPwRECKED CREW.
The committee was thereupon named consisting
or the Chairman, together with ex-senator Gwin,
Of California; Captain Watm0ugh, U. $. N. Mr. Ed.
ward Shaw, OF Liverpool, and the Rev. r. N.
Thomas. OF Philadephia, as Secretary.
On motion OF Senator Gwin 1t was voted that the
passengers express their gratitude 10 the captain
Of the Baltic and his officers for the ability and
skill with which they had conducted the steamer
on the tight OF the stoi IN and In the rescue Of the
shipwrecked crew.
contributions were quickly handed in TO the
amount OF fS5 los. 6d., and the committee met
accordingly TO consider their disposition. 1t was
their desire that the distribution should be made
with liberaty and with justice, and therefore the
committee was careful to examine the officers as
10 the
BEHAVIOR OE TuEIl REspEcrIyE