The New York herald., 1873-12-26
THE WRECK OF THE ARIEL.


Captain Newelr's Statement OF the Oc-
currcnce or the Disaster and the Loss
or His vesseI-Court Confederation Of
tine Case and the Finding.
YOKOHAMA. Nov. 10, 1879.
The readers Of the HERALD have already been
made acquainted by telegraph Of the loss OF the
mail steamship Ariel on ner voyage from this pors
to Hakodate. BY the last mall which left here ON
the morning OF the I'd inst, was enabled to send
you but few particulars Captain Newell not having
yet arrived In town from the wreck. Upon MS ar
rival on the morning OF the Sd the Captain sent
me the following written statement:-
CAPTAIN NEwELL's REPORT.
Left Yokohama at six p. NJ. october 20 bound for Hs-
kodate Weather pleasant moderate northeast breeze
due s sysTy'as %O5K"s nitsr pa: p%ss
hoss nos
hsms hsns Gn. h weather %tss cear 'sD wh strong
north northwest wind and sea quite rough. w.d grady,
R.i.ss win pSs,as :sDs;
eps aSnsss miles
A. s s o e V 5 s G 3.
AND AND Af a ss s%ss %.t.s Ds
eastern point land % be seen bearing north one;ha
sc wss sevsa ss' %D hand with
o% 70 that sas 81 'Ss Ss
aecs pointing out oysma Point and telling hm TO take
us went masn to my y D room In 5sw
s hs sR anS engine
see i the snip was making water drS fS. We
were were oS 4 the bank but SndsosNsd i%%sas,s;s
ScEsa @nen tho 'ns s came that the
Ing IN torrents from forward, when ordered engines
lowering the Dea succeeaeS in lowering
and s s
last boat was me the main deGk a
smith: who mad Just. retired when the a aec,dsnSs
sp asa P9s s1
ssas saass
All officers and men deserve the highest praise for
r hs WhisS Were
wreck Japanese boats IN hopes 81 securing something
me pom hs pas 's
ns D nVns e M
could be seen but one masthead
@ 20 ns ~
sss with u.s. VINO did Fl
On the 7th court OF inquiry was held az the
Mitchell, Acting Consul; Commander McDougal,
senior United states naval onicer present; Captain
Carroll and Captain Bachelder.
Captain Newei's statement corresponded with
that given above but he added, In answer 20 ques-
Jlons:-
monsh Of August 1867 aid no. On leaving
pSss Se ns Sn her ad
IN his steering on this EXCEPT 10 ss &
served no currents setting nshore only that tho
sSous Two pus and d half miles from Shore could
o.hns Of the land and no was See .nx rso
Visible coming down, he should steer about the "a
passing naooys lost after Ina
sSy in rons 1ss e the Time ad
much confidence in the report about there being IS
going after sIssa NsaSns
slightly So the third ID ocer
below; the officer could see the land.
The chief officer and quartermaster were also
examined but their testimony elected nothing
new. being simply corroboratlye OF The statement
made by the Captain.
On the 10th the Court rendered its decision,
which was as follows:- III CEt at3
THAT the Pacific Mail steamship Ariel left this port
the 10Th Of October 1873 at FIVE O'clock bound .oF
after leaving this pog. and until Cape InanSys WA. M
u line tas rs 81
been been ste ssersa f the has Gh:s
ss's s sa 'sa1 xese ses
GSr Of etossr Ct ten OF mnSss a ons The
On an I nS .ss o
@o Rss ihs @ Sa %ss
sT az sc rsSy as
and ahe danger Of her sliding Oft Tssi
Sa as he sssnS ss s
as I'll kat % s na s sss
were safely landed excSlsnt discipline was maintained
The ae sas
taken before not only by the Ariel but by other vessels
and in view Of the fact that the reef upon which the
Court IS Of opinion ths blame can attach TO Captain
Newell But while II generates him, 1t cannot but
think that upon coast 10 little known and poorly
surveyed JaDa 50 comps,se in n sesS @y
stress of weather captains cannot be loo cns ~ ~
Ing good distance from land, even where tnS cnass
not indicate danger The Court also of o:nicm sSS
Of every person board the steamer at the time Of
disaster worthy and also tn at the discipline
maintained board his vessel and his zeal in trying
save property, Is commendable.
GEORGE NJ. MITCHELL
Vice Consul and President of the Court.
CHARLES j McDOUGAL.
Commander Of q. s. Navy and senior officer present
J. ID. CARROLL, M. NJ.
J. M. Batchelder. the other Assessor, refused to
sign The finding and decision OF the Court, as ho