New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-11
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
The Steames tfcksburx. Os the ODaniniOn
line. Wrecked in the Ocs-Rescue Of -
Boaf's Grew.
NEW YORK. June iO-Captain Cooper. Of
the steamer State Of Georgia, which arrived
here this Moruing. makes the following
statement:
'.June 5, latitude 80 ~ north. longitude
4. is west. had light breeze~ from the
northwest and hazy weather. There were
tloe ice in sight. At 1880 A. NJ discovered
a ships boat with sails set; made imme-
diately for her, and she proved boat No.
OF the eteamer ticksburg. Of Liver
pool. beion ging TO the Dominion line, and
commanded by Captain Bennett. There
were tive men in her III = very e4-
hausted state. Their feet and legs were
very much swollen. SO much SO that their
boots had to be cut from their feet. at
once took them with their boat on board.
and put the men into the hospital under
the surgeons charge. They are still suffer
ing from their great exposure t. wet and
cold. but are recovering as fast as can
be expected. Their names are James
Crowly. Of London, boatswains mate, aged
twenty five; Thomas Brien, of Liverpool.
seaman. aged twenty tiye; Patrick Grogan,
John Williams and Jonas Wilkinson.
Crowiy makes the following statement:
"'We lett Quebec May -. with a ships
crew Of sixty men all told, eight saloon p.,-
sengers--five gentlemen and three ladies'
about twenty steeyage. OF whom four were
females. The weather was tine until nine
o'clock Sunday evening. May 80. when VIC
fell in with field Of ice and were soon sur
rounded by it. The ship was stopped until
day light. when we proceeded, with bu.
little ice in sight. At halt-pas nine o'clock
Monday evening all hands were called to
shorten salt. The ship was stopped among
the heavy ice and headed to south, whom
we proceeded at full speed to get clear o.
the ice. AT twelve O'Clock, at half speed,
mediately reversed. and the ship etrucls
heavily aft on the port quarter, carrying
away the fans OF the propeller, and q hole
was knocked through tho plates of that
quarter, through which came q great deal
u water. We got tho sail over and
stopped the hole up SO that bat iitrl.
water came in. All hands were employed in
heaving the cargo overheard. The seeono
officer and myself were taken from the
cargo 70 clear away the bows. THIS was
about A. NJ, Tuesday, June I. The cap
tain ordered the forward wells TO be sound
ed. and six inches Of water was found. The
after steerage then being full Of water, the
main hold wells were then sounded, and
five and half feet OF water found. The
captain called the on the bridge. and told
lno not to mind the boats, and then called
everybody att. and told them to have no
iears: as he could take the ship to st. Johns,
Newfoundland. 1t was then discovered
that the ntes 'n the engine room were
drowned OUT. Ahe captain then gave
orders 20 !aunch she boats, with crews,
aun toi0 'heh 10 mino mat the distance
from 81. Jonhs "as ~ nilies northwest. !
proce' dea 10 launch No 1. which was my
poat' ana IL was capsiz-u ia io"e!lng, losing
Tue shrohohiotef. wa.cl' cnafts' rudder anu
paI' o1 tue Pro'islon"' nne was 1uf OF
water Or1eN @Hn 4 oaiieo ner partly
cut' ~ncn S.USan' v, AAihsoH and " Williams
jumped IN. we eouio hot hapg on the snip.
"w5us ns 10 inc sea. anu the ace about.
- Drlen -" the COZ, ALI Old the bridge
pscxon,ng 'ne ooat oaex, We havlng drifted
aooue Nv yar"s rom inc snip; we saw
win hlno hahds ana himsel! IN her. She
came rounu 'he ooao anu puiied to wind
"aIG alre aoo!o saAty ya1ds.
ne snip sunk aoo9t Ten oeioc1, noatlng
oost No. rom ne! enoeks' WIZ the chie1
ohces anu a1ouI .n,l.v people 40 her; She
get cleac ana pullea 70 ~ihdwara; oBren,
aItet the snip "eps do"n, saw the captain
ana some persons noatlng on bale ut hay
among the wreckage. we trled all we
boat beng halt fnil OF water and ies we
mast. kent compauy with ,he sthe, hoa,s
about two hours and then lost SIGHT of them
TO tho westward. We decided then 60 steer
clear of the ice. hove the boat 70 with
an oar and bucket a. drag
till DAYLIGHT on Wednesday morning. We
A. %
water, forty pounds O.. law beef. foriv
pounds of bread wet with salt water, and
q compass which did not follow. When the
boat capsized again we put sail on her and
steeyed south The wind was blowing from
the northward and westward all throuoh
out the scene and i. WAS bitterly cold
About +. NJ: We hauled the boats head TO
northeast TIL 1hur.day morning. then
'ac1e" ~ "eet"ai" t'i' ""o"t D W.. ana
- - .,,, 80 ,h, J.i ""." M >
sa;, .,o,an, % ..h.oa.
Eri;.. ,nu,;n. A.. 5'.',;nh. .",il "n.,,
10 southwest until noon: then tackled again
to northeast Till Saturday morning. when
about hall'past ten we sighted the State OF
Gee0rgia, and We got out the oars and pulled
dead 10 w1nd ward tlli she picked Va mp.
thlnk tnat SOrty o0d people, with the cap
tam. went doWn With the chip. We had
blankets m cur boat tor the three ladies'
and stewardess. which were lost when the
boat capslzed. We cav no ladies' in the
chiefs OK second officers boat
Iho ropes hep'S 10 tho St"deots'
The rope, III reply 20 an address pre-
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