New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-22
THE WRECK OF THE BOHEMIAN.
NARRATIVE OF \ sURvIvOR-How THE STEAMER
WAS DASHED To PIECES

CR00KHAYEN, Feb. S.--William Clancy, the
cook Of the steamer Bohemian gives clear account Of
the wreck OF that steamer In DunOugh Bay Sunday
night. he says About O'Clock We passed the Cow and
Calf light The captain was then deck. Soon after
that it got vezg thick After short time the fog lifted
somewhat and the captain after giving instructions TO
keep her two points or went below to consult the chart
On coming on deck again he looked at the compass and
exclaimed, g. In the Of God what are you doing
hard over, hard overt" IN the meantime the fog had
settled down again. This was about 10 o'clock I was
preparing to to bed when heard the order OF the
Captain thought there something amiss, and ran
deck. had scarcely any clothes me; went for
ward and heard the the lookout say, Breakers
ahead, land ahead, STRIP In few seconds
afterward I the land myself The Captain
orders back astern full speed which order was
complied with. The vessel going about ten Knots
before the order to back her given and should say
with the headway she had on she must have been going
the rate Of six knots when she struck the rocks The
steamer after striking recOied and surged again on the
rocks She began fill forward and the sea broke over
her forward She swing out from the rocks and
come on them broadsde until she smashed herself up.
When she struck, and the captain there was no
hope Of saving the vessel he sent TO the engnerOom
to summon the engineer When the latter came on deck
he told him there was no hope Of saving the vessel and
requested him to muster his men. After the last man
had got the boat the chief Office called ont to come
closer to the ship At that moment the steamer gave
sudden urch which sprung the out OF the hands OF
the man that was holding It, and sent the boat clear
away from the ships side We wheeled around the stern
20 get boat close but approached saw the
steamer settling. We had not time to slew the boat
around when the steamer went down ana all was over
we remained short time about the place and heard
cries for help We proceeded in the direction Of the
cries and saw what appeared to be mems heads over
the water Clancy says that three were lost from
the first boat soon after t launched, but his party
aterward the boat with five men in t whom they
rescued 1T was" he says, dark night with heaVy
mist. During The night we suffered terribly MosG OF
the without clothes and we had not drink Oh
water. Browne and the Geek became ravlng lunates
They bit at our legs and OF them seized me by the
leg while / was rowing and attempted TO bite me.
Browne died at and the other two hours aftefWard
The boat was leaking and with portion OF the shrt
wore we caulked the leak In the morning 1t was still
thick and decided TO 90 before the wind, knowing
that the wind the previous night blowing on the
shore We treated most kindly by the poor country
people, supplied with clothes and food. believe
the accident caused by the third officer mistakng
the CAPTAINS order when he directed to have her Kept
two points Off" The captain aud another man got on
the rocks but lost after being there about eighteen
hours The began to rise about O'clock and 1t was
painful 70 observe the captain STOPPING and waiting res
Ouely for each recurring wave as II dashed over Dim
and completely Obscured HIM from view.