Year: 1859

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This, knew, meant prepare timber for life preservers
and the tearing down of tho doors a. onoe commenced


have gone through terrible scenes OF excitement and
danger at and elsewhere, but never saw anything
like the confusion and noise board the New World "
th time. About this time Asteamef passed and must have
heard our cries and known that somsthns vas wrong.
Soon after another steamer asssd he had barge
in tow. she came near, but on approaching she also
headed or the captain Of her being reported n have sa
~ willing TO life, but cannot take many
board and run the risk Of sinking" did not learn
that came alongside was small schooner or sIoop aen
with COAL her captain bad her made faAt u the eea
the rIAh get board of her dreadfh. Some
leaped into her from the hurricane deck and many
the promenade deck, all Of them receiving
injury from coming ~ contact with the coal rhs vessel
took of about hal tho passengers, among them large
Sunber Of ladies' children. Her captain ndng
she could receive without danger Of sinking then
pushed her or Iqd mot learn the uams Of this vessel
or her captain, Who behaved hike . manly fellow
Tho next vessel that came along was the steamer
Ohio, Capt Craig. She had large number Of bargcs in
she could get rid Of 90 adrl-her captain declaring
his intention 70 save "Me before property" plank
was now placed d from The dscf Of The ONO 2 ne New
When ali board, Capt Craig walked all through
the New World Sc that there others board
lest be might leave any behind heard ono Of the pas
sengers say that he saw several persons jump or fall
overheard before the steamer relief, and
among them were two ladies, whose names have not
heard, but who must have been lost Capt Craig then
left the New World, which was fast settling down, and
landed % IN the city again.


SrAT1kENr OF M. L. J. 01NsTKAD.


Mr.. l. J. Olmssead Of Yonkers, says the accident
occurred near Tubby Hook, In the neghborhood Of
Washington Point, where there great depth Of water
should Judge that after O'Clock, the gong
bell had sounded about half hour before for
watching the indicator 1t the time, and computing the
number os revolutions per minute. Everything sssmed
TO be working smoothly 1rst noticed two taps on the
bell The engineer at that time was away from his post
In the boiler He bearing the taps and shut
or the steam suddenly. then heard succession Of
heavy crashes


after part Of the vessel the rush Of water had driven
them from that part Of the vessel An ocer endeavored
to aay the fears Of the passengers The wser was then
rushing through the after gallery driving the passengers


stern boat was then lowered, when there was rush
hardly len The side q tho vessel when she commenced


filing The passengers In her tried reach schooner
by but could not and therefore turned back towards


At this time went AFT and found the water the
main deck. The schooner Jack Downing, Of New Bruins
WICK came TO ner rescue; she was deeply laden with
COAL and after number Of passengers had got board
the captain said he was In sinking condition. and could


lady endeavored TO jump overheard from the upper
deck, but fell against sail, and Knocked gentleman
overheard He WAS however, soon rescued The schoon
taken board to Youkers, where took q List Of
the passengers who had been rescued. H said that
osSs her, Ana aow many M


gentleman in the forward saloon, who seemed 70 be
under the influence Of liquor must have been lost.
doing all ne could 70 aid u.s. the wheels making
single revolution, and We received no assistance
from him.


schooner also passed us without rendering any assist
whatever could not ascertain the names Of those
vessels.


sTATEN1NT OF Mr.. A. A. BAKER.


At about seven O'Clock Wednesday night pas
senger ON board the New World, bound from New York
TO Albany We had left the dock at New York at six
O'Clock consequently we must have been then about If
miles from there An alarm was given that some
thing belonging to the machinery on deck had given way
some ead the walking beam had given way others de-
cared the connecting rod, that the machinery
all torn pieces, and that portions thereof had gone
through the bottom Of the vessel which was, in conse
quence, filing rapidly.


think asmuch as ten minutes must have elapsed from
the time Of the accident to the giving of the alarm Too
bell then runE and the whistle souAded the donkey
engines then set to work 10 pump the water out OF
the bold but all 70 purpose as the vessel sunk in 6f
minutes in from twenty TO thirty feet Of She
had on board al the time from TO three hundred pas
sepgers. % -, - ,o ,x,,,. -. - ,,.,,
launched but the passengers jumped into them in
snch numbers as to overcrowd them, IN consequences Of
which fully satisfied that several lives lost.
AT this time steamer rounded 70 u.s. but passed us with
out coming 10 assistance. endeavored 70 ascertain
her nane but could not succeed. canal line reighter
came up Just and several of the passengers jumped
on board and saved There also coal barge,
which to assistance and the passengers jumped
Oh board Of her like a flock OF sheep.


Probably about hundred persons found refuge
board of her. Great confusion prevailed on board the
New World when the alarm was given. Among other
ihrgs, said the boat had caught fire, which added
" the confusion The passengers censured the captain
very much tor not sounding the alarm From the
time the accident occurred neither the captain any
Of his ofi ,ers were seen heard from. While o sink
ing condition. the New World drifted with the tide. There
considerable light freight and baggage on board all
Of which lost, but which would prevent her from
sinking till the blowing up Of her decks.


r. r xArrEsoN's STATEMENT.


Mr.. R. r. Matteson, Of Clyde, Wayne county, N Y
makes the following stascment-A half past seven
O'Clock heard alarm that the walking beam had bro
KEN and that connecting rod had gone through the
bottom Of the vessel down my cabin for life
pr.server, when saw very large hole that had been


had evidently not only broken hole in the bottom, but
had away considerable portion Of the side Of the
vessel At the first mention Of the accident there was no
alarm the passengers were not aware Of the extent Of
the danger they were all quite cool and collected TILL the
walters rushed up deck and told them the vessel
filing fast; there was then general stampede on the
part Of the passengers to get clear OF the BY
and every means; at this time, steam tug had passed
us, but seeing that In distress, she rounded
TO- and came 10 our assistance; never saw anything
done handsomely and promptly. By this time the
alarm was sounded and orders were gwen 70 put the
in the panic, jumped overheard. Among them was an
old lady, who was rescued and an old gentleman, who
was hauled back on board on pole.


sloop came up on the other side Of ne, and took
of Of the passengers Jumped overheard into the


along WIN .d some nsr ns ae e1 We sOSn
Wo then pushed back for the steamer and on getting
alongside endeavored TO keep her by holding on the
0 the steamer while another searched for the
hole and for thing stopM with Nobody saved
by the owners Of this boat swan TO the steamer that
! came to our rescue, and was taken on board


was down in the engine room when the accident first
occurred and the engineer was giving some directions 70
the stokers when the bell was rung twice. He mmed
| everything seemed to 60 by the run am Of opinion
that the accident occurred from too quick reversal Of
the engine Az down below at the time Of the acc
DENT did not the captain any Of the officers,
| who might have been deck at the time.


did not any OF them at any time after except the
clerk who, when the accident first made known
endeavoring to reassure the passengers telling them
there no danger probably from not being aware Of
the extent Of the disaster should say the vessel sank
in about fifteen minutes after the alarm given.
Judge 80, because getting safe board the other
steamer looked at my watch to see If was going and
found II eight o'clock Just ell safe It
| began 70 snow.


! MR., wEBER's ACCOUNT.


| Mr. John Weber, Of Buffalo, Y, another Of the
passengers board the New World, gave reporter
| the following account