Year: 1871

deserted the frer00m, now rapidly nling with water,
went to the saloon and securing mou nted
the hurricane deck to await their fate The first mate
and two OF the naval officers made an examina-
tion OF the well and freroom and found that the water
was gaining on the ship The mate declared that unless
the pump below could be started the ship could noat but
two hours. About this time some OF our naval
sailors had gone aft with the second mate,
and were making a final attempt TO secure the rud
DER While they were at work terrible sea broke over
the stern carried away the after bukhead raised the
roof Of the cabin about seven eight inches, and
swept all the men into the saloon, with about SIX
tuns OF water. One Of the United States Sailors
named Watkins who had been foremost In the ei-
forts save the ship, thrown violently against
the walls Of the saloon, and had nd broken IN
two places In the time two OF our officers WORKED
their way forward the ship rolling violently that this
must done hand hand, went down into the fore
castle and sent every man on deck. force was
sent to tho fire-room to bail out. The first mate,
whom Lieut.. Schouler describes o fno sailor,
and who did his duty completely, met with an
accident In the freroom, and was seriously In
jured, in consequence of which he gave up in
despair Of saving tho ship. Lieut.. sehouier
then took complete command and officers and
men redoubled their exertions. The Captain
meanwhile no had seen. 1t will be understood that
during this time the vessel under the influence OF the
Gulf Stream and drifting to the north had receded from
the coast.


THE WATER GAINING.


In the freroom the water at this time was up
to the crate bars. II decided TO attempt
to get a fire under the donkey boiler, and thus
pump the ship ont. The coal was not in
condition to burn The bedding was brought from the
saloon the woodwork of the berhs split up, and with
the addition Of two barrels Of pork fire was got under
was.


1t was now daylight, Thursday morning. and
the ship was rolling heavily that one Of the
Tho
danger. To steady the ship Ieuts sehouler
and scheley proceeded to cut away tho fore
mast. This succeeded, and her head was got up
to the wind Thursday was spent In pumping
out and getting up steam. Success was attained
about in the afternoon. The wind had now
subsidized to q moderate gale from the south
east The United States sailors had at this time been at
work hours when the remen belonging TO the vessel
went to their duty Steam up the vessel was headed
directly of shore and steamed eastward five or six miles


ANOTHER MIsHAP.


The seampipe then way, rendering II necessary
let the go down and stop the engines. IL was
now p. IN. on Thursday. On Friday morning. about
o'clock, Lieut.. scnetky suggested expedient that
he had become acquainted with in the merchant
service. Forty-fye fathoms of chain was unshackled
from the anchor and paid The ship then
in l6 fahoms OF water and the chain, dragging in the
sand, considerably eased her.


AN OBSERVATION.


On Saturday morning went TO work and re-
paired the mainsai This assisted i'm keeping the ship
near the wind and eased her from rolling The was
for the first time this morning An observation
TAKEN and the position found to be about ffyhree
miles to the southeast OF Fernandna Fla. Saturday
evening. the boilers having been nsecuredtemporary and
also the steamppe the engine started and the ship
headed for Fernandina, where she made port at p NJ
on Saturday, the 2Oth.
On this morning the captain OF the City Of Houston
da hfa on dppk
by explaining that preceding the STORM he had been on
duty 4s hours and that in taking stmulants TO sustain
himself he had exceeded proper limit


GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


The mates and passengers gratefully acknowledged that
but for the services officers and the
ship must have been lost with all board To DR.. f. c.
RushmOre, New-YOTk City, Lieut. Commander Schouer,
in the Of his brother officers desires to express OBJ
legations for valuable assistance. Mrs Frank, the lady
passenger board, the wife Of a naval Paymaster's
clerk at Key West the other cowardy passengers
and crew, a commendable example Of courage she re-
NAMED three days wet the skin most of the time
time all on board had but little, if anything to eat.
Sleeping almost out OF the question.
TWO BRITISH STEAMERS WRECKED on CAPE


HORN-A COLLISION.


LONDON Friday, Aug. 25 1871.
The British steamers Sam CearnS and Knight
Errant both bound from Liverpool to San Francisco,
have been lost Off Cape Horn.
An unknown schooner sunk yesterday from col
lision in the English Channel Eight lives lost