The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1865, Page 1

4 Explosion of the Boller of the Steamer “er ? f WHOLE NO. 10.654. ‘SHOCKING CALAMITY, frrsors wceuy aupeurea‘ona tour ie wenn nuances are’ mostly disfigured, ‘and bear the ®kens of a death where a hard atroggte has taken place. In most ‘eases death must have followed instantaneously on the inhaling of the steam, BEARING OUT THE DEAD, Those of the wounded whom i was safe to remove having been eared for on palleis, in ditferent parts of the hail, attéinion iy turtied ‘tovands the bestowal of the dead. On a sheet, in the afier; partol the hall, they are laid, one by one, And, first, a mother and Ger two in- fant children lie side BY side, hat “sleep which kuows no waking.” ‘Fhwir child-like » faces, seem very little distorted, @xeept about ‘the mouth, which ig swollen, owing. to the imhaling of the steam, The Mother was found ins4..kneeling position, having been evideatty thrown from herbed by the éerce of the steam. In the next berth is found; in’ the stateroom, with her Huvbend, a lady fearfalty acalded, and her Ifttle daugh- tor. Reverent hands lif, them. from their saturated coeches, and, amid the: screams of the'wonnded, bear them to where the restare lying. A trasband ties inagony ignorant that his wife and child are numbered with the dead. A dying brotiior is passed ‘wy the bearers of bis dead atster while he "helplessly fnquires for her. Five, Six, seven stark corpses lie ou the ground. Seven life Jews maswes of clay ere all that vemain of those who bat ‘one hour ago wore fall of health ani ‘vigor. The limbs of some are fearfully contorted, the arms extended as if clutching at something, while the lege are drawn up to- wardstthe mouth, in which position tWey had died. And ~ St. John, from Albany. SCENE OF THE BISASTEK OFF HOBOKEN. Eleven Passengers Killed and Fifteen Severely Injured. NAMES OF THE SUFFERERS. Account of the Catastrophe from Eye-Witnesses, Heartrending Scenes — and | nw « tow mom of sorrow arises, ae one hears of tho death of one who was near and dear to him, It may be Incidents. a sister of « brother's death, or, ‘perhaps, two who. had been joined together in the bonds of friendship have thus beon rudely separated. Anxtously they scan the faces of the dead, fearing to see a familiar one omongst them. } % Entreatingly “th after this EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY. | rie they nae alee aaa pereon, compose — those Himba’ and those tres, &e. de. ke. staring xo blindly, close them. And now the lifeles: bodies are covered up trom the gaze of thore on ‘board, ‘and all strive to save the living. TRE DEAD. " M. wry Brooks, twenty-two years of age, formerly: ot oe Oneida county, #0W Of 323 West Twelfth street, passenger. We have to record another of those fearftil catastrophes which, for the harrowing incidents connected with It, as ‘well as the consequences attendant on it, have been 40 frequent in this country. The boiler of the steamer St. John, plying between Afbany and New York, exploded yexterday morning, causing death to eight passengers and wevere injaries to over fifteen. THE ST, JOAN EN ROUTE FOR NEW YORK. The steamer St.John is, perhaps, one of the finest ‘Fiver boats in the werld. The extent of her valoons, ber gorgeous décorations and appointments, rank her tn this high position. There are few, if any, who have not heard, if not seen her, ax, proceeding up-or down the Hudson, she clave the waters with lightning speed. The bany. two years, of age. Mrs. UC. Erchambanit, Houtreal, Her little girl, Mrs. J. A. Reynolds, twenty-five years of age, Al- Mra H. P. Wadaber, “s Her two children, aged respectfully Bye months and John Anderson, deck boy. Joseph Lai roman, missing, F. J, Lyons, New York. Mary Imogene Lyons, New York, twenty-three yoars THE INJURED. M. Caldwell, Anson House, slightly. ly. Henry Dudley, 28 ident, badly about hou and face; will probably ravover Lewis Seaver, pas. Y., badly about the feet. Cyrille Erchambault, ntreal, about feet. and ankles, J. F. Cunningham, 911 Second avenue, Mary R. Cunningham. Bt. John generally, makes three tips each week from Albany to New York and back—the distance being about one hundred and sixty miles. Her passenger list is almost always dull. She was built some two years ugo, and made her tirst trip on March 16, 1964; since which Mary Cunningham, aged tw years, time she has regularly plied from and to tho capital, Clara Cunningham, mirteen years, All about fect and au! Supplied with-all the necessary requirements.in case of fire’ or other aceident, and at the sune time built Ko as almost to preclude the possibility, of aecident, she has |Edwin Searles, ba; the, head and sealed 0 inaster, very badly cut aboyt tho body. Charles E. Saalpaugh, tobacco merchant. i ° re 0 Esther Saulpaugh, wife, badly wounded ahout feet ‘Decom* the favorite means Si oneveraatn wo once te inkd anton’ ugh, , Saturday evening last, at half-past eight P. M., ys 8. W, Northrop, 35 Spencer street, Albany, bally from Albany with a passenger list of two hundred and fifty | scalded. . mes. Alluclasses of persos uclud ~— Coyle, Albgtty, also scalded, oa oa prose any ospeterPaapueroig Has "eA a A domestic, about feet. @ nomber:of women and children, The tip to New ‘York is generally passed very pleasantly by all, and on this occasion there was no exception to the rule, The stateroom hall was, as is usually the cave, thronged with Bappy faces and light forms. On one side the happy pair returning from their wedding sour are rapt up in themselves, unmindful of the newly mado mother, tose ing her tigy babe with joy, who cows and tanghs as gleetul..s the morn. The schoolboy coming with his father to town in order to enter college, listening to the parting advice given him, and pronouncing to that loving Parent a ready obedience to and following of his pre- cept. All, all are happy, and fear aot. for the morrow. Night. finds the stateroom hall deserted; each one has retired to his or her stateroom, and, rocked by the wave Jets of the river, all are soon asleep, Dreams of ot chanting wonder cause many a one to smile jn his slop, while the gallant St, John dreams oot, but hastens tovard her destination. Allis quiet on board. All can steap in safoty—the St, Johu bears them. That ix enongh, ALMOST AT HOME, ‘The gray streaks of dawn are just. appearing in the eastern sky. The sun is struggiiag through the mY clouds beyond the hills, ax the ohimpeys of Gym come ontto greet the St, John with her Jiving ht. She is.almost home, The attendantsare beginyis t be- sur themselves, not wishing the sup should p*¢ and find them still abed. Cooks hasten to prepare 416 morning mneal, and one or jwo passengers, already *#tch the near approach of the city. They have passe Yonkers some time, and ave now abreast of Fort Lag Almost at home. It js Sunday morning. Few care # leave their warm beds to go nto the chill October #t, and still almost all ‘the passengers ure wrapped in slumber. It is after six o’elock. Quward, steadily, she steams; the fireman yakes his fireand looks forward to.a fine rest ina few moments, when they will be n New York. Fifteen minutes past six. She is almos! abroast of the Elysion Fekis. Now she——Heavens, what is that t A. HL. Cooper, colored porter, about head and lega, TRAATMENT OF THE WOUNDED. It shonid bf mentioned that on the explosion taking place the ap’hors were cast, After a short time the ferryboat Yorrixtown, seoing the 8t. John’s signal of din- trex’, mar® for her, and brought’ number of the passen- gers on sore, after which she towed her to the dock at the foorof street, whore arrived about haif- past elt A: M. Here in a short time medical assiat- ance#as procured, and sven thing that could be done | to gleviate the sufferings seagate be glia fore |Avong those present were Dr. T. hite, New Yor fispllal: Dr Morrie De © Welljo, Dr W.' Beach, Dr. 7. B. Bell All the remedies which science prescribes were used, and as the treatment of cases of scaids and burns is €x- tremely difficult, considerable care*had to be exercised. ‘The (earful pain felt by the sufferers was made »pparent by sereams, One man—the baggage master— scomed to suffer the most intense: pain, at /atervals be- coming quite delirious. He was very severely scalded, and though he struggled very much te control himself, could not. The roreams of this poor mature were pain: ful to hear. At times iow moaningsound would be all betokening life about him; but in 4 moment he would im, “0, my God, how long is chis to last? Why have a not killed me ??’ Dr. Beli tock him under his special care, and, by means -of laudaant (AF phar through the medinm of hot whiskey, muct relief was afforded hit, but that only for « *hort time, as the effect would pass off in @ Tew moments, A HEAWTRENDING SCENE. About one o'clock a Iady rushed into the saloon in a distracted ~~. She punced babel red the wife of the baggage master, and beg; to go to him. Seeing a ted fi the corner she rushed over to where he was and threw herself beside him, and went | almost into hysterick, As the ‘poor sofferer his wife the scene was truly touching. Carrie," said he, “don't come near me." head beside his and covered his face with Kisses, Fear. q inj has received thut the doctor entertains ttle hope of bis recovery. One of the deck bands, Jolin Anderson, who was a reat favorite.oo board, and hed -bsen.in the service of Captain W. H. Peek, of the St. John, som years, ‘was severel: soled st ie ate of the explovion. He n OTHO x 4. oe NEW YORK, MONDAY,! OCTOBER 30, 1865. , RFFORTS TO RSCALR. ' The note awakened many Thom dein! weep, whe, femoieg from their berths, opened their doors to ascer in the cause, when they were in many instances over. Powered by the steam or bally scalded about the feet With the boiling water that was penetrating through PUOFY crack) and crevice. Most of thave. hd their sg Immediately after the exfilosion oecurred Fee ceived more or loss ivinries, A great many had, 4) pretoniee of mimil to close thhip dears we meoMl ae ites frreeived the steam, and break open thelr windows 1 Geo. B. Kelly, of Detroit, wax awakened by the ged and springing from hie bed opened his door, but snotuent be did so the steam. rushed i bie ros Dut sneceeding imetoning Ae door gui pened bi Window, aud looking ont soon. discove p cause of all Uke commotion. Siipping on the most neces por. ons of his clothes, he made his. way through the win- dow, and did ailin hig power te aid in resening his fel low passengers. Mr. BE. P. Maley, another passeng: also rendered valuable assistance) and was: instrumental in saving More, than one Wie, Both of these genticmen remained on board the stsamer until late im. the after- hoon, rendering the most unremitting attentions to the More unfortunate of their fellow passengere: » John Palmer (colored), head pantryman of the: St. Joht, forest ‘his way into the different staterooms, and: sue. ‘eveded In carrying & large number of the ubfortutiater from their rooms, some of whom were already dead and ‘others #0 badly injured that. they could. not help them sewex, John’ Lambert, one of the firemen, in the ex- ‘citement of the moment tried to rave himeelf by jump ing overbourd, and it is supposed was drowned, ae ‘nothing bas since been heard of him, WAITING. At the early hour at whicit the accident happened but few people were inthe streets, and these few bad.their attention drawn to. the steamer by first hearing the re- port of the explosion aud then secing the dense volume tof escaping steam that immediately enveloped the ves sel. Some hurried offin small boats to the assistance of ‘those on board the St, John, while others spread the pews through the: upper portion of the city, and otherr astened with quickened steps to the pier ai the foot of Canal street, where there were many persons waiting to receive their friends and. relatives, aud. to thene persons the news of the sad disaster fell like a thunderbolt, Then followed a acene of the wildest dismay and con- fusion. Parents vere there expecting in a few manntes to clasp to their hearis idoliged children. who were re- turning to their homes after a pleasant vacation in the country ; and wives, and sisters, and brothers were there, anxiously and patiently awaiting the arrival of the boat, ané anticipating the joy they would experience when again united to those they loved. But. alas, for human happiness and expectations! While dreaming of the joy and counting the happy hours that they would spend ones (he news of the molancholy. ae- em and throws a pall of the deey ht faces that but a moment before were beaming with delight and a thousand promised pleasures, Mothers wrung their bands and ran franti- cally about, plying a hundred breathless questions and giving vent to their, feelings im the. most heartrending and agonizing cobs: Fathers, sisters and brothers ware thrown suddenly into the deepest anxiety, atid could only be restrained from ranning wild through the streets by strong arm and the timely consolation that most of the passengers had been rescied. Large numlypre hur. ried from the steamer’s pier, and, with aceelerathd pace, walked and ro by turns along West street towards the seone of disaster, peoring anxiously ont into the stream, striving to vateh a glimpse of the ill fated vessel. Car” nages drove affng at the top of their speed, bearing many an aching heart whose pmisation# quickened inadiy the neater they approached the spot. The Hoboken ‘ferry. boat Morristown, seeing the signal of distress fiving, went to the asvictance of the unfortunate passengers, and wwecoeded in taking a large number of them of the steamer and landing them safely, while those on shore 414. all in their power to alleviate the sufferings of the sealed, and tried tomake the others as comfortable as clrenmstances would permit, with the retnmin, cxdent reachon. th gloom over the bri THE &T. JOHN AT HER WHARF. So soon us the accident became known in the city, and when it was ascertained beyond a donbt that the was boing towed to herdoek, hundreds « tened with all despatch to that locality, and there, with mournful face and xpeechless suspense, awaited the wrival of the boat. At length, after what must have ‘Tipoared to have been an age to those who were waiting, er eyeamer nears her dock, and then followed a sens d ria test confusion. Parents, whose choking sobs and ci ~t wish could be heard above the dim of hard, with numerous others: who ~€ frienda, to get on the pier; but the hage gates were #. . pressure, and were rel’, fastened and withstood the bf policemen from the wie, wad eer eeprom pommand of Captain ‘Petty. ai of those who still. re. mained on board the St. Joon, ond who were hot xerhs usly injured, commenced to ine the vesnel so soon ne she was moored to'the dock, ana each separate indi- vidual stepped upon the gang pla acl redaed. Rieti tyes were riveted upou bim in the Hosa of heholdite tome expected friend or relative. One “cep another ‘he pasrengers leave the boat and walk towater ie wate vhere some are grasped firmly by some lovidy hand vhile around the neck of others the arms of hus" We and parents affectionately. emtwine. Prayors. sc mtitude and t kfulness are uttered by many a lip, wd many a “God be praised” axeends to heaven as pme beloved form is seen appronching wnbarmed from he ill-fated boat. Many, very many, are kept in dred fuspenge lest their worst fears remain to. be realized. fome with fingers and hands bound np in linen and ome with their heads bandaged make their way jhrongh the crowd, who part to make way for them; yhile some follow for a short. distance, breathless in heir anxiety to inquire after friends and others who are ‘upposed to ‘be on hoard. Some to their inquiries re- pive assurances that make their hearts leap with joy, hile some are overwhelmed with grief and dismay. en come those who are badly injured, borne upon Atetehers; some are taken to the hospital and others to ‘thir own homes, Eyes bedimmed with tears strain to obain a view of those that are carried by, and mony « bert that had almost ceased to beat resumes ite func. a past The vast crowd of humin beings assembled on the wharf maintain the most yofound silence, and naught ean be heard save the beaw breathings and broken, sobs of those who are ex) every moment to hehold some dear one cai ried W dead or frightfully injured. Numbers huve fears, alas! too plainly verified, and some he when it is announced that the last uffortunate the boat, ER AND ITS BXPI.OBION, THE ‘wereat first or hand one, It was THE CATASCKOPRE, ben bd Wecy, vbw o'clink tha with it® companion j@ starboard ride, | - One crash disturbs the atilaoes of the morning air, and | enleriained of bis recovery, Dut ot wife eh manatectured vy Cole. ‘then a hissing sound as of exaping stem, followed by «| and family iy mys street, New York. The pair ‘hen was showing ry the were Of the A 1 stamp. momentary silence, succeeded by & rush of many feet, Shey) Sey: teaty ierepe ‘wih Thovonghls tested, net tenth ao boos ‘A moment's uncertainty, ayd chen all de explained ~The and he watked aside. All credit to fellov he tae otha geuerally , the ‘the pes. Roller bas burst, ‘The siesta and water rush from the | for his humanity. reatyeinn raulrnpe oe fer Yarboard ride at the vost, were the eatetrophe has | 4 HO S008 PARTI, ao te fol b> Bent charge os taken place—rush with amighty force Abrough the win- fo Saturday's Hkaty may occurred is unktown, bat will proba. filled | !oWing novER under the head of investigation. A huge rent was nade down ef the maservoms, and Burst their doors and oe MARRIED. s, Luke's in the boller at about” thfes feet by Soe ae ‘the stateroom ball. Dea:b is in the stzeam, and groank nana Rn Poy iy ane se store ond boing wor emp. Boers yon cof unutterable axiguih mark i path. he attentian of, | {ocmre,aniy daughter of Baward renne, lof tis ly. close 10 the Cru ofthe pate, wri not oma tn ‘the oficem and each of the passenger as are wp is Minn Greane 'e sistor 10 the clerk of the ‘Board of Sia pone cems nay. «the orcape of the boing Pon immediately calledto the wtateroom hall, A rush ix made | Councilmen, pe see ie, sete maried on bridal Trplosion talking ‘ee. The prove iy oe the oe the doors, but, on these being opened, fog of seam. | Out ott MENSn tne exnioaion took place Mr. abd Mew St Job, a Te Tit probe. Pervades.ite entive lopgth, causing it to appear black as 1.yon, both undrewed, rushed, into <a 5 Bight. Ont of the darkness mosne of pain reach the ear, ‘At tha time the er bi yen borni cymes = + aa Ny ty apis acetal ut other shan this all is still ex death. eee tp ae comns, ie wife in scarcely s, more p forthe relief of. the.» forers, trons” oun, THE BCRKE AN STATEROOM Hac. iY A Fe been conveyed to the Now York able to be removed having been borne to their homen, ‘immediately. @pened, amd | Hospital. ‘mn! the steam, ‘which makes their Coroner Wildey, with the. assistance of Dr. W. Beach, ‘Wee Goees ant windows ares : couse very critical. This is one of the most painful cases proceeded to empannel a jury. This was done with ‘tn exhort tune the steam eithér beeqmes opndensed or | Win have occurred. Mrs. Lyon, — wit the Wetman eng ane following fonttemen were sworn Ne ee ee rh wutiaa took of :| Lemeleraeaes Loar Mey weO ae Tem el woh & Fete en ‘towamyn T Honey wiish.a scents prwented to the oye! A hissing flood of || Bretient ThrMnne wort vad 7. Maxwell, J, Conmond? ted 6.9 Mackay. Then Doiling fluid covers the dacr, while the condeused seam Ui ae Wie gle lads aha faces of the dead ero.uncoverad for the view of rips io streama fron the goof; and now the empty boiler | iy Haynolds, who occupied one of the etat) Jurors, id each Reathed sor distorted mage of viay w causosiher to eareon to the other side, and thirty tons ) rooms with hie wife and child, hed risen on account /\ , 7 wore conducted over the variogs hikd being somewhat uncesy. His wife was up ad HOW* Of Whe Ktoamer, examining the bollers, and taking « of .the deadly element musts to the otter side, A | Js chikd being gomenhat uncady.. His wife wa lefts thoroual,surrey of the entire Ire, Coroner Wi msi 6 Inquest Wou! veream of agony follows, as the frighwted pawengers:| Tota with bis, child sin, musta Le pe open Wee aE Waaxs Wi week, Nov. 8, at nine o'dlock i the hap into the water barefoot All through the hall \ nee, wife expect! , receedert a distance of fifty feet nay be eren poor, struggling creawires, lying belplens wy her tne pA ines and; pen ung ‘and 1 ale ANE Druined, tossing in pain, While here sed there x sti | CO ie possible the canse.of the fearful noue, sa\ and motion|ons form betrays ke awful tact that lite is extinet! ‘The wight ina fearful one. On 9 wetter mid way ina female form, huddiing close to « pillar, and of the main aaloon filled with steamand pinged Be. of the . Still helding bs child Y thertaud, Mr, Reynolds’ first thought was torexcue his wife, bat all bis attempts to do so were of no wail. The shrinking as from a demon, while further én a bleeding, | pteaun drove tim from the abi, andy aa oon dinhgured compse lies jammed wins right over that portion of the boiler (it a ‘wins artes beer cyt ploded, be found it utterly impossible te rendbr her any og ae ¢ te carpot is discolored with | Kiiaiauce from the dock. A® Soom, howewt, as biood, All. along im the vicinity of the boiler, | eyuld ¢o so he made his way back to she rom Spal both ih the lower maid pper vert of tate | but a short time before he Baal hie wate id. ff health and bapphoess, yp ahe Por stiffened: in death ‘The water all romalugern ne rooms, the panelé and sashes lit gphintercd an the floor, havin with which she badperformed BOT) Geving Solution, ant the iowel which Re ps pe Ot go An one place the entire outer walliae been burst out by the force ef the mingled -water any steam, and within her hands hupg tipom the rack. floor, and those staterooms all is sti—so still) Hore a young man and intern lay sewn a's ia’. wete ea straggling to raise bimaal on bis wet, whieh, swollen | the boda blankets, Py ag r Lea the mplovely saturated, tof steam and bleeding, refuse to give Bim aid. There a helpless phe (* Mainly of hg Vast amoun of femakeWrithes in torment, and contri her jimbs as if and boiling water that must tite in madness, while a low, moaning ouNdbreaks from the | Mr. nolds remained one “ hace poet 86 room algng the hall, and eros for help are herd on | he and his child would nye6, UMMGMOIEEY er Mee \ eitorts face of Mrs. Reynolds, ‘a trighifut death, every side, And now strenuous ate being made { provadential eneard from to relieve the unhappy su@erers. Strong men hasten to the suecor ef the victims of the cofartréyhe, and while wie ‘attend to those in the outer hall thors om. AND HER INFANTS. A Morag that waich wae oocupied by Mr. be “y: wo a half pre op examination of she staterooms “In some infant, 26 trom 'ag ‘The, uname of tho Unfortu palé and frightened creatures sit up in their berths, gai woman wit trembling with suspense. In others, where the stedm bh apne an bad enwred, the oveupants, scalded fewfully, tons about D * im dedirinm, and, holdingout thets hakde, implore cor roliéf, which is given them with all posthle speed. In ‘the hail all possible care in being taken of ako sralded ax they are brought out from their haribe, Flour ad | with water, The pa’ sweat oll, with other simple emolient, are carefully | tered, while, yplintors and oes ont "eae applied to the ewollen flesh, Bat in many of time state | tie pond eon, and mata Sues wane rooms no moans are heard—all is quiet The ocetpante | to be seen upon the sheets ane of and steams Ho stiff and still in the embrace of death! Not easily oo ton Ne way fg partment, do they appear to have diod. Not as when, after a lit | py, ion that nee ths room rom the one — of happiners, the spirit flees from ite shrine when in # | Mr, oogupled js bagh . , ead vem Dip apie oS amgeioase Agtan soak Da THR NEWS IN TRE ae —— penny excitement ¥ nntire city du the , Everybody who was yeting their friends itl ditcction of Albany, felt ifully alarmed lest they might have taken’ the and #0 have been suljected to the ix of the disasiver, the afternoon 4] kRALD offic wae bes! Te Humber of pertona who were auxtous to learn the tof the damage and the vawes of the killed and i Telegrams were received from different portions wl couniry making inquiry copceriing pereons who to be on board the steamer, and we haye red H08D 80 tnUCH anxiety among our citizens ae was manifested to learn the names of the dead the Peiticulars relating to the sad occurrence, o wpot e Calamity was Announced in several of WR churches yesterday afternoon, and prayers Wo! viqgng® up for recovery of the unfortunate ST ms OF MR. Re OW. KING, OF IT) MORE DISASTERS. Bane nnn STEAMSHIP REPUBLIC: ~WHRECKED. Fonr Boats and a Raft Containing Passen- gers Put Off from the Vessel, | NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS. ne of the Boats Arrives at Charleston---The Fate of the Others Unknown. The Steamship Victor Damaged in a Gaie. The English Brig (. W. Reeves and Two Unknown: Vessels Dismasted Off the South Carolina Const. ACCIDENT TO THE NORTH STAR. Rough Voyage of the Havana to 8t. Thomas. &e. ae ae. Wreek of the Republic, CHARLESTON, S.C, Oct. 28, 1865, The stearner Republic, which left New York for Nev Orleans on the 18th inst., was wrecked off the coast o Georgia on Wednesday last. Four boats and one raft put off from the ship, One of the boats arrived at Charles ton to-day. ‘This boat contained she following persons :— Captain & Young. Mr. 1. D. Dumbureki and Engiveer G. W Danfee, two children. Purser M. H. Morehead, Jobn McLangblin, 8, W, Whitman. Lyons, steward. J. R Maltbs John Huiner, seaman. Mrs, J. ©. Whitney and Thornas smith seaman, child, B. Leary, seaman, K. Patti, James Corcoran, The other boats and tho raft have not been heard of, The survivors will take Pareage on the Quaker City for New York to-morrow, ‘Fhe following is a complete list of the passengers who sailed on the lost steamor:— Mrs. C, Waldron, ©. S. Sanviner, HL D. Ellsworth, Mre. L. Dumbnrski, Mr. Simon and lady, Thomax Fleming, Jobn McLaughlin, Owen Horkey, Mrs. J.C. Whitney, HL FF. Plane H. Parker, L ae Power, BT. Rover, J. M. Baney, Ferd, Lieut. L. V. Comratc, Metien, Alonzo Mulford, George Whitarden, J.B Ha R.K Gomer, Geo. D. Wilkoe, John E. Landsiurn, Prank Livcomb, E. Paiti, ¥. A. Bovey, J. R. Malypes VA. Simm Col, W. FENicholw, D RK Long, Major Hl. Nichols, Mrs Kt. Disbrow and family, , Vv. Dennis, i oan, ©. G. Satwom and servant, Hawthorne, wife and’ and others, two chitdren, DESCKLPTION OF TRE KEPUBLIC. The steamer Republic was « vessel of 1,275 tone bur- them bailt at Baltimore in 1853. She was metalled in 1860, ed surveyed in this port in April of the present yer, whee she was repaired, She was esteemed a good veese!, being well built of onk, copper and iron fastened, and had proved herself stanch and substantial. She had two decks, was sf medium model, and drew abont twelve feet of water. She wax owned by R. Sturges and others, of this city. The Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany own @ steamer of the sume Rame, which is now and has been for vome years im service on the Pacific Ovean, Disasters to the Steamship Victor, < W. Reeves, and Two Unknown Ves- mele. Fortnns Moxrow, Ost. 20, 1865, The steamehip Vietor, from New York 2let for New Orleans, was towel into Hampton Roads to-day by the steamship Alabama. She encountered. a terrific gale from the 24th to the 27th, broke rudder chain and shifted cargo. Her boiler and engine were dirabled, and she is leaking badly, The crew is @xhansted. The Alabama spoke the Engtixh brig C. W. Reeves, froma Galveston for Liverpool, with cotton, dismasted, one hundred miles south of Charleston, on the 26th. ‘Same day kaw two dinmasted ships, names unknown, The Accident to the North Star. POUTRERS MONROK CORREAPONRERCE. Fomtnasa Moxnon, Oct. 27, 1865, ‘The steamship Narh Star, of the New York Mail Steam- abip Star Line Company, which left New York on Satur- day Inet for New Orleans, put into Norfolk about three O'clock thin morning in a disubled sondition, having en- conntered & tevere gale of Cape Hatteras, which caused her t@ «pring aleak, and, from the wild fury of the tem. |, Dest, barely enraping the terrible disaster that befell a few dav@ since the steamship Atlanta of the same line, Happily in this case no dives wore lost, and the damages mstained by the steamship are comparatively trifiing and Admit of apeaty repairmg It ix claimed, however, by some of the passengers that the steamship was pot sea. worthy whem she left New York, and ate meeting on board, when the worst wae ever, such opinion wax very o ly net forth in a rerios of resolutions that were paered. Tn addition to some four hundeod New Orleans passen ere, there wer three companies—1, 1 and M—of the Fifth United States artillery and their batteries on board, Bre vet Rrigaitier General 1 H. Hill commanding the troops, who were on their way ta Dry Tortugas. The weather was exceedingly pleasant, the parsengers were in high spirite and the stewmehip glided with enay nnd graceful motion throvgh the almost vnrippled water, until the night of the 290, when the wind rose to a tif breeze, witha heavy, rolling sea, whieh increased in Tolenee alt night, The prookestark was swept away, the seamen had actually to lay tlat on the deck. truly a sight of great sublimity—tn: advancing with foamifig crests, as i king engult the ship, and hand her over as a tribute w Neptuae im the depths ow, while their ere cutott by the aud five pemons were killed. No further particulars have reached bore. Teip of the st ee ship Havane to St. Thomas. SE Lemees: immense the »pray far to OUR ST, THOMAR ISLAND CORRESPONDENCE. } the northwar blast, Above was ON Boain SrRAMSEE, st hat } am opaque m Hareon ov Sr. Tiomay, Oct, 7,1 bling an Tue DEPARTURE. c papal 1 ‘The Havana, as the readers of the Herann areawores 8 ments was beighiened in grandeur by the loud roaring lett pior No. 43 North river at noon on Saturday, vibe | of the wind. increased nearly to a burrs ‘80th ultine, and was » teaming down tha hayrof — ane. Hapt Havina deviated r otf he e Me but compari. New York, Arrivéd off Sandy Hook, the pilot eft "Uné | fenbrscints Course, thotigh ab 1 inake bu pat puscquent onthe necessity LO put of saying her » to whieh It was sub: diewbtod wold have been « Vessel, fmd the Captein took hia departure for the fitst | yeron balf press) Stage towards his destination, The, day was « beautiful foe tak Ties one, which enticed the passengers to remain on deck and | af 9 Revious afiair; tor we would have had nothing but to fake menta! notes of each ovhor. |, our seanty sails to nd on, and, as the wind wax dead THR pasdevoens, | axainst us, we would ® had'to heat to windward, | onli huve been far from jleasant, Troon made the discovery that there were but nine. | pet ‘eimmmagooer or THE oma, teen of us on board, and that there was iot one lady | At about six o’elock the storn i wr ol 7 wiry ine | lighting; but, as it was only of th less kind, called among the number. urther observation and inquiry in. | sheet lightning, 16 apprehension was entertained, At formed me that Passengers consisted | intervals the crash among the gla aud orvekery con of a few Brazilian gentiemen, returning home tinued, and there waa a geverul byeshiny lovee of bunks aftér a sojnurn at New York, doubtless with snficsent | in staterooms and other things goueraily accompanied by my fellow Jost at this | time a slight rift im the clouds to the eastward revealed Ventores to pay expenses and havea handsome margin | 1,4 presence of shoe fall moon; giving promme of « besides ; a brace of sturdy sea captains, who have speedy ceasntion of the star sch Ws soon resize, 4 The pasyongers were all—save suet: a8 Were sick——assem- or . y »OF lwo. passonecrs were Weathered many & rough gale, in.every, nea; one Gino, | The ek Loaders eaecne Prgna Southefners, among whom is an ex-Confederate captain veraing, 1D. the,endantan. eo reuder Bo pathy er a of artillery, and a splendid reyresentative of the pl comfortable as cixeumstanges would permit; for the fique of the men of the sunny South; an English mer- | Toot was qhite damp, through the entrance of the rain, | chant, doing business at this place, and in whom I recog- driven in by the force of the wind. 2 ‘ALL'S WBIA. THAR BNDS WELL’ nized a gentleman with whom, though: bnt slightly ne: quainted in former days, in another part of the West afier an interval of comparative ve a heavy lurch to port, another to AL eight o’cloc quiet, the Havana starboard, and. ¢ r still heavier One to port Indiow, T have been enabled to compare notes, and | Which nearly pleted nent ot toy. berth, to wich Dring to mind scones and actors in them of the long aco, | 1 had reti This was the last efiort of the storm, spe began to subside; and on the THO oF | Following moruing the wind hed absied, and blowin three citizens of the ‘universal Yankee nation,”” anda | from the northwest, us predicted; the rain had ceased, Personage whom it is unnecessary to particularize, xee- | is poe, had fo down SPpRatreDy jie Pan eee ne his for’ hie veaeaeae ‘a vonid | cheerily, and we were speeding dlong under ing that but for hos presence on board this letter would | preabardot steanshwhh:<aht poo os Aaiiedtneet iathben not now be in the course of being written, complete thé | first, Thomas. ‘There was atill @ considerable. swell, list. Yet, stay, there ig yetone other gentiéman, who | however, which made the ves rol} geonle ely bat s ; “ifs | the storm was at an end, and during the day even the represents himeclf as a sort of agent, sent out by certain swell: Woot) doweiaud.ttna reualnbaelée oa Licht parties in Alnbama, to inquire into the capabilities of the | Dioasant as could have been denent interior of Brazil to produce cotton. This gentleman | DESCKIPTION OF THR HAVANA, will, while ‘The Havans ts ap iron vessel to her main deck. She : fea screw propeller, and was built In Philadelplia im 1863 for the New York and Nuevitas Steamship Com: pany. She is of 1,901 tons burden. Her engine and hollers are of the low pressure class, the latter having franght with many pleasant reminiscences, act ax correspondent, of the New ‘ews and the World. Tiey PRATENNTZR, Tt is almost impossible for so xmall a pamber of per- | York Daily been subjected tr reasure of forty pounds to the square fons to be on bourd 2 vassel, with the. prospect of along | inch, and are licensed. to work to a preskure of thirty Voyage before them, wthout forming an acquaintance | pounds, The accommodations for passengers are excel , : sven. | lent. The staterooms are fifty two in unmber, each con ORAA GA LOMAS ERT RI | Cid le bee. Other sleeping arrangements make Up @ sum total of ove hundred and fourteen cabin pas- sengers who can be comfortably accommodated. The Joiners’ work and other interior appointments are first among themselves, ers and myself we seem to have realized this fuet, and ayree that, asuequaintances were to be formed, the sooner a mutual understanding prevatled among | class. The Havana is commanded by Captain R.A them the better, Accordingly it did not require longer | Green, and our old friend, Jol C. Huecies, is the purser, than the first day ont for every man to knew and be on | Senor'P. F. Navarro. is the president of the company. | This vessel will be followed by the Costa Rica and other conversing terms with every: other manzand, as the | a | steamers foreign gentlemen all speak very good English, we have | “Oy, the whole, the Havana way?be safely. pronounced kot along together so far very comfortably. At meals | ax one of the best sea boats leaving the port of New ork, a& opportunity for the testing of her qualities wax | fully attorded during the recent storm. TRADE OF ST, THOMAS, The town of Charlotte Amalia, which is in fact the Istand of St. thomas, carries on an immense trade for | #0 smail a place. ‘The population ts about fourteen thou- sand. There are irom forty w tifty merchants in the pluce, who carry on a large wholes! and other European goods to aud the West India Islands, Pany’s stoainers do pot go, and, a3 the import duty on all Commodities is only one ‘and ‘a quarter per cent, apd the merchants’ words taken, rendering, involees unneces. sury, large profits are realized, This small duty is the only tax by which the local government is sup; not only the government of St. Thomas, but that of the | rister island of Santa Craz—nd, as the total population of the two islands amounts to about twenty-five thou- sand, some idea of the extent of business and the cheap. ness of the government may bo entertained. A curious feature of social life in St. Thomas is the universality with which the English language eneen Dankkh being lite understood, even by natives of the island, A COUNTRY WITHOUT LAWYERS, ‘The almost total absence of lawyers in the island ie © Diessing. Lawsuits are almost unknown. Whenever any dispute arises through the pou-payment of @ debt, | or other commer transaction, the Jaw requires that the matter must first be submitted to a const of recon- ciliation, consisting of a couple of magistrates, who gen- erally eflect «compromise between the litigant pa ‘wo are more like a family party thah as consisting of a nuraber of isolated individuals, casually thrown. to- gether; and as our bill of fare is excellent, and the cap- tain and purser, who preside, do the ‘honors with that trunive hospitality that bespeaks genuine cordiality, we get along very comfortably, CADONT IN A GALE But I have hinted at a storm. Let me be more ex; We had been bowling along at a fue rate: from We left, sometimes with the wind xo far fair as to warrant the making sail, while the sea was so.#) ooth a® to cause no motion to the Havana, other than that ahead, ‘save a slight undulation and the nual tremor to be expected on a propeller steamer, | and we were in high bope of uninterrupted fine weather tH! we made St Thomas, when, during the night of the 3d, the wind began tofreshen, and Uy daylight it was blowing hard from the southward, whieh inervased to a galo by excht AM. We bad pissed the werward-ef the Bermadas during the night, and it Foon became evident that “the vexed Kannorthes” was giving ux a taste of Lis quality, for the aecomplich- ment of whieh he had called im the assistance of Bolus, | | i} | Neptune, Davy Jones, et al. As the gale increased the | failing which the services of the luwyers tay heb ; ope reconrse to, and the matter carried Into a court of law. ST ark, rene Mnercane. We Seamer Siesn CO PSD | 1S acomeb cabot aay However, thisrdlenemaabeman ft first with ag motion, which afterwards resolved | is unnecessary. How tho lawyers,can live in #uch a Heelf Into a series of rather unpleasant Iurevex, Rain, | Country isa puzzle, Idd not inquire whether they em- #00, tow bexaa (ofall in torrente, adding to the elemental | Ploy thelr Jelsure hours in carrying coal, blacking boots, turtnotl. indusiry, and, therefore, am in the dark on the aubject. At nogn the gale had increased considerably. The - Wind roared and howled and whrieked as if the spirit of the storm had been let loove and woe exerciking her malignant influence on our tempest-tossed vowsel — The Wind was right ahead, and, consequen@y, we would not have been able to make use of our vail, ven if it had blown moderately. Had the Havana been a wailing ves. rel she must have becn stripped of every rag of canvas, fave sueh as would have been necessary to steady her IMPORTANT FROM HAYTI. END OF Cape Haytien Surrendered to Presi THE REBELLION. und afford her steerage way. “Mountains bigh,” as ap pliéd to waves in a storm, is simply a figure of speech. frard and Order Restored. As a reality, the phrase an. abeurdi We be hyperbole, however, as 1 ever and snch was the feeling of ie the eeafaring men Happily for ua, we had a etacneh sbip amder us, which behaved heau- tifnlly, and not ® man among us entertained the slightest fear for bis safety. The gale was accompanied by sud- den squalls, coming in violent put, and there were of frequent ccourrence. It was while these squalls lasted the rolling motion was anj As the ven! rocked from side to side, requiring the skilful exercise of a prac tet pair of #trong sea lege to enable ove te mainiain his ance. Decided Action of the United States Consul. he. he. Our St. Thomas Correspondence. Sr. Tuomas, W. 1, Oct. 7, 1868, ‘The United States ganboat Kansas, Lieutenant Com- mander ©. B. Wells, arrived here on the 6th instant from Cape Haytien. The Kansas left Philadelphia on the 6th of August, and arrived at the Cape on the Mth, | remaining there tll the 2d instant, in consequence of mattors connected with the revolution, which hes since terminated with the understanding that the towa shail be given up to President Gettrard. This arrangement was brought about through the ae. tion taken by United States Consal Folsom, who was et WHICH MECN 4 STORY “Harder yet, it still blows by . and by two P.M. the gale had aseimed = dignity of @ storra. ‘The roaring of the wind was terrific, the height of the waves was greatly increased, end the roil of the vessel wan now arcompanied by @ pitching motion, as the bow rose om the crest of a billow and then shot downwards into the dopthx waters, DING UNDER DIFPKOL TIAN. one time in some danger through the savagery of the cL was now the dinner hour, snd the paseo most | insurgents under Salnave, who held the town. ‘aptain dining saloun, went Below to pactekeet dan bere the | wetis wrote to (he Consal to ncquaint those whe ‘onsld: right woll did each man earn what he partook of—carned | ered themselves the anthorities that he woald resort to it by almost literally “the sweat of his brow,”’ as it wns bard work to hold on to one's plate, and to balance one’: welf, 80 a8 to keep from falling and from «I contents of hix plate, and, perhapr the plate loaded, perhaps, with soup, sauce or gravy, inl the ot his Mery neighbor, No such casualty occu! however, I am happy to say; everything was taken in eS part, and the company seemed to think it would we been rather a good joke if one of their number, in- stead of bis plate, could have himself been fying on slow of lofty tumbling across the well sp table, even if he made a general wreck of the whole arrange ment. extreme measures sbould any insult be offered to the American fing throngt the person of the Consul or other. wise, He also notified that he would hold the said an. thorities to account if they continued to take away sort coal belonging to the United States government. Tha Captain of the Hritish gunboat Faron co-opersted with, Captain Welle in thin matter, The town of Cape Haytien was never at any time helt by more “than five hundred ine surgente, and the insufrection was confined within ite Tinie Captain Wells thinks that two hundred deter. the eelf, SACRIFICING TO SRETUNE Bot it must not be supposed that “al! hands” among | the passongers vbeyed the “pipe wo dinner.” Oh, no. Up | mined men coold have taken it at any time, to the period of the blow ail had been jaunty, or, as Mark | tho attempt “at revolution i regarded an a Tapley would say, “Jolly,” as none had yet been soized | with that dite malady, seasickness, and all seemed to | “mptible affair, Satnave i said to be the man who hot at infer that hecause they had not beon seasick yor they | and wounded Geffrard’s Minister of State, for which erime Bn Lerma at ether, There was mo redit in being | he bad to abscond beyond vous, Hence his hatred of the vily Wunder wich clronmstances, aceording to the sate rie ee authority, and when die t wt, a it now had, | S@frard government a virtue, Tam | When the Kansas left Cope Maytien the United Btates rm dit nob steamer De Soto, Captain Walker, ond her Britannic Ma- some of the paidies of the wheel were broken, the rudder chain woe severcd and the vessel was tmned with wildest. fury amid the tumalinous w Tt was a night of fearful anxiety to all. Adding to the general diemay, the vessel sprung aleak. The donkey engines and the orew were inefteottial to stop the leak ; the soldiers work. ing int tt the pumps. At one time the water was within iF inches of the engine fires, She took Water at three thousand five hundred galions a minute. The men stood up to their knees in the water baling 1 out, nud threw coal on the fires with their hands. The state of anxiety may be imagined, and yet the most perfect order prevailed steamship, was perfectly cool and hie a og and self. Captain Jones, of the self possonwed, and by nie. possess) J bh tharey IG 4 Paseengers. Goneral Hill, aided Wy Captain MacConnoil, Major Rondolf manding the differen re i scarcely war mad to the strong head winds and the still heavy vn had passed its aes but had notended. it conti I throng! ih and the morning a the wind had pond feabieg waves: ly. quiet, the worst had been passed, vessel still rode the waves ‘and ail the pas- sengers were saved. Mindful of what had been the fate of the Atianta and what might have beon their fate, & united» voice of thanksgiving tose from every breast. Pee een the veasel could not go on her re yy Leng ‘ion repairs, a Parrengers, path wh oy Captain Jones, but eay the ship wak in no on ie the sea rervioe expected of her. Genernl the troops taken her, and mays they eball = the rest of the journey in some other vessel. Mr. = of bra _ Vermont regiment, clerk to iaon, died suddenly thie morning. “Hix vod, Pe went Dome. wre ogiembens ‘The boa Compeck qpcloded this aMernooe a Norfolk, MiBeyls for any ong w joen to soe it in that figh Mieoane ® as they p Nepty Jeaty’s steamer Hulldog were in port. The Kansas leaves here on Tuosday for Bahia, stopping at Potnt a Potre for coal, and calling at Barhadoe, The following is a let of the officers of the Kantas Liew onan! Commanding — Wt Lieutenant and Bercutive Officer Acting Master—G, ¥. Winslow. Anistant Paymoster—Win. H. Audendtow. 1 awant vr of the etockery hold it; table, and had re and glum ware, bat, ae L. Hantington. nh Of sqnalls, more | Ac‘ing Asa ant Surgeon Rawls, 1, Porkiti Jonger duration than any Acting Ensigne—J. 1. Vennand, A. W. Snow, W. By and, as we early | Spencer. on our beam ende—now on he starboard, and now on Engineere—¥. Hi. Bondly, First Assistant; L ©. Bnght, the port sido—the clatter and crash below! were sowe: | FH, Fieteher, John Boethiwick, Mason W, Mathew, See: thing to listen to, and to remember, A gentleman re- marked that le would bea bold man Who would under. take to walk barefooted through the dining saloon, among that wreck of Lrokén glass, He was right, for, to judge by the sownds that reached us from we and anon, the attempt would have been about as perilo as would have been the of the Brivish cavalry through the streets of Dublin in 1848, had John Mitebel's ingenious dovice of seattering iron ede trig, with = nis upwards, with which to impale the horses’ foots, ond Aeaistante ‘The French gunboat Luton ts if port, ag are the Rrition Royal Mail Stowmstiip Packet Company's #hipm Solent, Shannon, Seine and Conway, The War on the Pinte, SHIPMENT OF MUNITIONS OF WAR FOR BRAytt.. The steamer North America, which: leaves thin port at noon to-day, carries out two complete batteries of Colonel Loant's new repeating ¢annop for the Brazilian govern. carried out. HOW JORG WiLd. THE #TORM Last ? Of course speculations wére rife, and bad beom at an earlior hour, m reference to tha probable duration of the | ment. This is the Orst shipment of these guns that haw —_ and U were jntments: fame the | eon made from this port duting tie war, their #hip- idee oremel Wo tbeln ecararinced nine | ment having been specially prohibited by this govern. {hat ne storm wan about to gaage. The two soe cap | ment. These guns discharge a ball, « trite larger than, tains, er, only emiled at the rey + tin Cem maa 23 ly ean Tard ie down | ‘Me Minie, at the. .rate of ome hundred per minute, ancy are accurate at the distance of one thousand yards, it, the inventor ot this gun, Is a ces, oft ai ‘was for #ixteon Feat tn the army. Hoe has for meny years devoted his attention ordnance of all descriptions, and has succeeded in Oe | ducing a gun endorsed by all the prominent officers lenoe, and the rain eontinued to pour in torrente So | the army and ty aed one of the best developed dur {furious were the pow almost inci Aqualin that it waa | the wer It will doubters work 6 revolution im Hrasiiin: Sp vag overs of | warfare an the law that when the Havana got i of the storm the said storm would im. mediately begin to and that we would be soon out of it, when we would have a fair wind from the north- weet, and so it eventually proved. At four P.M. the storm raged with the utmort vio-