The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1872, Page 3

PERILS OF THE OCEAN. The Terrible Voyage ‘of the Steamship Adriatic. HURRICANES AND HEAD SEAS. Her Propeller Blades Carried Away at Midnight in Mid-Ocean. “SHALL WE PROCEED OR RETURN?” Wear and Anxiety of the Passengers. A MARVELLOUS RESCUE. Falling In with the Wrecked Ship Allan, Bound to Liverpool. ALL HANDS SAVED. Particulars of the Foundering of the Steamship St. Louis—Arrival of Her Crew at This Port Yesterday. ‘The tidings that have reached us within the past aonth from the broad bosom of the Atlantic have Deen filled with tales of flerce storms and merciless hurricanes—news of wrecked vessels, shattered bulls, hairbreadth escapes from starvation and @eath; the suifering of crews and the terror of Belpless passengers. Every fresh arrival brings Qn addition to these stories of disaster, making the year 1872 as memorable in the history of such heart-rending narratives. ‘These tidings do not Possess much of the pleasant and poctical tinge 90 often given to the pictures of the sea in her calm moments; but they bring so many tales of priva- @on, exposure and escape, frequently of death, that they keep atl in painful suspense that the next ‘fash may not be news of the unwelcome climax.of Agreater ocean horror than yet has marked the Winter now upon us, where brave men and cour- ageous women— wife, husband, brother, sister, the child and infa nt—are engulfed by the in- fatiable sea, over which the “waves alone can chanta requiem.” How many anxious hearts are mow throbbing in anticipation of the next news from the vast deep but He alone who rules THE HUNGRY, WASTING SEA, can know, but they are many, and from pure and stern hearts go up petitions that what is to come may not beso fearful as tbat which has already reached them. The terrors of the ocean, with its privations and disasters, that at times)are the lot of those that go down to it as a matter of business or Pleasure, yet fearing the stirring majesty of its @eep waters, have a vivid realization in the perils of the steamship Adriatic, of the White Star Line of Transatlantic packets, that arrived in this port from Liverpool and Queenstown on Saturday even. Ing, after a voyage of little over fifteen days, and greatly more soas, in the hours when accident frat efel them, they met and rescued the crew of the sinking ship Allan, from Bathurst, New Brunswick, for Liverpool, AT NIGHT, IN MID-OCEAN, when hideous death was staring them in the face ‘and no help at hand to answer their prayers. The - Adriatic nad before buffeted the wild waves, but the story her commander, Captain H. H. erry, tells of the late voyage, robs the vividly-colored picture of the sea’s serenity of much of its spark- Mog character. What they experienced and what she Allan’s crew passed through, what continuous storms and accidents were their portion, was told with earnestness, yet with a glow of satisfaction that once more they were safe. ‘The Adriatic left Liverpool on Friday, 6th inst., @ith forty-seven cabin passengers, eleven of whom were females, and 141 in the steerage, the sexes emong these being about equally divided, @aking 283 persons in all She had a full cargo, No more pleasant company ever gathered in the salon of any ocean Steamship than those who at this time bade their goodby, while they turned and gazed toward and in imagination over the distant sea, Shinking of the time when they should be gliding ‘ap the magnificent bay of New York, and through {ts deep and rapid pass, the Narrows, on towards she end of their voyage. Little did they then think of the anxieties and sore misgivings then in store forthem. Down St. George’s the Channel the good vessel steamed with ordinary weather, reaching Queenstown in excellent time and receiving addi- onal passengers, Icaving that place in excellent trim for the work to be done. At twenty minutes to four P. M. of the 7th Fastnet was abeam, and all on board setiled down to take matters easily and plan how they could best pass the time that would hang, at the best, heavily upon them, however propitious rere both wind and weather. Strong head winds were experienced all that night, with head seas, and these seemed not to surprise the passengers, but gave ZEST TO THE EXCITEMENT, always noticeable at the commencement of sucha @oyage. From Fastnet up to noon of the 8th 197 Mmiies had been recorded. The next twenty-iour sours was worse than the preceding, furious gales from the northwest, with heavy head seas, that portended mischief, and so retarding the vessel's progress that only 156 miles were ran up to the Dth. The ugly gales and still uglier seas which they eaused made the experiencod offic believe that the passage would prove tempestuons and of longer eration than ordinary. That night Neptune was tess wrathful, and the morning of the 10th broke with more favorable prospect, the gales moderat- img, but leaving an unpleasant reminder of their violence in @ heavy nortliwest swell, which had the effect of rendering everybody uncomfortable, and making it a decidedly clever matter tor one to retain his seat at the table, and dangerous to femain on deck. ‘to the noon of this day 260 miles had been run in the twenty-four hours, which inteiligence was received with con- atulations by the passengers, Shifting winds rom north to south marked the next day, when, despite the drawback, 257 miles were made, but up to the 12th, at noon, in the twenty-four bours the distance marked was reduced to 173 miles. The terribly high head sea almost staggered the enor- mous steamship, and the BLACK WAVES BROKE OVER her bow angrily. Now the conviction grow upon every man and woman at all gifted with ordinary reflection that bad weather aud a passage of more than the usual stormy mature awaited them. All that night the giant waves rose higher and higher, dashing against the iron sides of the craft with a force that awed ali on board at the majesty of ex- cited nature, ‘This was but the forerunner of the terrible to come. Officers, from the Cap tain down, were ail on duty, and the seainen alert to obey such orders as the natare of the position demanded. The night was of the darkness of pitch, and the wind tore turough the rigging with a roar and whistie that was Sppailing. Approaching midnight the waves ran mountains high, when, between that time and one o’clock on the morning of the 12th, one more angry sea tuan all the rest swooped down upon the steamship fore aud aft, carrying away two and part of the third of A afta aS an injury eo irreparable that the officers for a moment Were struck with amazement, and the passengers, ‘When learning of it, stood aghast. ‘The prepeller disabled | and what will become of us?” cried many, while the stouter hearts thought the same, with- ont utterance, if they had not more serious refec- tions. The loss sustained was instantly discoverca by the engineers on duty in THE JERK AND TWISTING of her machinery, jm the vessel was slowed and morning awaited with great anxicty. The dawn ‘of the 15th showed the extent of the damage to the ome as from the stern windows, when the ship ‘was lifted out of the sea by the swell, the propelicr could be seen, Even this observation was accom. panted with peri, for a man caught with his head our of these openings when the ship Was stern | down Was kkely to have his head chupped of by the sea as clean as the guiliotine could performa like job. The fears of the passengers were at once partlaty alfayed by Captain Perry, who at ouce called & Counc of his oficers, Wien the great NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER ‘ shall be done? The deliberation serious nature of the case de- d as it was found the wap of coal }, a8 wae also the quan’ of pro- r ip the and there were evi- #e& moderating, the de- PROCEED,” communicated to the anxious paseen- roval of the majority. Meanwhile all the fore and aft canvas was set, when it was found that the ebip, with the broken propeller, would make about seven or ¢ight knots in a bi sea, but with the propeller alone only four knots, @ progresa so slow that it disheartened the n- rg. ‘The record showed but seventy-one miles r the twenty-four hours up to the noon of the 13th. At this period, or beiore, two reverend gentiemen on board suggested a prayers mornii and night, and these were generally attended, an paar. earnest supplications were uttered, for the safety of the ship and her passengers, which made @decp and lasting anpression upon all, infusing a seriousness among both men and women that may Jeng remain. le afternoon of this eventful ced was a busy one for the officers, who worked wit! the crew in that manner BRAVE SEAMEN WILL WORE when there ure hundreds of lives whose safety is entrusted to their hands, Night again came. It brought little rest to those on board, and the officers of the good Adriatic, while they were laboring to allay all fear among thcir number, were destined to prove the means of saving a crew of twenty shtp- wrecked mariners, who, with a fast sinking vessel under them, had well nigh lost all hopes of rescue, and were tearf) that the wrathiul waves would soon bury them in the fathomless caverns of the ocean. The hour of discovering this wreck was seven in the evening. It was at first thought to be a burning vessel, as the signal of distress was an immense turpentine torch, which flared in the darkness of the night with terribie import. All this while the weattier hud moderated, and Captain Perry directed the course of the vessel to be changed, and the Adriatic approached the wreck, for it then could be seen, by aid of the enormous torch, within 300 yards, and he hailed it. “Save cay Bret came back to him, and the cheering words, “WE WILL SEND A BOAT’? were sent in response. All the Adrtatic’s passen- gers were on deck, and the thought of seamen erishing in these dark, cold and cruel waves made hem forget their own troubles, and they hoped that success would crown the eforts of the noble sailors sent to rescue them. Second UMicer Buck- land and a full crew were appointed to undertake the hazardous task. They lowered starboard lileboat No. 7 and went on their mission with a hundred voices wishing them “God specd.”” In an hour the boat returned with the unwelcome intelligence that the treacherous sea still rau so high that they conld not go near the wrecked ship. e was gun- wales under and sinking fast. Captain Perry then bai the boat hoisted up, when the Adriatic stesined around the Allan, and he bade those on er TO “BE OF GOOD CHEER.” Another boat was then launched, in charge of third officer Barker and a wiliing crew. ‘he men pulled on their mission with vigor, though they doubted their complete success, as the sea was still very though it was moderating every moment. same disheartening intelligence as before re- ceived, and that the crew of the sink- ing sbip “must jump overboard to be saved.” Captain Perry shouted, “Thcy must be saved by some means, again, and if they must jump overboard let them do it one by one and then pick them up.’”? “Aye, aye, sir,’’? came back manfully, and then again, with renewed wishes of success, the brave men went to save fellow seamen. Awaiting the boat’s return, which seemed a long time and one of Doe suspense on the Adriatic, at last it was observed to be ap- proaching them through the blackness of the night, ‘when Captain Perry's ‘‘Have you any of the crew ?”” went ringing over the water, and back came the welcome response, “WE HAVE NINE, 8iR,’? when the passengers and crew of the scam- ship sent upa shout to high Heaven that made the biood of the poor storm-tossed mari- ners tingle keenly in their veins and infused new energy in their benumbed limbs and hope in their desponding souls. One by one er were cared for, and the courageous Barker and his men returned for the balance, They were successful, and at midnight all that was left of the ship Allan was careening to the hungry waves, but her crew had now found kindly hands to make them comiortable. Once more the Adriatic was slowly ploughing the deep, and to noon of the 14th 122 miles more had been .' This day the seas were terribie in their violence, and at noon the westerly wind blew with such violence that the waves ran mountain high, lashing the ship’s side in their anger and breaking over the vessel covered it ina SEA OF WHITE FOAM, Terribly grand was the sight. At a quarter to five o'clock P.M. the steamship City of Washington, from New York for Liverpool, was commu- nicated with and the request made to report the Adriatic’s condition, which, it will be remembered, was done romp ey on her ar- rival at Queenstown. All night long and on the morning Of the 15th the seas were still fearful, shooting with all their wrathfulness over the rs gale was from the south, and early in the @ new sail was blown clean from the ropes. All day the winds were shifting, at last blowing a hurricane, with seas so terrific that the ship was “laid to” on the starboard tack, with the weather cloth in the after rigging and propeller tyeeset when she was foun thus to remain, with but little rolling and without taking any water on deck. But sixty-four miles were made this day, and the passengers still felt ciscouraged. ‘Then, mueh to the satisfaction of all, the weather moderated. The ship's progress to noon of the 15th was 189 miles, and the succeeding twenty-four hours 161 miles. On the 17th the steamship Canada was signalled, and asked to report the Adriatic at New York, but this was wholly unnecessary. as the sequel proved. With weather decidedly pleasanter, the alarm feit by the passengers wore off, and confidence in the ip usurping the feelings of fear there were MERRIER IERRIER TIMES ON BOARD, and ohce ina while the cheery ine of laughter could be heard. This made the, officers’ feelings rise correspondingly, and when, on the 18th, 19th and 20th, the ship logged 267, 245 and 218 miles respectively, there was universal rapture. On the morning Of the 2ist, having been Out almost fifteen days, the perilous voyage of the Adriatic was nearing its end, ‘that day the dinner sat down to by every passenger was in quantity and quality of the best. Everybody did justice to it— man, woman and child. Bumpers of Moct and Chandon were drank to officers and ship, when the following cocument, signed by ali the Epeeneste, pe ee to Captain Perry amid the hearticst cheers :— Stramamir Apriatic, at Sea, Dec. 21, 1872, Captain Hawiiton H. PeuRY — Dear Sik—A# our voyage is ravidly approaching tts completion, the undersigned passengers on the Adriatic feel constrained to testify in some form their apprecia- tion of the skill and courage which has enabled you to 80 successfully overcome, not only the misfortune which be- fel the propellor of this vessel carly in the voyage, but the unurwally tempestuous weather which has bech on- countered thro out; and to ask you to accept their hearteit thanks for the kindness care with which all our wants have been met. Most cordially wishing you and the efficient and gen- Adriatic long life and success, tlemanly officers of the a eoty predicting abundant patronage for a which furnishes such ships and such officers, we remi my dear sir, your sincere friends. And at twenty-five minutes to seven o’clock the same evening the Adriatic was passing San Hook, and the anxieties of the past were almos' buried in the joy of the present, How the All: ‘was Wrecked. The story of the shipwreck which left the Allan, of Glasgow, a floating raft, and which came near destroying the lives of her twenty men, was told by Captain Francis Locke. He said the Allan was built twenty-two years go, and was a full-rigged ship, 175 feet in length, 38 in breadth, 24 in depth of hold, and 1,000 tons register. Captain Locke has commanded her seven years. She was loaded with deals and timber. She sailed from Bathhurst on the 16th of November, carrying the following crew :—James Beggs, aged twenty-six, mate; Jo- seph Malt, aged twenty-four; William Shortland, aged twenty; J. N. Meeger, twenty-three; John James Murphy, thirty-one; Thomas Barton, filty; Edward Hughes, thirty-three; Thomas George, twenty; James Carrigan, fourteen, all from Eng- land; John O’Brien, aged twenty-four; Jobn Mc- Carby, twenty-five: George Murphy, twenty-one, ail from Ireland; James Edwards, aged twenty-six, an American; Mark Gustaven, thirty-eight, and Edward Forster, twenty-two, from Sweden; Charles Algin, twenty-nine; Henry Peterson, twenty- eight, and Jace» Kilinsch, twenty-nine, from Gerinany, and William Denk, from Scot- fand. They were all saved as noted, but had they remained twenty-four hours longer in the wrecked vessel they would have perished. The Allan was on her way to Liverpool, and had passed through the Straits of Bellisie. The voyage was pleasant until the 26th ult. There was a terrible gaie on that day. It stormed against the sides of the vessel, and with one tremendous crash it car- ried away the rudder, the lee bulwarks, the ralis, and burst open the water ways and covering boards, It seemed as if the winds WOULD SPLIT THE VESSEL into a hundred pieces as the furious waves dashed over their very shoniders, They thought their last hour had come, They clung to the rigging, As the high waves came rolling toward the ship, lashed by the wind, they expected to be dashed into the boiling, seething sea. They suffered unspeak- able agony. “We are lost,” one of the men cried, in a yell of terror, “look at this wave.’? The wave came and rolled over them—the ship had fallen deep into the trough of the sea, but they withstood the shock bravely. The next wave came, and the next, and every hour brought the danger of instant death. The captain ordered the Men to the pumps, and they worked day and night, Their hearts sang in them as the hurrigaue i ortly these men returned with tue | became blacker ‘The wind howled in fury, as the clouds and the sky more threatening. a and whistled , a ite angry and moaned wi gusts swept over their heads, pines their eyes, and almost 1itin them from their feet Geapice thelr des) rate elforts to the le through every fibre of their blast had spent its force they and the wned and ne ald near. night—cease- re worxtng at the ,pumpe—bitter qusts of wind, roar of tne ity Ocean, unavailing prayers, and still no sail in sight. On the goth they made a rudder with a mainyard. It served very well until the night of December 1, when the gale increased and the sea tear away the stern, What a night! lt seemed as if all the powers of sky and earth were let loose. There was a furious hail fom) and the bailstones rained upon their heads, cutting sleet poured down and tore their faces, ‘They thought they could not live, and still the storm grew fiercer and flercer. 1? FLUNG THE FOAMING WAVES over their heads, and built up mountains of dark billows round the fated ship. The clouds were driven agamst each other by opposite currents, and met in a woiriwind, It wasa horrid spectacle. Before them was @ black, impenetrable wall of clouds, above them, as it seemed, were layers upon layers of sleet, and beds Spon beds of “hail and torrents of yeasty water. They saw a dense mass of clouds t/at were whirled and tossed by the howling wind, as if it were bent to scatter and destroy them, ‘There was lightning, and the deep, hollow thunder, and now @ flame of sleet curled round these cloucs, The spray dashed to the skies, and as the sea rose higher and higher the waterspout, eddying, bubbling, foaming, leaped into the air ag if it would mount the firmament. It looked mote like a dream than like reality. ‘There was a terrific peal, but it dicd away in a stew seconds, as if the fury of the elements HAD COWED THE THUNDER. Silence, decp, gloomy silence; and now the hail and sicetand rain pour down tn one mighty tor- Tent, and the raging sea—tiie sea below—scems to rige with still greater fury and meet tis terribie flood, and both mingle in one boundless ocean of foam and mist, and cloud and vapor and spray. and hail and sleet, till the sky seems biotted out and the sea is swept away, and ail is one vast deluge. There is no light and no darkness; tiere is no sky se no ocean; there ig no horizon—ali is one livia chaos, ‘The gleam of the lightning bursts through this sleet that seems to wrap heaven and earth, lt comes from above, from beneath, The waves are on fire, the sky ia on-fire. Flames burst from the clouds aud glittered on the spray. Tiere isan elec- tric shock, which seems to come trom the very depth of the ocean, and the billows toss madly to and fro, as if wanting to vent their wrath. ‘The lightning Bashes, but they still zrow higher, THE THUNDER SHAKES THEM, but they dash on, and go the clements battle till morning dawns, en the sun rises and sheds its Tadiant glory upon the poor wails that are still clinging to the raft. It was a ship no more. The tempest had washed the galley overboard, crushed the boats and gutted the forecastle. The brave captain despaired not, He had not had an hour’s sleep for a week, and stil) he struggied on. ‘The crew could not but obey him, and after unnumbered hours of anguish and weary watching and feverish waking of the brain, the Adriatic came to their rescue. ‘A sail! a sail!” the captain cried, “We are saved.” The noble steamer came nearer the wreck. Life was aguip beaming belore them. “3AVB OUR LIVES,” the captain said calmly. ‘be sturdy old sallor could not show his emotion, ‘Then, a8 narrated, Captain Perry rescned Captain Locke and his crew. They were kindly cared for until the arrivalin New York. Their faces thrilied with joy as they sect foot again on the hospitaple shores of America. FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER ST, LOUIS, ed. Sey oe ae Arrival of the Captain, Officers and Parsengers in This City—Story of Her Lozs—The Ship's Log—List of Her Pas:engers. ‘The steamer George Cromwell arrived at this port atan early hour yesterday morning, bringing from Key West the captain, oilicers a passengers of the well-known steamer St. Louis, making in all about forty souls, which recently foundered off New Orleans while on her passage from that port to New York. In spite of the bitter blasts of the northern wind a considerable numbcr of relatives und friends had gathered at pier No, § East River to welcome back to the land of the living the ship- wrecked mariners. Among the first to descend the ship’s side was Captain Whitchead, the late com- mander of the ill-fated St. Louis, and whose cool bravery and admirable conduct caused the saving of every life entrusted to his care. After the cap- tain followed officers, crew and passengers, who goon separated to their various destinations. Mr. Seaman, one of the owners of the Cromwell line, to which the lost steamer belonged, after welcoming the captain and officers back, requested that they would come to the office of the company, at 86 West street. Seated around a stove, in a snug Office, they told the story of the vessei’s founder- ing to Mr. Seamon. As & representative narra- tive the following graphic description from the captain’s lips tells the tale of the loss of tle nobie craft with her valuable cargo. The statement of Captain Whitehead was fully confirmed by the first mate, first and assistant engineers and several others of the officers, THE CAPTAIN'S STATEMENT, Tleft New Orleans in command of the St. Louis at a quarter-past eight o'clock on Saturday morn- ing, the 7th day of December. After unmooring from the levee we touched on what was supposed tobe the wreck of the steamer General Grant, which was burned and sunk some years ago; we came off, however, without any apparent damage and preceeded down the river, erossed Southwest bar and went to sea at twenty-five minutes past eight P. M., with @ very light wind, Everything went weil until Sunday evening, at twenty minutes past cicht, when the first assistant engineer, in making his usual examination of the machinery, DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE UPPER COMPARTMENT, near the stern. He found at first his feet were wet, and then waited a few seconds to see if the water rose, before making his report to the chief engineer, but it increased with great rapidity and was immediately reported to the chief engixeer and myself. So rapidiy did the leak gain on us that on returning immediately to the compartment it was found nearly filled with water, which subse- ph by its force broke the adjoining buikhead wD, 80 that it was also filled with water. THE TERRIBLE PRESSURE OF WATER also filled and pushed through the second buik- head and caused the water to rush into the tire and engine rooms. Thé two steam pumps were started, also the deck pumps for each compart- pe nice the receipt of the first report as to the leak im the after compartment, and all being in first rate repair worked well. ‘The water steadily gained on us at the rate of nearly 4 foot an hour and soon put out the fires in the main boilers, and after this the two donkey ay continued to work until the water rose to he donkey boiler, which was on the between decks. Tle deck pumps were also worked by the crew until the time when we found it necessary toabandon the ship. I can honestly assure you that there was no excitement on board, and things were as quiet as they are at the present moment in this office, The moon shone oui Pony, over our sinking craft, and every soul tried to do his best to save the stip. However, by midnight we had all come to the conclusion that we must soon forsake her and take to the boats, MANNING THE FIVE LIFEBOATS, Meanwhile our five boats were lowered and towed astern, ready to be drawn alongside ag re- quired. Atl the boats were in excellent order and well found with oars, &c. Eight men were told of into each boat, and water, bread, biscuits, cheese, meat and biue lights for bon gins A purposes were placed in each, accompanied by @ lamp. No attempt was made ut crowding the boats, and, as before stated, there Was no excitement, while the discipline, I atm proud to say, was per- fect. I had provided myself with a pistol, and would have shot the first man who had commenced any mutinons conduct; but this precaution of mine was entirely unnecessary. At two o'clock in the morning we «bandoned the ship, the water being above the between decks, and her founder- ing being then merely a question of time. We laid by the sinking steamer till we her engulted in the water, which happen t halt-past five o’clock in the morning, just ae the moon went down. Having rigged up temporary sails in the five lifeboats we set sail for Tortugas, According to my calculations the St. Louis sank 170 miles from Southwest Bar. The boat in which I was contained a lady passenger, Mrs, Hirsch, of New York, who had two chil- dren, one in arms, and the other of about two years, who, after we lad been out for some hours, suffered cousiderably from exposure to the weather. The second boat was commanded by the first mate, the third boat by the ah de the fourth by the second mate and the filth by the quartermaster and steward. THE COATS WERE ALL WELL STEERED and kept close in Spear Pah said the captain, interrupting himsel/, here is an extract of the log, Which telis its own story of our life in the boats, to which I will only add that the Record, formerly the John H. Rigserson, bore down upon our little flotiila, attracted by the five jamps burning in each boat, and which presented an unusual sight in those waters. We had found the lamps of great use in the dark hours of the night by signailing to each other, one wave of the lamp meaning num- ber one boat and so on, EXTRACTS FROM THE LOG, Ou Monday, uaving rigged temporary Balls, we ran for Tortn; the breeze increasing, with a i i i bg bs well manag ws be. well; making 61x knot an ur; got B igood “cbeervation at noon. ‘Tuesday, 10.—This day opens with a gloomy 3 no sail in tsave the little fleet of five scndding in cl Cae! aed before a Sires Son “wasng’ average Sept several seas, we! ev well bailed out. abaisd TH HORROR@ OF THB NIGHT, At half-past five P, M. night closed in with @ gloom of horror, but the clouds broke away and the moon enabled the boat to keep together witht the help of signals from each other, All went well ler the circumstances, A SAIL IN SIGHT—THBY ARB RESCUED. At half past eleven P, M. the good ship Record hove insight, and attracted by the lights in the dif- ferent boats, hove to and took all #aie on board, where we received the kindest treatment. At four A. M, Wednesday wind increased, with very roi et and the following morning we salely arrived at Key West, where Captain pines estl- head provided lodging and cloth: for the tute part; edging ing CONLUSION OF THE CAPTAIN'S STORY. Had we not, continued the captain, had the good chance by the mercy of God to fall in with the Record few of us might be here to tell the Cale, for the weather was becoming very boisterous and our boats were shipping a great deal of water, As it is not a ‘le life has. been sacrificed. Captain Dumareag, of the Record, which vessel $s owned in Liverpool, transierred us to a pilot boat of Key West, where we soon obtained comfortable quar- ters, All that was saved was the log and afew nautical foatrnments, which were needed for navi- gating our little fect of boats, WISTORY OF THR LOST STEAMER. The St. Louis was an iron steamer o! 1,060 tons burden, and was built for the Cunard line, at Dumbarton, in Scotland, in 1853, and was called the Carnac, and after making several voyages to this city and Boston, was ge in carrying the mail between New York aa jassau. During the early part of the war she was run ashore, while under the command of Captain Le Mesurier, the present captain of the Cunard steamship Algeria, at Nassau, and was sold as a wreck, Some parties from the North having got her off the beach, she was taken into Port Royal harbor, where she receive’ some temporary repairs and then proceeded North, Here she was fitted up, her name chenged, and was purchased by the Mer- chants? Steamshj) Company, of Boston, and event- ually went into the New Orleans trade, Ste was destined, however, to change hands once more, and entered the New Orleans steam fleet, owned by lessrs. H. B, Cromwell & Co,, of this city, who kept her constantly at work iu tie same trade. She was in exceedingly good order, having been thoroughly overhauled not long since. She was inspected by the United States Steamship Inspector on the 2d of September Jast, and also recently by the New York Shipmasters’ Association, who rated her for five years to come, on account of the excellent condition of her hull, A part ol her machinery was hew some two years ago. She was brig rigged, and of the following dimensions :—Length, 214 feet; beam, 30 feet; depth of hold, 18 feet. She had two engines, with 48-inch cylinders and 35-inch stroke of piston, She was insured by her owners for $140,000, About $6,000 worth of specie was lost on board her. Her passengers, who have arrived in this city, are Mrs. Hirsch, of New York, and two infant chil- dren; Mr. 8. Fitzhugh and Mr. Ambier, of New Or- leans; Mr. G. Abbott and Mr, Reed. THE FOLLOWERS OF THE RED FLAG. What They Are—Silk Weavers of Pater= son—Delegates of Trades Unions Pres- ent—Working People’s Opinion of In- ternationalism—Its Want and Seerct Expliaincd—About Religious Matters=— Iuternational Congress in Switzere land—A Complete List of Trades Unions, Eleven delegates of the Federal Council of the International Workingmen’s Association met yes- terday at 129 Spring street, for the purpose of re- calling to each other’s minds the many ills and abuses that workingmen are heir to, and to devise means for the amelioration of their condition, To judge from the appearance of those cleven foliow- ers of the red flag, there is that material which is necessary 10 carry out adaring scheme, and cer- tainly it matters not to them if the public say they are squandering time, as they consider it to be their sacred duty to organize ‘the industrial classes; and if all fails it may yet be their cry to level or die. But, however, take them all in all, there is something grand in their conception, the vivacious Frenchman consulting with the philo- sophical German and the speculative American ex- changing opinions with the jolly Britisher; the son , 1872—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Ofconfict, but we do not make ourselves any illusions to its economical results, it as a product of labor and tal, being a more and more com dle classes and proists Stal ang also to also to perve as 4 fortification for the workmen's tion and to bs re the proletarial in confict for the t revolutionary and definite ones which, by abolis! g all privileges and distinction of classes, Will give the workmen the right to enjoy the in roduct of his labor, in connection therewith, the means to develop in the collectivity ail hia intellectual material and moral Aout The Commission proposes to the Congress int & Sigeat afin waver eeahaag coats oO} jon of opposition, and also some compiete tables of labor statistics and produce. The Congress f all its resolutions and of its pact of diship, Hab defence to be endshit bility and mutual sent to all wor! en's organizations im the world, and to have an under- standing with them in regard to all questions of in- terest to all free ‘tions. The Congress in- Ch emer which accept this pact of lity aad mutual defence, to put es ly in contact with all federa- tions and sections who are also wil to accept pact, in order to determine the nature of their International Congress, and it will feel much pemer if an the 15th of hb next, @reunion can be had not later Resolutions were d approving of the above Proceedings of the It was then announced that the most complete Ust of trades’ unions ever compiled in this country is now in possession of the secretary. CHRISTMAS BOOKS. en ip ae If you have a friend who is particularly fond of the “little, brown Arabian berry” you cannot find for him a more fitting gift than Mr. Robert Hewitt, Jr.’s., “Coffee: Its History and Cultivation,” pub- lished by the Appletons. Without being exhaus- tive, the book is a pleasant sketch of a subject almost untouched, in which most coffee drinkers will take an interest. The admirers of Dr. Holland’s poetry will be de- lighted with “Garnered Sheaves,” published by Scribner, Armstrong & Co, The volume is a com- plete edition, beautifully printed, o1 all of his verses, beginning with “Bitter Sweet” and end- ing with the “Marble Prophecy.’? The former and “Kathrina’’ are illustrated by many engrav- ings, and the frontispiece is a portrait of the poet. We have not seen a more tasteful volume this season, “Sally Williams,” by Mrs, E, D, Cheney, and pub- lished by Lee & Shepard, is a story of simple girl- life in the mountains of New Hampshire. It is not by any means a strong or striking picture; but most young girls would be pleased with it. Harper & Brothers have published a second series of the sermons of the Rev. T. De Witt Tal- Mage in the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Though too often remarkable only for exclamation points, italicised words and capital letters, these sermons have many popular features, and we recommend them to everybody who likes his religion diluted. Readers who have seen M. Michelet’s volume, “The Bird,” wiil ask no commendation of his later MUSICAL REVIEW. ‘The advent of Santa Claus brightens ap alike the shelves of the music publisher and the counters of the toy manufacturer. A large number of masical works of the most approved holiday type have been issued within the past fortnight and in most in- stances they evidence taste and real merit unusual With compositions or publications to be found at other seasons, The music publishers are, indeed, not behind the dealers in books in supplying mate- rials for elegant presents. From Europe, however, come the best specimens of the music publishing art. We have no houses here, as yet, to compare with Peters, of Leipsic; Breitkopf & Haertel and Schott. Ernest Reinking, Fourth avenue, has some of the latest publications of these houses. The prettiest and most elegant publication of the season is the “Salon Album,” in five volumes, It is a thesaurus Of brilliant effective salon works, fit for the hbrary of a Mills or Pattison. The first book consists 0! four transcriptions by Alfred Jaeli—No. 1, “The Merry Wives of Windsor; No. 2, “The Wedding March’? of Mendelssohn; No, 3, selections from “Tannhauser” and “Lohengrin,” and No. 4, “Norma.” The second book consists of tran- Bcriptions by the same eminent pianist—No. 1, “Paust;” No, 2, 3, 4, “L’Africaine ;” No, 5, “Romeo and Juliet.” ‘There is not a weak or uninteresting number in these two books. Jaell writes very ef fectively and brilliantly, and these transcriptions are within the reach of any good amateur player. ‘The tnird and fourth books consist of trapscrip- tions and other works of Joachim Raff, The tran- scriptions are:—"Life’s Happiness,” by Beethoven; Gluck’s “Orpheus” ("Che Faro Senza Euridice’), “Magic Flute,’? “1 Am Not Angry,” by Schumann; the finale to the second act of *Trovatore’? an the finale to the second act of “Traviata.” The original compositions of Herr Raff are a galop, “Valse inprompia.? “Polka de la Reine” an “Fantasie Polonaise.” The transcriptions of Bee- thoven, Gluck and Schumann are written in a rather ‘pedantic, coldly classical style, but Verdi does not receive full justice at the hands of Herr Raff, As for the ‘Traviata’ fantasie we preter Bay Sanderson’s transcription of the heme, The fifth book is the most ambitious of all and is, perhaps, only practicable for @ first class pianist. ‘here are four works—Liszt’s transcription of the celebrated ‘Miserere’’ of Allegri, and “Ave Verum Corpus,” by Mozart; reminiscences of the Sixtine Chapel during Holy Week; @ Taranttila, by Hans Von Bulow ; Cart ''ausig’s transcription of Wagner's “Kalsermarsch,”” an Rubinstein’s ‘Concert Etude,” No. 2. These names represent the greatest pianists that ever lived and are, probably, the beat selections that could be made of their individual styles, Litoi, Union place, publishes in three volumes the nocturnes, mazurkas and waltzes of Chopin, which stand at the head of piano literature. ‘The etudes and polonaises of the same inspired writer will follow at an early date. Edward Schuberth & Co., Union square, publish the following :— “Singers’ Jey March.” Herrmann. Mr. Fradel has taken this work and @ dozen other popular saion pieces and has arranged them for smail fingers in a very clever and effective manner. Feri is known as ‘Little Annie’s First Danc- ng Party.’ « “Le Kot Carotte.* Potpourri on Offenbach’s opera by Ascher. Certainly such a clever and artistic arranger of operatic melodies as Ascher has loug since proved himself to be tht have been more profitably employed than in attempting to make book, “The Mountain.” Itis at once a picture of the forms of earth and a revelation of the soul-life of nature, In addition to M. Michelet’s delightful book, ‘‘Ihe Mountain,” T. Nelson & Sons have published a com- panion volume by Mme. Michelet, with the attrac- tive title of “Nature. It is not a study, but with the whole world wide before her where to choose, the author has gone from flower to flower in all the gardens of the East and the West, and she gives us only the sentiment of nature. The pencil of Gia- comelli adds much to the charm of the volume and makes it a most appropriate gift book, A most appropriate Christmas gift for a clergy- man is “The Minister’s Library,” jnst published by Scribner, Armstrong & Co, It includes twenty volumes, among them Conybeare & Howsin’s “St. Paul,” Dean Stanley’s ‘Histories of the Jewish and the Eastern Churches,” Professor Hurst's “History of Rationalism,’? Professor George P. Fisher's “Supernatural Origin of Christianity” and Dr. of the “Ever Faithful Isle,” who seems to be more inquisitive than explanatory, in consultation with a son of classic Italy; the somewhat imaginative Irishman, seemingly at home among thei all, and generally joining in ali debates. On account of being in council so olten-times together they seem to act’ harmoniously—certainly more than one would expect—yet occasionally there are some awiul exclamations and gesticulations to be heard and seen when a wide difference of opinion arises in this cosmopolitan gathering. After the regular routine business had been pro: | ceeded with the Secretary read several communi. cations from sections in difercnt parts of the Union, from which the following was gleancd:—In Chicago there nave been FREE LODGING HOUSES established by the Common Council for the home- Jess and destitute poor in different parts of the city. By way of combining amusement with instruction and advancement o/ the cause of the workingmen there has been a.grand scheme devised for the pur- pose of catablishing places of amusement for the working people and their cnildren, somewhat on the principle of the German Turn Verein, several | hundred dollars having been already contributed for that purpose, A communication was read from the Paterson silk weavers, stating that they had decided to afifilate their society with the Interna tional Association, and, asregards the “strike, money is being liberally contributed by the differ. ent industrial organizations of the United States, ‘fhe French Corresponding Secretary, Citizen Hubert, then introduced several delegates of trades unions of this city, and in his introduc- inform the Council the obje ctions held by their Association. One of the fe stated: that among the working people there was a prevailing impression that the Internationals were fanatics, opposed to all religions, and determined if possible to overturn society in general without substituting Pcraritn 4 better instead, and it was his fervent wish that the Council remove those prejudices from the people’s minds by boldly prociaimin, their principles on religious matters. Citizen Kin- gett, on behalf of the Council, replied that tke In- ternationals have always advocated freedom of worship, and the religious opinions of the mem- bers are matters that do not at all interest Inter- Dationals, It ia also asked, continued the speaker, WHAT IS INTERNATION ALISM ? what does it want? what is its secret? The an- swer is simply this:—Interpationals want the total bolition of wages-s ery, or that human beings have the just right to all the products of their own labor, and the objects of the association are to s cure them this of which the Wages system depriv: them. The Internationals consider that wages- slavery is arelic of cha’ slavery. Several of the members indorsed the remarks of the speaker. The following resolutions relative to the above matter were then unanimously adopted and de- cided that a copy be presented to the delegates :— Resolved, That as our enemies charge us with oppom- tion to religion, we the members of the Federal Council of the International Workingmen's America do prapherieaty deny the charge. the right of every individual to maint yetct opinions without interference or q' jurther Resolved, That we do hereby declare that our mission is the political and sucial emancipation of the working people of America irrespective of creed, country or color, and the placing them above the caprice of an employing community whoreap the benefit, and who, when they have no more need for them, turn thein out to starve or do the best they can under the present degrading system of wages-slavery which we seek to overiurn and in its i. orig h @ periect system of political and social a 3 Citizen West then read the following, which had been received irom the Secretary of ile Interna- tional Congress held in Switzerland on the loth ult. :—“The Congress of the Spanish, Italian, Juran, American, French and British delegates and ied- erations, united at St, Imier, declares:—Abso- lutely to reject all resolutions of the Hague Con- ce and in no manuer to recognize the powers of he new General Council nominated by it, and to guard their respective federations agains’ the con- trolling pretensions of said General Council, and also, in order to save and fortify the International unity more advantageously, thé delegates hereby establish tne bases of a solid compact between its confederations. Considering that the majority of the Congress at the Hague deliberately sacrificed (in order to satisfy their ambitious views and those of their chief) all the principles of the International and that the new General Council (aominated by the Hague Ct ‘ess and invested with even greater powers than those possessed by the London Coun- cil) are menacing the unity of the Internationals by its invasions against its liberty,” The Spanish, Italian, French, American and British Federatious and sections and all those wno wish to adhere to this pact shall hold amon, themselvea communications and a regular pod direct correspondence COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT of any governing control. Whenever one of these federations and sections shall find itself attacked in its liberty py the majority of agenerai congress or the executive bs of a genera! council created by the majority, then all the other federations and | sections Will proclaim themselves solidly in favor of the attacked federations @r sections, They pro- | claim openly vat the principal object of this pact | isto sustain the great unity of the Internatious Association which has been endangeréd by the am- bition of the party in power. ‘she ptiike is jor ws & precious mean tory remarks said that the delegates would please | | unions against the International Workingmen's | Woolsey’s “Religion of the Present and the Future.” One of the most clegant books ever issued from the press is Francis Wey’s “Rome.” It isa volume as superb in illustration and so exact in the deline- ation of the palaces, ruins, churches and art works of the ancient capitol of the world as to become @ Memorial of that once proud city. The introduc- Hl tion is by W. W. Story, the artist whose “Rola di | Roma” is one of the best books ever written on Rome. The Appleton’s are the publishers, If your minister is a student of the New Testa- ment yon could not please him better than by giv- ing him as @ Christmas memorial the volume on the revision of the English version which the Har- per’s have just published. Besides an introduction by Professor Schaff the work contains the treatises of Canon Lightfoot, Archbishop French and Bishop Ellicott on the question of revision, and it is a vol- ume of great worth to Protestant clergymen. The publication of Washington Irving’s works has passed into the hands of J. B, Lippincott & Co., who oifer clegantly illustrated editions of “The Sketch Book” and Knickerbocker’s “History of New York” for the holidays. Irving is still a favorite with most readers, and these are the gems among his works. The Appletons, so far, have published only two | volumes of their international scientific series, Professor Tyndall’s “Forms of Water” and Mr. Waiter Bagshot’s “Physics and Politics.” Professor Huxley, Sir John Lubbock, Herbert Spencer and many other eminent men of science are to con- tribute to the series, which will be published simultancous)y in New York, London, Paris and Leipsic. Among the delightful gift-books for children this season are Lady Barker's “Ribbon Stories,” pub- lished by Macmillan & Co., and “The Runaway,”’ by the author of ‘Mrs. Jerningham’s Journal,” from the same house. These tales are pleasantly told, handsomely illustrated and well printed, Lee & Shepard have begun the publication of a new series by Oliver Optic, which is called the Yacnt Club series. The first of them is “Little Bobtail.” It isastory of Penobscot Bay, and it must have an interest for young readers, for we have just heard @ youngster remark that he could read it all day. Scribner, Armstrong & Co. have started their library of choice fiction with one of Mrs. Oliphant’s best novels, “At His Gates.” The distinguishing features of this new series are a bioad page and large, clear type. 5 Harper Brothers’ household edition of the works of Charles Dickens is chiefly valuable because of the new illustrations with which it is enriched. W. L, Sheppard made the sketches for “Dombey and Son,’ J, Barnard for “David Copperfield,” Thomas Worth for the “Old Curiosity Shop’ and J. Maho- | ney for “Oliver Twist.” Tuomas Nast is to draw the illustrations of the “Pickwick Papers,’’ The “Gems of Goldsmith,” containing “The Trav- eller,” “The Deserted Village” and “The Hermit,” with illustrations, has been published in a neat little volume by Samuel R. Wells. It wili make a very desirable present to admirers of the simplicity and beauty of the sweetest and most unpretending of the poets, The “Ohild’s Delight,’’ published by James Miller, is a collection of very simple stories and nursery rhymes, with the customary colored illustrations, Among the most admirable gift books of the sea- son Is Guillemin’s “Forces of Nature,” which can be found among the Christmas collection of Scrib- ner, Welford & Armstrong. It belongs to tne romance of science class of publications that have grown 80 popular on account of the superb illustra tions by which they are enriched. TERRIBLE EXPLOSION, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec, 22, 1872, | There was an explosion at the Hercules Powder Works, six miles from this city, yesterday aiter- noon, Two Chinese workmen were killed, one of them being blown to atoms, William Cook, the foreman, was seriously injured afterwards by burning acids, It ia stated that the explosion was caused by bid Itaxicatian io will probably BUrvive. anything worthy of @ musician out of the silly trash that ts called music in this opera, “Berceuse.”’ A. Jensen. Very elaborately worked out with rather a coyamonplace theme. “am Stillen Heerd.” King. A simple little melody, well arranged for beginners. “Butterfles’ Waltz,” Goldner, Brilliant, with good subjects, and arranged in a very artistic man- ner. “Rest in the Beloved.” Song, G. Carlberg. A very beautiful song, worthy of the eminent prima donna Miss Kellogg, to whom it is dedicated, “Autumn Blossoms.” Romance. Rudolphy. A plcasgat diguie work, well adapted for boarding- choo! misses, “gouvenir de Marie Théres’.” Nenstedt. A good specimen of the old-fashioned gavotte, but otherwise not interesting. William Hall & son, Sronaway, publish the fol- lowing :— a Mot ‘axita.” Ballad, Mrs. J. 8. Torry, Thia song 1s fully equal to the popular “She Wandered Down the Mountain Side,” with the exception of an unpardonable change at the end of each verse, Allegro con moto, which spoils the spirit of the work. “Oh, Weep Not for the Joys that Fade,” sacred quartet, Bassiord. Admirably worked out, with @ strong enh of Gottschalk’s ‘‘Living Heart’ to- rds the end. witurle Galop.” Max Maretzek, One of those dashing, brilliant salon pieces that cannot fail to be @ favorite in the ball room or parior. — W. A. Pond & Co. publish the following :— “The Musical Scrap Book.” This 1s an admirable collection of waltzes, marches, schottisches and mazurkas of the most popwar kina, arranged for nds, louhber the Road Galop.” Weingarten. J. Sieboth. The old ste- monplace dancing tune. “Gloria in Excelsis,” reotyped affair; neither better nor worse than the myriads of i, Lea Dag decidedly not original i tion or treatmen! oorrnere’s aSong inthe Air.” Christmas carol. J. Sieboth. Amateurish and calculated to produce an evanescent Se eat cP the minds of @ few usceptible country ort A evening.” Brindley Richards, The worst com- position that ever emanated from this writer. The theme is stolen, and the spoil ls put to bad use. “La Napolitalae.” Boyton Smith. Not worthy of even the passing attention of a true musician. “By the Brookside.” Morceau. Berthold Tours. A sparkling little work, with @ ripple of ai jos that Makes it as attractive ag “The Maidcp’s Prayer.” “Piayfulness.”? Idyl. Braungart. In the style of fhe proceding, with graceful treatment, ‘Shout the Glad Tidings.” Christmas Hymn. J. S. B. Hodges. Not wortn speaking of in detail. ‘iitea Co., New York and Boston, publish the following :— “Mira la Blanca Lana,” Serenade. Rossiol. A. very ee edition of this lovely duct tor so- yano and tenor. Pivgiitverin Wavelets.” Waltz. Not entirely de- void of merit, but very commonplace. An unwar- rantable change wkes place m the key of KB major to C major in the middle of the waltz, ecg eed ee Ue The & Toad value, dry sudjects and no attempt “the weview Galop,” J. Haydn Wand. Like @ score of ordinary dancing tunes, “Thanki aiVIn Anthem.” ©, E. Horsley. A work which bears the impress of a true, cultivated mu- sician and shows an intimate ened ag | of the best schools of English cathedral music, Mr, Hors- ley may be welcomed as a valuable addition to the Uist of our composers, “Batlade.” Leybach. Pleasing subjects and grace- fally handled. The first treatment is in arpeggio sty! It isa pretty salon work, P “Rol Carotte,” fantasia. Archer. This is the same the work published by Schuberth. Mr. Ditson ht have saved himgel! the trouble, for the piece 1s worthless, “Sunsiune and Shade,” ballad, Randegger. A simple, taking little air, in the true populur vein, “He's Such @ Lovely Waltzer.’’ Serio comic song. Joseph Schwenseck. One of the Lingard species and equally worthless. “Queen of Love.” Song. Mrs. A. Phillips. Not ted to attract the interest of any baliad r of merit. leasage from the Battle-Field.” Song. Hallan. Pretty fair, although not in the genial vein of the A com- coupons: It looks to us like au undnished ake' “Angels.” Solo and quartet. F. Venna. This is another Christmas anthem and a very pretty one, unpretentious, but with a melodious subject, “[ Leaned Out o1 the Window.” Song. Clanbel. One of those melodies that obtain popularity with a certain class of love-sick maidens and equally in- tractable swains. “rhe Post.” Song. V. Vannini. One of those peculiar specimens oi the modern sciool of Italian songs Which, possessing a certain degree of merit, are not particularly interesting. Cory Brothers, Providence, publish the follow- ng : “Beautiful Thoughts.” sane. C.D. Blake. Apal- pable imitation of ‘Beautiful Bells.” “Kiss Me,”’ Song. William A.AHuatiey, This song is founded on a painful episode o/ the Metis disas- ter, andin view of the harrowing circumstances we are extremely sorry to say that tue music is entirely unworthy of the subject, “Little Rosebud.” Song. W. A, Huntley. This | gentieman has not done Fastice to the subject no more than to tue preceding. We woud advise Mr. Huntley to seek some other line of business, He evidently cannot make & success a3 4 composer, In view of the general good nature aud boxhom- mie that prevails at this period of the year, would it be too much to sugvest to some of our principal music publishers that composers in this country, when their works command a large sale, are enti- tied to some slight remuneration irom the hands of the lords of tie Board of Music Trade, Even an ergan grinder, outside @ Bowery store, ob- tains a few pennies, malgre the absence of tho moukey (star performer). Would it ve too much for a composer to ask for a slight percentage on the many thousand dollars made on a work bya pe But we suppose music publishers will indignantly repudiate such @ suggestion, There ig not in the entire world such another class of downright—(well, there is 20 use in catering into detalis)—as the leading music publishers of New York. They will publish awork by some American composer; this work will have an immense sale; they will pocket the proceeds and bamboozle the composer, or tel! him biandly to sue jor ms money. ‘The entire system as arranged by the portentous Board of Music Trade leaves composers out in the cold, and js a terrible monopoly, Music publishers nowadays treat composers ag olvedient slaves, and lord it over them to their tultest bent. Whether a piece sells or not the result is the same. Suametul | inisrepresentation carries the moneyed represen- | tative through with impunity. Music publishers have @ peculiar method of business of thely Own, ow the principle, ‘feads, I win; tails,you lose.” Such | is the opinion of every Amereau Composer whe \ bas Veutured wituin Uieit reach,