The Oneida Disaster

San Francisco, March 1. Anothcr account ftom Yokohamn, lanaury 81, of the terrible oooident to he Uncida and of tlio most horrible ex - ubitioD of nhumanity over known in lie Eust is received. About 20 miles dovvn tho coast, at 6:30 p. m., January 24, the U. 8. steemer Oueida, homeyard bound, oollided with the Bntisli ron mail steamer liorabay, Capt Arhnr Eyre. The Bomba; Rtmck the Jiirida üq tho starboard quarter, earryng away tlie poyp deck, ciilting off her wlieel at tho stero and riinning-one of íer (Roinbay'b) ümbers entirely thrnugh ler bows. Three times the Oueida lailed the Bombny with "ship ahoy ; - stand by ; you have cut us dovvn, ' blew íer whUtle, fired her guns, all of whioh the officers of tho Bombay say they did not hoar though the guns were dia'.inoily íeard at tliis port 20 miles away. The Oneid; went down stern first in about 20 fathoms of water, with 20 officers and 95 men. The Capt. of the Bom)y did uot stop to resoue thoso on aoard, nor did he upon bis arrival here report the accident, or inform the authorities. The first known of it was by the arrival on fout, the next moruing ot Dr. Síoddart, tho Surgeou, and 15 ol the crew The piek were all put into the boats, the officers remaining at their potts un til the ship went down. The only U S. Government vessel at Jnpan beiug a store-ship, Minister Delong was obliged to aocept frorn English, French and RiwsUn men-ofwar, nteamers, Btoam launehes, cutters, ete. In company with Col. Shepard, Consul at Yeddn, and Mr Farringtoi), he pmeeeded to tlie sceue of the disas'er, whero all in human power was and is Blül being done to relieve the sufi'erer8 and recover the bodies. Mr. Deloug on lus own responsibiliy chartered a gun-boat lately sold by the United Stalen Government to privato par ties, inanncd her, mixd ihe crew of the survivors of the Oneida with the men furnished by a Kussian Corvette placed her under the commund of a naval officer, sent Conau! Shepard to represent him whila he with great energy is making a thorough iuvestigation by a naval court of Lnquiry. Mr. Delong is eutitlcd to great praie for prompt and carnest action. The position of the Oneida is ascertained hy the fpar which at low tido rises fonr or five feet above tlie wa ter. No bodies have yet been found - Had tho Bombay fcut her boats to tl.o üft-istauce of the Outiida all or Learly all might havo been saved. The feeling of iudignation toward Captain Eyre is terrible. None but his c unpany and and a few of bis countrymen ottempt to shield him. Later. - The following additional facts broüglit out by thu invettigatiou show a terrible responsibility somewhere else as well ns "ith the Borubay. The Oneida had but three small boais. Ooe of these was cut in two by thu collision leaving b'.it two bnats to save 179 men The last words Captain Williams naid wbeu Lieutenant-Commander Mulduar reported that tha boat was sinking wcre: "I koow it ; but whatcan I do ? 1 ask ed for mare boats and they were not al lowed me." Thus ttirough the negli gence of somebody and thft inliuuiauity of tlie Iiombay's otlicers these brave men have been lost.