SS NEW YORK 1845 O 50 CENT SHIPWRECK SUNKEN TREASURE SILVER COIN w/ COA & Book

Description: SS NEW YORK 1845 O 50 cent SHIPWRECK SUNKEN TREASURE SILVER COIN w/ COA & Book The S.S. New York The American side-wheel steamer S.S. New York, 365-tons, Captain John D. Phillips, owned by Charles Morgan’s Louisiana and Texas Railroad & Steamship Company, en route from Galveston to New Orleans carrying fifty-three passengers, was lost in the Gulf of Mexico during a hurricane on September 7, 1846; seventeen of her passengers and crew drowned, including five young children. Thirty-six people survived by holding onto debris until they were rescued by the S.S. Galveston, Captain Wright, two days later. The Daily Picayune (New Orleans) reported the tragedy noting “It is supposed that from $30,000 to $40,000 in gold coins, silver coins and bank notes were lost in the vessel, belonging in part to passengers, but principally consigned here.” Captain John Y. Todd was a passenger and one of the survivors. He later wrote a narrative for the editor of the New Orleans Bulletin: At about 10 o’clock at night, I was lying in my berth in one of the after state-rooms on the larboard side, and observed the quarter boat, expecting it to be carried away every moment, when sure enough, the after davit parted; some of the hands were called, and every effort made to save the boat. As we had a tremendous sea running, and she was bringing with us a surge, I told the men, after they had made several attempts to secure it, to cut away the forward sails and let it go adrift as the boat was doubtless stove. They however hoisted up the after part of the boat, and while securing it, we were struck with a heavy sea which carried away the boat and took away a portion of our bulwarks… Captain Phillips told the passengers that they must work together and had but one chance to save their lives. Everyone took a turn manning the pumps or bailing with buckets in a desperate attempt to keep the New York afloat until daybreak. Many of the passengers were reluctant to go below deck to pass the buckets up the cabin hatchway since there was about two feet of water in the lower cabin. Captain Todd, fought alongside the others. His narrative continues: Coming on deck shortly after, I was surprised to see such destruction; the sea was making at times a clean breach over the vessel; the larboard wheel-house and nearly all the bulkheads forward were gone, and the remainder tottering. I got a rope and took a turn with it round the arch brace, and held on to prevent myself from being washed overboard. The boat had settled down very much on her larboard side…The passengers now assembled on the promenade deck. I saw Captain Phillips and remarked to him, that if I could get a bottle I would write a few lines, and cork them up and throw it overboard. He replied, “That’s well, for none of us will ever be seen again.” The New York was built in 1837. She originally served as a steam packet operating primarily between the cities of New Orleans and Galveston until the United States government chartered her to transport troops to the U.S. Army depot at Brazos St. Iago in south Texas on April 29. She completed several additional military charters before her loss. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

Price: 895 USD

Location: New Iberia, Louisiana

End Time: 2023-10-20T19:53:06.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD