The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-12-11 00:00:00

MR. PEABODY'S PEDIGREE.

The total loss of another fine ship, with a valuable cargo,
Ii reported, the crew very narrowly escaping with their lives.
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The Joseph Holmes, of Boston, from New York for
the Clyde, with a cargo of flour, se heat, and cotton, Francis Peabody, the son of John Paybody, and the
after encountering the late heavy N.E. gales in the
Channel and reaching between the Isle of Man and 1 mourns,
1 ancester of the great philanthropist whom the world
was born in St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, En-
the Irish coast, sprung a leak, when the master, it is ! gland, in 1614, and came to Massachusetts in 16:35, in
said, determined to make for Holyhead, off which the ship Planter, being named in a certificate required
psrt on Tuesday last the chip was reported leaking of emigrants at that time as "husbandman." He first
badly and in want of assistance. Captain Hattkayne, of settled at Ipswich, but in the summer of 1633 removed
the steam•tug Irm King, on receiving intelligence, at to Hampton, with 13 others, the party being the ori-
once proceeded in search of the vessel, and at noon of ginal settlers of that town. He was made freeman in
that day fell in with her about 10 miles S.W. of Holy- 1642, and in 1649 was chosen one of three men to
head. The wind at this time was N.E., blowing strong, " ende small causes." In 1650, "being minded." as
with a heavy sea running, and an arrangement was at he said, "to live nearer Boston," he moved to Tops-
once made for the tug, if poesiole, to tow the ship into field, where he became a large landowner. His wife
Holyhead. About 2 p.m. the tow-rope wan got out, was the daughter of Reginald Forster, whose family is
and the vessel was to all appearance likely to reach honourably mentioned in The Lay of the Last Minstrel
Holyhead. The wind, however, continued to increase, and in Marmion. He had fourteen children, and died
and about 1 p.m. veered from N.E. to N.W., and
in 1695. His oldest son John was born in 1612, and
4 blew with increased violence, the sea running very had ten children, of whom the fifth was Ensign David
high, owing to which the steamer made very little Peabody, born on the 12th of July, 1678, David had
i headway. She, however, continued towing until about eleven children, of whom the tenth was David, jr.,
l 1030 p.m., having towed not more than nix miles horn October 4, 1724, and married to Mary Gaines, of
during the eight hours. Two shots were then fired Isaivh h. Their children were ten in numb r, the
from the ship, and other signals made to attract sixth being Thomas, the father of the philanthropist,
the attention of the crew ot the tug. About this who was born in Andover, September, 7,1762. Thomas
time the tow rope parted, mid the steamer Peabody married Judith Dodge, of Haverhill, in 1780,
approached the Joseph Holm .3 as near as it WA's and la I the following children : —David, born Aprd 23,
safe to do, when Captain Ilaskayne was infnrmed that 1790 ; Achsah Spofford, born November 14, 1791 ;
the ship was fast settling down, and that the crew George. born Fsbrnary 18, 1795; Judith Dodge, born
deeired to be taken off. A work of difficulty now corn- April 5, 1799; Jeremiah Dodge, born Jannary 23,
menced. A boat was lowered from the ship, and man- 1805; Mary Gaines, born 8-ptenffier, 7. 1807 ; and
ned by the chief officer and four of the seamen. On ap- Sophronia Phelps, born November 4, 1809. Judith
prowling the steamer the boat was dashed against the Dodge Peabody married Mr. J. Rossill, of George.
side and immediately opened and tilled, leaving the town, Massachusetts, anti George Peabody Ruesell,
five men struggling in the water. Fortunately, how- with whom the illustrious friend of humanity spent
ever, the ttig's lints hail been got in readiness, and most of his time during his last visit to tide country,
these b-jig thrown to the men, each one was hauled was their son. Jeremiah Dodge Peabody lives in
safely on :manl the tug. Captain Haskayne's attn. Zanesvire, Ohio and has two sons in this city—viz.,
thin was now directed to th Be. atill on board the ship. Arthur J. Peal;ody, of the firm of Charles Scribner
A long hue being thrown on board from the tug, and Co., and George H. Peabody, of Jenkins, Vaile,
another line was fastened to the tug's line, and by and Peabody.—/flew York Times.
that means a tounnunication was effected between the
two vessels. Tile remainder of the crew (eleven in
nutubtr) one by one faatened the line round their EMIGRATION TO CANADA.
bodies, and, throwing themselves into the sea were
hauled through the furious waves on board the tug, ' A gentleman has sent the following letter for pub.
the captain (Moseley) being the last man rescued. lication
Two hours ela; sod in effecting the rescue of all hands. In the present depressed state of the lahour.market and the
the master bring taken off about half-past twelve (mid. cousetinent misery existing in Great Britain, it will perhaps
night) The wean Ler remained by the vessel until be satisfactory to many of your readers to learn correctly the
2'30 am., at which time she rolled over and dissp prospect for finding immediate awl
th profitable
r emol
water
th o3m nt
peered, after which the crew, consisting of sixteen for 'flu r 1 days only from home hy the short sea
industrious men on e other side o e , a
persons in all, were taken to Holyhead and landed, journey 002
route via Quebec, in a place where they will not he required
where they were very kindly received, to change their allegiance from her Ma)esty. or obliged to
associate and compete with the dregs of Continental Europe,
a swarm of Chinese, or a band of demoralised Degrees.
Mr. Thomas White, the late special emigration commis-
sioner of the province of Ontario, writes from llamllton,
under date of November 19 :
" Next spring we shall require all the labouring men you
can possibly send out. Our new railways will absorb an enor-
mous number. I shall be glad if you will direct all who are
willing to work on them to come direct to Hamilton, and we
can inanre them work the day they arrive. We hope to have
the entire length of our road under contract to early spring—
about 80 ma, s—and we intend to push the construction
. through without delay."
I will merely say in addition that the flourishing city of
Hamilton, from which Mr. White writes, is only 541 miles
from Quebec, the port of entry.