The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-12-03 00:00:00

WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.
FIVE LIVES LOST.

The terrible dorm continued to beet on the Chesil
on Monday, and early in the afternoon, the made of •
large trod were deserted far away to the westward,
Irma the look-out at Writ The reset in • rather
unamountable manner, kept too tax in the West Bay,
and about 4 o'clock, lir,. Jetta, chief °Hoer of re
Weymouth restruard, norived a telegram from Lyme
Rents that a large ?UMW .•11 in the West Bay, sailing
Is the direction of Portland, and it was doubt/al
whetter she would be able to weather the Bill. Mr.
Jodi immediatedv sailed together his men' and started
for Wyke, wiser* they found that the vessel was in great
danger, being evidently erahayed. Mr. Merrifield and
his mita were already on the beach with the rocket
apparatus, and watchiug the vessel, which was driving
vainly to erre the deadly leostore of the Christi
Beset. She was a very fine full-rigged ship, and her
rune was now evideritly for Chesil Cove, steering
straight somas !the ii iy, and than rout a rode
and half from shorn Although mho oould not get round
the Bill, the vied blowing • gals from the south, there
was • hope that ate night roach the Cove, and be
comparatively retired. About four o'clock she began
to row der lights, and sent up signal raker The
coastguard answered tram the beach end the venal
epostbaued her rune towards Portland; but
about 5 o'clock she suddeoly put about and carnet,
an to the shore, and run on the bear about • turodrod
yards south of the Ferry Brags. la re mar time •
body of the coastguard had arrived from Portland, sad
them with the Wsparth and Wyk. mm. made •
sneer body, and two rockets were seas biasing SWOON
the rip. To the line altered to the roast, rope.
were fastened erre, and thine were healed oa beard,
sad fastened to the 111111161. The wind at this tier was
blowing Sereely, the ware running "mountains high,"
and the spray dared over the topmast bead. The rope
being made fast, the first mite did sot wait foe the
radio, bat seised re rope, and made a hasty attempt
to get aroma He swung overboard, and sank Into dr
water, and although he wee ruled up again, he was
mrinested, and let go the reps, and was drowned. The
and Craw monied all over the veinal,
especially on the poop, in the diet light their
numbers seemed multi into hundreds. Altar the
shorieg warping of t • mate's death, the people on
heard were reeked from any rash baste to pt over-
board, sad they Garinsesed to land the women. 'rue
Int sore on shore detest exhausted and quite faint.
Next • woman WY afraid to trod her child In the
cradle, and the orris took it from her, and was
drawn whore with it. The passengere and crow were
thee brought forward and at fird two at a time were
drown ashore there berg two cradle' rimed Owt,
however, got fouled and mould not be got rear, and the
work had to be sostiesed with the one only, Mies
mime, chiltrea and mem were borsht ashore es fast
as posAble. The nem were in • sad plight, having
" nethrg but what they rod upright la," sad many
of deem kied NM off all the nothing they meld errs
led they should ban to swim foe the shore. One poor
fellow wee alined naked es he was got oat of the
girlie ; bet • kindhearted Adorn= immediately east
his mat over the bask el the destitute our Great
ambers at people went an the beach renderieg all
agoistare poorer, • glass or so of cordial was freely
&dodderer, and Wine they wets able to walk. they
were tree to the Vldocia las, Ferry bridge, whir
was soon very fall. The orstinardientea worked
heartily sad most searaponsly ead ter a loag
Wm, their effecte were perfectly nuseerfal,
with see reeption, • poor WOW fell from
the midis, and wee drowned. Again all want wail,
and the landing, them* trims, was going on 91101111111.-
tally till shout sight o'doelt, by which dots all but
throe had Mesa reamed. Shortly after eight the •••"1
parted amidships, and isnmedntely began to break up,
the boo MOW YON down with a crash, arid the timbers
were broke. to prom The the.. poor follows remain-
ing perished miserably, and soon all was over. The
stern rapidly broke up, the luggage and cargo were
throws into the wars sod mine daring up in the serf.
The bow of the vessel was gone at 10 o'clock. FM
yards the beach was severed with property, osarsatly
removed and stared in raps, as isonstaatly retard
on the shore by fresh boxes, timbers, ha, that washed
In from the feet-cilminishlag wreak. A determent of
the 77th red. had arrived on the spot, pared up the
y, and kept strict watch. The meaty polloentea
FrriltPlthe neighbourhood also gathered, and helped to
keep order, and prevent mar robbery. Fires wars
lighted on the beech, sod by their light the dastruotios
at the bow of the ship could be watched, and as the
darkness deeperd Into night, the part that ransincd
was almost WANDA ; by 10 o'clock nearly all was goo..
Italy in the reining the Dews had reached tics whole
neighbourhood, the captain yea taken to Portland and
about • hoop men were oarried in a van to the Wey-
mouth Sailor's Home, where Mr. It. Damon taw that
they were cared for, and all their wants supplied. Mr.
W. C. Datum, agent for the Shipwrecked Mariners'
Society heartened to the Ferry Bridge with oonviiyances
and all the.. saved were taken to Menet pleas, for
their temporary harm The news reared the Mayor's
dinner party at the Royal Hotel early, and Mr.
flambro, M.P., Capt. Await Brown, Kr. Jr. Grieve,
and others, left the party at once for the beach, others
Including Mr. lidwarda. tits Mayor, Rev. V. F. Ran-
some, As, busied themselves in airier sure that all
the messed were as emnfortelele si could be. Some of
them wore settled at Portland, others at Weymouth,
Ind • few at the Ferry Bridge Inn, Its latter plans be-
lag compied by women, children, and • poor worn out
Ear. !teased ratlines ware bogy rendering help to
the poor people r they same on the besot, among
them Dr. Hawkss was very active, and otters
established thisuisiVoll In their work of army at the
Ferry Bridge.
Ti.. wrecked ship was the Royal Adelaide, Captain
Raster, of Liverrol, from London for Sydney, with 17
steerage and ld saloon passengers, and her crow
numbered 32—total 67. She was built of ire, her
masts were iron, and she was *comparatively new; het
she mated 280.1 lons of luggage and cargo. Her
agents were Messrs. Taylor Bethel, and Roberts, of
Cowpor's Court, °Grabill. London.
It appears that before the Royal Adelaide came
errs, the 'span let p his ambers, but they imme-
diately dragged and the vessel streak Morrie on.

TNI LUIT TIMMS ON 110A1D.

As to the three who were lost at the last moment, It
seems that et the dose • men and • boy got lam the
candle together, at that meateut, the ship began I. perk
the eanio Maud. swing the cradle hamper to break,
and they were thrown into the ma. Ti. lest of aU was
• reserable old lady of 70. • Int-Mess wafter, who
had net strength Is hold ea to the cradle, and who
refused to make the attempt, preferring I. die to oak.-
DON o• beard. Elbe was drowned wiles the remal
brake up.