The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-07 00:00:00

v,sS OF THE PACKET SHIP WESTERIV--

WORLD.
ba.Tl2y New York papers announce the loss of this splendid
„lirship on &Juan Beach. The Herald gives the follow-
Particulars from its correspondent.
' worinna the crew I learned that the packet ship Western
op trhd,,,CaPtain John G. Moses, which sailed from Liverpool
e uth of September last, bound for New York, with a
nable Cargo and 600 passengers, had run ashore about
alu Past four o'clock on Saturday morning. As soon as the
thePt4/724 discovered among the breakers, the inhabitants of
A .-tage of Squan Beach obtained, with the greatest cele-
IV%tee large life boats, and after launching one of them
ea,lA the surf, pushed of to the ship, which lay about two
I.nd yards from shore ; an coming alongside, asked the
trim how matters stood, who told them that he supposed
alliP would be got off at flood tide. After the boat's
ere
tari had left the vessel she began to leak badly, and the cap-
keltilinking it prudent to keep the vessel easy, sent a kedge
abotier on shore, to which, after being fastened in the sand,
taif;_twentY yards from the surf, was attached a one and a
reel. b. hawser, fastened on board to the mainmast of the

The'
Passengers on board about this time began to be quite
Bove
for
and uneasy, although they had no immediate
tove °r fear ' and the captain, to pacify them, ordered the
ten anent life boats to come alongside and take off the pas-
witrors.• This operation was performed, we are glad to say
ing
eut the loss of a single life. The boats were kept ply-
periugh the breakers until about two o'clock p.m., when
Lartarn`:`„and Tillotson's new steam-tug hove in sight. The
"'Len chartered her to take some of the passengers to
the -1--°rk7 who were conveyed to her by means of the boats,
alongsideunning too high to admit of the steamer coming
fork After
tontakig about 250 of the passengers, includ-
(!se belonging the cabin the steamer sailed for New
labour' Rit being. then about six o'clock p.m., This closed the
On aim; of Saturday. Those who were so fortunate as to be
table -;,.'"e7lVere well housed and taken care of by the hospi-
the Zabitants living along the beach : but those on board
1)1112,-"I' Were in a very uncomfortable condition, the ship
The'hliesrly half full of water, and everything in confusion.
fork visions became short, and the passengers were in-
soh,T, that no water could be got at, as the ship had leaked
cksc"l.➢3' that it was impossible for the crew to get at the
200 There remained on board the ship that night, about
44,8sengers, who spent a most wretched night, being half
'atrio and starved; the only provisions allotted to them
Ong that horrible night,. were a few dry navy biscuits.
eapta.'unday morning I visited the wreck, in company with
Qegselin Brown, agent of the underwriters. I found that the
,StailY about three miles north of Squan Inlet between
and Wreck Pond, lying not over two hun-
ktittiras from shore, on the outer bar, with her head to the
smiaand broadside to the beach ; her back was broke
Vips and aft of the mizen mast, and her rudder all torn
4° effc.,.e surf at this time was very high, but seemed to have
On the ship whatever, which lay buried in the sand,
at n feet of water in the hold. The ship was found
'4 L°4 'al u to be badly hogged, as the tide ebbed and flowed
1,A4
is quarter-past nine, the sea running too high for the
It.kili") leave the ship with passengers, one of Francis'
Nqie life cars was brought into requisition. After being
an a board the ship with a rope, three • passengers—a
e°l,ql,l,fivo women—ventured to get into the little cockle-
i;att ; were locked up and launched upon the briny
tlre74, en* friends on shore watched with great anxiety
of the experiment. On its way from the ship it
;drawlingurned completely over. However, after pulling
ilvt,,nig for
.about ten minutes, the unfortunate ventu-
• NI, lauded in safety. On setting their feet upon terra
j4.Z. old woman, with a strong Hibernian accent,
tE 146°/(ing about with a] vacant stare, said, "Oh
:Lottt,44 you all ! but sure I thought we were gona to
tac" The man on getting his caubeen and stick,
~,'llkttticuolt through the crowd to a wagon which
.stood
tr,e'n'qirt„,7 yards from there, and after reviving himself
dat lift
apple jack, began hugging the men and wo-
' 't"'riniinately, who had arrived in the life boat the
44„aPt4in
sl4,;`,,titii,%ark from the board of Underwriters, arrived
!fe",irob,"Past six o'clock, and after taking a survey of the
4;' to-„the shore, despatched a letter with a messenger to
oil then k, stating her condition and that of the passengers.
ventfired in one of the lifeboats, which, rowed by
41,1 e wat!"eceeded in getting to the ship, after taking in a
Iv's) e On arriving on board he informed Captain
"11 twoc'
too, Bander of the vessel, that the steamer Achilles,
thA-sana ,Ze and aft schooners in tow, would arrive there
Passeeraceed immediately to take off the remainder of
At flft ter's.
,
and made which
to ten o'clock another trial of the car
4,, a toa' '''.4ch was lowered from the ship with two women
^k:as 4741, enclosed in it. Their passage was a very rough
:tosB4,e car got among some of the highest breakers, and
110 w.t.ned to and fro like a feather upon the crest of the
t.'llll ,7PPed breakers. The under tow being very strong on
NaZast, made the surf very high and broken. The
h,344 ofpassengers watched with a lively interest the
kpar,t).Nerful thee
which at times was hidden from their view
cstc the breakers. It turned over no less than three
taking a little water. However, it reached the shore
fet and out popped three heads, all eager to be released
they supposed would be their toinb. The man,
to liellt,tZtlialred Irishman, on regaining his feet, jumped
and useZaliscap in the air ala "Ragged Pat" fashion
th out of the- board the ship know that he was quite safe
to of the ,Whale's belly, for the car was somewhat the
Was Prektt"'euster of the deep. The beach at this mo-
qol strewn a most picturesque scene, the:coast for miles
44°Jaing With the
.passengers, who, half-starved, were
48. everything in the shape of eatables they came
%Sea the • •
provisions in the fishermen's and farmers'
Zert liZeerae consumed on Saturday night, by those who
to those "Oa shore ; therefore it was a very hard matter
enaor th4W)l°, got on shore in the life car to obtain
.anything
X -411 c, and had it not been for the foresight of a
wt,kek,awlea from a village about five miles north of the
ad llrY (Ist ° had brought with him a cart load of real Shrews-
ers
Lnetage and sold every one of them to the greatest
way ' the poor emigrants would likely have been in a
ktAt 10;
too the car arrived with another load containing a
I,,slightlw➢omen, and a child, who were very much exhausted
,
lied insi he fell:wet. On one of the bystandersasking.the man
heblaifrreecladro,whne raephililel.d i
" that " t was like being
111 • quart
ka,litht -sr past ten o'clock, the steamer Achilles being
zovernment life boats were launched in safety,
10104tekelehved 14-. e ship in a few moments.
4t tit th:11 o'clock the Achilles came along side, within
they tie,e hundred yards, and after the schooner had
sttn,usatseir anchors a little more to seaward of the ship,
began to make trips with the passengers to the
'stet' and continued so doing up to three o'clock p.m.,
the~henstav accident.
°,lll' reporter left the ground on Sunday night,
(.11'otti 'O7 easy, with head to the south and rather
the k, re,e sand. The agent of the underwriters, Captain
1,4 e vessel on board up to a late hour, and inspected
ear Rillb from stem to stern. He is of opinion that
p 56 wh. et. got off if the weather continues fine. The
11bileu is worth $lOO,OOO, is, as may well be sup-
81111u, damaged condition, and the silks, hardware,
`seirLa other valuable merchandise, will be found,
ilit,ertf;'3ll in New York by lighters and schooners, to
ith'eed at.rerY little more than one half what they are
e
regi„estern World is a very large ship, about. 1600
1-441-81. -I'er) and belongs to D. A. Kingsland & Co., of
4L
to th") who are insured in different offices in'
'e amount of $BO,OOO, which will nearly, not
NeSmeever the loss. She was built in 1849, at
N.H., and since that time has been run
Klitnt 3' between Liverpool and New York. How the
el happened we are at present unable to say, but
th
Lys; e entire matter will be laid before the public in a

~,ed.
the - --
41%04 th ease of Greenfield v. Sykes, which was
1141 last Court of Passage, the Court of Queen's
Tislioti(rlday last granted a Rule to show cause why a new
44,44 4,not be had.
1441:4 ki 'fish and North American Royal Mail
tkp l'or`, LP Arabia, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday for
With the usual mails, 150 passengers, and a large
atnrda awalked y night, a man, whose name is un-
g y L 44, into the Huskisson dock, and was drowned.
~oat~Cre not yet been discovered.
-riannah, a seaman on board the ship
jl/41atyanilst the ship was at sea, fell from the main
sr" Cit4-') and sustained a fracture of the thigh.
14,7'10.41,13 TRICK.—On Saturday evening, a party
ItiElsucceeded in swindling a native of the Isle of
eit 11'4°4 a stun of £25. They induced him to enter a
ZttyParty oth'it Birkenhead, where a proposal was made that
Tot °,,t.ild Place his money in the hat of one of the
lit)j,4',lvko, Luis the islander consented, and, as a matter of
qss!
oveupea.ted out of his money.
4,
Niti'N.,..I4_sASSENGERS PER S.S. CANADA" FROM
We 4,4'3 Thompson, Mrs. Foster and son, Rev. E.
cir Lori, lady, Mrs. Bouligney and two daughters, Mrs.
Nttldren g and niece, Mr. F. A. Wetherell, lady and
tvt,ltoN,;.„lllr.L.J. H. Andrew, Mr. C. E. Smith, Mr.
t'Zht Mr. E. Asquireno, Mr. W. A. Barr, Mr..
J. S. Lefevre, Mr. Chas. Bischoff, Mr
l'aPtain Grignon, Mr. Henry Smith, lady and
Who I." S. Brownie and child, Mr. C. Thompson,
ilonard, . Mr. E. Wal. Renshaw, John Brown
0114,. r• W. Matthewson, . Mr. B. Baber, lady and
jt(l4 Mr. Patrick Power Mr. Wm. Johnston,
1,4 eitte rawford, Mr. Maidden, 'Mr. C. Chauvier, Mr.
4,' ,Mr. Edward Leetch, Mr. Jarvis, Mr. N.
Ac Gibbens and child. From Halifax : Mr.
ev• W Smith,M .Miss
tOk or . Mrs. Martindale,Pritchard.
tt,
zi-t-ASSENGERS ARRIVED BY THE BRAZILARIA
At:(ltl4i.,LB, &c.—Mr. Hodgkins, from Monte Vido ;
A ar, child, and servant, ditto ;D. Emprey, ditto ;
; Mr. Segunchine, and sons, Rio de Janeiro;
; Dr. Garcia, ditto ; D. Heriynes, ditto ;
ditto'djt P. Olmera ditto ; M. Roache, ditto ; S.
tti,tq • tret,
ie Lea, ditto ;0. C. Lemditto ;J. M. os, ditto
'vtLtto ; Mr. Lubbers, Glover,
C, Alb's' ditto ; Miss Gardiner, ditto; E. A Law,
ogaergae, ditto.