The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-29 00:00:00

board. The masts, which had been cut away when
the ship stranded, were high and dry on shore,
where they had been washed by the sea, and plates
of iron had been thrown up and were twisted into
all manner of shapes. We observed a portion of
the deck, about five yards square, lying in a pool of
water, high up. The woodwork appeared as if it
had been burnt.

" 'We saw a number of people busily looking
among the stones, and .when we asked what they
were looking for they replied For gold ;' and we
were told that one man had picked up a bag con-
taining 100 sovereigns, and that altogether £2OO or
£3OO in gold had been recovered. The whole of the
money found was handed over to the Custom-house
agent, who took the names of the finders. I saw a
man bringing two sovereigns, and he seemed to
part with the money very unwillingly. A photo-
graphic likeness was picked up by a man, who was
about to appropriate it to himself, when he was
observed, and obliged to hand it over to the Custom-
house agent. The photograph was retained for the
purpose of identification. There were about 20 men
employed in taking charge of the property that was
washed up on the beach. We saw many bodies
brought up which had been washed ashore. Among
these were the bodies of two children, one of whom
it was said was supposed to be alive when taken
out of the water, but upon a man taking it into his
arms, life was found to be extinct. We sauntered
about the shore, and picked up what information
we could, but saw everywhere nothing but dis-
tress. I got tired at last of the heart-rending
scene, and wanted to go away, but being in"
formed that some bodies were being brought uP
from Red Wharf Bay we went in that direction.
On our way we saw, in a field just above the shore,
the body of a stout able-bodied man, whose face was
dreadfully bruised. We waited there a few minutes
and I asked a man what they were going to do with
the body ? He replied, ' I cannot get the people
here to do anything.' I said, 'lt is not likely you
will get them to assist you unless they are paid for
it.' He then said, ' I am churchwarden of the
parish, but do not know what I can do ; would
it be right to put the body in the boat-house?' /
replied, ' Certainly ; do not let the bodies lie here
.
all night ; put them in the boat-house and low&,
them up.' At this moment I saw them bringint
up another body, and of all the frightful sights,
ever witnessed I never saw anything like this',
Both legs were broken about a foot above the ankle'
and the feet, which only hung by the skin, had
been bent backwards, and tied to keep them ,
gether. The bones were visitle, the head was twisted
round, and the bowels protruded. Another body
we noticed with half the head off. One ear was
hanging down, and the brains had been washed ouv_•
We went to the beach, and the first object that v(l3_
observed was the body of a girl, apparently 14.0 r
15 years of age, but a friend said he noticed a rina
on her finger. She had on a black jacket and
petticoat. Her face was very much cut with WI
knocked about among the rocks. While we we7i
standing there another body was brought
was identified to be that of the sailmaker—a
powerful fellow, who presented no -marks of Wall:
There were some four or five bodies further on, but
we did not go near them ; in fact, our feelings wel
so harrowed by what we had seen that we would
go no further, and we came away.
" Among other affecting incidents of the store
one is mentioned by a gentleman who returned *0.7.
the neighbourhood of Conway on Wednesday night'
During that afternoon two little boys, one 11 00_0
the other only nine years of age, lashed to a Pie()
of plank or small bit of timber, were washed nsl°'`,
at Conway, both still alive. It appeared that tlity,
had been thus launched on the stormy waves
' their father, from a little vessel, on its proving un
seaworthy.