The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-24 00:00:00

711 E LOSS OF TH6 COLONIST, OF HULL

it. MANCHESTER GENTLEMAN AND HIS WIFE

DROWNED.
On Friday we published a few particulars of the loss of
the splendid steamer Colonist, trading between Konigsberg
wad Hull. We now have further particulars, and it is with
deep regret we have to announce that Mr. Erhald Hald,
Danish merchant, of Manchester, along with his wife, are
amongst the passengers who have been drowned in the ill-
fated vessel, Mr. Currie, Mr. Hald's cashier, visited Hull
on Friday for the purpose of making inquiries, but left the
same day without getting any definite information as to
whether or not Mr. and Mrs. Held had perished. The mate,
Thomas Leonard Jackson, arrived in Hull on Saturday
morning, and amongst other information he states that Mr.
and Mrs. Hald were passengers on board, and that they
never left the cabin from the time the steamer was struck
by the sea to her going down. He (the mate) spoke to Mr.
Had half-an-hour before the steamer foundered, and ad-
vised him to go on deck, as there would be more chance of
being saved there in the event of extreme danger. He,
however, refused to leave his wife, who appealed to be
already dying fron the shock she had received. The unfor-
tunate gentleman, along with his wife, therefore perished
in the sea. As to the loss of the vessel, the mate states that
the Colonist left Copenhagen on Friday, the 13th, about
one O'clock in the morning, the weather being then fine,
and all went •well until the morning of the 16th. Daring
the preceding evening the wind had increased to a perfect
gale, and about half-past 3on the morning of the 16th a
heavy sea struck the ship on the starboad side, throwing
her on her beam ends, and shifting the cargo at the same
time. All hands were immediately called on deck, and the
captain gave orders for the sails to be taken in. This was
done, and every article on deck was removed to the other
side in the hope of righting the vessel, but to no effect. The
captain next gave orders for the hatches on the after hold
to be opened, when it was found that the cargo had settled
considerably.
Every attempt was made to prevent the water getting
into the engine-room, but the ship filled so rapidly that
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water eventually gained access, and the fires were put out.
brig then hove in sight, and the signal of distress was
hoisted and answered. About this time a heavy sea carried
ay the port lifeboat, and two other boats. The ship
then began to sink by the stern, and the captain ordered
the
the lady passengers to be got into the boat, but owing to
ship heaving such tremendous lists it was found im-
possible to launch the boat. The steamer now sunk so
deep that the water reached the boat and floated it, when
those who were near and had presence of mind jumped
in, and with difficulty and
at great peril got
clear of the wreak, The Sea
all this &De was
running so high that all the efforts
of the men had to
be directed to keep her from swamping, and therefore
they could not render any assistance to those on board, who
perished. The brig before mentioned eventually succeeded
in taking them on board! after which it bore down to the
however,b
erendererda.gedTh so
furionsly that no further
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steamer then entirely disappeared with
seven of the crew
and six passengers, including the captain. The folio -ns•
Thomas L. are the names of the crew saved
Jackson, the
mate ; James Wm. Beckett (second mate),engineer),
Jas. Whiteley
(engineer), John Hulin (second engin. Doran
(steward), Philip Harrison (cook), all of Hull ;
T.
Williamson. George
Sorenson, Tensant Olsen, Christian Auto
Louritz Hunson, Ludvig G. Bay. foreign seamen; Richd.
Dreyer, of Hull, a passenger, was also saved.
A. melancholy interest is attached to the fate of this ves-
sel,
and the loss of life which has resulted, from the
Hull
for his
cir-
cumstance that Mr. H. Atkinson, as consul at
Beckett,
Prussian Majesty, now holds for delivery to Capt. .
of the Colonist, a letter of thanks from the Prussian tso-
yeinnlent, bearlng the signature of Count Brandenburg,
the Prussian charge d'affairs, in which Captain
Beckett is
•
thanked for the great kindness which he showed in the
month of May last to the captain and crew of the Prussian
ship Einigkite, which was met with in a sinking condition
in the North Sea by Captain Beckett, who took the crew off
awl 41144 them safely e~t Konigsberg,