Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-06-02


is scarcely possible to conceive, much
less to describe the intensity OF suffering
these unfortunate individuals must have
gone through, from the total want OF food
and water, which last they were without
from the commencement of their disas-
ter. All those tina, died had fallen VIC
.tims to- an unquenchable thirst and raw
ing madness, produced from drinking
salt water, which they could not resist
'.indulging in. The two women were
stronger than the men, some OF whom
would not have survived, even when on
board the Blonde, blu, for the grea, care
and attention shown them, and they all
say, that a very few hours mus, have ter
minated their sutferings and their lives.
They were picked up in lat a. 43 N.
and lon. 81 81 w. having drifted since
their shipwreck, from lat. 43 80 N. and
long. SO 80 w.
We have received, since the above
was written, the following accoun, of
occurrences on board the Frances Mary.
"Sailed from St. Johns, Jan. 10
Feb. /, strong gale from w. N. w i;
carried away the main top-mast and mi
zen-mas, head !: hove to; got boats sails
in the man-rigging,to keep the ship to
the wind. All p. m. shipped heavy
sea, which washed away the cambouse,
jolly-boat, and disabled FIVE men. Feb.
,, cleared away the wreck, and made
sail before the wind: strong breezes.-
Feb. S, IL A. M. strong gales, with
heavy sea clewed the sails up, and hove
to--head to the southwark; shipped a
sea which carried away the long boat,
companion, tiler, unshlpped the rudder,
the best bower chain, and washed man
overheard, who was afterwards saved.
At 10, IL, another heavy sea struck US,
which stove our stern in. Cuts away our
foremsst, and both bower anchors, to
keep the ship to the wind employed in
getting wha, provisions we could-by
knocking the bowport out, saved 5olbs.
OF bread and 5bs. OF cheese, which we
slowed in the main-top: got the mas.
ter's wife and female passenger up,
willis, we were clearing away below,
Tightening the ship: most OF the people
alept in the top: at daylight, found Pat
rick Cooney hanging by his legs TO the
ca,harpins, dead, from fatigue; commit
ted his body to Tho deep.-Feb. 6, a. a.
m. saw strange sail standing towards
Us, made a signal Of distress /; stranger
spoke US and remained in company ~
hours, but received no assistance, the
American making an excuse that the sea
was running too high; made a tent OF
spare canvas on the fore-castle-people |
on 4 shor, allowance Of quarter of
buiscui, day.-Feb. 8, saw brig to
leeward: strong gales.-feb. 9, 10 a.
m. observed the same vessel to wind
ward-made signal Of distress /: stran-
ger bore up and showed American CO.
70, he spoke Us, asking
how long VIC had been in that situation,
and what we intended 10 do-if we in
tended leaving the ship ?-snswered yes:
be then asked il We had any rigging 3
yes: night coming on, and
blowing hard, saw no more OF the stran-
ger. Suffered much from hunger and
thirst. On about Feb. llth, saw large
ship to The northward did not speak
her: wore head TO The northward. Al
This tins all our provisions were out:
auffered much from hunger, having re-
ceiv ed no nourish,ncnt Tor nine days -
Feb. 10, departed this life, James
Clarke, seamen; read prayers, and COM
miued his body to the deep: we were at
This time on half a gill Of water day, and
much from hunger: during the
Whole period OF being on the wreck. we
were'wet from Top TO toe.-Feb. %, John
seamen, died, al 10 a. m.-pre-
served the body OF the deceased: cul
him up in quarters washed them over
board, and hung them on pins.-Feb. %,
]. Moore died, and was thrown over
board, having ealen part Of him, such as
he liver and heart. From this date to
the S,h Of March, the follow
ing number persisted from hunger -
Henry Davis, Welsh boy Alex. Kel-
y, seaman; John Jones, apprentice boy,
nephew OF the owner; James Frier, cook
Daniel Jones, seaman, John Hutchinson,
seaman, and John Jones, boy: threw
The last named overheard, his blood be.
ing bitter; also, James Frier, who was
his passage home, under pro-
mise Of marriage TO Ann Saunders, the
female passenger whe attended on the
masters wife; and who, when she heard
of Frier's death, shrieked loud yell,
hen sns.ching q cup from Clarke,
,mate,) cut her late intended husbands
throat, and drank his blood, insisting that
she bad the greatest right to il. A scuf. |