Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-09
WRECK OF TIE LADY OF The LAKE

WRECK OF THE LADY OF THE LAKE.
we have had an interview with Mr.. Ro-
bert Davidson, from the vicinity Of Mon
eymore, County Of Londonderry, one of
the surviving passengers OF the unIortu-
nate crew of the Lady of the Lake, from
Belfast, from whom we learn that lii ad.
dition to the fifteen passengers brought
10 Quebec whose names were given in al
previous number, twenty one were car
ried safely into Saint Johns, N. F. and
one carried home to England.
On the morning Of the lth May, the
weather being calm, the vessel was sur
rounded with ice. The passengers dis.
covered a number OF human beings, a
bout eleven in number on the ice, some
standing, some lying, and some sitting
They implored the Captain TO permit
them 10 put with boat for their relief;
but he being in a state Of intoxication re-
fused 10 do SO. In less than half an hour
after these unfortunates had d isappear-
ed, the Lady Of the Lake was struck with
the ice and went down as before stated in
about25 minutes.
The Captain put out from the vesse
in the long boat, and our informant find
ing the boat about to leave jumped over
board with his wife and child, and swan
to the boat, the child was lost, but the
parents were save |. There were in all
50 persons in the boat without oars,
with the Captain who after two days Eel
in with the Harvest Home Of Newcastle
came alongside and nearly all of them SO
ON b, ard but Immediately discovers
her Captain and crew fastening int
their boat at the stern as she was sinkin
rapidly. Capt, Grant then pushed o
with his boat, leaving thirteen of his fel
low sufferers on the sinking vessel, an
putting out with the l9 in boat, and ha
safely weather out two days with 80 o
hoard without oars. Our informant ha
ING found two oars and bag OF biscu
an board the Harvest Home, held the
nm and stipulated to be taken on board t.
Giving the valuable articles; but the m
me they were thrown into the boa
,Captain Grant pushed off, and left hir
Four young men then jumped from u
bowsprit or the Harvest home, andswa
10 the boat, but they were not taken
when they laid hold of the edge OF 4
boat he struck their hand with the o
till they could not retain their grip al
longer, and OH their renewing lhelr no
with the uninjured hand, the oar was us
in the same manner, till they sunk to ri
no more: two of the unfortunate perso
who thus persisted we've named John W
son and John Turner. 1t ought to
borne in mind that at this time there we
thirteen persons less in the boat, tn
during the two previous days, and
was provided with two oars and biscu
The sufferers abandoned on the de
Of the Harvest Home, launched one
her boats, yet remaining on deck and 2
away from the sinking vessel. The Ca
tain refused to put back, TO instruct
assist them in launching the boat, thou
irnploringly entreated to do so. As so
asthe II arvestH Home was abandoned, Ca
Grant put back to her, and took seve
articles out Of the wreck, but.upon pr
ceiving the boat in which our informa
was approaching, lie called out TO the
on deck, "there they are--come down
and getting all into the boat, rowed avn
. Our informant remained i'll the open b.
for FIVE days, weather very cold, h
: clothed, some ofthe females having
noxwearing apparel, but chemise
petticoat. and were picked up by
Messenger, Captain Stabbs, who a
picked up the jolly boat Of the Lady