South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-11-12


chains and ropes attached TO the rud-
der.
Many we're suspended bv ropes Sc,
cured on deck, bot as the fire reached
them, we're precipitated into the sea
and drowned. The cutter unfortunate
ly had no boat of sufficient sizs to ren :
der any assistance in taking off the suf-
ferers; and having gunpowder on
board, Lieutenant Dyer, in command,
| did not deem II prudent to approach
very near the wreck j; so that the work
of rescue was unavoidably very te'
dious.
Captain Reed, however, firmly and
rssolutely persevered with bis boat,
thou, b 1t was with some difficulty that
he could obtain an efficient boats crew
to approach the wreck, fearing the ele-
phaut would 60 overheard aud des-
troy the boat.
The last boat left the wreck little
before sunset, with ons solitary frantic
female, the last on board, whose sister
and child bad both perished before her
ayes. The loss OF lives is estimated a,
from &c to 81; there being some small
children on board which had not been
inserted on Captain Reeds s-assenger
list, the precise number cannot be as
certained.
The prompt and praiseworthy de-
cision Of Captain Reed in securing the
boat was the only means by which the
life Of az individual could have been
saved. The elephant, canals, and hor-
ses jumped overheard, snd all the All
mails in thu cages were burnt.
| None Of the passenger or crews
baggage was saved. Many of the
trunks, &c. were thrown overheard, 10
the hope they might be picked up.
The cutter landed the survivors a
bou. 8 P. M. at the Isle Of Hunt, whore
they received the most hospital bic treat.
mant from the inhabitants. We learn
there was large amount OF specie on
board the Royal Tar.
The emperor OF Austria, who is a.
bout to be crowned King of Hungary,
I has invited a select party Of thirty
thousand, TO meet him at dinner.
TO pressrUs the fauor Of butler, and
prevent its growing raaeid.-To a
peek Of fine salt add one ounce OF
crude sal ammoniac, and two ounces OF
saltpe.re, both finely powdered; mix
them thoroughly with the fine salt.
With this salt, work your butter until
the butter milk is entirely extracted,
then pack it ia wooden furkins, salt
Jog it with The same mixed salt, TO such
degree as to be- palatabe when eat
with bread and no saltsr. The mix
ture is stronger than fine salt, OF conse-
quencs something less is required.
| Despatch.-We were yesterday, says
the New York Gazette, an eye witness
to specimen Of despatch, which, had
il not fallen under our own inspection,
we should have bsen sceptical in belsv-
ing. II was the operation, at the Fair
Of The American Institute, Of reducing
wheat, in straw, to baked bred in ten
minutes. The process was as follows:
Twelve bundles Of straw we're plac-
ed in a machine 10 the garden, which
came out threshed in nlinnts and a
half; the wianowing was effected in q
minute /; the grinding and boiling oecu-
pied minute and half; the dough
was kneaded and the cakes formed in
two minutes. The whole contents of
the twelve bundles we're placed in a
kitchen range, and came out thoroughly
baked 10 four Notwithstanding, in the
whole, ten n,inutss. The cakes were
distributed around, Sc they only wanted
the aid of eooler,& few pounds old
Goshsa butter to have been swallow
ed Ia another minute, without the aid of
maslica,iOa.
WARM CLOTHING Us CRoUp. -Eb-
erie Ia his excellent work on the dis
eases of children, says she mole of
clothing infants with their necks and
upper part OF the breasts bare, cannot
iail TO render them more subject to the
influence of The cold, aud its dangerous
consequences. 10 this country, espe .
cially among the Germans, who are 10
the habit of clothing their children in
such manner as to isavs no part OF
The breast and lower portion of the
aeek exposed, Group is an exceeding
fase disease. - Whereas. in cities, OF a :
a'ong people WAC adopt The mode OF
'teSs common IN cities, this irighsia
| disease Is, IN proportion 10 the popu