Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-06

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Ger and lib. At n quarter heG1re four on
Monday morning, she brought up on Rock
away Shoals, five miles west Of the Pavlll'
ion, il being extremely dark and thick. The
shock was So light, that il occasioned but
| little alarm on board. The wind now grad
TALLY increased till il blew gale, and the
sea breaking violently over tie vessel, her
officers advised The passengers TO 20 below,
MS place OF greater safety. About an
hour afterwards, tremendous wave struck
her, sweeping boats, buwarks and every
thing mUveabIe from the deck, carrying d.
way the matches which had been secured
down, aud in an instant filling the ship
with wafer. Ofeighly Two stecrsge pas
sengers, who were all below at the time,
scarce quarter Of them, and those were
close t. the hatchways, hsd time to reach
the deck, the rest all persisted, without
moan FROM them being heard. The survi-
vOrs lashed themselves TO the rigging, the
railing around the masts, and every spot
which afforded them shelter from the ra-
ging sea. At daylight the mainmast was
cut away by tic crew, in hopes that the
ship would lie easier, aud at least hold to-
getber I'LL the crew and remaining passen-
gers could be saved.
From the shore, about n quarter OF a
ihi'N Nl1tdl', lnc wreck Iau OpPD
at the break OF day, but tie surf ran toe
high TO afford her any assistance. Tow
ards noon, it being low water, the surf
had naturally subsidized and a boat manned
/ by four men, put of from the beach and
succeeded in reaching the ship. This
boat was able TO make the trip twice, and
/ brought safely on shore oil The females and
children that were alive. The surf thea
again became so high that no further assis-
lance could be given until the following
midnight, in the meantime, the ship broke
IN two ord shortly after, the loremast went
by the board carrying with il, Mr.. Dunn
oily. and the two Mr.. Cartons and several
others who were laShed To it Mr.. Burs-
/ tall had also secured himself TO ,his spar,
but caught one Of the bob stays as he was
falling, and by that reached the bowsprit,
from which he was rescued hy the boat.
The mz7en mast was shortly after carried
away, but those who were clinginp 10 il,
/ had time to leave il and fasien themselves
to the lallrai were with thusc dashed 10
the weather quarter, lhey remained iii re-
/ lieyed, tic sea all Il while breaking over
them.
/ On shore, all supposed, that not soul
remained alive on The wreck, broken UP as it
/ was. Some faint sounds OF cries of distress
! however, occasionally reached hem through
/ the heIiuwings of the storm, and at mid
night, the SUI having again subsidized, The
boat once more veniured TO the ship, from
! which in three or hour trips, she brought
on shore all who now live 20 tell this sad
story OF disaster.
| Cap. McKown was the last 20 leave
! the wreck. lie had been urged by tile
/ hoatmen 10 go on shore befnrc, but rcsu-
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and exposure, at tie house Of the wreck
master, about seven miles from the scene of
/ hi misfortune. He has saved nothing. not
! even the ships papers, and came on land
/ with only his vest aud panaloons. Mr..
/ Donne,ly, had been urged 10 leave the YES
! sci in the first boat, but declined taking lie
/ room of any Of lie females.
For seven miles the beach is srewed
with fragments of the wreck. Last nirht
about twenty bodies had driiIed ashore,
which Lad been inferred nv order Of the
( Coroner, WHO remained in the vicinity.
J In The pockets OF one OF them, seventy
SouTereigns were found aud are now in POI
session Of the Coroner. We would how
ever, II acre IN uur power, 10 add that tie
property OF others was also respected
Fromthe great hnglh Of the beach On
! which tie bodies are washed, il is inpnss;-
Die TO keep any guard, and consequently
The cnrpScs are immediately stripped Of
every thing valuable about them. Tie
1 beach is filled with Wagons coming from a
distance Of twenty or lhirIy miles, and tic
people who came in them, are watching
like c0rmoranS for their prey. Our Re
porter, in riding along, saw body come
ashore, and the FIST thing on which these
horpes placed their hands, were the pock-
els.
The names Of Tie cabin passengers are
Mrs. Hogan q! llc late Michael Hogan
ESQ. oI this city, and her daughters, Mrs.
Dounelly and Miss Hogan, and husband Of
the former whose fate We have already
mentioned. Two Mr.. Cartoons of Bristol,
England, who Likewise persisted, and Mr..
I BurlSall.
The n"mLer of sieeragc passengers saw
ed cannlt be exactly ascerlained, as many
OF them wandered away in different direc-
lions Us soon as they landed. Cap. Nc
knwR estimates however, the number who
have persisted at between sixty and seven
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or The crew, two sailors, two stewards,
aud one cabin boy were drowned. One of
the stewards jumped overheard and at.
tempted 10 swim ashore, but failed in the
attempt.
The following are the names Of all the
Storage passengers whom it is positively
known are drowned mir Andrews, son
aud three daughters, Mrs. White and aci-
lily; Mr.. Braham and Shields AIR Da-
iii; Mr.. Burke and SISTER; Mrs. Lacy;
Mr.. Graham and nephew; Mr.. Wise; Mrs.
Pea>ly and child MS, Mackaumowl; .
girs aud boy.
Twenty five cas@s wi>kcy, two bales car