Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-12-21
NUMBER 25.

tho Ncw-York papers, 1t appears that the num-
Der was 1923 Of whom were saved and II lost.
| Wo copy tho account following from PhiladSL-
phia paper, compiled from New York papers
From the Pennsylvania Sentinel
| Ship BriSt0y-Eighty lpes lost.--This
ship, saws the New York Evening Star,
wrecked at Rockaway Beach, was boarded
by the wreck masters on Monday aboutl2
o'clock, who took off some eight or ten fe-
males, and landed them, but could not get
back to the ship until IL o'clock last night,
when they took off the remaining twenty.
| four, bat we are sorry to say that about
EIGHTY PERSONS, mostly stecrage passen-
gers, have lost their lives since she struck.
The officers and crew are all safe--the ship
a total wreck. 1t is most melancholy ac.
cident.
We copy the following additional par
| ticulars from the New York Gazette
| We yesterday mentioned the loss Of the
ship Bristol, Capt. M'Kown, from Liver
pool, for this port, and expressed a fear,
from the information then received, that all
on board had persisted. We have now,
however, the satisfaction of stating that tho
lives of some of the passengers and crew
were saved, as will be seen by the annex
ed particulars which we have obtained from
authentic sources.
The Bristol lay to off Sandy Hook at
o'clock on Sunday morning, with the usual
signal flying for pilot, but as none came
out, she stood off at IL o'clock, the High.
land Light then bearing w. N. w. Att
O'Clock the ship stood e. N. T.. and at a
quarter before 4 she struck on Rockaway,
The ship fell over, deck to the sea, as sta
ted yesterday, and many of the Storage
passengers were washed overheard.
The wreck was discovered from the
shore early in the morning, but owing TO
the state of the weather twas impossible
TO approach her, but about IL O'Clock on
| Monday, a boat started and succeeded in
reaching the wreck, from which she took
eight or ten female passengers, and sue
ceeded in landing them in safety on the
beach. Among them were, VIC understand
Mrs. Hogan, widow Of the late Michael
Hogan ESQ.,, formerly American Consul at
Valparaiso, and her two daughters. When
the boat first started for the ship, she CARR.
cd tow line with her for the purpose Of
securing it TO the ship, and thus enabling
them to make frequent trips to and from
the vessel, but it unfortunately proved too
short, and they were consequently unable
to return to the ship until ~ o'clock at
night, when the survivors were taken OIL
Among them were the captain, mates and
al! the crew except the cook and steward,
who were drowned. The other persons
drowned were Mr.. Donelly and two Mr..
Cartons, cabin passengers, and about sixty
steerage passengers.
The ship has gone TO pieces, and the
cargo is totally lost. The latter consisted
of about 5000 bushels Of wheat, large
quantity of rail road iron, dry goods, coal,
&c. The ship was ensured for $4,000,
and most of the cargo was also covered
by insurance.
| Il is very evident that the loss Of this
vessel, and the immense sacrifice of human
life is altogether owing to the remissness of
the pilots. The ship was on pilotage
ground, and ifthere had been any pilots off
she could very easily have run into safe
anchorage. In reference to this subject,
we cannot do better than the following re-
marks from the American of last evening,
which are to the point:
FRUITS OF MISUNDERSTANDING the
most odious, most unjustifable, and most
mischievous monopolies which exist in this
state, and one which exists mainly through
the political character and influence Of
those who control and live by it, is that
of the Pilots of the Port of New York.
Two years ago, we think, when Capt.
JAMES MORGAN was a member Of the AS.
sembly from this city, he made report
showing the gross abuses resulting from
this monopoly, and introduced bill for a
partial remedy. We, at that time, as we
had often done before, urged upon tho
merchants of this city to insist upon re-
form; but the merchants were too busy,
and the pilots had more influence than rea.
son, or right, or the safety OF ships.
and mariners, and the matter was passed
over. -
The catastrophe recorded below Of the
wreck of the ship Bristol, as we fear it
will turn out, of the loss of many lives
for only Is persons are said to have been
seen in the rigging, and the papers which
have foated ashore from her, show that
there were some 80 passengers, besides
the crew-aifords proper occasion for re-
curing to this subject and for calling on
the State Legislature to remedy SO fragrant
an evil.
The Bristol went ashore on Monday
night, in the severe gale which many of
our readers we dare say perceived even in
their beds that night.
Before the gale set in, the Bristol was
seen by the Columbus, which passed under
her stern Sat 10 "a P. M. standing to the
eastward under three topsails, with lam
tern at her foretopmast head for pilot.
the Highland lights bearing to the south
ward of west, and Sandy Hook Lights DIS
tant 8 miles,"
Here then was ship within foe miles Of
her port, and making every exertion to
procure pilot, and yet no pilot was to be
had, and the gale coming on, caught her
so much in shore that it was impossible to
claw off-and the result was her dcstruc-
ton and that Of many human lives as ws
fear. el
We hold that for this wreck and loss OF
life, the pilots are justly responsible---and
are persuaded that il similar occurrence
should take place of Liverpool or any 9TH
or British port, tho pilots belonging thereto
would be held accountable for the loss.