Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-10-25
From the Newben Spectator.
STEAM PACKET HOME
Farther Particulars.

FT III liC SuIPFOlS VI tllS l'e'SSNiO o.
who embarked in this iIL.la:ed vessel, we
have learned The following particulars.
The Hone" left New York at o'clock,
P. NJ, on Saturday, the 7tl instant. O".
ing to lneXcusuble carelesness, or Il want OF
knowledge Of the navIgaton, she was run
Oh the Middle ground, abreast of Sandy
Hook, where she rclnalaed. toW hours, when
the rising tide floa!ed her off. Aiter this
detention she pursued her voyage TIL Mon
day morning wthoui any farther disaster.
On that morning 1t began to blow fresh, and
HE sta became rough, or in nautical phrase,
"hcAvy." Tne unusual creakng of The i'm
bers, ani s:rainiug of the tFi'l vessel, soon
excited alarm among the passengers. and
among the res, two experienced sea Cap
tans. from Portsmouth, New Hampshire:
became alarmed lor tiielr safety. As the
dav advanced the sea became more rouSh,
the wind turned 20 gale, and CONSERVATION
prevailed among those on board especially
among the Ladies. A request was mace
to Cap.ain Waite to "beact" the vessel be.
fore night should come on as the only means
ofescape which hope pointed out. He re
fused; stating, as We are inforu ed, that Mr..
Aaire, the owner, had informed him that
the .sHome" was no, insured, that he was
determined therefore 10 save the vessel, that
she was new, well.bult and capable Of
wrath.ving Cape Hatteras, when the danger
would be over. About This time the aI1r-
mng information was given that the vessel
ha drunga speak. Captain Sater, pas
senger, who WIS then with the consent of
Capt. White) in command eff the Home"
set all hands 20 pumping and billing The
leak increased rapidly, and although al the
passengers, tr. Ladies included. assisted in
the labour, the water poured through the
rent sides of the devoted vessel in such tor
rents that all their efforts were unavang.
The person, in command had by this time
thoug int it advisable 10 make for the nearest
land, and the course was altered according.
". In very short time afe when yet fl! or"
miles of Cape Haiteras, the water IN the
The vessel had risen so high that the fires
were extinguished by it,& the machinery was
consequently useless. Two sail were now
the only means BY which the shore could be
reached.one of whichwas blown away almost
as soon as it was set Under the remaining
one the boat approached the land,& was kept
afloat with difficulty by incrssant !abour. 1t
was now nigh 81 the gale coinnuPd. Pre-
vlous TO striking the beach, Capt. Sater re.
ouesled the Ladies to leave lhe afIer part of
the boat f. 90 "forward. .'bclieving that their
prospect If escape would b. better there,
should s"e run "head on" as was expected.
Tine awful moment was at hand TERROR
prevailed, but tortitude and hope yet tenn
pcred it to resignation. it came! the keel
grated on the sauds-the boat "heeled"
seaward-t,e breakers passed over her,
sweeping crowds from Of human beings from
her dccks-nrr tuno RS were severed by
each succeeding wavr--nearIy one hundred
souls were hurried o rtcrniy-and in less
han half an hour from the tim" she struck,
! .~cr of d Stu Ton vas competed!
TIE scene of agony AMI despair, as de-
pctcd by the survivors, deties accurate de
scrip,ion. Mothers clInging 10 their chill.
drcn, children praying protection from par
ems as helpless rs themselves; husbands
and wives. brothers and sisters, sustaining
each other. as ifthey considered the social
affections ii barrier against the encroach-
meats of Deatt.-such scenes may be men
tally conceived, but hey caunot be spoken
or written. One mo,h"r IN particular sus'
tanned the noble charac or which IN all ages
his distinguished maternal affection. Her
infant was IN her arms, pressed close to
her bosom, as if the whisperings OF hope
inspired the dcvo;ed woman with d belief
that the feeble protection of a mothers love
would shi Id her child from the conflict Of
warning elements. But for a moment did
this dream Of hope last; wave wrested the
infant from her grasp, and plunged il into
the foami g waters! A convu!slve Shrek
proclaimed the agony of the bereaved mo-
tner, and ere he relentless surge had hidden
her lost one forever, she sprang amongst
the breakers, and pcrished! Who does
uol almost envy he fate OF such a woman,
dreadful though it seem? who would noi
wish TO enter the presence of Almighty God
as she did, voluntary sacrlii"c to the frs
OF natural durics, du'v deeply implanted
IN tlc umau breast for the wise purposes
OF Heaven!
When tn, sea.drcnchcd and exhausted
SURVIVORS /, aclrd their desoae landing
place, betw,, n en- ard eleven o'clock a
night, it was lonul tia, bit thir y."ight had
escaped, twenty passengers and eighteen 0!
the crew.-Thr nearest assis ance was. siX
miles distant at he L;gh. house, W. her
many of them welt, and were Hospitality
received. Ga their return, ext morning