Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-01-12
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NEwsY oRK, Jan. 8.
~ - WIN sorrow nld shame we aesitf
up the pen 20 record the particulars Of
tnes wreck OF another vessel destined 90 this
port, when almost within sight of Il: sor-
row, at the Immense loss. Of life with yyhieb
the eysnf has been accompanied, and shame
that our port regulations s8re. insufficient 10
Snide the mariner TO his haven, when h.
has reached our cpast.%S
Inc Information we give below has beer
acrlved by our reporter from the Captain
u..u'c shipwrecked vessel, and from per-
sons on the spot where the shin came nm
shore. He reached town. from the scano
Oh tne disaster at an early hour this morn.
ms, having been despatched by us thither.
as soon as tile news Of the horrid catastronin,
reached us. Pno
The Barque Mexico, CAPTAIN W;n.,o,.
sailed from Liverpool on the 25th Oc,oh.r
last, having on board a crow consisting ~
Twelve men and one hundred and foIfr nas.
sengers, in all one hundred and sixteen
souls. she Made the Highland lights on
saturday night last at II O'Clock, and on
sunday morning was off tho bar, with thirtv
or more square rugged vessels, all 5bayinS
signals lying Tor pilols, bnt not a pilot was,
III sl6nt. ihe Mexico continued standing
of aud on the Hook still midnight. and ar
dark she and the whole heef IF sb;,,s .,;a.
played lanterns from their Yards for nilois.
Still no pilot came. At midnight the wind.
Increased TO n violent gale from the nortk
west, the barque was no longer able 10 hold,
to windward and was blown Off n di-.anco
of some SO miles. At this time, six of the
crew were badly frost bitten, and the can
tain, mate. and two scamcn were all thar
We're left able to hand reef the sails. Or
Monday morning at IL o'clock, standing in
shore. they made the southern end of the
woodlands. when she was wore round aud
headed to the north under a close rcefed
mann fo,p-sail, two reefed try.sail and fore
stay snii. Al four O'Clock tbe newt Morn
ing, the mate took a cast of the lend and
reported to Capt. Winslow, that he had I5
iathoms water. Surprising from the sound
inss' as laid down on the chart, that with
th's depth of water, he casld still stand ON
Two hours longer with safety-the Cap,ain
gave orders to that effect, and was, the more
induced to do it, as the crew were i'm so
disahicd n state, and the weather SO in
tense'y cold, that it was impossible for INV
ono 10 remain on deck longer than half an
hour at "a time. The event has slcwn thar
inc given by the mate, as TO
TIE deptp of water, was incorrect, his error
Prophbiy arose from the lead line being
frozen stiff at the time it was cast %
~ drUS inc Siln StrS1rIr .
the bottom, twenty-six miles cast OF Snn,Iv
Hook, ut Hampstead beach, and mi .n,oro
Than a cables length from the shore. THE
scene that ensued on board, we leave tn the
readers imagination. For ono hour and
q quarters she continued dumping heavily.
"'thont making any water, the sea. how.
ever, breaking continually over her. Her
rudder was now Knocked of, aud the Can.
tam ordered the maiu-mast TO be en-, away
Inc boats were then cleared, the lonp-boot
hoistcd out, AMI vccred away under her
boWs, with n stout liawser, for the purnose
oi.hiiing 1t With passengers, ie4ei4,r ir drift
~1thih reach OF the people who crowded tho
heach, then hauling her hack again, and
mus saving the unfortunate people on board;
put this Intention was frustrated by the mart,
ing Of the hawser, which suapped ike
thread, as soon as the boat was exposcd IN
the heaving surf. The yawl was next cor
along side, and stove to pieces almost in
staht'y. At seven O'Clock the same morn
ing, lie ship biiged, and filed with wate,
ofders followed from the Captain. to On,
away The foremost, and that every soul ON
BOARD should come on deck. In incxpressi-
bic agony they thus remained until 4 o'clock
IN The afternoon, when Il boat was launched
from the beach, and succeeded in ~cettin-
uhaer the bowspirt of the wreck. The boat
TOOK oil Capt. Winslow and seven men
'ho succeeded IN reaching the shore in Safe
~, me atteinPt, however, was attended
WIN sncb imminent danger, that none could
be induced to rcpca, it. And now tho borI
ror OF the scene was Understandable. Al.
ready had the sufferings of the nnhann
be'ngs been such as to surpass belief. From
INC moment of the disaster, they had hung
ronndthe Capt, covered with their bIanke,s
thick set with ice, imploring his assistance
ana asking if hope was still left to them
When they perceived that no further heJn
came from the land. their piercing sbrieks
were distinctly heard at 4 considerable dis
ts!ice, and continued through the night. nm.
I'll they ono by one persisted. The next
morning, the bodies of many of the unban-
Ply creatures were seen dashed to the differ
cnt parts oil the wreck, embedded in ice.-
tsohe' IL ~ heiived were drowned, but all
frozen to death.
VI the l04 passengers, two thirds were
women and children.
1t is but justice to the people on shore. IN
say that every thing which human beinys
could accomplish to save the n%nfar,unales.
was dene that their meaus permitted. Tn
only boat which boarded the vessel was
hauled n distance of ten miles, and was
manned by an old man and six others. four
or five of whom were the old mans sons
and grandsons. For thirty-fve wears has
he been Living on, The sea shore. dur;nr
which he has rendered assistance To mn,
merous wrecks, and never before. bnve he
or his comrades shrank from the surf. bnt
IN addition to its violence ON the -present
occasion, such was the extreme cold. that
a second attempt to rescue was more than
they dared venture; ii would have inev;ta-
bly, proved fatal to them.
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