The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-01-18

WRECK OF the MExIco. As many of
the bohies of the individuals who persisted
on hoar,l the Mexico, as had hcen rescued
from the ocean and not claimed by friends,
we're inferred a, II ,mpstead, near Rocka-
way, on "Wednesday last. A piece of ground
adjoin e The Methodist huryiug place had
been purchased, by contribution, aud pre-
pared for The purpose. The whole num-
her of cOrpses taken from the water was
forty mine. Of these, six had been recog-
nized by their relatives or friends, and taken
away for iu,crment. The remaining fortv-
thee, having been decently enwrapped IN
shrouds and laid in separate coffins, were,
with the exception of three colored bodies,
inferred IN one capacious grave, the coflins
being placed side hy side, in n continued
row. They were-Men, 90; W omen, 10;
Boys, 7 Girls, 3 total. 40. The colored
bodies were committed tn the care of the
colored people of the ueighborho"d, aud in
tered at the same time and within the same
enclosure. great concoursc of people as
sembled, and in more than three hundred
carriages Of various descriptions, moved in
procession to the Methodist Church, It dis
tance OF three miles.
On arriving at the church, funeral
sermon was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Car
michael, and prayers offered by the Rev.
Mr.. Crane. The whole scene was one Of
great sol-mnity and interest. The citizens
IN the places adjacent to the wreck have ex-
hibited very lively interest in the sufferers
hy this Smoking calamity. The ladies ex-
l,an
viding shrouds for ALL and takiag the bodies
of the females entirely under their Own
charge.
The editor of the Hampstead Inquirer,
who visited the scene of the wreck on the
day after it occurred, says" We observed
some perpendicular masses of ice on the
deck of the Mexico, which appeared to Us
/ to have been formed by The sea washing and
freezing over the bodies of those who had
lashed themselves to the shrouds, until they
were completely cncased ~ solid mass "f
ice. Fourteen Gf the bodies drfied ashore,
two of winch were small children, clasped
in each Others arms,-truly an affecting
picture"
another Ship Wreck.-The Birmingham
Liverpool packet, from Liverpool to New.
York, went ashore off Hog Island lnlet,
Long Island, twelve miles ras, Of Sandy
Hook Lighthouse. on "Wednesday morning,
at half past three O'Clock. She sailed from
/ Liverpool on the llth of November, with
full cargo and fifty-six steerage passengers.
During ternpesiuous voyage, she lost tw"
men overheard, had her bulwarks stove, and
n Hhate-boat washed from The top of her
cabnhouse. About two hours before she
struck, the Birmingham made ;he Tlg gh-
land Lights, and after running in close to
The bar for pilot, and getting none, she
stood off shore for time, and then hauled
her wind to- the nortbward. Al the hour
Hboye mentioned, she struck, while ~ The
act Of going in stays; n cast fthe head, the
second mate asserts, was taken u few mo
nients before, and ight fsthorns water found.
/ The ship had her three whole topsails and
cnurses on her at the moment, hut the wind
being very mode ate, the shock was but
slight. Al daylight, her situation being DIS
covered, two sloops went to her assistance.
and took from her the passengers the sal
iors, too, left the vessel, aud also took pas
sage in one of the sloops. All were safely
landed on Rockaway beach. The New
York Enquirer recommends to owners and
Insurance Companies 1" investigate the
causes of the accident, which, il IL feared.
will he found proceeded solely from iniem-
| perance.
/ Aseif,Ht and Miraculous Eseape.-A
man partly intoxicated named Storr, wa.
driving along the Worcester Rail Road track
in his sleigh, when he came in conirac, with
the train. The horse was killed and the
sleigh dashed to pieces, but the driver most
remarkably escaped with but ligh, cut on
his forehead and his clothing torn. lie
was thrown in the centre of the rack be-
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