The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-07
me shinvreck Of the Tamarac.

rhe capiaa. who told us round unyarnlshed tale
of the melancholy catastrophe of his VESSEL and the
narrow escape Of his passengers and crew.
The Tamarac sailed from Liverpool on the 10th Of
November, with a crew Of 26 men, and | II passen-
gers Coming across the ocean they met with no
extraordinary or nsuperable difficulty. The vessel
was new-measuring 76S tons-her cargo coal, crates
and iron. The passengers had plenty of provisions,
and they were anxously looking forward to the land
OF hope--the harbor of New York. There were ma
ny women and children among them, but hope and
expectation gave tinge Of joy TO the face OF the
young-and Illuminated the fading eye of the old
They were leaving an old for new world. When
they bid adieu to the chalLy cliffs and gloomy rocks
of Their native isles, they anticipated no horror OF
shpwreck on the hospitablc shores the new world
The Captain is fine middle aged, hearty, honest,
benevolent looking man. He was as father to his
passengers, and kind master to his crew.
Towards the close Of the month of December, the
Tamarac leapng gallanty over the pillows, and dash
ING them from her breast if they were the foam
from the neck of the Arab sliced, approached the
coas, of Long Island On Saturday afternoon last
ittle before the setting of the sun, the galan ship
reached Sandy Hook, juttng out to sea, with the
heghtsof Neversink frowning behind Al this mo-
men she found herself in company with a fleet OF 20
10 % square rugged vessels Here their difficulties
commenced.
The unfortunate barque Mexico, and many others
were among them. The great cry was for "plots
pilots" pilots" "Where were they?" What
could they be doing?" Guns were fired in success
sion-every signal was hoistedall the vessels tried
10 ous,rp each other in awakening the sleepy sent-
nels Of the port of New York. No pilot came Not
single rag of canvass to be seen. The captain
the crew--the passengers-even in the midst OF
the cold--looked gazed and strained their eye balls.
No pilot came Why! The pilots Of New York
are politicians and gentlemen. They possess mo-
nopoly OF The business. They know very well that
nobody can interfere with their chartered privileges
So the great body OF them were up in the city, prepa-
ring 10 spend New Nears day with eclat, instead of
nindne their duty down below-or aiding the poor,
furnished, miserable beings who suffering all the
horrors of the angry ocean. sr.S
On Sunday morning the wind began to increase to
gale The storm howled through their rigging, and
they were obliged to lay too under double resfed
topsaI The wind blew piercngly from the west. II
entered the very soul of every person on board and
almos; unnerved half the crew.
Between l2 and o'clock on Sunday morning. the
snow began to fall in great abundance. In this po-
son the Tamarac and all the other vessels kept OIL
and on between the Long Island and Jersey shores
until Wednesday morning. The thermometer was
now down TO 90, and the wind and snow snll blow
ing On Wednesday at o'clock in the morning,
the sea running high, the mate sounded, and found IS
fahoms The snow was still thick, and lights were
observed through the eddyings of the gale. While in
his position about o'clock on Wednesday morning,
lark. gloomy showing freezing, and death staring
around the gallant ship which cost s4O,OoO
utruck the bottom and was wreck. Every person
on board felt the shock, and all were startled 10 des
aperation Eternity stared them in the face Tho nc
tons OF whole life stood up before Their minds and
hearts The men were in distress-thc women
shriclng, and the children crying because "mamma
was crying"
The captain however, in this awful calamity nervcd
himself TO meet the buiiengs Of the angry ocean, He
reused his men-ired guns of disress-and made
every effort TO convey the shore the intelligence OF
his situation.
Atthis moment the New York pilots were comfort
ably recovering from their New Years frolcs. Most
ardeniy was daylight prayed for. In an hour or more
the day dawned upon them-but such dawn! To
the poor frightened passengers IL was locked upon as
this dawn ofanother world-as the cherries morning
of Eternity. The breakers raging around them-'he
shin humping on the beach-thc cold intense-tho
shore at a distance
Atlasi a boat was got out but before reaching the
shore she was swsmped shrek of dspair went
up from the passengers at this sight. "Never mind"
said the brave Captain, "let try the launch This
effort was more successful. With the help of the
people on shore they got line conveyed TO the land
Then began the process of saving OF human life In
six rips the whole Of the passengers were conveyed
on shore with the exception of young child that
was frozen to death. To the almost sipcrhuman ex-
ertons Of the Captain and his crew, this piece Of
conduct owing. During the whole time, the was
powerfully breaking over the vessel-but even in this
the angry elements showed more mercy than the
pilots and politicians Of New York. She is full
Of water, and probably by this time has gone 10
pieces.
Thepoor passengers again finding themselves on
land were frantic with JOY. The women embraced
each other and burst into of joy-the brothers
folded their sisters in their armsthe husbands their
wives, and wept also with tears of Joy. Even the
coldthe terrible PIERCING cold, could not restrain the
overhowings Of their Joyous hearts Now they tread
I'd once more the solid earth Let me besurc, said
one "that am safe and he jumped on the shore as
II he had been crazy. Oh death oh eternity !!
Oh thou dread hereafter how pant to avoid thee,
even in the keenest throbs Of suffering this world can