The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-05

we'd by the English papers.
The Express mail had not arrived upon going TO
press.
Another dreadful Ship~reck 1.-the Barque
Mexico cast away Hampstead Bcach--
Loss OF over hundred human lives.
We have to record to-day another melancholy dis
aster more distressing more calamitous than even
fhe loss ofthe ship Bristol Again has our atrocious
pilot SYSTEM or rather our want of all system, sent
over bundled human beings TO a watery grave. Inc
principal particulars as could get them last eve
nlng, we annex:
On Saturday evening and on Sunday morning, the
barque Mexico from Liverpool was riding OH the Hook
waiting in the vain expectation aud nope OF Dehls
boarded by pilot convey her safe into harbour
none came She was then Obliged TO put to sea to
ESCAPE the awful fate which, notwlths standing all her
efforts she was unable to avert She encountered
off shore the Storm and though particulars at
The time Of going to press could not be fully gam
ed il requires stretch of the Imagination to con-
ceiye in such nclement weather. the situation of the
crew, when spars, masts sails and rigging must have
been encased with ice. Again. perhaps driven by the
hardships the crew enduring the vessel APP
preached our inhosptable coast, again hoping that
now surely pilot would be al hand receive them,
and with an assured eye TO guide them in safety
Dut no SucD Heip was AT nanu-anu AT Hampstead,
near Rockaway Beach, the ill fated vessel grounded.
On leaving Liverpool she had on board l66 passen-
gers, it is believed only eight saved amongst
whom is the captain. The vessel has since gone TO
pieces. -
ANOTHER AccoUNT.-A most dreadful shpwreck
has again occurred on coast Another stigma
has been cast upon the city ofNew York. through her
imbecile pilots-through their awful system. One
dreadful warning has not yet died away in their
One just chastisement has not cooled upon them, in
fcted through the press by an indignant and outra-
ged community. The blood of eighty persons, men,
women and children is not oblterated from their
hands-the denuncations and curses of the friends
and relatives of the ost-the sacrfccd-the murdered,
have not ceased to impugn their neglect of duties
their shameful objectionable neglect before similar
neglect similar drelicon of Duty upon the part of
these callous plunges the friends and acquaintan
ancss of above hundred lost souls in the deepest
gloom and affection.
The barque Mexico, from Liverpool, has gone
ashore. She has perished-her passengers, with
few, about dozen, exceptions, wrecked-lost-
dead Nearly, if not quite, one hundred and fifty hui
man souls have been inundated to the ease and en-
joyment of the pilots of New York. Can it be be-
heved-can il be credited Not in any country bat
Shall we become reproach-a shame-a mark Of
scorn through such shameful, such infamous neglect
To the tale of horror.
The barque approached the Hook last Saturday.
she made signals for pot-they were not answer
ed Sunday the Lights were hoisted-guns
fired-st no Pilots came-none were at their posts
The vessel was obliged to put from shore to stand
Sra.
Tn -. - a.
IA third time there were Pilots. dreadful
storm ensued. The crew, from long exposure, were
almost frozen to deaih-the vessel was mass Of ice
almost unmanageable-to have staid out would have
been death-she attempted gain the port this 1eas
death. The vessel struck yesterday morning early,
and went TO peces-her boat was got out, but was
useless. In most dreadful state, the captain and
few got on shore-amos stifened into lifeIessness-
In the afternoon, of the suffering survivors were
brought TO the city
/ will forward full particulars in my next notice.
The main part of the above statements furnished
by the wreckmaster yesterday afternoon. The beach
is strewn with the bodies of the dead-brused, black
ened and mangled-a spectacle too horrible for con-
iemplati,n. Pity weeps-humanity bleeds-indg-
nation cries aloud the mu dered victims of
system revealing and nsuierable.
Horrible! horrible most horrble"
FURTHER PARrIcULARs.-Snce the above was ia
type we have learned that the total number of soulson
board at the time of the vessels going ashore, was
ia. OF this number, the only persons at present
known with certainty TO have been saved 8, viz:
the captain boy, black steward cook, and five
others. They were taken of the bowsPn,, and are
severely frost-btten The vessel lies with her
and yards to lecward, and tremendous breaking
over her. The survivors relate that there were others
yet alive when they Quilted the wreck, but think il very
doubtful unless they have been relieved that any
now survive. Signal guns fired for pilots before
the accident. Where were they and what were they
doing7
FOREIGN ENIcRArIoS.-During the last five years,
the emigration tins country has regularly increased
or nearly So BY a statement recently published, we
find in 1892 the passengers landing at this port, a.
b69-in ls33 4l,752-n 1884, 4s lll-in 1885, IS, 303
in 1886, 60,54l. These facts may be considered
fair representation fthe whole country.
II is evident, from these data that during the last
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