Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-02-10

From tbs Boston Mercantile Journal.
The sufferers in The Shipiereck Of the
Meafco. --The following extract Of letter
written by gentleman in New York TO a friend
10 this city, gives an affecting description of the
appearance after death OF the unfortunate ind-
viduaIs, who were lost 10 the barque Mexico,
lately shipwrecked on Long Island Beach;
ION reaching Hampstead, concluded to
90 somewhat of the road to look al the place
where the ship Mexico was cast away, In
half an hour we came 10 Lofts tavern, some
four OF five miles this side ofthe bench where
the ship lay--and here. in his barn. had
been deposited the bodies OF the ill-aled pas
sengers which had been thrown upon the
shore went out to the barn. The doors
were thrown open, aud such a scene as pre-
secuted itself TO my view. ] certainly never
could have contemplated. II was a dreadful,
frightful scene OF horror
Forty or fifty bodies, OF all ages and sex
es were lying promiscuously before me,
over the floor. all frozen. and as solid as mar
ble-and except few. 10 the very dresses in
which they persisted. Some with their hands
clenchcd. as if for warmth, and almost every
one. with an arm crooked and bent as it
would be in clinging 10 the rigging
There were scattered about among the
number four or five beautiful little girls.
from six to sixteen years Of age. their cheeks
and lips as red as roses. with their calm blue
eyes open. looking you in the face, as il they
would speak
could hardly realize that they were dead.
touched their cheeks. and they were fro.
zen as hard and as solid as a rock and not
the least indenlalion could be made by any
pressure Of the hand could perceive a
resemblance to each other. and supposed
them to be the daughters Of passenger ma.
med Pepper, who persisted together with his
wife and all the family.
On the arms Of some were TO be seen the
impression OF the rope which they had chung
to--,be mark OF the iwis, deeply sunk into
the flesh. saw Que poor negro sailor, a
tall man. with his head thrown back. his lips
parted, and bis now sightless eyeballs turn
ed upward. and his arms crossed over his
breast. as If imploring heaven for aid. This
poor fellow evidently had frozen. while in
the act Of fervent prayer.
One female had rope tied TO her leg.
which had bound her to the rigging
and another lillle fellow had been crying.
and thus frozen. with the muscles Of the face
Just as we see children when crying. There
was brother and sister dashed upon the
beach locked in each others arms; but they
had been separated in the barn. All the
men had their lips firmly compressed iogelh-
err and with the most agonizing expression
on their eoonenances ever beheld
A little girl had raised herself on tiptoe,
and thus was frozen just in that position, II
was an awful sight---and such picture oil
horror was before me that | became uncon-
sciously fixed 10 the spot. and found myself
trying 10 suppress my ordinary breathing,
lest | should disturb the repose Of those
around me- | was aroused from the Ieyerie
by the entrance of mana Coroner,
As was abou, to leave. my attention be.
came directed TO girl. who. afterwards
learned. had come that morning from The
city TO search for her sister She had sent
for her TO come over from England. and had
received intelligence that she was in this
ship. She came into the barn. and the sec,
ond body she cast her eyes upon was hers
She gave way 10 such burst Of impassion
ed grief and anguish. that could not be-
hold her without sharing in her feelings
She threw herself upon the cold and icy
face and neck OF the liieless body. and thus
with her arms around her, remained wall
ing, moaning and sobbing. till came away
and when some ways of, could hear her
calling herby name in the most frantic man
ner
So little time it appears, had they 10 pre-
pare for their tate, that perceived a bunch
OF keys and half eaten cake, Gall from the
bosom of girl whom the Coroner was re-
moving. The cake appeared as if il had ns
been bitten and hastily thrown into her DO
som, and round her neck was ribon with a
pair OF scissors suspended
And to observe the s;out. rugged sailors
too, whose iron frames could endure So
much hardship, here they lay--massrs OF ice
Such scenes show us indeed how poweres.
and feeble are all human efforts, when con
tending against the storms and lempesls
which sweep with resistless violence over III,
face Of the deep. AS yet the vessel was sc
near the shore, that The shrieks and moan.
Of the poor creatures were heard through
that bitter. dreadful night. ill towards morn
ing, the last groan died away. aud all wa,
hushed in death. and the murmnr oflhe rag
ing pillows was all the sound that then me
the ear.
After the storm. the wreck was approach
ed. and here and there were seen columns
pillars of ice, which Ind formed on the fro
zen bodies. as the sea breaks over them
HORRIBLE. We have received informa
ton from creditable source, that Mr.
Moffit. wife Of Calvin Motif. Of Bethel, il
this county, beat with rods her only child,
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