Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-09
From tho IEaterto,on JeGeysonjau.

ne ilVes.oI bnt lev per-
ns -rrisIr liz: s-7.,aItind a. i,
Ell bcluw. The aro"uai mav.ben sonrc
OF lis particulars. incorrect, n. II was, pen
ned in Il hurried manner, from the lips of
zone of:the sufferers. : ..
The, new schr. Wm. t.. Marcy, CAM.
Miner; belonging 10 Mcssrs. S. g. H. CnnE
Of E.llisburg, on her trip from Ellis viias.
TO OswegU, wa; on the evening of The 10Th
inst. capsiAed in Il gale of " ind.u of Mexico
Bay. The gale was preceded bv n dead
calm: Upni the. first apperancc Of the
storm, every precau'i,' N waS nladr use of 10
prepare. the vessel for its rnrounter mi,
here proper To state that she was without
ballasi. The progress Of The S,ornr coutl
be distinctly traced 'npon lie sihoplI >,ri,cc
Of. the water as i'.came with apparently
SLOW w hnt terrific violence. The ScIlr. in.
stan,ly capsiZcd With maSts prrprndicu
lar in the water, and keel in the air, rl,,.
vessel now dashed To and fro n,nuig The bill
lows: Saul Caok, (owner) Capt. Mincr,
and two hands were on deck. Wni. G.
Wells, Esq: merchant of MansviIc John
Tiff, nf Ellishurg, Miss Eliza Van All~,n,
Of Serbia, OSwrgn co. aud Il sou of Mr..
Cook about IL years of age, were in The
cabin. Those on deck were swept from il
as Gnick as thought; hur by such cxcrlion> as
con only he pmi forth at SUCH Il crI>i. aS
this they all succeeded in gaining the keel,
TO which they hung from s,,,sci ill near
midnight, with every sea da>ting over them
with tremendous violcncc,
The Cabin filled with water as far. as The
confined air would permit: the sccme whrh
was. there cuactcd: hcegar> description -
Within this marrow s hv 10 room were lonr
human bGIngs. rolling and rumhing among
the loose fun,,re and baggage, alternately
under and Oui of the .walcr. a> tile vessel
rose and sunk with each N,fccGrdinr.>ra.-
They however Sustained themselves some.
what by holding on Ia them, -r,ch hr rh,
After remaining in This situation about Two
hours with1hc water graana lJy sainin: upon
them, so thai but nhout foof of space .rc
mIincd .betwCGu the. surt;rcc of ii.e " aIrr
and The TOP OF iIic cabin they found rd ,hcir
indescribn!,l !,le horror tlr.t The ,i,nlrrincplc
ofthe air wa. well nigh exhausted. Drhti,
now: seemed inevitable. Rut with IL dcs-
peratfon attendant onI nIynpon rhc last cllnrr
of-'he dying. M..WcIs afer ,hrc" or four
attempts, by diving down Erolr.ou .hc sky
light windows and tore out " i'm III, hands
the. iron rods which were placed outside to
protce: t.'hronsh which the yaprn>l As much
of the loose rulhis!, as po,SiSfe. thereby a.
lowing them mere room and air. as the
. water had.now - free in.rcs> from hrlo., .
But.they still rxpcri DccI grrn difficulty in
bftahing. and. nuSf ',nvc pci,hcd were il
NOT for TWO toatler beds thar were inflated
with air. Ever and anon they thrust these
INTO thc water. from which. gloIuIcs of air
. would rus" aud hurst. l..thus furnishing Il sean
'tysupply of the sustaining element. Mr.
1'iii tainted aud sunk but was again brni,.4r
to The surlarc oflI'o water by. Mr. " els
The Young lady also tainted. . The boy
=. sustained himself remarkably. When ali
hope of relieT !hd.nca,. Mr.. W chs wiril his
pocket knife with ho othcr.lieht tliaG an oc-
c"s'onai CLEAN of lightning reelected ,,y The
. wafer, COMM m..ncea cutting for The purpose
of ge'ting a hole. through the ship; and had
ch' through the inner finsIfings ofthe cabin
and far Into the hard timber IS hen his knife
cane.'in contact With spike which 50 dui-
led 1t rs TO render it useless. Abou, this