Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-09
From the Itaterto,on JeGersonian.

..SHIPwREcK.-l'he Iives.nf buI few per-
s5ne rnrui:i.. il': -. -" s-s-!.nlt tii .i,:,.
given bcluw: :. The aco"uai ma yhei in sonrr,
: Of It's particulars. incorrect, as ll.wa, pen
ned in a hurried manner, from the lips. of
:::ohe of,he' sufferers. 80. -:
The new schr. tVm: IT,. Marcy, Cam.
Miner; belonging 10 Mcssrs. s. g. II. Cook
Of Ellishurs, on her "trip from ElIiS' villag"
TO OSwegu, wa; on the evening. of The 10Th
inst. .capszed in gale of Mind.nH Mexico
Bav. The gale was. preceded bv a dead
calm: Updi the. frs, apperancc Of the
storm, every precau,inn wns madr use of lo
prepare the vessel for ii, encounter lis
here proper 10 state that she was without
ballast. The: progress of the stnrnrcoulL
be distinctly traced upon ihc slnopi >urf,cc
Of the water "a i,.came with apparently.
SLOW W bnt terrific violence. The scFr i'm.
stantly capsiZcd With maSts perprndiru
lar in the water, aud keel in the air, TN,
vessel now dashed to aud fro among l1lr bil
lows. Sam'i Cnok, (owner) Capt. Miner,
and Two hands were on deck. Wm. c.
Wells, Esq: mercInnI of MansviIr. John
Tiff, nf Ellshurg, Miss Eliza Van AIl~,m
Of Serbia, OSwrgo co. aud Il son nl Mr.
Cook about II year, of age, were in he
cabin. Those on deck were swept from it
as Gnick as Thought; hui t,y such cxcrIion> as
con only. he pni forth AT such II crlsi. as
this they all succeeded in gaining the keel
10 which they hung from sunsci ill near
midnight, with every sea dashing over them
with tremendous violence,
The Cabin filled with water as far. as The
confined air would permit: the scene " hrh
was there. cuactcd: bcegar, description =
Within this marrow 8 hv 10 room were inur
human beings. rolling and r,iubling among
. the loose funi,'ire and baggage, alternately
under and ou Of the wafer. aS tie vessel
rose and sunk with each N,fccerhing .sca.-
They however Sustained themselves some
what by hoding on Ia thaIn,rmcd be lfS
After remaining in this situation about TWO
hours with1hc wntirErndma IJy gaining UPON
them, so that blit 1lhont 81 iooi of spare re.
-mnncd :beiwccn the. surt;hrc of I4.e water
and the top oil lhc cabin They found r6 their
indescribHt tlc horror'tirat the vital principle
ofthe air wa. well nigh exhausted. Dc,tt,
now, seemed ncvitabIe. .Rut with IL dcs-
peration arlendanl.o onI y'npon the last rllnrl
of''he dying, M..Wclls af er lhr" nr four
attempts, by diving down Broke .ol.i .hc sk Y
light widows and tore .out with hi, hands
the iron rods which we're PLACED outside to
pro!ce: it.,hroushwhich the yahru<I As nuci,
of the loose rubbish as possiffe. thereby al
slQN ms tntib ibo't (oOlI ana The
water bad now "a free inercss from hrloa,
But. t.they still rxpc'i Dcc'I grcn difficulty in
bfeaihing. aud must Iinvc pcii,hcd we're i,
not for TWO feather beds that were innmed
with air. Ever and anon they lhrusl these
into the water. fio:n which. globulcs of air
would ris" aud hurst, illus furnishing Il sean
.tysuppIs of the sustaining element Mr,
Tiff tainted and sunk but was again broi,s4
tolhe surlarc OF tho water by. Mr. " els
Tie Young lady also tainted. The bo,
sustained himself rcniarkabIy. When al
hope of relief llhd.ncii,. Mr.. chs wirl, hi.
pocket knife with no othcr.leht tliaG an oc,
casional CLEAN Of lightning reelected ',y lhi
+. wafer, comm,ncel cutting for The pnrrost
of ge'tins ii hole through the ship; aud bac
'cni through the inner fiuisIiings of,hc cabi,
amd far into the bard timber IS hen his knife
.came'in contact With spike which 50 dull
led it us to render it useless. About this