Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-29
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when he would call on his mother WIN safe al home
and beg for water, his father would seek vain 10 com
fort him by words of kindness aud c!aspng him closer
TO his heart.
On Saturday they fell in with another portion Of the
wreck, on which Chicken and three others whom |
they took on their raft Towards the close Of the even
ing they had approached within half mile Of shore, as
they though. and many very 10 make an
effort to land This OBJECTED to by Mapr Heath, as
the breakers ran very high and would have dashed the
raft 10 pieces on the shore. MIR Greenwood, from Gcor.
ga, told the Najnr that he Of the best swim.
mers In the country and that he would lie rope around
him and swim to the shore. "No No. replied The
Major, you shall risk your life for me- under these
circumstances, und in such attempt you would lose
your life No. am the oldest in danger. and will
not increase The risks Of others a hope OF landing
then shortly afterwards given up, slight breeze
from the shore carrying them out into the sea
| Despair seemed to of them, aud one
suggested that if relief did reach them, would
be necessary cast los The (rmuess and decision o
Major Heath put this horrid idea to fight. awe
Christians he told them, 'and cannot innocent
" imbrue hands in the blond OF fellow creature
A horrible catastrophe has deprived hundreds Of their
lives, brought sorrow to many hrnrth and thrown Us
upon the mercy Of the winds and We have still
life left let not give up all manIIness and sink to the
brute We have all our thoughts about ia, and should
face death, which must later overtake with
the spirit that becomes christian men When that
hour arrives will lay down my life without mutmnr,
and will risk for The safety Of one of you, but
will stand by and another sacrificed that we
words these did he quiet them aud reconcile them TO
await the issue The day away again without the
sigh, OF vessel TO cheer their dropping spirits.
| On Sunday morning it commenced raining, with
stiff breeze from the North east which increased to
i severe gale Every effort made 10 catch Of
the falling rain in the piece of canvass which they had
taken from the mast but the ran high that The LIT.
lie they did catch nearly salt the water OF the
ocean Still the rain cooled them, and, IN their sua-
ton, refreshing and grateful
On Monday morning they saw four vessels. They
raised pole piece of the flag that attached 10
the mast and waved it, but in vain The vessels were
too far Oft, and hope nearly lost az they watched
them after another, pass from their sight lhey
had now been without food or water tor tour days and
nights; their tongues were dry Iii their mouis-thelr
f-s burnt and blstced by the sum- and their brains
f.yered and many O. them began EXHIBIT til peculiar
madness attendant on Starvation They could not sleep
either, the raft almost always under water, and 1t
required continual wachuness 10 keep themselves from
being washed over BY the Ma Heath tells US that
never for one moment did he lose his consciousness
and hear from others that his cheerful spirit and en-.
couraging conversation kept alive the hope OF safely in
the breast OF Others and bansed despair from lheF
minds.
On Tuesday morning, vessel hove in sight, and her
track seemed to lie much them than those they
had the day before. They again waved their flag,
aud raised their feeble voices Suil the vessel kept on
her track. which appeared to carry her away from
them "She gone said one OF the crew, fellow
who had been dreaduiIy scaded, aud he laid himself
down one ct the boxes, as he SAID, "to die capt
out, "She u.s. She is coming towards US! And
so it All sails set, and full before the wind the
vessel made for them The schooner proved to be the
Henry Cameron, bound from Philadelphia 10 Whining
ton \. &. AS soon as the captain came within speak.
ing distance, he took his trumpet and cried OUT "be oil
good cheer | will you! 1t was the first strange
voice that had reached their for five days, which
were 10 them as age.
When the schooner came along side, they all rushed
francaly on deck and it with difficulty that
the Captain could keep them from The water casks He
Immediately gave each Of them half pint oil water,
sweeencd with nolasses and repeated at short inter
walls His prudence doubtless. preserved their lives.
During the morning, Major Heath and his company
had ANOTHER portion Of the wreck, with several per
and the Captain OF the Henry Va.
mer0n told OF It, he sailed IN the direction II had
been seen. and shortly afterwards in sight On
this wreck, which part Of the promenade deck,
were Miss Rebccca Lamar, Mrs. Noah Smith, OF Au-
gusa, Master Charles Lamar OF Savannah, and Mr..
Robert Hutchinson, also Of Savannah. The two ladies'
were much exhausted, and Master Lamar was almost
dead Every comfort tina, the schooner was possessed
OF freely bestowed by The CapIan and Maj Heath,
on behalf Of those who were saved with him. has asked
US TO RETURN thus publicly 10 him the thanks thu deep
and heartfelt thanks, of the beings whom he rescued
from condition Of such misery and peril that the heart
sickens a, the contemplation Of II Mr.. Hutchinson had
lost this Disaster h. wife and child. Ills wife was
the daughter of Mr.. Elliott, formerly the U. States
Senate, from Georgia.
When the promenade deck separated from the hull,
many persons took refuge this portion Of II. Among
them was Mr.. e. b Lamar of Savannah and two chi.
dren, the Rev. Mr.. Writ and lady OF Florida and child
OF Mr. Hutchinson, and the I'd male Of the Pulaski On
Saturday morning. finding that there no other hope
Of safety, the male proposed to take the boat which they
had secured being the I'd deck boat-and with five OF
the able Of those the rall endeavor reach
the Shore aud to send out vessel to cruize for them
Tins being assented 10, the mate, with MI Lamar and
four others, took their departure, aud on Wednesday
morning they reached New River Inlet in safety. The
passengers remaining The raft with the exception of
the four mentioned taken Oft by the Henry Cameron,
u xba,,I Tho
Writ and lady, whose christian resignation to their fate
excited The admiration OF all around them. They eX
pred within few minutes OF each other Seven per-
reported to have died on Monday. The body
OF Mr. Parkman Of Savannah oated 10 the raft and
recognized by his friends.
| It was ascerluned at Wilmington on Wednesday
morning that eight other persons from the wreck had
reached New River, Inlet, but their namcs with two
exceptions, are unknown.
The passengers who escaped were almost without ex.
ceprion in the clothes in which they sleeping and
suffered very severely from the bsering effects Of the
sun, and the chilly wind Of The night. They en-
trely destitute OF food of any kind. Those
who were last saved most Of them in dreadful
/ state of liberation and debility.
The passengers every where received with the
most unbounded sympathy and kindness; and the WI.
mingon and Raleigh r r c. the Portsmouth and
Roanoke r. K G.. and Baltimore and Norfolk s. Packet
Com rendered 10 them in the most liberal manner con-
veyance their and boats TO The various points Of
their destination
The cause Of the disaster obviously the nee ect
of the second engineer in permitting the water to boil
off, bnw off in the sarboard boer, and then let
ting in full supply Of water on the heated copper
One of the hands saved had few moments before the
explosion, examined The steam guage and found uc
ualing rapidly from % 10 ~ inches. Another had just
left the engine when he heard the shril whslling
sound of high pressure steam the engineer tried the
water cock in few seconds the explosion took place
Captain Dubois asleep in the wheel house ten
minutes before the explosion Capt Pearson the second
Captain, blown out of his berth into the was
al. E,ef 1hnuh bath tnHIl
! the bow uf the boat.
The following rccupi,uation Of tie number saved