Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-04

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presently feeling something like the dress
of female touching his foot, he again
dived down. and was fortunate enough to
grasp her by the hair.
The surf continued to break over them
with great violence: but after struggle
10 which their strength spent It's last eff
FORTS they reached the shore, utterl y worn
out with fatigue, watching, hunger, thirst
and the most intense and overwhelming
excitement. Besides this, the ladies and
children were suffering severed Y from the
cold. The party proceeded a short dis
lance from the shore, where the ladies lay
down upon the side of sand hill, and
their protectors covered them and their
children with sand, to prevent them from
perishing. Meantime some of the party
went in quest of aid, and about | Q o'clock
the whole of them found kind and hos
ptable reception, shelter, food and cloth
ing, under the roof of Mr.. SigIee Redd,
of Onslow county.
Mrs. Nightingale is the daughter of
John A. King, Esq. of New York, and
a grand daughter OF the late distinguished
Rufus King. During the whole Of the
perils through which they passed, she and
Mrs. Fraser displayed the highest quail
ties of fortitude and heroism. They owe
the preservation of their own and their
children's lives, under Providence, to the
GOODNESS, intrcpidity and frmness of Mr..
Copper and his assistants, and to the
steadness with which they seconded the
wise and humane efforts Of that gentleman
in their behalf
The forward part of the boat, after her
. separation: continued to float. On it were
Maj Heath and 81 others. We have had
; long conversation with NJ 'jor Heath, in
which be related with great mnuteness
every thing attending the preservation of
the persons who were on the wreck with
! hi!n 1t is impossible to convey in words
anything more than a faint idea of The sul-
r ferng they underwent, or Of the many
. narrowing and distressing circumstances
e which occurred during the four days they
:, were on the wreck.
But short time previous to the expIo-
+ sion it was remarked by one of the pas
0 sengerS to Major Heath that the gauge
: showed 80 inches Of steam. On the at
: tentron of the engineer being called to
J, this fact, he replied tina! it would bear with
r safety 40 inches. Major Heath had just
l. retired to the after cabin. A number o.
e passengers were ying on the settees, anG
d when the boiler burst, the steam rushed
e mo the cabin, and, it is thought, instant y
e killed them, as they turned over, fell OF
o the floor, and never were seen by the Ma
j. jor to move afterward. He had, on hear
5, ing the noise of the exp osion, got out O
e his berth and run to the steps, the Steam
d meeting him in the cabin. He got under
d the steps, as did also Mr.. Lovcjoy of Geor
( gla, and they were thus shielded from its
at effects.
E. In few moments he went on deck
n and found all dark He called for tn,
captain, and receiving no answer, mad
he for the mast, as he felt that the boat Wa
ID sinking. Before he could secure himseI
lie the sea burst over him, and carried hin
ID away. Fortunately, however, a rope hal
o. caught round his leg, and with this h'
le pulled himself back. The mast, as soot
I'd as he had been washed from it, fell an>
5; crushed one Of the passengers, Mr. Auzt
}: French gentleman, Of Augusta. Tn
ID boat now broke in two, and the deck, for
10 ward of the mast, was carried away from
d. the rest of the vessel, seemingly yer,
H. swiftly. Nothing more was seen afe
e. this, by Major Heath, Of the yawI or tn
o. after part OF the boat but in about ha
OF an hour he heard wild shrII scream
IT'S and then all was quiet This must hav
lg been when the promenade deck turne
I'll over. with at least one hundred human bt
b. Ings upon it.
he When daylight broke, he found thu
o. there were p on the wreck with him
ID, among them Capt. Pearson, who had bee
Id blown out into the sea, but who had eau
to plank and succeeded in reaching theI
ay during the night
let The danger Of their situation was ;
en- once fully realized The heavy mast Ia
I'll across the deck on which they rested, an
as kept it about IL inches under water, an
ID the pianks were evidently fast partin!
te- Capt. Pearson, with the rest, set himse
he at work to lash the wreck together BY tt
er aid of the ropes on the mast-etting ii
cir ropes sink on one side Of the raft. whc
ck passing under, came up on the cher sid
W. and by repeating this operation they form
nd ed kind Of network over it, They ais
succeeded in lashing two large boxes
nd their raft, which formed seats.
dr. Friday passed without any vessel con
we ing in sight, Their thirst now becar
intense. The heat OF the sun was yer
IN oppressive, its rays pouring dor on the
ght bare heads, and blistering their faces ar
ar backs, some not having even a shirt O
lch and none more than shirt and pantaloon
nd The suffering of the younger porto
sly of their company at this lime became vel
dr. great. Major Twiges, of the U. S. A