Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-27

,n'ofn,a'ioh' ID IL was 500, known that the
New YORK packet ships PENNSYLVANIA and \
S.. Andrew were total wrecks, and that Tho
LockwoodS, British vessel, was in = Gin,
liar conditoa.
The Victoria steam.tug had in TIE co,r.o
OF Tuesday afternoon made every excr;on
10 save os many as possible Of the sean,en
and passengers from the wrecks She >uc.
cseded in bringing on shore considerable
number from the LocAwoods and ST. An.
drew but from eightylo one hundred souls
were left in the first. named vessel. Amongst
those preserved was an infant only eig ii.
teen months old, whose father and mother
were cft on bolrd. The Pennsylvania
was then lying in the surf, with her hull
nearly covered by the sea. The captain,
crew. and passengers were in the rigging,
and had been there since the vessels,ruck.
The water was making breach over her.
Late on Tuesday night, Mr.. Arthur, the
active manager ofthe steam tug boats, caus-
cd the crew Of the Victoria to be increased,
and sent her out 10 the vicinity ofthe wreck,
to sec what assistance could be rendered.
Unfortunately, the night was dreadfully Sc.
we're; 4 boisterous and piercing wind,
keen frost, ssnow thunder and lightning.
continued 10 augment the suferings of the
poor creatures who were so entirely expos.
cd to the wrath Of the elements. 1t was evi.
dent that, if the vessels kept together till
morning, many o(the suffering success must
perish from cold.
Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, an
inward. bound Dublin steamer saw the Penn.
sylvania and Lockwoods, but could not
render their crews and passengers any as
81 tancc. The lattar were seen in the rig
gng, AMI their cries were described as most
hcar,.rendins. The Victoria was at an.
chor about half a mile from the wrecks.
waiting The return of daylight to renew her
efforts to rescue as mnny as possible of the
survivors.
In the course of the morning, another
scam tug.boat Ohc EIero) was sent outside
to render what assistance she could. The
anxiety Of those on shore to learn The fate
Of the vessel and tho sufferers became in.
tens'. 1t WIS midday, however, before
any thing certain was uade known, and
the intelligence that then arrived was of
such n nalure as to make most melan.
choly impression on all who heard it.
Abort noon, it was reported that one Of
the steam tug boats had arrived, bringing
wtlf her the survivors from tie wrecks.
From her was learned the following melan.
choly particulars :
On board the Pennsylvania, Captain
Smith, "a commander universally esteem.
cd,) the first and second mates, about seven
of the crew, and four of the passengers, had
all pershcd. Fortunately six had been saved.
Tn, captain and fify.four Of the crew
and passengers Of the Lockwoods were
saved. All the survivors on board this i'll
fa:cd vessel were brought away except enc
man. The wife of this person was on
board in dying state, and he refused to
quit her. The sight on board was most
heart-rcnding. Men, women, and children
were lying dead over the sides. or hanging
'elcss in the rigging, having perisled from
Tie severity of the weather.
The following is the best accoan: we
been able to collect ftLe number ofpersons
saved by the steam tug.boats
On Tuesday, the s;h Jan.-From the
St. Andrew, 23 from The Lockwoods, 3S.
On the 9th Jan.-From the Penrsylvan-
ia, 26 +; from the Lockwoods, %.
This makes total Of 104 saved by the
seam tug.boats from the three ships. Be-
tween forty and fifty persons are said to
have persisted in the Lockwoods.
The Lockwoods had on board l06 souls
when she sailed Of whom one was born on
that day. They consisted Of "a passengers.
and a crew of24. Ofthe crew only one
maa was drowned. while So ofthe passen.
gers have pcrished. Ofthe crew % have
been saved, ard 80 passengers, making a
total Of 55.
The shore presents melancholy appear.
ance. The Oxford, American packet,
which on he Sunday afternoon presented
ST. noble an appt arance as she anchored of
'Seaforh, lies now a wreck on the shore,
scarcely TO be recognized except by tho
bulk ofher hull, as majes:ic vessel which
but few hours before so gallanty rode at
anchor in the port. Her cargo is Of value
S.ic now lies off the Rimrose. and between
that point and Liverpool, short distance Of
barely thr, e miles, are fourteen other
wrecks, one a steamer. Four vessels lio
on the shore together, as if carried with ono
srst Of wind.
A Greal Project.-Governor Porter, Of
Pennsylvania. has submitted a project o(in-
ternal Improvement TO the Legislature Of
that State, which if carried into effect, will
immortaisc his nalne.-tIe recommends
to the Legislature to take such measures
as may be necessary TO procure the loca~
ton of railroad from The States ofOhio,