Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-09
MELANCHOLY sB1pwREcK.
Loss OF FIFTY lives


The brig Florence, of and for New
ofK' 3 Rose, Master, sailed from Rot.
eidam. June 80, with crew of 8 persons.
ana - passengers. Her cargo consisted
only OF ballast aud lew casks Of wine.
, hty were favored with pleasant weather
until yearly up with the eastern Banks of
( Ne"tnundiand after that they were AS
Salieu with succession of gales. attended
! WIN fog and RAIN. up TO the time of their
sn;pWreck. On Sunday morning. Aug.
9th' the man Oh The lookout, sang our.
hdrd down the helm, breakers ahead"
Inc helm was imntdialely put alec, bat
1 oelofe the SAILS We're taken abdck. the brig
struck the rocks on her Starboard side
n moment before she was going al The
rate of z or 8 miles per hour. She in
SANITY filled and fell over on her side
Immediately 4 scene of confusion and ter
ror presented itself, The no .rors of which
can De Better Imagined than described. -
Here the wife and husband bidding each
o,her a last fareweli the frantic mother
| ciaspIng her infant 10 her bosom, as If
even death shooid not separate them: and
some lew who hid no relations on board,
were endeavorIng TO secure wh i money
they had by fastening it to their DO lies =:
but which, alas, proved the means of thpir
destruction. For tat which they vainlv
thought would secure them a comfortable
nome IN the fertile lands of the Far West,
changed their destiny to an eternal home
III de,th. On attempting to swim 10 the
Iand, the weight of the money sun k them
h. Il
mend ,bie cooIne5S, commanded ali 10 re-
m IN BY the wreck until some means were
devised To escape with salty For This
rnrpose the second mate, Mr. WIN. Robbs
OF Springfield, Mass, took the end of Il
line and sprang from the vessel to led re
t which lay between her and the shore
but at The time an Overwhelming Sea over
took him. AMI dashed the devoted sailor
, against the rocks, a mangied corpse
/ Capt Rose next attempted the onl Y mean,
Of saving the lives IF those on board -
He was more fortunate, and reached III,
land in safety. The crew were all saved
with the exception of the second male
bat only 80 of the 70 passengers wer,
saved, and Of these u.any were sived b
Capt Il 'se and the chief mate, Mr.. Soho
, fell, at the Imminent peril of their ON
. lives. BY the time all We're on shor
who were saved, about three hours ate
! the brig struck, there We're scarcely NV
: panks together: all was literally in spin
= terS. THIS 81 We're thrown ashore upo
. u barren, and TO them, aa unknown Pal
:, of the coast Many were half clad, an
: most of them without shoes. Not soil
L. IL
: con iitioh. they commenced their journe
= through thick woods and swamps, an
> over bleak and rugged hills, IN hopes
- finding some human habitaton.
For four days they continued the
- course, governed chiefly by he wind, tn
= sun, moon and stars being obscured nea
+ iy all this time by the fog & rain >qualI
Ic which latter were very frequrrt; SOM
lie times eating blrk from the trees, an
OF what few berries :hey could fad, Ear
I'd on the morning Of the II h, Capt. Ro
OF and Mr.. Sthofield assembled IL bill,
~ hopes the fog might Clear off, and afi1
rs them IL view of the surrounding coun'r
1g AT nine o'clock the weather clea red
he Ittle and they were enabled to see Il
z, II ,rbor ana Village of r mouse. T.
IN happy intelligence was soon commune;
We ed TO the resi-, and they resumed The
Ill march with lighter hearts. Nhen m
&c entered the village, is hoSpitable lnhab
CHI ants welcomed them with rvthIng th'
es, present. need demanded. NJ. G. 'oIr!,
ID Of whose benevolrnce the crew and pd
ial Sengers speak in the war.uesi terms
nd gratitude, gave them money AMI cloth
III AMI furnished then; with vessel 10 &C
tat vrv them To s.. Johns, the resli'nce
the Z. S Consular A gent. Al 9 p \
.c;. on S tnrlay, the 10th. they were lano
~, al S.. JDhuS. The news of their arrI
~ soon brought 10 the shore rich and pr
NO, wong aud old. somr thruslng brea,. i
- TN. han Is Of The sAipwrecktd range
hp+ aud others taking the poor wrelches no
al with them. N,shrng was spared VIII
,aa. pi could suggest 10 alleviate their NJ
49, or suh,'rjngs The next day being S
-, .I day, nothing was publicly donr for lht
- hnl on Monday, hAnd)iis were postt d
~, requesting ,neetng to take place at
So, Chamber Of Commerce, To devise me
10 relieve the necessiirs of those wi
- fate I'd thrown upon their shores. 5
~. seventy or eighty pounds were collie
81 in sh Drt tl.lr, mi resolutions were pa
~ 10 raise a sufficient sum. whereby the.'
Grants might BE-. enableI to reach
place of their destination. A comm
I'D . WIS also appoint o receive clothing
gene money fro.u all who fell di>p os'd TO
COZ, Clp NJ did not l,a'n The result, a.
'st sailed the following morning, but III
VINO from thr phian,hropic spirit manI
long by the people OF 81. Johns, that the q
nhu>. ao.L.. y.r. .m,Iv provided
opin M Th.. ,.n,.f mate Of IN, Florence