Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-06-12

trunk, with small box containing about
three hundred dollars iE specie, bat the gas
and the smoke soon obliged us TO abandon
all further attempts, and 10 close all the
doors 10 the cabin and to the house over
them.
We walked the deck all that night, and
said but liule. Capt. Anthony was watch
full and going silently about in every part Of
the deck, stopping 0p crack here and adj
Justing rope there, or giving some order
for the safety Of those whom at that mo.
ment he must have felt were dependent al.
most entirely upon his discretion for their
lives. Morning broke, and the sun rose, bu,
no sail was in sight There we lay on the
broad ocean,a fine ship smoking al eyerycrack.
with three fral boats attached to her by
single rope, and no hope Of rescue except
through the goodness OF the Almighty
Whatever may have been the religious feel.
ngs, or the want thereof among those sixty.
three persons SO nwlully situated, there was
no cowardiee exhibited, no sudden outbreak
OF prayer and repentance, no murmurng.-
But there did appear to be n confidence in
the breast Of every one that the God who
had thus suddenly afflicted us would not
leave us TO perish in that desert sea.
We remained in this state OF suspense all
day Sunday. making ourselves as comfora-
bic as possible. Every crack where we
could find the smoke coming out. was stuf.
fed with cotton or plastered over with pipe.
clay, of which the captain found small lot
on board attached 10 the galley erected for
the Storage passengers. The ice-house on
deck contained fresh meat, such as beef
Iol,. H.. e. IL.
employed all day in cooking We sent
some warm coffee and fresh milk. with some
boiled fowls 10 our friends in the long boat.
and made every exertion TO Tighten their
misforlunes. But still no ship came in
sight, and evening at last found us in the
same perilous situation that we were in the
night before. During all this day, the deck
was quite warm. on the right hand side for
ward Of the mninmas., indicating, as we
supposed, tina, the FIRE was under that part
Of the vessel the thick glass headlights sci
into the deck at intervals of about two feet
from stern 10 stem, were also quite hot.
|, But towards night, the deck and glasses
began 10 cool off and there was less smoke
, apparent; the forward matches, too, were not
quite so hot at night as they were in the
, morning. and we began 10 have more hope
We had got man over the stern in the
, forenoon. on a spar, 10 fasien down the shut.
ers TO the cabin windows and nail them
down, but this did moi prevent the smoke
coming lhro'. The wooden shutters TO the
skylig hts on deck were put on TO proven,
the glass being broken BY accident. and
{ towards night we thought that The glass I'M
der those shutters had cooled of.
| A - c., L.. L.
( ofthe unfortunate people on board the ship
!. sunk to sleep on the deck from mere exhaus
ton, leaving only three people awake tC
watch for help. or to warn us of what WE
most dreaded bursting on, of the flames
No language can tell or the sufferngs o
that night, which was more dreadful thar
: the last We were like people confined OF
the top ola burning mine, with no powe
, 10 escape death almost certain to be ou
:. portion within a few shon hours, and ou
, minds tortured with suspense.
!, During the night. Capt Anthony lait
!. down and caught short sleep. The wea
Their was toerably fair, but silence reignet
throughout, except so far as it was broker
by the occasional rumblng and dashing O
!, the sea. Just before two o'clock | laid down
4 beside him 10 wait my fate leaving onl,
q one man walking the deck. and in doin.
!, so, / disturbed him.-He walked, and turn
:, ing over. he took my hand and remarked
!, IL feel that we shall be saved-I have ha,
). pleasant dream" This circumstance
, slight as it was, had its effect, and did i'm
), part some liule consolation 10 both of u.s.
:, So true il is that drowning men will catcl
;, at straws.
n About this time the weather was chang
O ing. and the sea had risen, and the people il
> the long boat became alarmed MIR. Vain
y wright hailed the ship, to know il it woul
5 not be best to take the boat in. Captain
/. Anthony answered that they had better wal
e patiently until daylight, and then wake
y. forward TO examine into the state Of tn
! ship. We now found that the fire had evi
/. IDENTIFY increased. the deck and hate he
d were still quite warm, and the pitch wa
,e beginning to boil or melt in the seams BE-
h. tween the planks. A short conference cor
10 vinced us that but little time could elaps
before the FIRE would burst through the decl
IS and then there would be no further hop,
ID What we said and what we felt betwee
p that time and daylight, is not 10 be tol
NIL hete-t is sufficient that we though bit "
e. knew the worst the two small boats coul
20 not hold more than fifteen persons, and ther
le were nearly thirty on board the ship; unde
10 the best Of circumstances some Of US mu
10 be lost, and il is needless 10 say that Cap
oil Anthony determined that he should stick
n his vessel and run the risk rather than crow
20 the boats with too many people, or excluC