Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-09
Dreadful ShipYrcck.

Tuesday last, We copy the f,llowng dis.
'ressing particulars =
by Capt. McCuIdy, Of brig Attention.
arrived Yesterday from 81. Johus, New
Ioundland, Mcssrs Toplff' received The
following melancholy recital ofihe loss
of a brig and fifty lives. The par,icu.
lars were furnished to Captain McCurdy
by some person on board The lost brig,
aud are therefore entirely correct.
The following disaster Is one of those
awful occurrences with which the south
eastern coast of Newfoundland is often
the scene. The brig Florence, OF and
for New York, Samuel Rose, m. ster, sui.
ed from Rotterdam juno 30. with crew
oI eight persons aud seventy nine pns.
sengers. Cargo, b.liaSt and few Casks
Twine. They were favored with pleas
ant weather until nearly up with the eas.
tern part of the banks Of Newfoundland,
when thsy were assailed with success
sion of gales attended with fog and rain,
up to the time Of their shipwreck.
On Sunday morning, August 0, the
man on the lookout cried "bard down
the helm, breakers ahead" The helm
was Immediately put a-lee but before the
sails were taken aback, the brig struck
the rocks on her s,arboard side A mo-
ment before she was going at the rate
of seven or eight miles an hour. She in
stanty filed and fell over on her side,
when scene Of terror and confusion pre-
scented itself, tho horror OF which can bet
ter be imagined than described. Here
were the wife and husband bidding each
other II laet iurewell--ihe frantic mother
claspirg her infant to her bosom, as If ev
en- death Itself should not separate them
while some few, who had no relations
N board, were eudenvoring to secure
what money they had by fastening il to
their bodies, but which alas, proved heir
destruction. For that which they vainly
thought would secure 10 them a comfort
able home in the fertile lands Of the far
" est. changed their destination To an eicr.
nal home IN death. On attempting soI
swim TO the lard, the weight of the
money sunk them to tho bottom.
Cap ain Rose, with comrnendab!e cool
ness, commanded all to roInaln by the
wreck until some means were devised
for escaping with safety. For this pur-
pose, Mr.. William Robbsoi Springfield
Massachusetts, took the end OF n line and
sprang from the vessel toa ledge which
lnv between her and the shore. An over
hcming wave. however, overlook the
lcvoicd sailor, and dashed him against
the rocks, mapgled corpse. Captain
Rose next attempted lhis, The only means
of saving the lives Of those OH board -
lie was more fortunate, and reached the
land in safety. The crew were all savJd
except tie second mate. But only thlr-
" of The scvcnty.nCe passengers were
saved, and otlhcse, many were saved bv
Captain Rose aud MIR. Schoiield, chiet
mate, at The imnncnt peril os their own
lives, and bv the time tn ,se were saved,
about three hours after the brig stuck,
there were scarcely two of her planks
together. All were literally in spllnicrs
! hus thirty seven persons were thrown
ashore On u bniren and Unknown part ol
he coast. Many OF thom were hall clad,
and most of Them were without shoes.
Not a solitary biscuit was saved. In
this piiable condition they commence
their Journey through thick woods and
swnn,ps aud over Glack a..d rugged hills
IN hopes of finding some human babi'a'
ton.
For four days they continued their
course, governed by the wind, the sun,
moon, and stars beng oDsc red nearly all
the time by the tng aud raih squalls,
whch latter were very ircquent--so'ne
times eating the bark from trees, and
" hat few berries they could hnd. Early
on the morning of the 18th, Capt. Rose
and MIR. Schuticsd ascendcd a hill, Ia
hopes ,hc fog might clear of, aod ullorn
| I,hcm q view Of the surrounding Country
| At zine o'cluck the weather cleared n
| little, and they were enabled 10 So, tho
ha, Dor and village Of Renounse. The
h Ippy intelligence was communicated to
The rest, and they resumed thcr march
with lighter hearts. When they entered
the village, its hosp,tabc inhabitants
welcomed them with every thing which
their present need demanded. MIR.
GooGlich o.. " hose bcncvrlencc the crew
and p assengers speak in The warme'
terms of gratitude. gave money ~ clothes
to them and furnished Il vessel TO conve!;
them to st. Johns, the residtnc OF tic
United S atcs Consular agent.
A, I, p. NJ. on Saturday, the 10Th,
thoy were landed ut 81 Johns. The news
of ,hcic arrival soon broueh, to tho shore
rich and poor, old aud young, some thrust
mg bread into the hands of The shipn wreck
cd strangers, aud others taking the poor
wreiches home with them. Nothing was
spared which pity could suggest, to 81
lavia,c their vans and suiltrngs. Th'
next day being Sunday, nothing was pub
| icly done for them; bat on Monday hand
bills were posted up, requesting meet
ing To take place Il, the Chamber oi Com
|, ncice, 10 devise means TO relieve the ne
| cessties of those whom fate had thrown
l.upon their shores. Some seventy oi
| eighty pounds were collected in II shoIt