The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-25
IIOrrid Affair at Sen.
LOSS OF TIE SHIP WILLIAM BROWN, FROM
LIVERPOOL TO PHILADELPHIA.

lOrr1d Affair AT sea.
LOSS OF TIE SHIP WILLIAM BROWN, FROM
LIVERPOOL TO PHILADELPHIA.
H,vnE, May 10, 1871.
The Louis Philippe, New York packet
ship, has this moment arrived. lnlorma-
ton having reached the town that some
shipwrecked seamen were on board, the
report became general that they belonged
to the President, and the excitement was
beyond all description. On the arrival in
dock, however, strong body of the gen
darmerle was in waiting, and Immediate
ly took in custody the mate and eight of
the crew of the ship William Brown,
bound from Liverpool to Philadelphia,
which was sunk by an iceberg in the latter
part of the last month, for as yet cannot
give you precise dates from anything cx-
cept that three men were taken from the
Crescent, which vessel had picked them
up in their long boats. But tale of hor-
ror is TO be told about them. 1t appears.
when the vessel struck, thirty three pas
scngers, the mate, and eight of the
crew, took to the longboat the captain,
three of the crew, and eleven passengers,
took to the jolly boat all the rest sunk
with the vessel. The boats parted in the
night. Some days after the mate and
crew determined las they say, in order to
tighten the boat to throw seventeen of the
passengers overheard, which they accom-
plishcd, and some of the most horrd and
revolving scenes took place.
There were two brothers and sister
of one family; the brothers were thrown
over, and the sister jumped in after them.
One fine boy prayed for few minutes 10
say his prayers they refused and hurled
him into the sea at once. Some clung TO
thc side of the boat, praying for mercy,
but their hands were cut off, and they
were pushed into the deep. Fifteen Ia
dies and two men remained in the boat.
One hour after this massacre, the Cres-
cent fell in with the boat, and saved the
survivors of this horrid deed. The pas
sengers remained on board the Crescent,
the crew arrived in the Villa dc Lyon
they are now under examination before
the American Consul. The result will
not fail TO communicate TO you, but you
may rely on what have already stated.
The jolly-boat has not been heard of.
The dates of the Villa dc Lyon have been
anticipated by the Acadia. The following
additional particulars are given by Galig-
uani's Messenger 1.-The ship was of
Philadelphia; her company consisted of
seventeen persons, and she had siXty-iivc
steeragc passengers, nearly all Irish, with
a full cargo on board. She had had
rough passage out and struck against
field Of ice at nine p. NJ. when going I'M
der all sails, at the rate of ten knots an
hour, in lat. 43' 40 north, and long. 49,
80 west by account. She stove in her
larhoard bow, and, within two minutes
struck another field of ice.
The ship soon began to ill, and the
captain and crew got out the boats, which
were cleared away at IL. At midnight
the ship went down and the thirty pas
sengers who could not be taken into the
boat, were drowned in her. They lay by
each other till A. NJ. when the captain
in the cutter stcered for Newfoundland.
The long-boat, being very heavy laden
with so many persons, AZ in all, could
not be managed, and was obliged to steer
10 the south. At midnight she fell in with
more ice, and the wind came on to blow
hard. the boat began TO leak badly, and
shipped good deal of water. Finding
she was likely to sink, the mate consulted
with the crew, and it was deemed neces-
sary TO throw overheard such of the pas
sengers rs we're nearly dead. Sixteen
were thrown into the sea and persisted;
whlle the rest were nearly stiff with the
extreme cold. Shortly after ship hove
IN sight, and the Captain, who was up
aloit looking out for ice, saw the boat and
'tood for her at the imminent risk of his
yn safety. This proved to be the Gre
ut, and they were received with the
s'.eest humanity and kindness on board.
a.ct time the ice was in sight on the
s"', ," IF the Atlantic, as far as the eye
. -" te'h. Out Of the passengers saved
", were omen"
81, nc nav Journal adds to this dread
"l''''Ve' that the first passenger
"o"" overload was a woman Sis
ovor. on ,,,''lohs we're afterwards thrown
rosn; , a''u y9ungboy who bcggad for a
p''e 10 say Ills prayers, was no, allow
ou' was sent i0'o he deep! This