The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-24

caiiy 10 sleep with her dear, dear brother. There
were three ofthem; they had escaped the fate Of
those who had found tomb in the sinking ship;
they had gone thus Gar with the angel Of Hope how
ering family over them; but it faded forever
away. And when the brother sank into the wa.
tiers with prayer upon his lips, the sister who
dearly loved him arose, d in the clinging affection
of her pure spirit sad Il will go with my brother
Haste had prevented her guarding her person
when she escaped from the ship and even there in
that dread moment, the instructive impulse of
modest feeling induced her to ask for mantle;and
then wrapping it around her person, with calm
step and trusting heart, she suffered herself 10 be
cast into the heaving and surgng flood. A dash,a
slight struggle, and the star Of her life set upon
Earth to rise pure, bright and unsullied, in Heav
en-.
But the ship. Dreadful, indeed was the scene
there. A mother, sick and feeble, her tender
babes, her husband-death gathered them to his
gloomy harvest Another mother with her inno-
cent infant laid upon her knee and two of her
babes clinging 10 her for rescue. How she passed
away, how she strove in agony to them, nor
thought Of herself no tongue ever can tell. The
mother who in all the calm Joy, and peace of her
fre>side, hear this tale of woe, with her innocents,
happy and joyous around her, cannot tell of the
uespHT anu ITdnUC eHOTL OF HeE WHO uH-
availngly strove that night to save her children.
God alone was with her, and her heart has long,
ceased to throb with love for her babes. They
slunber together far down in the bosom of the
wild and stormy deep.
The testimony of Mary Car, although not bear
ing very clearly upon this point, is yet pregnant
with fearful truth Although she did not say SO,
nor did we directly ask her, yet it is evident that
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ed by the mother with the other children, she was
overcome with terror; and in the desire to her
self she laid the babe upon the mothers nee, and
abandoning all sought her safety; while the
poor mother, unable to bear away her children and
unable to them, left in terrible and una
vaing despair She chung to the babes, and they
! persisted together. Mary Carr stated the mother,
begged her to go Glow for clothing for the
naked children; but laying the infant in her lap
she fed TO the boat in such scene can she
be blamed-dreadful as is the tale.
There is some discrepancy in the accounts, but
no more than might be expected from recitals Civ
| en- from memory, of incidents occurring in the
deep of n light, and of such fea rlu nature. The
truth seems to be, that but one individual made
much objection TO being thrown overheard, and
that was alluded to. He offered money and asked
time to pray. One thought it was old man and
has so stated; but it too dark for her to see,
which explains the error There was no choice
made, as has been stated; for no choice could be
made. All we re taken from one spot.-Before d
after the scene of death, no alusion was made to
it. The testimony is uniform that the mate and
crew were kind 10 the last degree, tearing off
their own clothing to protect the others, and dong
oil their situation allowed for their comfort and
safety. OF the real scene no mind can conceive.
They lay in voter, extended upon each other FOUR
deep, some being nearly crushed with the weight
upon them; fact to which all testify, and which
will give some idea of the ded state of the
boat. Indeed nothing is palmer 10 mind than
the lives of the il saved the others; and may those
who disposed to say that all should have per-
ished together never be called decide and act
under circumstances so fearful did the unfortu.
nate sufferers of the VIM. Brown.
THE STATEMENTS OF THE SURVIVORS.
ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, (saIorD is Swede.
Says they had fair wind; were under the foretop
mast steering sail and all sails on ship. Two men
on the lookout saw ice and sung out 'hard up" but
before the helm could be brought hard up the ship
truck.-They tiled to pump her bur she leaked
SO fast forward it was of no use. The Captain
| went into the forecase and seeing the water com
ing in returned and told the mate to clear away
the boats; which done. Some then got into
! the small boat, some into the long boat-he got in
to the long boat. When the boat entirely full
ofpassengers, others got upon the ships rail and
jumped down into their midst, all being very eager
to get in. The boat then showed to the stern
of the ship and lay there, by rope about twenty
feet aft. The ship sunk and just she went
down, he cut the rope that held them with a hatch
et.-Thirty persons went down with the ship,
| among them, one man, bis wife and ten children.
This about IL o'clock at night. The sea was
quiet that night and the next day. The Captain
then advised them to start Newfoundland, (which
they did but could not continue; the wind rising
compelled them At night it came on to
! storm and blow heavily. The boat made much
water and there no hope ofbelng saved. The
mate came forward among the hands and said to
save themselves and many ofthe passengers as
possible, they must throw some of them overheard
This was done the shffest and coolest being cho-
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