The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-25

N'VsA' . NtAtt w ~ shdt ~ tEt ST 1 went d /. eY he
edge OF the vessel, at the place where the boat was low
cred one of the men caught me by the legs and low cred
might come down sat on the edge ofthe boat my feet
were bmongst the water as | SAT- down | heard Mrs.
h hSs sem nrsi os 0 c,o lTr Isabella 10 a man gave me a jacket:
mead was in the boat first of the Edgars; dA not see
c mu3tr ~ orough, on board they gave me q piece Of bis
on TUESDAY 1t rained severely all Gay ut night heard
s ON . .he passengers cry out boat was sinking Isa-
mate say TO the men L" we must 20 20 work-this worS
wont DO. the mate called them up again and said thew
mus. go 20 work or all perish | heard them lay hold Of
Imam near me lifted The cover from nv head :thonrht
Il was owen Riley heard him call on, Mrs. Edgar
heard Frank Askihs call Mrs. Edgar Holmes stood M
said he saw a mastvessel not far from us he told us 10
ketI quiet, Tor II so many We're seen in the boat perhsps
wouldn't take us on board the rest were slmpst s,,aa
with cold, could almost do nothing Holmes went over
our heads forward with an oar 20 loosen the boat nom
ice-were surrounded heard il rub the boat al timss
they pulled to go TO the vessel, and vessel tool Sowns
sails they got TO the edge ofthe vessel and were tatsn
q we. END sun with cold can't say whether the two
up to my knees; heard them say " plug on, Of bost-boas
sinkipg;" never saw nothing bad about Holmes from the
time saw him first saw him give coat, crayat. rom
his neck and give to q girl without shoes or stockjpss
and wrap it around her feet il was cold all the time ,
heard some persons go into the water on Wsdzesday
morning don't know who they were-heard say one q
do nothing can't say how long they bailed ; / was so
Supplied with fright Iscarcely knew what Yves doing;
got two pieces OF biscuit. potatoe, beef-cat the two la,.
ter couldn't eat bread understood some water wa.
given to q little girl no difference made to passen-
6eE.
susANSAH EpGAn, sworn.-Was @ passenger on hoarf
the W. B.; when vessel struck was in bed sisters
Jane and Margaret got in the boat mother was with
me Holmes was there and took her in the boat II.
called out come on whoever you are I jumped down.
al in but Isabella she was the last passenger in boat
left the side of the vessel before Isabella got in ; mother
was crying Isabella Hslmes went out Of the beat ups
rope and passed Isabella into the boa, brought her
down on his back came down by the rope ; sat in the.
bows the mate said If he fell in with a shir or 9ot
ashore. he was to report the names in the paper he un-
dertook to raise a sail, but fearing the wind would blow
and capsize, he took it down did not see any one
put ont OF the boat my. head was covered Owen Ri
cried to mother to speak for him ; mother said she could
do nothing, for her life was no more safe than his AT that
time then he cried to Isabella once and Judy Mead
plunge in the water; next ! heard was Frank Askins. he
CRIED 10 my mother too; don't known whether she ans
wered or not didn't hear on Wednesday morning
should see ship that day said he thought he had seen
oar and put on it Mary Carrs shawl for a flag ; took the
oars and began to row to the ship told us not to stand
would not take them in soon came alongside the Cies-
cent Holmes ana the cook served the women all I saw
with cooked meat in the boat Holmes said the women,
must have cooked meat, as they could eat il better; men
must haver raw meat saw no water served out save 10
Cross eramined by Mr.. DALLA,.-saw Holmes and
Cook cutting the sides Of the ship, TO get boat over;
don't know where captain mate was at the time ; did not
see jolly boat until she was in the water heard those
on board the ship cry, but did not see them.
EL,LA LArThRTI syorn-Wa, a passenger on board the
sci struck, ! was undressed prepared to 60 to bed; when
! came on deck, the passengers were alarmed; got on
hoard jolly boati did not see long boat at the time; re-
lated TO James Patrick and wife they were my sister and
brother-n law; remember the captains taking down .
list Of names, and bid them steer TO Newfoundland; Mr..
Rhodes said it was impossible for the boat to live. and
told Capt. II the boat would be lost; captain gave him.
calm; passed two or three ~icebergs, and islands Of ice
were about ua. The wind iutervened; had q small needle
parts; was taken up on the sixth day / was benumt ca
with cold; was wet ell the six days; provisions nearly
most stormy mart OF our yOyaQe in the boat. Waa tina las-
ter end, when we were picked uPj heard captain tellths
men TO obey mate; mate told the captain he had go
hopes.
Mrs. EDGAR, sworn.-Wss n passenger on board the
William Brown was In bed when the vessel struck
Holmes helped me into the boat I helped bail the boat.
as there was water in her james TODD asked for some.
thing to put in the leak one Of the passengers handed
him a pair Of stockings when l went into the boat all
but Isabella were in. l was sitting amongst water. but
can't say how much there was in the boat, saw Holmes
his oil cloth coat and covered my head cut up his oil
cloth pants and covered Judy McFsddsn judged there
the boat heard my own daughter Margaret call tonne
the boat " wss sinking tod her to 81. sill for could do
Edgar > | asked him!w hat ne wanted, and received no
answer did not know the sisters were in the boat until
what he had to say to Mrs Edgar; Frank gave no ans
wer, but still kept h~ollowing; I asked II. ifhe was going
to put me and my family overheard he said no, shat i
this was after the others had teen put out got a piece
Of biscuit from the cook saw some Of the passengers
eating, but did not see the crew ca, on Wednesday
morning was SO benumbed with cold I can rememb er
much the first recollect was after being taken on
board the Crescent the ssilors appeared sad, those that
law.
ISABELLA EpoAs, sworn.-was a passenger in the VIM
the whole wsy from Liverpeol; twas the first day had
walked don't know how I got up stairs, some one
berth put on my dress in the steersge; stood by the
hatch while the boat was being lowered mother got
down, don't know who helped her ! went to the SIDE,
the stern, cook lifted me over on Holmes shoulders, and
he took me down into the boat took hold of him with
tho I'm 0ar and thumh of n hand and no tooL kcII -
the rope with one hand; Holmts put me in the
Of the boat rained very heavy Tuesday night and
Crescent appeared; had no shoes and stockings, got I
from Smith heard the pluuges Of the Ps.fengers.
heard one say. ''blood-sr.ouns tle. gosof me and I'll
go myself" Heard Mrs Anderson ask Holmes to take
a. he ccu'd earn in a twelvemonih Holmes said
morey was no obj ct, it was lives he wished 10 save.
sister Of Isabella, who has just been examined was in
bed when the ship struck the ice mother was turning
me in bed, as had been sick two or three days; when
she first struck !, raised me up 10 bed when she struck
the second time got out OF bed and went on deck they
were all rushing on deck did not see my mother until
on deck when the boat was in tAe water I saw the
people jumping into the boat Holmes caught hold Of ne
and pulled me into the boat think it was him by his
voice so crowded could not pass from one eud Of the
boat to the other Holmes said some time on Tuesday,
was 7 cold :" | answered "yes, both cold and wet" he
took off his crsvat and wrapped round my feet : Mr.
had given me his coat Holmes took off his paa-
falcons, cut them up, and put over my mothers and my
head hear 'o ~, on one say - ,ne,e s,er; iGsLed up and saw
head some Of the waves came in the boat it was then
raining heavily. James McAvoy asked two minutes to
his coat and say his prayers, and he would 10
himself they gave him the time the words
he used were a. Lord be merciful to me a sinner - dsAt
xnoy whether he was put over or went over: did not
Ho' mes voice at the time; the passengers seemed to
se very wet and stiff with cold; when n. said the ship wss
at hand, saw Jack stetsou and the cook rowing
hey could scarcely row, their hands were SO sore they
until they came alongside Of the Crescent r
couldn't get up-Holmes told me to sit still-he helped
ne up the ladder and told me to take time. the Iasscn-
were put on board first Captain Ball said, ned we
! hour or 20 minutes later he coald not have pick
d us Sp
AZ me whole evidence had been gone through with,
GNopoE M. DALLAS, Eco, opened on the part Of the pro-
rely ing, for the conviction cfthe prisoner, up
On the strength Of the testimony which had been sf-
His argument was sound, logical and clear, and
vas listened TO with great attention: He was foIiowes
he Z ,a.trop Fec In heha1fof tho defence. who re-