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

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he ship was sinking we all rushed up, Of course
There were a good many up before me on deck
| saw Holmes when | came on deck ! seen hin
taking things, wood and casks, from The long boat
and throwing them over the side that was befor
they launched the long beat the cook and JacI
Stetson were assisting him; the jolly boat wa
hanging out at the bow of the ship the sailor
were getting ready to put her in the water; l can
say which was first launched; the long boat wa
launched by Holmes and the ether sailors | car
say who was tho first that went into the long boat
! found Bridget Nugcnt in the long boat when
went on board; there were some more persons il
il, bat don't remember who they were; she wa
not nearly full; there were men and women il
when ] went on board /; | can't say how many came
after me, but / know that the next persons who
came after me were James Black and his wife
can't say whether there were others came in aftel
them; il was before Mrs. Black and her husband
came in that Holmes asked Bridget Nugent and
myself TO go into the ship he was in the boat al
this time; / can't say whether there was any
other OF The crew in the boat at that time; it was
not very dark it was not a foggy or misty night,
There was no bailing going on at the time Holmes
asked me to leave the boat; l can't say whether
my uncle was in the boat at that time Holmes
addressed himself to inc there were persons in
the boat at that time, that were afterwards thrown
overboard; ! heard him ask no one but Budget
Nugent to 60 on board the ship; he said | should
get up and go iAto the ship; that is all he said
he caught hold of Bridget Nugent by tho shoulder,
before that, to put her out; she was Lext to me;
1 nearu ner lntercedlng; he men 1911 ner ana came
to me; | saw him take her by the shoulders; no
said she should leave the boat and go into the ship
again; she told him she would not that he might
pull her and drag her any how he pleased he did
not say why he wanted us to 60 into the ship,
either to her or to me; some hours after that, l
discovered that there was water in the boat; not
very long after that, Holmes lett the boat and
went on board the ship. The boats were lying
close to the ship; l did not know Holmes
prevent any one coming en- board | don't
know of his interfering with any one l can't
say who was the last man on board Of the
ship, unless it was Homes, who went on
board to carry the girl on his back he got down
into the boat with the girl on his shoulders, by the
rope that was attached to the ship and the boat ;
the rope was attached to the middle Of the ship,
they got The boat out | heard this woman's
sister crying to her in the boat it was then that
Holmes went off and brought her two Of her sis
ters were on board Of the beat at the time her
mother was on board /; ! can't tell what her mother
saying or doing l didn't hear Holmes say
/ have not heard anything said at the
except what l have said l can't FAY how
long that boat was | can't say how near to the
waters edge the gunwale Of the boat was l never
how near to the waters edge the gun.
vale Of the boat was it was about an hour after
brought the girl into the boat that the YES.
sci vent down. cant say how far the boat was
from the ship when she went down about half a
mile ; ! can't say who cut the rope attached TO the
boat when the ship went down il did not begin to
rain till next day. They balled that night I; l can't
say whether any of the crew bailed ; the jolly boat
and l0Rg boat were not continually together during
the night /; they were not together the whole night;
the jolly boat was not out Of sight of us that night ;
there was not SO much water in the boat as to wet
where l sat no part of me only my feet they
said nothing only when they wanted the passen-
gers to bail they would tell them to get up and
bail they could bail with the passengers sit
ting there there were seats in The boat those that
rowing were on their seats; the sailors took
'urns ia rowing; there was no dispute during the
niSht. all W a n siienf. the nzssenS e r. hailpdW hen thev
were told. The captain took leave Of us 1t day.
light; the mate. Rhodes, said TO the cap;ain-"Capt.
Harris, wen have to draw lots :" the captain said
more about it." The mate did not say why we
have to draw lots; he did not speak Of the
condition Of the boat; the captain did no,
shake hands with any OF us; we scarcely had any
clothing on; We had not time to get any clothing;
| know OF some Of the seamen taking of their
coats and giving to the women on board; l know Of
the mate giving his coit 60 . Scotch family;
Holmes was not in the part Of tho boat ! was il. /;
the sailors had all their jackets on; the mate had
gartt is the girls name he gave his coat to; | can't
say who brought the beef, biscuit and water on
board; il was very cold; there was no sleet; none
Of the passengers were insensible at any time;
they were all sitting in the boat, not lying down;
the captain went away in the morning; 1t was ten
o'clock at night when they commenced throwing
the passengers overheard; had not heard tho
say any thing to the crew about il l had
ucaIu uOtuluI stlQ ny auy O'uJ oCsotC ~ YUM
the person who was frstthrown overheard
sitting in the bow of the boat; | was sitting in
the stera; / can't say what sailor spoke first TO
him; | had not heard any thing addressed to him.;
il was his cry that | heard first; his name was
owen Riley; he had no wife on board; he had a
" rife in Philadelphia; ! can't say who was the next;
don't know who threw Riley over; | can't say
who threw Dufiie over; | know il was some Of the
sailors; l know it was Holmes who threw
Charles Conlin over; | know Holmes assisted in
rest of the passengers over; | know II
was his voice and their calling TO him TO save
hem; | know Of no one having a wife or child on
board that was thrown over; they had wives and
in Ireland; l know Askins' sister was
brown overheard, but can't say who threw her
over; know she was thrown over; she had no
on her only her night clothes; she had
'aved her cloak and she begged Of them to give it to
her sister was.thrown over teo; don know by
whom; those are all OF the wome en- that were thrown
'ver. they served out biscuit at different times; the
women did net eat any oft, bat the men eat some;
here was no given allowance; l can't tell how
much water there was there; they served none out
except to a child that was there; the men thrown
,ver on Wednesday were Nugent and KeegaR; /
lid not see them thrown over; | kept my head
covered when they were throwing them over my
aead was covered when some OF the others were
thrown out; it was not covered when Conlin and
w ilson were thrown over; the women thrown
1verboard were sensible, or they could not have had
sense te bail the boat; | saw some ice about us; i
,an't say whether il was Monday OIL Tuesday night;
[ was far from rs; il was an iceberg; II was SO far
hat we could Just discern it; il appeared near
he top OF tho sky; there were small pieces Of float
ng ice that they broke with their cars; the sailors
n the long boat saw the ship Crescent, and they
yot an oar and put a shawl on it the mate OF the
was in the topmast watching the ice it
vas net better than half an hour before the ship
vas alongside; We were not on deck for two days
fter we were taken on board the vessel; the water
anne into the boat once from her canting; 1 did
lot hear them cry out in the boat, God save us,
we're all sinking; Mary Carr got hold of Holmes
vhen he got hold Of Conlin she said he vas the
asst Of a family Of fifteen. fourteen of wh,m went
own in the ship.
MARY Carr, sicorn.-I was a passenger on board
the William Brown on her passage from Liver.
'ool to Philadelphia; on the night Of the 10Th OF
pril, this occurrence took place ; l was hanging
Up a lamp, when l heard the vessel &c ting a shock,
which knocked me down over the box in which
We kept our provisions; Black went on deck and
allied to his wife to bring up a blanket, that the yes.
ell was sinking; ! went up the ladder with a child
n my arms; when | went up on Geek, some Of The
nen were pumping, some Kidding the timber ont
{ the long boat; ! said to my cousin that we