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

God does not help Us, we VII cast lots, end II ~
out like a man II IT is my turn says he, don't put
me out until ! get a speaking a few words to Mrs
Edgar-Mrs. Edgar, says he )" can't you do nothing
for me; she made no answer that l could hear; theI
they put him out. Mary, his yousg est sister, VIA,
crying about him; cob, says she, don't put out m,
brother-if you pat him out, put me cut too, In
willing to die the death of my brother. but dom
part me and my ~brether; Immediately they lai,
hold on Ter, md threw her out aifr him. Their
was Jack Stetson, Murray, Holmes and Charlie,
Smith, but which OF the four il was that threw AS
kins overheard, / cannot say; they all catched hin
and dragged him.; when they Eut over Mary, Ellen
the other sister. was CRY ing they catched held o
Ellen, and whom they had her up, Oh says she
don't put me over naked, all | request Is to Civ
me my mantle, some Of tho sailors lifted up some
thing and threw in after her, but il was not he
mantle; l heard Charles Conlla say, l"Ho'mes
dear. you won't put me- over"-Charles, says
he, ''you must go,'' and immedia'e ely he laid hole
Of him; l said 10 Holmes-"Holmes spare hi
life. he is all that remains out Of fifteen of William
Liddons' family. He lifted him up snd put hin
over, and as he went down heard the plunge
heard him crying and praying, the Lord have mercy
on rne ] saw no one assisting Holmes there were
sixteen thrown overheard a short time after day
light on Wednesday l heard q man cry out that
a shawl that belonged to me for a flag | don't know
how long ii was, but as soon rs the vessel came to
us the captain put ladders down the side ofthe YES
sci and took us up on deck ; ! heard that there were
kulAt IL Wcu 0OWu itu ~ VCsoCt wa
one tArown over, l don't know his name, but
Rhodes looked at the man who threw him over end
said, sob, cruel cruel"
OWEN earn eramined-l am near fourteen years
Of age; was on board the ship William Brown as 4
passenger; was in bed at the time she struck the
ice; went on deck; some were trying to get the
beat over; went down again, and got rsy pants and
roundabout; l was launched with the long boat into
the water: the passengers then got in; when the
boat was full she was pushed of: when ! saw Jack
Stetson he was putting a plug in the bottom Of the
boat; did not see ship 60 down; was in the bottom
of the boat. At ten O'clock they commenced
throwing the passengers cverboard; had to eat and
drink in long boat, biscuit, beef, water; Mary Carr
was near the stern; l went near the stern; | went
to her; she is my cousin; when the persons were
first thrown overheard ! was sitting at the back of
Mary Carr; heard nothing only when Charles Con-
lin stood up andlsaid "Holmes you won't touch me-"
and he just pitched him over; Charles was standing
beside me; close by; staid in that place until next
morning; did net leave it until the vessel hove in
sight; when the vessel came, could not tell how
much water was in the boat, as | was wet and fro.
zen; did not see the Crescent come. First saw
Is st into the beat; saw Stetson fixing the plug; l
cant't tell what became Of the plug afterwards;
never saw it after that time, but felt it once with
my toesi twas on the first night felt it and never
afterwards; would bail q little while and then quit;
the morning after Charles Conlia was put out l lost
sight Of what was going On; did not recollect from
that time had two cousins in boat Mary Can,
Sally Carr; saw no women thrown over; heard
~ Was ~ 8 - w oDVuy Jul nAIlCB
Conlin put over; heard nothing about casting lots ;
heard no talking; l fell over asleep; saw no un-
kindness on the part Of the men towards passen-
gers; Jack Stet,on gave me a pair OF stockings he
had in his pocket; biscuits were served round
twice by some of the seamen saw no water served
except some to the child did not see the mate or
men eat; might have done SO ! had some but could
net eat; heard at no time any one cry out the boat
was sinking; can't tell how near the gunwale was
to the water; think there were three seats in the
boat they run across; On those seats we're those
who were rowing all the rest sat in the bottom Of
the boat mate was in the stern; when it COM
mencsd raising, think II was in the night; continu-
ell as long as l knew what was going en- rained
heavy; sea calm; have never told the story only
to Mr.. Dallas don't remember going on board the
Crescent; saw James Patrick and James McAvoy
bail Holmes was not uL kind to me or any on board
the boat or ship that | remember; after the boat
was in the water saw the passengers coming down
the side Of the vessel boat leaked after Jack Stet-
SON put the plug in.
ANN BRADLEY, sworn.-Was passenger on board the
VIM. Brown; got into .bout the middle Of the long boat
when she was 10 cred; saw Frank Askins thrown ever.
hoard; Holmes wasthe first man Isaw coming forward;
was not far from Frank Frank was sitting between his
two sisters; one of the sisters said "you won't separate
my brother from me;" Holmes cried for help and said
theysweu!d hsve him over il he was not assisted; they
quested them to spare hi. lie as he wanted to saw two
words to Mrs. Edgar; Charles Smith, Jack Stetton, and
Henry Murray assisted; his sister said she was willing
to die the death Of her brother.
Cross eramined.-Hsd a sister on board the W. D., she
was not in the fongIbost; no other relative en- board. On
tuc NOybBcsdW uAihS " oA tHc chk
first observed the water in the boat q short time after I
got in; saw them fixing the plug for the first time, after
the ship went down they had an axe and made a plug
don't remember hearing any thing more said about it un-
til Tuesday night did not see any p%lufthere; cantsa
whether any thing bs, cloth h was put IN IN The hole or not
took turns in bailing, passengers and all observed most
water in the boat after the passengers went out rained
heavily continued until we were picked up did not,
from first to lest hear the mate say any thing in regard TO
the boat did not hear him say, my God this won't do, we
must 60 to work did not no. see &c Any person person put q hand upon
the boat would sink ; v az sfrsid myself; Frank Askins
wished to speak SO Mrs. Edgar; he did not speak to her
ing out the passengers; saw Askinstakc hold of Holmes;
il was then Holmes asked for assistance.
JUDY McFAppEr, examined.-Wa as passenger on board
of the WIN. Brown, and one of those that got into the
long boat +, can't recollect what part ofthe boat l got in
at the time I got in two sailors were in Keeping her from
the side; one ofthem tDld me to get out, and go on board
the ship again those sailors were the only ones ] could
see in the boat one of them said, "tisa woman let her
stay p Owen Riley was thrown out first BY Holmes and
the cook Riley called upon isabella Edgar and upon
I'abella's mother, but got no answer; sad, coed God,
are they going to drown the man 'ithe reply ws;"yssi"
children Askins at the time he was seized, begged
not to be taken from his sisters, he would work
would 20 overheard himself. When the two boats
were together, a good way of from the William
be lots drawn. The captain left company with the long
boat about Eve o'clock Tuesday morning; Holmes car.
ried Isabella Edgar down, and took OF his jacket and put
might want it; he told me to keep it; | was told to get
on the bottom, and found soma water there; in the night
| found some water coming in worry quick, in the part OF
the boat I was in; called TO Holmes and told him that
thought the boat was leaking; took his hand and put il
where the leak was; had some caps in my pocket, rolled
them up, and put them down in the place. Holmes was
looking for the cork or something that came out OF the
hole; could not find II, got axe and wood, made a cork,
put il 10, boat stopped leaking, stopped about an hour
in that place am sure the boat stopped leaking; this was
the first night, before passengers were throw WI out, heard
them say once after wards the cork was coming out
agsin; commenced bailing after the ship sunk; at the
time there was not much water in the boat as Thought; |
Holmes gave me at two different times part Of a biscuit; |
heard others besides Riley Duffy, and Askins, thrown
ov, Z, but did not see them. |
SARAH Cam sworn-Was a passenger on board the
VIM. Brown one of the sailors when | went towards |
the boat, told me to stand back or he would spn' my head
OIL en- with the axe. Heard some one say bei9fe common
cling throwing overheard, " God help me-this won't do /
we must 20 to work !" thought 1t was The mate, |
thought the expression was mtantto bail the boat, not
10 tbYow aver the passengers. Soon after heard the cries
of owen RILEY. heard james NcAvoy beg FIVE minutes