Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-04-26

'..r -" eLF ~ HEAHA
furnish Y4tef to lilo city
from ne Wfeat If Nc svqiey 4llttgta
Faftiefhafa ssasfa7 heairs Found
The following particulars afe taken from
the ~. Yoftt gnns
We bevafeeetyed he foIiaHiHs particulars
from q Pratt. i5sq Of Gevsft, EaBbea C6uha
try N, y, WHO vas 4 passenger ~ tie aWata
i6w 1T the time II the disaster, hnd remained
If OF fear the wreck until A o'clock H. M.
Tuesday aftefhaBa
On going into lha Iadisa' cabt1. after the
vessel struck, be- t5BHd It fail Of LADIES' md
sbiging Afs tvs daughters. liz rushed forward,
II company with his grandson, leaving III tbs
| ladies' cabin two .]itdias uaf1ad Caftat who
we're Ia company with I'm aged lady from.
| Troy, these being he only ladies' vtioss 1AfneH
where known 10 hia daughters.
Passing 10 her forward deck, he vas inst
byssafas one who told him to keep OF tie
Bows, Hs tho baaf vas going down, and 4s be
turned to ret 10 the bpffifAns deck, with his
daughters and grandson, he was met by A
rush Of walgf-aWeeptng oyer the lower degt
from the Htera, and turning refund caught 4
glimpse of lhB two Misses Coffin, behind him,
but on gaining Tho upper deck With 1874 eh4fRe,
Iiltf WNi9 .iIlIHeff4E AWAIT ~ vi az illF4@ tBE t4Htt
halies on The luVpF deck and one of tlem re-
covered, but quite dead. Thg other could Hot
BIO found,
Al the boat sunk down. about twenty or
thirty or more, took refuge lhihe state rooms.
beljevrthg that they wonli Be aafe, but they
we're a6oh oggfWhelmed, some sHaaniHg on
%srttaar, rhaire md tables shd Aoafs5 away,
Whita a few gained the hurricane deck, but 1t
H.. fAAnag 4laE aaua4n1 #4sr. 5~ A. ff- 4--
4nd were drowned, or those who H9ated Of
{ about fifteen OF twsnfy) two gentlemen and
z lady were found eliugtng % d aett8e about
i milo and d half below the wreck, hll three
alive, but greatly exhausted They were IT,.
ken toAthana. OF the dihefs who tried TO
save themselves by similar means, nothing
WaF known up 10 yesterday afternoon, aud i
IA much ta4be feared They have peFished.
The rock On which The boat struck appears
elk feet above htghwater mark, having q aur-
face Hnariy equal 10 twenty-five square feet.
The bExty or seyenty passengers Eho took re-
tnEo upon it were nearly All conveyed 10 A.
theua and Hudson,
Mr. ], g. Cart Of tbs city %relatea the fol-
particulars.
At fifteen miuutee before nine o'clock, the
swallow etr1ck, there .in4s In quick succee-
sion. htsGrat ageneral rush vac made, but
the Captain called autthere was nas daager, |
ls she had only struck d RAFT. 1bs feHtered
confidence inB6m0 measure, lott to many, AZ |
@. thinks, tho opportunity Of Jumping
,ver from the bow where he found tho water.
up 10 the guards and the boat rapidly
tfd Immediately went on deck
where tho water in moment made ita way, T
was soon up ID his arms. Selling a cane.
setee, about six feet long, be rushed
nto the water and swan for shore.
After ew imming and struggling with the
storm and darkness, about half n mile, he
vas picked up bv a boat, within fifty feet Of
he Ferry House at Athens, in a stale of ut
er exhaustion and insepsiblIity. lie did not
ecoyer his Consciousness until FIVE hours az
err his rescue.
As he was in the act Of leaping into the
water be heard a woman's voice, in tones Of
gony, shrjeking, "For Gods sake save me,
ave me!'1and while swimming, 50 long as b.
an reccoIlect, the noise Of the life. struggle,
with cries and groans, was around
i'm on every side. The boat that picked him
p saved also FIVE others. One man, on beng I
eized by the hair and his head lifted out Of !
rater, exclaimed, Save her let me 60 and ,
ave herl' On looking farther, theySfound :
nd succeeded in rescujng the lady, who was,
it appeared, an acquaintance, who had been :
laced in his charge. X
A gentleman of Detroit, named Huest, ha- :
ing a bag containing 1880 in gold, jumped !,
with the bag upon his arm. but :
ION was obliged to let it 60. He was only :
wed by having fortunately graspei a narrow, =
rip Of board, as he jumped-Close after !
N cam another man, claiming the board, u
ith cursaz and innrnrafiona A. be sfrprk u
1t from the boat be almost Immediately went :,
grasping the Possessor Of the board BY +
e foot. He, however, released himself with .
difficulty, and was saved.