The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-10-13
TUESDAY, OCTOBER ls, 1876,

breaking of the sea over us through the
! day had one good effect; it enabled the
pores of our skin to absorb water, which
prevented the least feeling of thirst, anc
when found my head and shoulders get
ting dry, would dip as much water with
my hands as | could and wet them well
and advised the others to do the same to
prevent thirst. | frequently through the
day carefully surveyed the horizon
by sweeping my eyes gently a
long in hopes to discover a sail. men-
toned to my companions that had
thought great deal through the day about
the awful position | was IN, not knowing
but every moment would he my last,yet |
could not really feel It, for tried to fame
liarize myself to death, and appearing be-
fore my Maker. Yet | had not been
able TO divest myself of the firm belief
that we would be picked up, or drift a
shore. Judge Toler and Mr. Stakes both
stated that to be their own feeling, and
all regretted that it was the case.
told them the first thing we would
see in the shape OF relief would be a
smoke on shore or from the steamer Gal
weston. And that since the weather had
moderated, had no doubt that Captain
Wright had left Galveston, and as we
were in his track, if he passed along by
daylight, he would rescue US. In look
ing round again discovered a faint col
umn of smoke, as thought, ascending
| watched it intensely and cried out
There is smoke, my God! it's Calves
ton." Up jumped the others, and after
looking for while they agreed that it
was boat, and that she was standing
down in our track.
She gradually appeared in sight, and
would stand off picking up the smallest
objects first; in that way we were the
last taken on board, as we had drifted a
few miles faster than the others. As the
Galveston stood down towards US, | found
she had lowered boat, which was tow
ing with long scope of rope; the pas
sengers on the promenade deck ran for
ward with the rope. found it to
be about P. NJ. when got on board of
the Galveston, having been about twelve
hours in the water. Seventeen persons
were lost, out of names that were known;
doubtless several others who were not
recollected. No one under all the cir
cumstances, could imagine for a moment
the possibility of so many of us being
saved. | landed on the Galveston, hat
les, but ore shec ON. blistered with the
sun, and bruised very much. | felt hap
py, though, and in thinking of my trunk
and carpet bag, containing tolerable war
drobe, and all my papers, many of them
of value thought of nothing but of few
little mementoes, gifts of other days, each
one containing the associations of vol
une in my mind. and almost regretted that
| had not tried 10 stow them away in my
pocket. went more in for the substan-
tial in leaving the wreck observed some
Irish and sweet potatoes and onions "
ing about the deck and filled my coat
pocket with them, not doubling but the
to-morrow's sun would make me value
them beyond millions of treasure.
soon retired TO rest, and poured out
my heart in g.atitude to God for my
Proyidential escape from suffering and
death; and although it was a general
breaking up of ''this worlds gear" with
me, yet felt grateful and thankful that it
was even so, for it is one of those land
marks in ones existence that reconciles
him to take the world as it comes, and
enables him to feel that there is no situa-
ton so trying. or prospect so gloomy, but
that under the blessing of providence our
energies and fortitude can surmount.
The steam vessel New \ ork has been
running so constantly that her engines,
doubtless, required considerable repair,
for on our way to Galveston nearly one
half Of her steam escaped. She was a
strong, well built vessel, and a good sea-
boat, and stood the hurricane much long
er than expected; and it might have
been, ifher engines had remained in per-
feet order, that we could have kept her
head to sea, and probably rode out the
gale.