Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-28
THE WRECK OF THE SHIP JOHN M1NTuRN


The New York Courier and Enquirer furnishes the follow
ing melancholy particulars Of the wreck Of the ship John
ntsrr during the storm Of Sunday last the coast of
New Jersey.
The ship (Which len New Orleans on the a4<h January
received pilot ON board Saturday afternoon, and vent
ashore Sunday morning, between nine and ten o'clock IN
the very height Of the She struck with 4smsldcus
violence and ~ the waves raised her up the second Time
non = he momsu, q a.;ns was ssrrs but, when the
known. every eort was nads TO- DO Whatever could
be performed under the ccumahces for the preservation Of
the lives Of those board, numbering in ~ fhyone souls
Including fve cabin and twenty asagc passenger The
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exerons the sdeand launched OSsS the
bows al Of hs hssdggg having been previously cut away
thai should interfere with getting her off Five of
the and one Of the scsrsge psssengsr Portuguese
sprang into her and long coil Of ne slowed in the
storm sheets by which ntended cany hawser to
Shore and she showed off When the shore, the
derow was % strong. 4 vas found mPoahk to cn the
return to the atedshp They cAcss The latter course,
and landed in safety, having Of the only chance Of saving
those board the wreck In this situation they smaned,
intense for ice formed fast their clothes wet To
wards noon ali board who alive for some Id already
under their terrible suengs, went forward 70 the top
gallant forecsse where they dashed themselves they best
could y prevent the from washing them off, Captain
Stark and his mate, together with the pilot remained is
thought in the poopcabn and about the vessel broke
entirely in two amdhips the after part drifting away, and
they drowned.
All this time the vessel was near the shore that had any
effort whatever been made, by procuring boat, every soul
board might have been saved but was not until near
eleven night that attempt made to reach the vessel
those onand The topgaant orecaste was crowded with
the passengers and crew. among them Mrs. Stark with her
son, fine manly boy Of twelve fourteen OF age who
had behaved throughout with GOODNESS and courage far be-
yond his years. her daughter, the female servant and Mrs
Forbes the wife of Mr. Forbes Of the cabin passengers
Ia the early part Of the day, while struggling to get forward
Mrs. Stark thrown down by water cask which had
broken a and side Of her face was entirely aid OPEN
but she uttered murmus or complaint seeming anx-
ions only for the safety Of husband and beloved chill
dren In the afternoon the orecase broke in two lore and
an and half Of those dashed to were precptated INTO
the wreck beneath, where they met an death
OF the remainder saved alive, all having penshed
the combined effects Of the cold and the sea pouring over
them
Fifteen Of the unhappy sufferers including the Captains
wife and children and female Storage passenger with an
infant were clustered around the stump Of the orenast
posed for nearly twelve hours all the fury OF the Storm and
Of these died there before any attempt was made TO rescue
them Mrs. Stark about five minutes before she breashsd
her last turned to King, the sailor and begged him 70 save
her husband and Children but they had all gone before her.
female Storage who had infant at the Breast
died Kings and when her body found on Tues
day. her infant closely casped to her Breast was
found impossible separate Them and they thus buried
Between 10 and III at night boat came from the shore
and took off the survivors, the second mate, two Of the
crew. and four Of the Storage passengers, who had lived
through that awful scenemskng thirteen only saved out Of
ffy-one.
When the ship first struck she not than three
lengths from the beach and. TN cargo washed
out of her she driven further on until length she was
close that strong man unnumbed by the cold could ea-
Oily have swung himself by small effort, to the beach In
this position the entire day passed. and no effort was
made TO Of them, the boat, we have said NOT
being brought until near II at night.
The ship has gone to pieces nothing remaining o. pe
cept the bottom which is embodied in the sand BY inc w
Of the pig lead which formed part Of the cargo one m
sides and the stern and bow have dred away ana " Vs
about mills apart from each other. ,-r--.-s
On board this Inflated vessel were Captain Da 49, CO
mate Of the schooner Van Buren,, which was h,
weston bar, both Of whom drowned l ~ = -.
have been recovered, two Of which were supf "a -
been the captain and Of the barque 10y ~ h1
them were he wife and children Of Capt Sark ne oooes
az Cant ss.rk and the pilot not yet been ound
~ shsr ,ver, found dashed the foecasc o. he 1onn
M;r,rr rh.r !, drilled ashore and twenty three are now
49,. . say the wreck where they will be kept
ns H. -. s;bly be recognised. We have endeavored
=, ,r. ,he names Of the unfortunate persons VINO were
Srnd h0, owing to the confusion OF the scene, y was
found impossible