The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-12-10

phan thus saved, and thus thrown upon tn
world, IS only twelve years of age. The tw
infants were drowned, frozen or crushed t.
death. All this occurred at half past O'Clock
on Friday morning.
! When the Atlantic struck, Mr. Marsh wa
sitting In the gangway his first impression
Was that heavy sea had struck the steamer
In a moment after, however, the sea stove il
the side OF the vessel at his back, and dashed
HIM against the sound side ofthe steamer. Be
fore he could recover, another tremendous
sea threw him against the upper side of the
vessel. Thence he was thrown in among the
things on deck and considerably bruised. Af
ter he was thrown up the third time he sue.
/, ceeded in catching hold of the sky light frame
and there remained for few moments, and
the only person near him to be seen or heard
was the small boy who was saved. He was on
the top Of the ledge, among the wreck. Mr.
Marsh here discovered that he was made fast
by an iron hook, on bar of iron, which had
become entanged in one of his life prescrvers;
after great eXertions he made out to throw
one Of the straps over his head, which drew
the other still tighter. He then thought all
was over with him; but he succeeded in get
ting that off also. He then found that the 9TH
er pair of preservers, that he had on, were en-
tangled with those he had thrown off. To ex-
tricatc himself from this difficulty, he lay
down, and drew them all off over his feet, and
threw them away.
During this time the sea was breaking up
the steamer, and dashing the pieces Of wreck
about, at one time against Mr. Marsh and at
another crushing poor passenger or an I'M
fortunate sailor to death.
After Mr. Marsh had thrown away his life
preservers, he saw CLEAN of light from the
upper side of the vessel. The Atlantic was
then lying on her beams end, and her decks
covered with ice. By some means he made
his escape through the side of the vessel thro'
which this CLEAN of light came. Before he
reached that point however, he saw human
being standing near the aperture.
After reaching to within six feet of the out
side he called to the person whom he saw, and
who proved to be the little boy, to pass him a
board, or something else, to enable him to get
over the ice. The boy thought that Mr. NJ.
told him to leave the place. This induced
the boy to leave, and Mr. Marsh crept out
over what he supposed to be dead body, it
was too dark to tell with certainty. Then he
took hold ola part Of the wreck on the side
of the ladies saloon, and walked on the edge
of the vessel On looking up he saw the mast,
with several pieces of timber or spars attach
ed, swinging to and fro. At this moment Mr.
Marsh was washed back into the sea. Then
he found it necessary to swim as rapidly as
his bruised limbs would permit him through
the swell Of the sea, ice and broken parts of
the vessel, to avoid the falling mast, and es-
capped by a few feet only He made for the
shore as quickly as possible, which he finally
reached in safety, after being driven back sew
eral times.
After Mr.. Marsh had turned toward the
shore he heard some one cry ooh what shall
| do I shan't get ashorer' Mr.. NJ. encour-
aged him to strike out through the surf, and
he had the pleasure in the midst of his pain,
to see the little fellow land on the beach.
As Mr. Marsh was thrown up for the last
time he caught hold of a small sharp rock and
held on till the sea left him. Then he crept
on his hands and knees from the beach over
rocks till he reached large rock which shell
tered him from the wind 1t was intensely
cold and very dark at this time:
Shortly after this Mr.. M. heard a man
speak, and inquire "who is there p Mr.. NJ.
made an excrtion to and probably made some
kind of noise, for the man told him "to hold on
to his Dress" to be led to his house. Finding
himself very weak and cold he could not walk
without falling.-Just then two other men
came up and conveyed Mr.. M. to the house.
This was about five o'clock in the morning.
and from that time to about s O'Clock MIR. NJ.
was insensible.