The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-09-24

until the wind and sea abaIed, which was
of no avail, for al 6o'clock, A. NJ, she went
down in 10 faihoms water. Passengers g.
crew clinging 10 various parts ofthe wreck.
The small boats being lost the night pre-
vious in the act of landing them, they remain
ed on the promenade deck, until we found il
breaking up, in consequence of having 90
much weight upon it.. We then shifted iol
another part OF it, where we stad until z.
NJ, when we were taken off by the steam
ship Galveston, from Port Lavacca. Capt.
Wright deserves great praise for his kind
treatment TO the survivors who had nothing
but what they stood in, having lost all when
the boat went down.
| Passengers Lost Mrs. Wilson and two
children, Miss Folleit, three children of Mrs
Follett, A. Fl, Mccormack, VIM. Armstrong
one cabin passenger, name unknown, two
deck do do.
CreU LoSt.-Jas. Wilson, I'd steward; P.
Marsh, ID engineer; Charles Watson, seaman
]. Grogan, VIM. McRea, fremen; one sea-
man name unknown.
| We have had long conversation with
Judge Toler, who was one OF the passengers
I
US of the wreck and of the preservation of
those who escaped death was extremely in
tereslng. The above statement made by
clerk is confirmed by him, save in Que I'M
important particular relating TO the loss OF
one OF the boais. The appearance of the
Galveston certainly appears 10 have been
providential. Had the left at her usual
| hour in the afternoon, she would have passed
the scene Of the wreck in the night, and the
i chances are that she never would have dis
covered it. Happily she left Galveston in
The forenoon, and having herself felt some
thing of the violence of The gale and then
noticed portions of wreck floating at inter
walls, everybody on board was on the lookout,
and the survivors of the New York deserted
upon their various RATS formed of portions oil
the wreck, spars, &c. AS fast as possible
all were rescued, Capt. Wright humanely ex.
! erting himself first to save those whose sup
port appeared most frail. Ii requires but a
moment TO write ofthis, but it was the work
ofhours. The passengers speak warmly oil
the kindness and prudence of Capt. Wright
ms well as OF Capt Symptom Galveston pi-
LOT, who was on board.
d The New York resisted the unexampled
violence of the gale much longer than could
| have been expected, and sank very gradual
ly. A little before she went down, the mo
ton of The boat as she fell over on her side
caused her bell 10 sirike-,he knell, as i
were, of The noble ship. Capt Phillips Wa;
calm and determined throughout the dread
tul scene. The passengers were apprised o
their danger betmes, and The men amongs
] them Joined the crew ot The vessel and labor
, ed long and YEARLY in the execution OF the
$ orders Of the captain, who availed himse
Of every resource to keep his ship afoat anc
, save the lives Of those on board when lht
crisis came The scenes in the ladies' cab
in were Of the most agonizing description, blu
it is idle to dwell upon them
Ii is supposed that from thirty TO Tort,
thousand dollars in gold, silver bank note,
were lost in the vessel, belonging in part ,'
passengers, but principally consigned here
There were no goods in the holds of The yes
, sci. The captain lost from Two tot three thu
sand which he had in cash on. board. Some
| drafts on The Post office department, for a
bout The same amount, were lost, bul no othe
inconvenience than delay will result from
! this.