Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-10-27

cupied with itsliddfviddAl griefs and mem.
cries, as If not another shared the peril.
Home, with rs loved ones, and a thousand
Ieherished hopes and Joys, rose fresh to
the view, and with a powerhke the storm
.swePtOverthe mind, andsleltit like ocean,
tempesfstost and tfoubledl ss,See, !" said
q gentleman tome, f'no one :coaverses--s
no one reads--all areiengaged each with
his own thoughts; and if myDwife and
childnenfwefe here. Iconfess my feelings
would be .ofithe most distressing chafac.
ter. s.Bui; said I, ss'1hey suffer IA your
loss" q "Nery true;i yet ii is only.a gness
ton oftime, and, whether sooner OF later,
Gods will be5done."'qs assi aalfa
s.,At noon, storm and sea raging in all
its farysIsea sill breaking over the ship;
heavy sea struck thei iaFboardi paddIe.
box and slnashedsitI to, ATOMS, the spring
beam,, breaking the nnderlhalf shaitefed
the partss Of theiship attached therefo:L
Asplinter struck the captain on the head
while standing ON the poop. and the force
of the blow, together with tie sea, carried
him over the lee qnaner, and he was only.
saved byythe nstiings. So i.9.est,A, -ial'
~ AfleFihis sea hadpassed oxerwe found
the water had gained, on; the pumps; the,
wind aPpearcdltO lull a little, and and the,
ship q little easier, but still blowing a
storm. Isl ALI the lhatches,, ekceptsthos
made nse of for passing into, the engine
room. were battered down, ahdlihe sky.
lights partially covered. TheHweathers
continued the same .tuntil midnight, at
which time il lulled lbr half an hour.
y Abe log conveys tolthe readers some
idea ofthe state ofthe ship and the effects
of the storm on Sunday at noon.saIts ef.
fects onthose below can best be. given in
iinlthe words, ola gentleman who renIain-i
ed the greater part of the time i'm the.
cabin. ore eti.al .7qlassi .s4a n a.I,4ss
> TO convey an idea oftbe appearance Of
all around is out of my power. In the
words of Sheridan, s'the tempest rDasned
in a il the terror of its ,giory.pis The at.l
mosphere was surchargedlswithl q thick,
spray, rendering a!look far QUITO seward
impossible. = The wind howled, foated
and beloved, like, the constant, naaitef.
ings ofths thunder c.oad.n HhgeI waves
of tremendous height and volume rose in
mad display aroundth ship; threatening
every moment TO break over as amidships
and crush the vessel, Sea after. sea stri.
king US withterri6c noise, caused the GAL
liant ship to stop for an instant, trembl6s
add shakeiih every timber, fions harsskeni,
10 her ,stern-post, sFeeling and ;lHrching,
tossed to and fro; again would she gather
fresh strength, and with herlwheeis half
hid in the, wild waters,s again and again
receive the laundering blows of,ass SIc- /
:ment that seemed armed for ourslestEuc-,
tion.a ,ta mi 1ii i, iieq9f ssuuina Q |
The sails on the yards strongly secured
by ropes and gaskets, e were blown from,
their furls and streamed otlt ito leeward in
ribbons! But all this was nothing. IA
bout l P. NJ. while most of US were seated
in agonizing suspense in the lower cab.
in, holding fast to the tables and .setteees,s
sea struck the VESSEL, and tremendous
crash was heard on. Deck lnstantlythe
cabin was darkened; and torrents Of water
came pouring down upon usgthrough the
skylights. .'s.u. i.a.laas agff ro
Scarcely had the waters reached the
floor when all in the cabins and state
rooms sPrang to their feet, and simulta-
neously, assif by concert, the ladies utter.
ed a scream of agony. so fearful and SO
despairing. the sound of it will never be
forgotten; and HeaEea grant that such
vail an anguish may never again be
heard by me. Several fainted-others
ciesPed their hands IN mute despair,
While many called aloud upon their Gre
atoE: nj Eta I.'f.iI IS ess-Fs I
The crash to which the writer ,ailudes
was caused ny the fearing up otthe ben
ehes and other wood work on the. quarter
oeck.i these We're hurled with violence
against the SIX yllQbtS, bV the same sea