Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-03-04

THRILLING NARRATIyE-TorAI Loss OF rng
john MtNrUgN.-Tho New York Courier Iemar.
king upon the recent disasters by the gallo says:
Tho above are melancholy instances of tho CT,
fccts OF the gale, but have yc, tn relate
moro. truly awful from tho great number OF lives
lost, aud tia, too from the mos incxcusablo
gcc,-we ai!u le 10 the ship John Mn,nrn, hav-
ing derived the annexed particulars of tho wreck
from one OF the crew who was savcd-a inc IN
telligcnt sailor named Samson King.
+ The ship received po. on board on Saturday
afternoon. aud ont ashore on Sunday morning.
between and 10 o'clock, III tho very height Of
the storm. She struck with tremendous violence
ADD the waves raised her up the second time,
she broke In TWO. but did rot entirely separ
the confusion at tho moment of striking WAS ter.
rlbc, but when tho worst was known, every eff
for, was made 10 do W ha,ever could DO perform
cd under the circumstances, for the preservation
of tho lives of those board, numbering in all
ffty-onc souls including five cabin and twenty
Storage passengers. The masts wcro cut away
- case her. sbut with very lite effect, as she con
,inuod to thump and grind terribly. Tho yawi
boat was then cut loose from tho stern davis.
but the surf ran high. before sho could DO got
around. she swnmpcd and was rendered useless.
The Captain, with his wife. son, daughter. and
servant, together with tho cabin passengers, took
refuge III the poop cabin, tho only Plnco whore
they could bo sheltered from the violence Of tho
sea. which was pouring over them. By great ca
crtons. tho long boat was cast adrii,. and launch
cd over tho bows. al! OF the head rigging having
boon previously cut AWAY. so that IT should not IN
tcrfcro with getting her oil. Five of tho crew.
and ono Of tho Storage passengers, Portuguese,
sprnng into hor, and long coil Of line was stow
cd IN the stern sheets, by which It was intended
10 carry hawser to tho shore, and she showed
off. Whom the shore, tho under-iow was
strong. It was found impossible to carry the limo
/ further, and those the boa. wore forced either
II. In
chose tho former course, and landed in safety,
having off tho ony chance Of saving those
on board the wrock. In this situation .hoy re-
manned, exposed 10 the violence OF the sea and
the cold which intensc, for ice formed ns fast
as their clothes wet Towards noon, all OH
board who werc alive, for somo had nlrdady sunk
under their terrible shtlcrings, went forward to
the top-gaiiant forecasic, where they had dashed
Il cmsclyes they best could, TO prevent tho sea
from washing tlom off. Capt. Stark and his
mate, together with the pilot remained 1t Is
thought III tho poop cabin, and about noon, tho
vessel broke entirely IN two omidships tho after
part, drifting away, and they wore drowned.
All this time the vessel was SO near tho shore,
that had any ctior, whatever been mnde by pro-
curing boat. cvcry soul on board might have
boon saved, but II was not until near eleven NJ
night, that any attempt was made to reach tho
vessel by those On land. Tho topgaant aud
forccastc was crowded with tho passengers and
fine manly boy of ~ 10 Ii years Of nge. who had
behaved throughout with GOODNESS md courage
far beyond his years, her daughter, the female
servant and Mrs. Forbes, tho wife Of Mr.. Forbes,
ono Of the cabin passengers. In tho onrly part
of tho day. whlo struggling TO get forward, Mrs.
Stark was thrown down by wator cask which
had broken ndrft, ana side Of her fnco
entirely laid open, but she uttered no murmurs or
complaint, seeming anxious only for the safety
of her husband and beloved children. In tho af-
ternoon the forecastle broke two, fore and aft,
and about half Of those dashed to it were prccip-
itatcd into the wreck beneath where thcy met
an instantaneous dcnth. OF the remainder, no
ono saved alive. all having pershed from tho
combined effects Of tho cold, and the pouring
over them.
Fifteen of the unhappy sufferers. including tho
Captains wife and children and female steer
ago passenger, with an infant were clustered a.
round the stump Of tie forcmasi, exposed for
nearly twelve hours TO all tho fury of tho storm,
and ten Of these died there before my attempt
nlndo 20 rescue them. Mrs. Stark, about
five minutes before she breaihcd her last, turned
10 King. the sailor, and begged him to savo her
husband and children but they had all gone be-
fore her. Tho female Storage passenger who
had an infant al tho breast, died in Kings arms;
and when her body found on Tuesday, her
infan, closely claspod to her breast, i. was
found Impossible 10 separate them, and they wero
thus buried.
Between 10 and ] / ut night, boat came from
the shore, and took off the survivors, viz: tho Sec
ond mate, two Of the and four STORAGE pas
sengors, who had lived through thu. awful scehe,
making thirteen only saved. out Of ff;y-onc.
When the ship frs, struck, sho was no. moro
than three lengths from the beach, and rs tho
cargo was washed out Of her, sl,o was driven far
thcr on, until al length she was close, tina, a
strong man, unnumbed by tho cold. could readi-
iy have swung himself, By a small effort. TO tho
beach. Ia this position the entiro day was pass
ed, and cifor. rn1do TO save ono Of them.
the boat we have said, no. being brought until
near l at night.
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