Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-11-10
A storm at sea.

az. find in tho New York papers TIC following
....o.,oo description Of a storm, tho Into pas
of the Grea, Western from Liverpool, on
,he 10Th and 2oIh of September, IN lat. Is 81,
lon. 81 43:
..,vh;ls. mos. Of Us were seated in agonizing
.-.o,se in tho lower cabin. holding fast 10 tho
III. nd scttec., sen struck The vessel. aud
"D. ..,d,ns crash was heard dech; instantly
~ hin was darkencd, and torrents Of water
INC mourning down upon Us through tho sky
lights. - ,be v,,,ors reocr,cl I'M n,or
III n the cabins and s:alc-rpom5 spraug to
~. Coo, and simultaneously. rs If by concert.
~ tcs inferred SCREEN of agony. 50 painful
w c,arG,I and so dcsparing, tho sound Of II Nil
sovor he forgotten; aud heaven gran, that such
w,iI Of anguish may never again ho heard BY
mo Seycrnl flintcd-other claspcd their hands
in mute despair, "ht's' many c"''1d a'"ad 4Poh
iheir Creator.
..,.cd by tho tearing up OF the benches and 9th
80 wood work on the quarterback. These wcr"
bn,cI with violence Against :he s<y-iigh.s, BY
H. s,mc aca which broke the Windows Of tho
,,,oo3 drenchiug the barlhs on Tie Iarboard side
driving on, their afr gated occupants. whist Il
s,n,sbcd BY its weight the glass over tho main
cabin, md thus forced Its way below.
an aWIul HDlF. j no iiIo>I ttP'r-'II U.s.
amongst us covered IN their secret heart before
! d,n.cr which nona bu. fool or brute would
have mockcd. and all therefore accepted the in.
Walton 10 meet III tho cabin for prayer.
Row. MIR. Marsh read tho le7 i's',m. Rev. Or.
Smunkcr PRAYED. Rev. Or. Bee, ba. made fc"
socn,n -etn,rks. Rcv. Dr.. n7ich repeated tho
words Of our Saviour, Lot 10. your heart be
troubled, sc believe 10 God. beiicve also II M
commenting briefly on thcir consoiln" import.
y a.,
tho Lords PRAYER: after v.ich be pronounced
the \ pos,'c's honcdjc.ion.
Amid this accumulation Of horrors. and still
more 20 add to alarm night gathered IN
around It's. Abcut6 O'Clock, :ta Re-. Nr. Batch,
a. the request Of several passengers, admln'si"r
cd tho holy communion il. the cabin, t. Hp"ard-
Of sixty persons many "f whom received It
there for the first time III ti'cTr lives. They III
communicated, together with others Of Amos
every creed arl nation, thus reminding as Of the
promise Of scripture. Ibey shall come from tic
Eas. aud the Wcs:. the North and THO s'ou!H. and
ST, down with Abraham and Isaac and jacob, III
tho kingdom Of Cod
twas a most solemn scene. Nr. Dalch tir~
read the service appointed Tor storm It sen. al
tor which The vho'o communion office i ne
terrible conflict Of the elements which rogan
wi,hoa, ~.s rendered ~. more striking by Tho
impressive stiffness which p"rEadcd thai com
p,ny Of Chrls,'s disciples within.
Gathered around tho tabc. they received into
hearts deeply moved. tho copsccratcd cn5eme
Of tho Rcdcomcr's body aEi blood. Il was n
nigh: and communion long Ia ho remembered
On Monday afternoon. after thc storm had
abaial. tho passengers met aGd raised So q lbs
to DC presented 10 tho captain. OH .crs end cre"
and contributions of $50 were nj tho s@9nc tjmo
Inndo tovar,, a '(,rcat Western fond for tine re-
lief of families hose bonds and supporters had
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