The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-20

HoRRInLK SUFFERING ON SHIP BOARD I'VE
gave on Thursday brief account of the suffer
smith one Of the survivors has since arrived at Boston,
and has furnished the Traveller with the following her
Captain Smith states that no left Tybes Light mouth
OF the Savannah River, Oct 24th On the 26th took
heavy gale Of wind from Z and sprung aleak in ias
thrown on her beam ends, but on cutting away the
weather anyards, she rightsd
vannah for New York; the bark laid by us from A. NJ
to p NJ, but tremendous sea prevented hem from
rendering us any assistance Our provisions and water
were all stored in the cabin deck bar
rel of water in the run. By the disaster both prov
which 1t was impossible to get at Thus without
Our only shelter was one berth, which remained of
the cabin deck the hold being full of water Three
days after Henry Hughes OF the went deck
and afterwards; he probably washed
On the srd instant we caught enough from rain
to last twenty -four hours From that time to the 10th
were M Of S sna aS
We had ohing to eat for ten to drink for six days
We then began to di.euss the question Of drawing lots
to who should suffer death to the lives Of the
Others
1t was agreed that we should sticks We and
1t fell the let Of lrshman named Charles Brown,
who had S. marked on his arm. He large, ath-
letc weighing about 76 $780, had shipped at sa-
vannah, and unknown to the rest Of the
He alone was armed with sheathe knife, which he
drew and declared he would plunge into the heart OF the
first one who t. carry out the fatal chance
would have nothing to do with the affair thinking
that they were all near their end
AZ this moment boy named Hughie Rose, OF Bangor,
Wales aged 10, spoke up and said that the youngest
should die rst this free will Offering about to be
accepted by Brown the captain with the boy went
into the cabin Captain Smith states that he threw
himself upon the berth his eye attracted handle
sticking near, which he thought belonged to sdzs
He told the boy to fetch It, and proved to be adze
Thinking that something wrong was about to BIO
acted deck he followed the boy when he returned
and the boy seized round the waist by the des
perate Brown with the intention of making him the
victim At this moment the captain that he felt
gifted with extraordinary strength stepped forward and
drove the adze twice into the head Of Brown and he fell
dead upon deck.
s. ID. upon the of Brown, that he ship
years old
After he was dead tbs captain bIed and dressed him
His hesh partly cut into thin strips and laid upon
the dry But the crew did hunger for fool
water being their chief desire His blood used for
drink until the morning that they taken off when
about pint remained, which had turned black -
On the morning of the 18TH early three vessels hove
in sight, one of which, the brig Tampico, Capt Brown
bound from New Haven to the West Indies took of the
three survivors, viz VIM Smith, of Blddeford, Maine
che captain; Horace smith, Of do the mate and Hughie
Rose Of Bangor the boy from death by tho
the British schooner Splendid and arrived at Phls
delphia, stated in the other article.
The boy retained on board the Tampco the cap
tain promising to take of him. Captain Smith
states that if Brown had submitted quietly to his fate
they would have had the heart to have killed him;
but he did not think it right that the boy after running
chance for his life, should after ALL become the VIC
ii and he appears to think that he suddenly gift
ed with strength to save him.
An idea may be formed Of the Of death to
this unfortunate from the fact that the captains
feet and nails both turned black and is nails have not
yet obtained their natural color The blood of Brown
probably saved their lives they subssted 1t two
whole days.
The Caroline is total loss She is injured ut the
Neptune Office, In this city, for $4,000