The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-08-31

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lrate OF the nation and not of a party
But should they, the people, change their
views and opinions between this and the
time of holding the election, and east their
votes for the Presidency for some one
else will not complain.
With considerations of respect, re-
main, your obedient servant,
u. TAYLOR.
| Mr.. EDWARD DELUNY.
! L. 81 write in great haste, and un-
der constant interruption.
DREADFUL COLLISION AT SEA.
: By the mail af yesterday we received
the Boston papers of Monday and Tues
day, which furnish the particulars Of the
terrible loss Of life incurred by passen-
gers on board the Swedish barque Iduna,
from coming in collision at sea with the
ship Shanunga, of which we had par
tial (ihough not entirely correet) account
by Telegraph two days ago.
The Iduna was from Hamburg. bound
for New York, with two hundred and six
persons on board. She was commanded
BY Captain Arrest Andreas Moberg. A.
bout one o'clock in the morning of Mon
day, the 9th instant, IN LAT. 440 25', Ion.
So 30, the weather being very foggy,
she came in contact with the ship Shanun-
ga, Captain Patten, from Liverpool for
Boston, and sunk in thirty minutes. I'm
medatelv after the collision Captain Pat
ten sent out his boats, which, with the
aid of one boat from the Iduna, picked
up thirty -four persons-six Of them being
women, and five or six children. One
hundred ane seventy perished.
The Boston Journal Of Tuesday eve
ming says:
"The passengers Of the Iduna were
composed of industrious Swedes, who
were coming TO this country with consid-
erabIe sums OF money in their possession
for the purpose of purchasing farms and
settling at the West. The collision was
so sudden and unexpected, and the YES
sci sunk SO soon afterward, that none Of
the passengers had time 10 clothe them
selves. Most of them, however, secured
their money, which was mostly in gold,
about their persons, which accounts for
the serious loss Of life, Those who were
saved had been in the water nearly half
an hour when they were picked up, du-
ring which time those who had gold about
their persons had sunk. 1t is supposed
that Capt. Moberg, master Of the barque,
had 81 400 in gold about his person.
ssThose who were saved were entire
Iy destitute of money, and mostly clad in
their night clothes when taken aboard the
Shanunga. Every possible attention
was, however, given 10 their wants on
board this ship. The warm-hearted tars
on board furnished them with all the
spare clothing, reserving nothing for
themselves but whatthey stood in. Sheets,
bunting, and every thing which could be
manufactured into clothing were pressed
into service for that purpose, and every
thing which could be devised 10 admins
ter to their comfort was ciIeerlully per-
formed.
$50 far as VIC can ascertain good
watch was kept OF hoard the Shanunga,
but at tho time of the collision the fog
was so dense that the bow of the ship
could not be seen from the quarter deck.
If both vessels had bad lanterns burning
brilliantly al their bows, this dreadful ac-
citlent might not have occurred.
The Traveller also furnishes an ac-
count oftiii sad calamity, from which
we CLEAN the following:
"Captain Patten camc ashore this
morning from the Sllanunga, which was
anchored in the stream. Capt. p. is
wholly mcapaciiaied, by the depth Of his
feelings, from entering into any details at
present relative TO this melancholy event.
Hesaysthat no statement could exaggerate
the horrors Of that awful moment.
s'AII the survivors that were saved
were picked up from the surface Of the
water. One cause why so few were thus
saved was, that almost all of them had,
when the cry went round that she was
sinking, seized their belts Of gold and sill
yer and tied them around their waists:
thus those who had attempted 10 save
their gold lost both life and gold, being
unable to sustain themselves until the
boats could reach them.
"We are glad to learn that efficient
measures are being taken by our citizens
TO relieve the present distress ofthese sur
vivors. Mr.. james X. Mills has sent on
board quantity of clothing for The fe-
males; and subscription paper has been
started, which already, in the active hands
Of Messrs. Hudson and Smith, of the
Merchants Exchange, has obtained near
ly $500.
"We hear of one case Of peculiar dis
tress. A little girl, twelve years old,
now on board the Shanunga, by this sud-
den calamity has lost father, mother,
brother, and sister Many families who