Tri-weekly journal., 1847-12-02
From the Boston Traveller.
A HORRIBLE STORY OF SHIPWRECK

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there of the survivors from the wreck of the
schr. Caroline, VIM. Smith, bound from Sa-
vannah for Bath. Capt. Smith arrived in this
city.this this morning, from Philadelphia, in The
brig Sun, and from his lips we have gather
ed the following account of this horrible
affair:
Captain Smith states that he left Tybee Light,
mouth of the Savannah river, Oct. 25th. On the
18th, took heavy gale of wind N. E. and
sprung leak, in lat, 80 43, long. n. Laid too
all that day. At z P. NJ was thrown on her
beam ends, but on cutting away the weather
lanyards she righted.
Onthe 3lst. spoke barque Isaac Mead, Brown
from Savannah for New York; the barque laid
BY us from z A. NJ. to p NJ, but a tremen-
dous sea prevented them from rendering us
any assistance. Our provisions and water were
all stored in the trunk cabin on deck, save one
barrel OF water in the run. By the disaster,
both provisions and water were carried over
board, save that below, which it was impossible
to get at. Thus we we've without either food or
drink.
Our only shelter was one berth, which re-
manned of the cabin on deck, the hold being full
of water. Three days after, Henry Hughes, one
of the crew, went ON deck, and was never seen
Afterwards; he was probably washed over
board.
rain to last twenty-four hours. From that time
to the 10th, we were totally without water or
food, and began to feel as if death was very
near u.s. The gale had lasted 8 days. We had
had nothing to eat for ten, or to drink for six
days. We then began to discuss the question
of drawing lots to see who should suffer death
to save the lives of the Others. 1t was agreed
that we should use sticks. We drew, and it fell
to the lot OF an Irishman named Charles Brown,
who had 5. ID. marked on his arm. He was
large athletic man, weighing about IT'S or $50,
had shipped at Savannah, and was unknown to
the rest of the crew. He alone was armed with
sheathe knife, which he drew, and declared
he would plunge it into the heart of the first
one who approached to carry out the fatal
chance. Upon this the captain retired to the
cabin, saying he would have nothing more to do
with the affair, thinking that they were all
near their end.
At this moment boy named Hughie Rose,
of Bangor, Wales, aged 10 spoke up and said
that the youngest should die first; this free-w
offering was about TO be accepted by Brown AS
the captain with the boy went into the cabin.
Captain Smith states that, as he threw himself
upon the berth, his eye was attracted to han
die sticking up near, which he thought belong
ed to an adze. He told the boy to fetch it, and
it proved to be an adze.
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to be enacted on deck, he followed the boy
when he returned, and saw the boy seized,
round the waist by the now desperate Brown,
with the intention of making him the victim.
AT this moment, the captain states that he felt
gifted with extraordinary strength, stepped for
ward and drove the adze twice into the head of
Brown, and he fell dead upon deck.
tits supposed BY Captain Smith, from the
fact that ID was marked upon the arm of
Brown, that he shipped under feigned name.
He was about 80 years old.
After he was dead, the captain bled and dres-
sed him. His flesh was partly cut up into thin
strips and laid upon the deck to dry. But the
crew did not hunger for food water being their
chief desire. His blood was used for drink
until the morning that they Were taken off,
when about pint remained which had turned
black.
On the morning of the 18th, early, three YES
sells hove in sight, one of which, the brig Tam
| pico, Capt. Brown, bound from New Haven
| for the West Indies, took on three survivors,
viz: VIM. Smith, of Biddelord Me-, the cap
tain, Horace Smith, ofdo., the mate, Hughie
Rose, of Rangor, the boy preserved from death
by The action of the captain. The two former
were transferred to the Br. shr Splendid, and
arrived at Philadelphia, as stated in the other
article. The boy was retained on board the
Tanpico, the captain promising to take care Of
him.
Captain Smith states that il Brown had sub
mitted quietly in his fate; they would not have
had the heart TO have killed him; but he did not
think it right that the boy, after running one
chance for his life, should after all become the
victim, and he appears to think that he was
suddenly gifted with strength to save him.
An idea may be formed of the nearness of
death to this unfortunate crew, from the fact
that the captains feet and nails both turned
black, and his nails have not as yet obtained
their natural color The blood of Brown, pro-
badly saved their lives, as they subsisted on
1.-two whole days.