The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-19
Additional Particulars Of the Loss OF the
Idunn.

From the Boston Traveller, Aug III
captain Pstten came ashore this morning, from the
Shanunga, which anchored In the Capt p.
wholly incapacitatsd from the depth Of his feelings,
from entering into any details present relative to this
melancholy event. He says that statement could ex
aggerate the horrors Of that awful moment
All the survivors that saved picked up from
the surface Of the water. One why few were
thus saved was that almost all Of them had when the
cry went round that che sinking seized their belts
thus those who bad attempted their gold lost
both life and gold being unable to sustain themselves
until the boats could reach them.
The survivors, being entirely deprived of their pro.
perty by this sudden brought board
Patten and his mates have done everything in their
power to render these unfortunates comfortable, until
their arrival here should allow him their
the charitable Of this and other cities
We glad to learn that efficient being
taken by citizens to relieve tho present distress Of
these survivors Mr. James X. Mills has sent on board
quantity Of clothing for the females; and subscrip
ton has been started which already In the active
hands Of Messrs. Hudson s. Smith, Of the Merchants
Exchange has obtained nearly $500. We hear Of one
of peculiar distress. little GIRL IL years DID,
on board the shanunga by this sudden calamity has
father, mother, brother and sister Many families who
came from the same village, In the old world, and who
anticipated settling together in some chosen spot Of the
new, are thus separated forever
1t is estimated that something like $4,000,
100000 in specie, belonging to the immigrants, went
down in the vessel the bodies of the lost One
individual lost $4,000 The hold of the vessel full
Of cargo destined for New York. and perhaps insured
there. The vessel probably insured, II at all in
From the Boston Journal, Aug III
Inc passengers In the ABOVE vessel composed
industrious Swedes, who coming to this country
with considerable of money in their possession for
the purpose Of purchasing farms, and settling at the
West. The collision sudden and unexpected,
and the vessel sunk afterwards that of the
passengers had time In clothe themselves Most of them
however. secured their money, which mostly in
gold about their persons, which accounts for the
rious loss of life Those who saved had been In
the water nearly half hour when they picked
up during which time those who had gold about their
persons had sunk 1t is supposed that Capt Moberg,
master of the bark had in gold about his person
Those who saved entirely destitute Of money
aud mostly clad In their night clothes when taken aboard
the Shanupga Every possible attention was however,
given to their wants on board this ship. The
hearted tars board furnished them with all the spare
clothing reservng nothing for themselves but what they
stood In Sheets, bunting and every thing which could
be manufactured into clothing pressed into
vice for that purpose and everything which could bs
devised to administer to their comfort cheerfuy
performed.
The survivors of this dreadful calamity entitled
to- and trust will receive, the sympathes and aid of
benevolent citizens They have lost all their worldly
goods aud all Of them have been deprived Of and
dear relatives friends One of the survivors, little
girl of twelve years OF age, has lost father mother.
land.
So far as ascertain, good watch kept on
board the ShaDunga but at the time Of the collision
the fog Dense that the bow Of the ship could not
be from the quarter deck II both these vessels
had hpd lanterns burning brilliantly at their bows this
dreadf,l accident might not have occurred