The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-23

all were gone The mainmast had been broken into spu-
ters by the fourth collision with the rocks and this
coing wave had not only dragged the ship, but the
fragments Of the mast which adhered to her by the rig
ring further into the sea- and thus cut the dense
Of human beings board every chance to escape
Had the wreck remained in the chasm where it org
nay thrown and from which the three survivors escaped
it might have been used as bridge BY the others but
The which effected this fearful havoc must
also have prevented the five from reaching the
foretop, from which they might have had chance
Gaping quarter of an hour elapsed from the time Of
the brig first striking until the three survivors got upon
the rock AT the moment she struck and little prev
to it, about half dozen of the male passengers were
standing on the deck, occasionally asking the mate II
there in reality any danger but the latter well
knew the pers of their position from the broken water
around he answered them or the three young
ladies who cabin passengers of the sisters had
been confined to bed by sickness from the of
leaving Derry but at 10 on Tuesday night the other
took their position in the companon-way and anxiousy
gazed ON and sky till their agonsng doubts
alised by the fearful catastrophe at 10 They
there when survivors last gazed on the
deck The ship ground and crunched frightfuly
amongst the rocks that she must have broken up almost
instantaneousy. There cry Of despairng agony
from the multitude Of Gods creatures cooped up within
the hull Of the ILL ated brig; at least it was unheard
for the commoton of the elements furious that
the men the top could scarcely hear each other
the top of their voices The great the emgrants
therefore must have persisted in their berths the
rocks rapidly thumped the bottom out of the vessel
and though there might be universal shrekn with
in very few minutes 'aIl was hushed save the wild
wind and the remorseess dash of billows.n
The three men who had escaped to the rock 80 soon
as the ship entirely disappeared searched anxiousy
some outlet by which they might reach the mainland
but none such could be found and they finally took
shelter in crevice which, however, did shield them
from the rain which fell heavily all night and here they
remained till grey daylight. They then discovered an
opening, through which they scrambled to the summit
and having travelled about mile they some cattle
on waste or muir, which they lay down lin the
hope that some person would soon to look after
them and take them away. No came, however, and
after day bad fairly broken the got up the
grass, and assembled elevation near at hand from
which they observed farm house about half mile dis
tant Thither they proceeded, and most hos
pitaby nourlshed, and put to bed. They were
thoroughly out by exhaustion not one of the crew
having been In bed from the the ship left Derry
They were at the same time nearly Naked from having
Invested themselves of their heavy clothing when the
Exmouth struck and lost part of that which remained
when scrambng on the rigging and amongst the rocks
The hosptable farmer-whose name we have not learn
cdand Others who had been apprised by him. went to
the scene Of the catastrophe but of late to
help and only to gaze on the desoation Mr. Chjene
slays fnctor heard Of the event. and kindly fur
nished the men with passage to Glasgow by the Mo-
dern Athens steamer where as already stated they
rived on Saturday last Here they were consigned to
the care of Mr. Fdes of the Naval Rendezvous and a.
sstant to Lieut. Forrest, agent for the Shipwrecked
Mariners Society, and by him they have been clothed
and comfortably boarded in the meantime They win