The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-02
TIE Burning OF tho Ocean lEenareA.


captain Remaining. There goes rival, and there
Is ship the trade that for there she ia At
IL O'Clock tackled close under lee and near the
Welsh coast, about miles East Of the Great Orms
Head Shortly after this one Of the passengers said
what is the matter with the ship b. MI Where
his glass at her for moment when . svS,,ea
burst from his lips with frghtfu energy, followed by
the awful intelligence, "Sbe is on FIRE" As We had
stin topgalant breeze the ships about six miles
apart.
Not moment lost. The New World bore down
under all sail bearing away lowering and man ming
her boats as she went along. At q quarter past
o'clock we were half mile to windward Of the burning
ship and the two boats cast of, being manned
with men each, at the oars. and in charge of Mr.
Balkan, the Sd mate and Mr.. Forbes the boats vain
the latter in life boat Of peculiar construction and
as II proved spgularly well calculated for this duty
When We tackled and bore down for the NJ,
heavy column OF smoke aiding from abaft the
mzen mast and in 10 minutes the flames burst forth,
and that mast with its sails and rigging FIRE.
In few moments more the mainmast in the
same state, and the mzenmast was gone by the
board.
Before our boats were fairly off the fire had commu-
nicated to the rigging and calls Of the foremost aud
had CONF tsh;S VIII thsm hs ;ssoo m
which was loaded with human beings. Many had'as-
cended the fore rigging, and as the flames pursued
them and the mast began to totter the poor
creatures drop into the water like the Autu fruit
from overloaded tree.
The awful amount Of destruction accomplished du-
ring this hour by the fire, staggers belief Nothing
remained for the poor to stand upon or
cling to- but the top gallant forecastle the head bow
spirit, martingals, head stays and backropss.
In this small space were Gro wded most of those who
were finally saved.
Some ten or fifteen had escaped in the boats which
were adrift without oars and the in charge of Mr.
Bragdon, first mate of the M was fallen in with by
our third mates boat, from which he borrowed two
oars thus enabling him to pull back again and assist
in saving Others
About many more were floating on spars, and
fome thirty still chung to the wreck Of the jib boom
ana foremast, under the starboard and weather bow
The ship bad bee n brought to anchor, head to wind
and tide which were very strong from the Westward
TO any Of the sufferers the boats must run
great risk the wind the nd the tide were such
that the ship pitched heavily her cables threatening
to capsse or cut down boat that should get over
under them and the tide to draw them under her bow
If they approached too near that.
HALF PAST /, P. NJ Ten boats are now on the
The Brazilian steam frgate Alfonso is at anchor on
the o Is starboard bow, two cables lengths off but
as yet they have done but little.
2o'CLoCK.-For the last half hour have been look
ing through the glass; and the boats seem to he very
successfully employed with ropes which they throw to
a dozen of them get hold of IT, they jump into the
water and are hauled into the boats While the crew
are thus employed the boat generally gets drted far
astern by the tide and 1t takes them good while to
pull up to the steamer again and put them out, to be
ready for another trial.
The scene from this distance is awful beyond de-
scription or thought We distinctly dozens Of
poor creatures banging by ropes the bows. They
have made the fast to themselves and have jump
eo over All who have done this must perish, for il
the is too short reach the water few pitches
Of the chip and they dashed to pieces against her
bows. longer they are under and out Of the water
at every pitch and are soon exhausted
5o'cLocK.-We are now approaching the burning
wreck but are still some distance astern having
so a- that several short tsoks have been made
to bring up near enough to get boats when they
have finished their work All have now left the ground
but the TIVE steamers and our boats.
SocLocK.-At O'Clock the Sd mates boat having
drifted to the leeward, alongside and at TX the
boatswain's boat returned"
This is the substance what saw of this
AFFAIR The remaining facts ELECTED from the eight
men and two officers, who were examined separately
by our captain, in the presence of myself and one
other person.
From the time of their arrival at the scene of action
till nearly Cookbook both boats actively employed
in saving lives and with nearly the same but
any of them.
The ship was but shell no place remaining except
her bowsprit and head rigging upon which a human
being could stand or cling The heel of the bowsprit
being burned of up to the night heads held down
head of the ships figure head and the shrouds ON
and under this were l3 and children to all ap
pearapce perfectly senseless In the language of the
sailors, they glared down upon without seeing,
hearing, or knowing there
They would not take hold Of rope that was thrown
sealed The howsprt was every moment expected to
fall: and the ship was thought to be sinking.
Mr.. Bahlam our Sd mate. pulled round on her
larboard bow and throwing isrope among them again.
a caught it, but she sat still he gave it sud.
den jerk which caused her to fail into the She
quickly foated astern and picked up by him just
under the ships quarter When this done, they
child which had fallen of the head after che
and putting themselves in the proper position
they picked that up also. Finding themselves now
drifted quite distance from the Ocean Monarch, and
near their OVID ship and being nearly exhausted they
pulled on board.
There but little life in the woman and child nd
they restored with difficulty and brought by the
n W safely to New York. Immediately after Mr.
Bablam had left the burning ship the steamboat went
directly ahead Of the NJ. and droppedIa boat which
was in charge Of MIR Bragdon, the o. MIS- LIST mate,
quite under her bows The tide had by this time
much Stacked rendering such experiment less da n
gerous than before frederick Jerome, one of the
in boats boat seeing this said If you will
pull alongside of that boat sir and hold on to her
will strip myself take rope and swim down. and try
to board the wreck and lower down those women u
This was DONE and nicely that Jerome sprang from
the boat upon the fore topmast aysa go ne I'D
by the stay which still fast to the end of the bow
spirit, soon lowered them into the boats below.
The beat, during all of this time, under tot
teriDg bowsprt and in fact in much danger than
Jerome, who was upon it. When done, he desce nded
as he went up, and they we're all put without &C -
dent on board Of the steamboat when Jerome re-
ceived from EGO to EOS sterling from those who ad
seen this act of h.roism but the remainder of the
vessels crew. who did not leave the beat got nothing
Something being said to them by gentleman who
addressed them over the rail they lay alongside
their boat, about money tn vt Of that money
was for them. and who also threw them billet, which
they did net get the boatswaip nobly replied that
Capt Knight did not send us here to get money, but
to save life"
could relate several feats of galantry performed by
both boats crews almost equal in daring to that Of
Jerome, but already have consumed too much of
your valuable space II Jerome has received more
credit than he deserves. and decidedly think he has
not have not the Others who labored long aud so
well In company with him, right to complain of par
tiaty on the part Of the public in Its bestow of
praise Those who were eyewitnesses decidedly think
they have. A CABIN PASSENGER
FLOUR FROM ST. JOSEPH The increase of agr-
culture and manufactures in the Weet Is astonlsh-
ing Five or six years since, the town of St. Joseph
was at the head of steamboat navigation on the Mis-
souri, and it vas then considered on the borders Of
CIVILIZATION dirty little trading post for the squatters
N ihqsir no a,0 R,f;fs
like most other towns the great inland of the
west has been like magic and it is now place of
siderable size possessed of many facilities and advan-
tages for trade and but recently large Touring mill
has been erected within ts limits which is likely to
prove source Of profit TO It's enerprspg owners and
great benefit to the wheat growing interest in the
vicinity. Yesterday one bundre barrels Of -four ar
rived on board the steamer Eliza Stuart This is the
hrst and the quality is said to be good; but
n m att In N