New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-27

DREADFUL SHPWRECR-MANY LIVES Lost
Coin AND srARyArIoS We mentioned in Fridays
Tribune he loss the snip Omega from Liverpool to this
port The Eec BrmsgcIer has colsled he melsnchoiy
particulars which are-tha the Omega sailed for THIS
City on the 10Th Of January, with 35 passengsrs-that
she had been left the mercy Of the waves Tor week.
on the banks Newfoundland having lost her oreyafc'
IL ain topnsst ruddcr and al her sails m storm, when
the bark Aurora bound Tor ST. John, " b took OF bali
her passengers the Asrora arrived at Halifax on The
I-h irst with - Of the unfortunate passengers hafl
landed 81 al Canso while 80 had DIED on board Or cold
and HUNGER During the last IL days, the allowance oil
food as only Y ounces OF bread and VINE glass Of
water 10 each person. WHAT amount OF pain aid sui
fering have been concentrated ia that bark! 10 re-
turning carrying her passengers to the Aurora the
omess her p!nnsce second mate ard Jour hands II
gale. - r,,,- 80. 49,, l,,
BARBARA bound for Cora which mad t@Gen of all but 80
OF and passengers, when another gaze ie
vessel and the oneg. her captain nfst male ana q ON
er are supposed have gone 70 the bottom that night
On the % inst say tue Newfoundland papers, Capt SKIN
nsr u the Barbara came 10 sight OF anl' OuI a1 no.
ALow where he wss-he was out OF water and the VIVID
blew strong from the West. A steamer hove IN sisht,
steering 10 the eastward, and the captain hoisted
signal OF distress The steamer, one OF the koyai mall
line the Hiberuia bora down and inquired what was
wanted Capt. skinner stated that ne hau neaiy oO OF
the Onesa's passengers tosrd macy Of tBem sick
that he had 10 water 10 give them and begged supply
The captain the steamer, waving MS trumpet toward
fne
laDoi" and Jumped of the pa1d-box-his vessel imne-
diaey bearing away her This conduct II cor
reety reported was harsh, hot inhuman. Several OF
the passengers died next night
The BARBARA continued her voya age expecting Ia ie"
hours 10 reach ST. joan but soon fell 50 theky as
10 prevent the sight from penetrating more than dozen
vafds The vessel accompanied by sobiee, which
being pressed the wind toward The land carried the
bio along with IT, when day broke sine wss close 10
M. rock. She s'rack and s0oD broke up. Inc naNs
HAVING fallen against the cliff the active OF the
pa.selg-rs and jumped om Oh then and me Do"-
surit uQon the rocks; aud those Sho were fortunate
.aough 10 gain footing, with great difficulty succeeded 10
e.obstlsE up tho prreipogs sscent The snaetionAie
father or husband In eudesyorng 20 pIessrVe eha ~
wife night have been seen TO miss his io9tnk ana is
either mangsd upon The rOcss 81 drowned IN me 'ea
together with tho beloved object whom he sought TO save
The great majority Of those board pefshed 10 th-f
birth. a, the vessel filled aad broke up Capt skinner
nfsnt took the boat shortly after the vessel stfuek
and II 10 believed they carried on win the ies o'
they have been heard o. Ony iory per
sons wee saved and after wandering about Tor boef e
found huntsman Mr. ChAfe VINO told them they PAL
been wrecked near Petty Harbor Nswioundand. Ald
was got-some conveyed In shdss ano sonns On ls
backs Of the kind isl,nde whose eoneect was humane
aad friendly the un1ost Of their power DIT hue ,ho
schoolmaster s especially mentioned and We honor o.
humanity All their efforts however were lneusctuh
the live. Of four poor fellows who expired on ths
road from exhaustion Another Of the sufferers fan lnto
ths woods, 10 apparently inssne stale ana %" p''
since been found.