Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-09-15
Loss of the 'Ocean Monarch"


Tho yJL,r,;a arrived At po.,on nm Friday
,norn;ng She hrinns tho f,llnwinr account NJ
an ,,,rl c,,,.,rorhe Tho Lnrr;ro If tho OCEAN
W,n,rch and loss If ono L,,nJroI 1oJ lin Ii,cS /,
W. Lava No, ,ir,o IN n;,o an,. o,bor no,ys ,o.
I,,,
iIGc;oy S,,,o,oo,,, Tho Ocoo, Monarch
l3OT inns bur,hnn lcft tho N.rsev carly ON
'rhnrsJ,v w,h ab,n, esn snuls ~, hn,ri ir.
cludirn cro,,, .,J ,..so,,,ors W. l.cL,rrod
tho nil1, ,hnu, q o!clock NJ inc;Jon, ,ror7hy
Of note occurred mill we arrived of ,hc Orn:.
head at which ,ino i, u,s roarI, 10 n'clorl
Orders we're rivcn IN tack Shin ani yyhile hnul
np the main ward. il was stated that one of The
steer,ge nasstnoors had m,do n fro in ono NJ
the yentilaigrs without reelection. immodia.
tely sent the steward and another man tn eytin.
puisb the fire and Lrinn m rho J.nunro,, v,ho
had made i, I,n,ro,r,,oll af,ar ,l,;. ,na rs tho
cal,n n,s.ou,ror, , w. , ,,'',aI ,t'',
tho rahn go fnl 81 snt.o lioh 'i,,'
inn Con, ho,o,,
~, ho,r;n,r ,lis ran d,,,r 8, ,,oor.o;, -
postion of affair and fouuI tb,, thc shin yea.
actually nm fro / ,Lo,, Lnr,ioJ LacL T. Tie
Jorl. and r,,o =, h,r, ,.,,a, ar.r,
',,a,, !, 81 It'll ,t,, ,l,a s,i, XII l.,
i'r,,, ,l, ~ ~
hu, tho A ,,n,s ,';,i rn.L aI,,'., ~ ;,.,a,',,
! l,rl,t (,r,I
40 n,nr,1s hio s '9o ''i' ,na 1L;n ''"'
1--WE "',"u, ,.'J M'iI'p l" y. ''t cup wal
! ,hen ,r.,.a or'iors e. har, Tho .i;n Lr"u',i, ;,
,toI Al ,, " 'a'e H. - ",
confusion. noise and disorder. Nv orders could
not be heard DESPAIR had sciZ d almost every
soul on board. The scene winch presented il.
self was most awful to comtcrnpla,e. much les,
! to look upon.
At length the foremast went overheard. snap
ping the astenings of the jibboon, with It's hu
man beiros dronncd into The v,,.r amid ,h,
most heart rendiuu scrcams both of those or
board aud those wiIowcrc IA linz into the water
Some of the moor creatures we're enabled AGAR
to reach the vessel. other. loa,cda away on spars
but many met with Il wa,ery rravc.
The flames were burning With immense fur,
from the stern and centre Of the vessel. s.
great was the heat in this parts that the pr-,en
gers. men, women and children, crowded to tn,
: lorepait Of the vessel. Thoir uirrrinr hnart
, rendin2 shricks tof aid, were carried by tn,
breeze across the dark blue waves. in then
tnadenod despair women Jumped overheard will
their offspring in their arms, and sunk 20 rise
no more. Men followed their wives in rcnZ,
and were lost. Groups Of men. women. am
children also precipta'ed themselves into tn.
/ water in the vain hone Of self urcscrya,i7, bu
the water closed over many Of them forever. an,
/ teariully realised the inspired declaration tina
in the midst Of life We are IA DEATH la VAR
did cntruat and beg Of the passengers to b.
compOscI.
The Queen Of fine OCEAN ,ocb, ,va- ,L,.c,
! ,o como - r,r ast H. -. ""' 'i--' "a,
| rhoma. litlea,lc. win vbon wrrc Sir Thon,a,
Ue,kelb. Mr. rol,in Nr p,,I, ,,J J,,cra '.o'''"
dered the bo,, +, h I,,ro-eI any,, .' vi
an aacrity and zaL .id,I IN, ,ha r,,,,,Io,.
named and rev nf III. cr',f ,nr;,i, -, aii',.i,r
in their reach. rN'' " "''''
The Brazil;,n s,oan rr;o,,, Ar, =,
Prince If \uala" o',.,i. hi'''sp' ~
New York nacke,..Lin NJ, WI n ,'.' Wv
time. came unnn1 rcnIored ofI,c,i,n .o
Tae Queen of the ocean remained alongsil
I'm ,hroa n,o,,oi' Wv oI'a" 'V'''''"cu "'o'-S'u
bn-nt near to the waters edos and 'Horo ,, "r
on-y t,w of Tho n,.,n,o',l g., " n' ..i''e "c'
boat, being nlomg. Ida en5n,So, un o,t,u se,'ra
oil 'O''"s ~ '""e ''e''
Of,he origin r,ho G,oJo