The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-26


The London Chronicle gives the following ac-
count OF the loss OF the Foridian-
HARwIcH. svsDAY, Msreh4-3
With the deepest regret have to record Of the
most frghfu cstssfropbss that probsbly over occur
this part Of the Epglish coast viz the total
lots Of large emigrspt ship tbs Long Sands with
nearly two hundred souls on board IL took place
during the pestuous and fearful weather Wed.
Bedy sst without doubt the ssvcrest that has been
experienced on these shores for engrhened period
Tue gale CONNIE need in the early part OF cd nesdAy
morning. the wind blowing frsm tho south west and,
the cay advanced. the vislrnce of the storm in.
cr~Ged and continued Till between six and seven
O'Clock in the evening heavy snow storm followed.
which lasted till midnight the gale scarcsiy mode
rating beftrs late on Friday night During Thursday
ache THE hsr Dor OF els having
wrecked on the Long Sands The frat tidings com.
municsted the loss Of Dutch lpdiaman, named tie
Dyle, Captain Laws, bound from Antwerp for HAvsns
the Of which with the exception OF fell
low have been picked up by her Msjssty's revenue
cutter Scout and landed here. large schooner was
next heard OF, bavBg shared eimar fate the
sSpds with the loss Of every one OF her crew Seven
eight total losk<s sAo reported having hap
penea on the aojace Mt shoals and it WAS hoped that
there for mad The extent Of the cisahtsI Late Fri
day pghr, however, her Majesty revenue cutter Pc
,rel, brought the melancholy intelligence OF sp-
IA ling loss CT emierant ship on the same .Aads
sBd that nearly two hundred beings had peri.hsd
with Der. only four OF the many board surviving
the dreadful event. whom the Petr.l had rescued.
The mourpfsl tidinge ne may be readily imagined
created the deepest sensation throughout the town
Owing TO the exhausted condition OF the poor fellows
rigging Ior forty EIGHT bous mpossibe then to
eucidate any tacts connected with the catastrophe
beyond the certain fate OF the rhip and her living
freight 1t till yesterday that the correct
tails could be elected from them by Mr.. Billipgsy tho
agent TO Lloyd OF This pert and the assistant agent,
Mr.. Oppenbem to whom the reporter IL indebted for
the ubjoined details respecting the deporsbe affair
Tie Ill fa,ed ves,e the bark Floridlan 300 tons
burden. Captain e. d. Whlimore master, from Ant
werp She iwas the properly OF Mr. f. d. Huiburt, Of
New York. and bad been chartered by German com.
papy for the Conveyance OF smigrsnIs 70 the United
Ia AZ lre1 ahlIy rnm AMI RG m
lasC thursday week, but for abe do.
ayec, and did not finally take her departure from the
that had CO me boa, before her weighing anchor,
b stated to have been from l76 10 geo They comprised
young respectable German aborers, with their wives
and families and many grades OF mechanics. Amongst
the humber on board we're from fifty sixty women,
and between twenty aud Thirty children OF different
ages. The ship worked by crew of nearly twen-
ty, part Of whom were Englishmen surgeon being
board to attend the emgrants. 1t was late on Tues
day evening when the Floridian put to The
weather exceedingly re. and the wind being fair
all bid we'll tor pleasant run through the Channel.
The course taken after clearing the Flemish banks
60 ray the surviving eeamen.) westward for tho
Straits OF Dover ~ continued favorable weather up
twelve O'Clock when the wind shifted round to the s.
W., blowing very hard, with fall Of hail and snow,
and heavy the fall that it became impossible to
the length Ct the vssro They tackled ship and bore
to the north Westward until four O'Clock Wednes.
day morning. and then altered her course. Captain
Whimoie had charge OF the watch to four O'Clock,
when he went below, the chief mate succeeded him in
charge Of the next watch Day brought fearful
weather; the wind had sprung Up terrifcaIy, with
gre alter fail Of snow. and heavy rolling The
thp kept her &c, The intention being to make
fer the South Foreland Light running under resfed
foresa fore tepmast. sIRyrR and the main spencer.
Although the storm increased in fury almost every
hour, alarm was infested for the safety OF the
ship until about three O'clock when (sccOrdiDg the
statement of OF the saved) the chief mate
expressed eoDe miegivings to tho they wele
The n pursupg and calling to the second officer
quetted him take charge Of the watch lille no
below TO "ook into his Coast Pilot Directory" Scarce
y bad he quilted his post before the ship with
ter,fc force great indeed that her Panks false
keel immediately rushed up sioDg.ds, too truly show.
ing that ERE was lost scene Of horror Instantly
preeented iteef on deck. The emigrAnts FASTENED up
deck in frantic dismay and the sight that followed
when they behsld the fate that awaited them to osr
tsnry may be readily conceived by the reader. Within
ft moments Of tho vessel sisng the broke into
her hull with much imperuosty blowing up the hatch.
ways, and sweeping many Of the poor over
board while others crowned their berths being
unable to rife from the effects Of ness Cart
WhtmOfe percev;Dg the evitsbe destruction the
fhp gsve orders to his t. launch The boats which
carried out with the greatest despatch but they
utterly Insufficient for the purpoie Of saving all
board for II in fact they had Outived the fury Of
the raging surf they not capable Of containing
third Of the poor emigrants. The first boat
broke sdrft the nome ut che was launched and it is
said csps,zed directly with two who were in 1t.
The moment the recond beat lowered the captain
jumped into it with Mrs Wbitmsre this wife) This
led rush towards the craft Some twenty
thirty poor steres msn and women, esped from
the qrster deck Of tho laundering ship into the boat
he ie.uit that also instantly cspszsd and the
whole psIty were instantly lost. There being now
DO possible means OF escape lsit for those board,
the crew took 10 tho rigging, to which they lashed
Themselves, and upwaros Of one hundred Of the
engTapts copgegate on the quarter deck Here they
hao not been for more than hour before the ship
broke in two am,dships. The manmast fell over the
eiee with teartol crash, and tre Ldous
ried away the whole Of the with the
Of human beings on it irishttu shrek filled the
air, and the bext moment the unfortunate
we've eeen struggLg In the eep Bygresr Efforts eight
or ten were rescued by The Who had secured them
to meet with more horrible death The IN smspt the
ship broke In two, her cargo. mostly ndise,
ho&ted out and iDtermaDp.o with the arrow ling suf
ferere For some time, woee and children
fo8tipa about sue packages; night had set
in, hewever al hsd disappeared, and II lie saoy to bs
feared that BOT one escaped The then survivors
about tuslve in humber continued the rigging Of
the which with the part OF the vessel
Wss s that remained of The wreck, the whole Of the
night, enduring ybe greatest Suffering There
mcoerntop in Tie violence OF rms weather. The
bept breaking over item AID thn cod being in.
tense, rendered tber cOndition the painful.
When Thursday moi ming BROKE IL WAS discovered that
SIX Of the poor fellows had died in the course Of
the night; They he'd been frozen to death, aud
iber bodies were dangling in the rigging. All
that day the same fearful weather existed, and
not the least aid could be rendered to those still
passing at dtsnes, but they were too far of for
the crews to observe their eituston. Thursday night
and the greater portion Of Friday rassed away yet
help Only four remained, three sailors and
one psssepger; tho other two frozen death
the course Of the preceding ddy and night Tho suffer.
in the th cir feelings and horror may be
readily imagined when they the third night SET
s 1 Snq Gesh Gey 10 Svsrtahs them - IN tho
however great Was their at peceivng the approach
Ct v.srei which proved TO be her Majesty revenue
cutter Peterel The crew belonging to her. by direction
tf the comma ndiDg officer, oWered their boat, and
puzzled of to the spot tho heavy surf the
wreck In such q manner render the run ming Of
the cutter sJongcide extremely dangerous After con.
siderable difficulty the poor fellows got OIL and
taken en- board The revenue cruiser when everything
ea'e Of exhaustion and partly bereft of their SC uses
bands and feet wers severely frost bitten, and