The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-15


traEbUTFi, uH ms WY 10 GHitt''ftttrr J !.i
insburgh Record, Of lasl week, eopInins o
Heller from G,lluw passenger, Mrli, H. Co
uuuf, nlso ~ Irasburgh, Ca Tie fihef ofIhr iH-
msnlod young man, giving lhe particulars Of
the ealuslrope, d ID a. lollpwE
VALFARAzo, May iG, 1919
bEAK SR,-AH There ~ uOW hu oppnTuui-
~ ~ convey line ~ you, llfn painful huiy
dGYplypH uInu mr a. do 10, ever hnNn rfF
ieemud it u pleasure 20 cOugerse wHh Hy Nbr
cent friends, whom l can. communicate 10
them pleuaing sulgeeF lui he nature OF
Ibis 10 such, and un0ccusI0Wod ~ ! nm 10
communicate such unpleasant intelligence
IIial uy hnud lrombles M write,
I must bB brieflo iuflrm you lhnt your
asar bog mad my GieGd Josfph II numbered o.
-innngHl The dead The baud Oi God hns via,
ted uur lillle company aud nhnn ono CONF
tHHioU, tlo luta Of which WHH rfrY deeply
irll by ~ nll, nud perhaps more % by ne,
ior hu vs. ny oli school aUd playmate, fir
wns washed overheard 90 lho commencement
0f lh0 line soriHi ia storm which oilineH
apauks lerrors 20 sra laripg men,l On We'd
-t,rsday 2ls' Aiatgt, ~ llga latitude Of llllg
-l4m Hnd Longitude 'l7lEu,
We Ind been dfeadiug iliH storm llr weeks
lefirr. |, commenced Allowing about iva
--.., ll.Eea dllz Lrinfe. mid kc4l mcrentlnE.=
OH tho HurHiUg tho tivtlit iiirw Fuir 81
wind. The zen had now got up a. tremrud'
Gus height Tho wind Kept increasing md
~ Two o'clock Il blow u lively gale, We
were now compelled 10 licnyc Tho vessel TOO,
aud did 90 under inrcspeucer and iorotop'
thAI flaysn She rode the pnle very well,
uuIl about q O'Clock +. w., when tho sea
. ruird mounlnin.high and threatening c0u-
Lers had already formed on the tops, moving
81 the rate of3O knots per hour Couhers
nre formed when seas are high 10y The tops
OF them rising up, sometimes 20 lhu height
Of 10 or - feet above the sen, aud II they
como down upon vessel, they nre very APT
20 lct some sad uows, and VIII sometimes
sink small vessels TWAS such we had 20
copiend with.
Joseph had hardly hucn upon deck during
Sho duy, until about . l,2 u'cluck. Some ono
up0n deck called ont to ~ below 10 come
upon deck aud sec the wnier. We hll weiitur'
an deck. Such sight never before saw, !
did not like the looks of H., nnd wns NJ once
appfZod Of our dnugor stood 10y me SIDE
orJozeph, aud ho exclaimed how majestic
IT looks told him was goiug below, and
-.lHTtad anl gui ~ l,lC MS tho COMPLIMENTARY
flhe cabin dnorsd Norval heiuR there, !
stoppGh 10 t1lk with him a moment. Joseph
stood beside tie nflef.hH,ch, and looked round
20 rs mud shid, 'lfu feH came aboard, lac WuH
going 90 be ready 10 dodge Ihcso Mete
T'Id INST Woods Jic was heard io speak. lhr
passengers were nh below but We three
aud onc other. About ono minute nncr hc
spoke those words, the sea came oyer,-il
was one ni tho combcrr, aud u loll from the
height of 10 feet, tito whole force oi II fell
upon myself Norynl, Joseph, The officer Of
che deck aud man at the wheel. II came 90
sudden chat We had no warning of a. Ny
Hrst ,i ought WINS TINT WINS overheard, hut
soon dropped into the cabin, Hnd on gather
irg trr--if suw Nurvuli tho winter NJ the
same time gushing in attic cabin doorS,bu' Il
stopped, M d everything IN there was nilonl.
= 'fhe first thing snid, was 10 ask iC thcto WIS
any one overheard, aud they answered no.
ijut soon some one asked where Joseph wns;
aud I, knowing his position, said, wus afraid
ho wus washed over. Search wns immcd'
iatcly made for him. hut Just nj TINT iiWe, nn-
other sea struck her and threw her about 10
1ho wnter then every ono were employed to
get her bnek again, which was done with
dispatch.
But very soon the news WINS sprond iliNt
Joseph was lost, aud tho decks aud cabin
were soon searched, Int could not find him.
Some east their syes OFT nsloriI, hut couldllol
arc him; but they saw largo SEA bird called
ARerlross, light down upon tho wNtcr.--
thoy nro n harmless bird; and II there IL any
thiug upon tho water They are sure 10 nligh'.
And IL IL probable that that WINS Joscph's last
visitor. flo had found his grave, aud the
waters of the mighty deep were then chant
ing his funeral anthem.
but ihcro wns no means for saving him.
II would have been instant death for US to
attempt TO have lowered boat ia such a
sen.
The nfler-hutch which no stood beside Of,
wns smashed to atoms. II stove away the
sailing around tho quarter deck on both sides
and did other considerable damage. But
happily, on sounding tho pumps, we found
she had not sprung Olenk. We threw the
wreck aud every thing that was floating upon
deck, over, thinking perhaps he might get
hold of some of them and float. We were
near 800 miles irOui rnHd,
Mr. Knight, imagine our feelings NJ TINT
time. We had lost one Of our companions,
and were linble every moment to bo wreck
ed. We pissed slcepless night But Di-
vine Providence mas in our favor. Dor time
was not yet come. Morning daWncd, aud
thcre was no favorable alteration, nor was
Shere until the third night, when they sung
out on deck, that the gale had brokem-
These were glad lidiuEs. Then we could
congratulate each other that we lived Ihrough
tho storm, hut we could but mourn for tie
loss of poor Joseph.
March Oath we read funeral services. A
portion of Scripture was selected and reN,l
from tho 9Th chapter of the second epistle of
Paul to the Corinthians.
Ito had kept n journal until two or three
days before ho was lost. lie sHid 10 WAS
that dan % years old, and irhere shall I be III
one year from no,e. This is a question ,chich
should be glad 10 anslcer.'
remain, your obedient servant,
II. II. CONANT. "