The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-16
Wreck OF the Dark r.. SWIFT, and Loss Of


From the Mobile Herald Nov. -.
The foliO~ipg particulars Of tho vrsokiug Of ths
bark y. s-it, OF New fors is furnished By H-nry W.
Ray. fr,t tfhosr u the bark:
The bark Elijah swift u. A Nye master from Ne~
York bound to New Orissns, had 20 p.r,ous board
Our csbio pNserg-rs In number were all women aud
ebiiaren two IN suta enc weeks au a the other s
months old. On Monday 2Bth Octobsr, at2P NJ, an
ohorsd OF the Great sssos, about tTo miles from the
shore in hin. .thoms water the sind moderate from
the IS W With nns plea ant weather At 2. ~.
the Wind hauled -uodesiy ~ th- y W aud bls~ vio-
lenty win constant heavy rain The ship commenced
dssgibg her anchors stth the entire length 81 both
ehsins cut We eat ssay tbs Foremost, a1d while In
the act Of cutting away the mainmat shs strusk the
rocks and In one hour shs w.o, to pieces During the
time the the was continually
krssttrg over ub After eeHeral tnedeotual at.
tsmpts To- get rope ashore, ". at length sue
ss,d,d and lsua,d all ON board; many of whom
were very much bruised sai laoprztsd by the drift
wood aud the surf dssh ius them against the sharp
coral rocks On i-uany, ne dsemts ~ safest e. gain
the hEbrst eouihtatsrp p,rt 81 the laud. a. the
had slr'sdy commenced b.sSiog the north vest
putnt directly oppusit, the vr-ck We had
ly proceeded tfy yards way. leading the ladies
at very lu~ pace they being IN their night dresses
snd barrett otsd when tre. ndoua SEA bgcke over tha
rocks aud ~asb,d OF twenty of our number nine 81
vbsm tsyta-the other eleven dlosncd.
Among the latter we're Parker Floser .ecoad ofbosr
snd Jsms. Lane seaman beth If New ork Who lost
thur lives In roby .Dd,avorng 10 save those Of Mrs
~ Bailey aud siiss Hsuti-tta z. Ray. to- lady pee
rrsers, Uhe latter ny dsugh'cD The re-. OF the
number succrr d-j IN reaching acs Of ssfety-our
ret iuctfeted ara htrdirx 20 every step Many laid
down sbd gave uut re eXhauatiub. obliged 20
carp them The uestmornUg in'eitohing FOR iresh ga
ter, fuund iofsBt weeks uid the &C Mrs ~
baiN , ~ tad tsFn Tt.shfd stbcfe the rocss
ths mctrirg hscie ara had remained there 20 hours
IL vas alive, spd had apparently sutaoed hut ts In
jury We wmedisr-ly conveyed it 70 the surviving
LADIES' 70 whose upr, uniting care 70 Owes rs life Ne
REQ sib'd On the fusss & day. ana half destitute
OF clothing food or water uth che exception ~
salt prcvs,,Ds thai wathed sshore. bot sheh
found impcesibie 70 eat w. c0u.rsueDcs 81 creating
thnst Ca the thfd dsy - we're rescued BY tue ship
Bangor. tsptsin W =. Thilbrook fr1m New YORK,
b,uud to NJ bite He fAw our signals of distrese az
cbuisd hie thir and remained uut,l neat morDtng-
tOtk ne al 90 ad sn1 tfea'ed VS. with ell the kind
nsss that disiLteIe stea humanity could 'uggest.
Names 81 tbue that we've ornvBed. rbin passen-
gers;- brs Baiity ~ New orb ans. Mish Jandice
-. OF New York; Miss H-nnstsaP Rag. Ne~ Orleans.
secous Cabin MAN (psme unkBoru.J France; Parker
Flower second cfasr New YORK jamss Lsne, sesman,
New luk thsrlts Rsb'nfop cabin boy, Liverpool.
st'ersge pea ehg.rs- Man, tpsme unsnosoJ ireland;
Nan tusm- uuknosnD Germany child, tnsns un-
known.) trtlsud