Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-24

A large lrishman, round face-deck
hand. about forty years old.
man with short, high, full forehead,
sandy hair-from things found upon him,
supposed to be tailor.
Mr.. Driver from New York-often been
here-recognized by many; $74 Is in
money found upon his body.
A long, slim deck hand, about IS years
old.
Mr.. Hopper, large, genteel man.
Mrs. Hopper, wife ofthe above.
A child abou, months old, belonging 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopper.
Two female emigrapis, one large, the
other dressed in black.
A female.
A child belonging to the above, about A
years old.
An infant about one year old.
An infant about months old, marked
J.R.
Hugh McLain, fireman, from Canada.
Mr.. Roby and family and4M Mr.. Palmer,
do not appear in the above list.
The following were among the saved
Mr.. Atkinson, Cleveland.
R. q. Parks, p. NJ. Rochester, Pa.
Mr.. Jones. I'd Engineer.
W. Evans, lst Mate.
=. Dana, 1st Porter.
w s. Machrocy, Cincinnati.
Christina Hood, Cabin Maid.
George -, deck hand.
Homer Dolson, Fireman.
VIM. T. Tincom, Chatauque CO. N. Y.
b Selover.
]. Hurd.
ID. M. Reed, Belfontaine.
Martin Brannan, II Elizabeth st. N. Y.
MIR. Wilkinson, half brother to Roby.
Lost and identifed:-
VIM. DAILY, Elizabeth ST N. Y.
Capt. c. c. Roby. wife, one child and
mother.
Horace Palmer-[telegraphic operator,
Toledo.
Richard Palmer, wheelsman.
Charley, deck hand.
. Theodore Gilman.
Richard Mann, Sandusky.
Mr.. W. P. Tinkhnm and 2 children.
Dan, waiter.
Hugh McLain, colored.
George Wllman.
F. Keekler, deck hand.
Mfs He,h, wife of Francis Hslh, Wall
81. N. Y, and their children.
M. June, I'd engineer.
w. Tillman; barkeeper.
A. Ferguson.
The names of the foreigners lost can.
not be nscertained.
AN ENGLISH COLONY.
Robert Hall, saved. Lost wife and four
children, mother, two sisters, and two
brothers. They were from Ely, Cam
bridgeshire.
William Walker, saved, from Cam.
bridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Lost q
wife and one child
A child named Salina Money, Of the
same place was saved.
There were thirty.four of the party
thr9 only saved. The names Of the fam
lilies were, William Walker, wife and one
child; Jos. Money, wife and four children
-one saved; Thomas Rhodes, wife and
five children; VIM. Taylor, wife and four
children; Mrs. Lace and three daughters
--lost-from England.
MIR. Parker and six children.
Mr. Jones from England.
young man from Cornwall to Cincin-
natl.
A majority Of them were destined for
Medina county, where they have relatives.
Death is fearful thing. come in wha,
shape it may-fearful when the vital cords
nre SO gradually relaxed that life passes
away softly as music from the slumberine
harp strings-fearful when in his own
quiet chamber the departing one is sum.
,nohed by those who sweelly follow him
with their prayers. when the assiduilies oI
friendship and affection can 60 no farther
and the closing ear fails to catch the tones
Of the long familiar voices, and who linger
ing near still feel for the hushed pulse ane
then trace in the placid slumber which per
vades each feature quiet emblem Of tht
spirits serene repose. What then mus
this dread event be to one who meets it fa
away from home alone on a troubled sea
in that still but solemn hour of the nigh
when even the sympathies of the worlt
seem hushed in sleep, and by that terrible
alternative which a s'ire a sea" presents
to the doomed victims, either to perish il
is flames or seek death in the deep? Sucl
was the fate Of hundreds we fear of thos,
poor emigrants. They were rough per
haps in appearance, but beneath those rud'
exteriors there beat hearts hopest an,
warm with affection towards those they hal
left behind and those who had EMBARK g,
thsir present fortunes with them. How
many in their father land will long lool
for aheir return and will weep bitterly
when they learn the sad tidings of ,hei
fate.
By far the saddest sight was the "funer
al Of the trench" On small hillock OIL