New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-08
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The yVrscL of tlao isaac Mead.

To The Edito,s Of ule T,ibaa1;
II you deem the following notice of the wreck Of
the bark Isaac Mead worthy DIAN insertion 10 your
valuable paper, it is at your service.
Twas lying awake ia my ssa.e.roon. waa1
heard the watch on deos giving ordar to tina helms
man to steer 10 the windward Of vessel which
order seemed to be oboyed Ia moment 2ftsf, ne
order was countaEmanded, IS tae vessel aPpaag6t
to bs crossing cur track 6Pringing up, oom'
menced dresaipg but iust as took my co4S and
yest up TO put them ca the |aech cried QUE tnastae
vessel you'd DO into us At she time he bail
sd her to steer away bat, before tbs aound OF hl'
voice had ceased she vessel, which proved to De
the steamor Southerner, struck US on our oowa2Fl8
which, acting as lever, priad the b)E OF shs oask
wide open called ous 70 learn whsEheF fhefe
was any danger, and the ftss s1swer cams f5as
there was none; but aomo ona Immediately o'iad
that ahe was sinking. BY this time vas dFe''
sed, and running upon dscS, ~hers tue PAsaes5eTS
were fast trembling, seyeral OF US Engaged Tor
moment 10 trying 20 aGuGh i e-boat, which nuo5
on the itarboAId sida bat belosa she gas ullsshsd
the DO. oi tbs bark yea deep under water,
and none II us were Rbe 20 ltand Tbs ladies
were all terrified, screaming ter help and mar
cy; yet oOly man Seemad to lo3a con-
nlaLd Of him elf Those @h) could, Immediately
Jumped overheard, ami commenced gSImn1S 10
getaway from the vessel cefore sha vTens do~n
bot no ems / I'D time to zcZa plank or anything
With y b'Gh to sustain tlmaeiG The yeSie WaS 30
nearly perpep7iouiar thar sid DOM 10 the m4J2
mast yF re Ca'chius bald OF 3 sa,tee, dfe my
sell With aluy mish' lizard she st9ra Ia order 70
lump overheard Bus bsd scarcely time 10 each
hold of the rigging of the .nizzs nmass o2'ote che
went Gown AID sac erie. Tor heip wero droRned
in ths rush of TassrB M1ie by The bark s'nain5
Az we vent doxn, Iao1ualsrcsd drawing my8elt
up by this rigging, and ~hen dad cleared mydeu
fom that continued to descend bei7S drawn
down by tbs sinking vessel er.ing myself 70
r.o 70 HI suffaca Ill ailog = ia. an3d to mo an
age feitthet wss 10 loosat ieacendDg, stnce he
ru.h of y atefB had o1ased. Although ascented
rapidly, was SO long under wa!sr thai was IN
nearly exhausted condition y hon gained thu iuT-
face AS soon az l had cleared my stomach AMI
luuss Of yFster, looked around to sac where tsf9
/ Steamer was, which had hase3 FAR to the sou n,
east About hundred Sr3s TO Toe soutawesk
obsotTed several thio55 aio2f, tlEA'dS WGl3a /
started end rot the ii-sr 6'-sea minutes mad nom
ing 10 support mytelf wiki. l then found oaaf',
about three teci long and F|o vide, on "hcu
rehted Tor a moment and Look the iif9t long DFoeso
during all this time, the cJics OF those Tho wato
irwin to abstain themq ays5 we're mast hehrtre ld-
ing, ard loud above q! tho others Was coariy di5.
tnsuished that Of q female. / ri I'd TO throw on
my coat and boots, but iudag inp2saiole, tleneu
CElfae
" hen near ennUeh "a ssa har, csil5d BIO naf
to take courage telling her :ha! / you'd soon oo
With her aao not 10 spend her strength by ca9in5
for help but to hold firmly 70 her pan5, aimee $40
t would so0nbeyaYed 3herepliedghat her Strength
was almost gone, ard that unless she vas soon
saved it would be TOO 4te Atthe same sim :,
man a few yardg itom her, rolled eli his plank ous
WI sther ne was p1a7 iouaiy dead or not could nos
be ascertained ia uaither s,fueSlai nor gsVe
sound, but Immediately disappeared Ihe soa
role so he avily could scarcsiy swim agansE ~
and it WINS at this time shat sone one OF me noas
/ ing plA1ke or timbers struoG against my aloe aud
arm and thTeR me under water. discovering
myeef however | turned 20 look a. the lady
who WA then being carried Oh tho Top OF a
/ high wave, and holding hcmly 20 her planSi
! II rolled Wy i5h her and shn weui undee. but by an
almost supe'huG4sn ettort, ehe recovered her posi-
ton on the plank sgAn, and commenced ealing
for aid. She soon lost her hold again and went
down huS riaing asked re TO help nar, as abe
should soon go Gown and when aim 1st near enough
to reach her pla pk rho Gralu4lly rsaXsd hor hold,
and with orc long gursHng cry di9appaared Iof-
ever For tbs first time fol: de3Oata and dis-
hesrse ped, fearing lest the steamer vas going to
leave Us. and looked 10warda the lasd, oas none
could be seen Another man, soon htter went
down near me, crying FOR heip aad marcy, aud
began 10 .hink my last hour Was 81 hand. 5aU %
it to say that after boi1g in ths water for moro
than three quarters Of an hour, hs vas rescued by
the steamers boats, yst, sad 70 relate. only nlne
were left TO tel tha m0u nful t3le, tTenty.four
having gone TO tn il Haa acoount. OF theme, ooe
was the child OF the a6ove mentioned lady, which
the steward with praise worthy hnna ity, carried
through tbs waveJ s7imming with onA hand, TIL 90
signs Of lie. appearing, he left ii. The steward
was picked up in an exhausted state.
The Captain was drawn undzF waser by acme oAe
who seized him by the hand, and |ho came near
drowning him. Alnog! Immediately aitor this ne
was seized again by tho brsazf, and in diseng aslng
him5 elf had to tear eft hs clothes. After reco7ef.
ing himself, however, he SWAN away Tor the
steamer and finding plank managed to saTe dln-
self The rest OF the crew, ard tbs remaining pas
sepgers met with no particular incidents: All
( being rouied from theif sleep, no ore had time 70
seve anything, and many p2ase159Fs never gos
out OF the cabin.
We were Kindly treated on board s1e steamer,
which brought Us 10 Nav York, and | tahe tolls
opportunity to ezpreaB the thanks Of al VINO were
saved TO thtsa who 80 nob7 contributed 20 our
wants and who's Aindness enks deep ln'o cur
hearts.
In the mdss OF all this gratitude, only one cau2o
Of uneasinesS scta as draw back, and shas u 1ne
long delay Of the steamers boats IN coming 70 oar
rescue Why We were forty minases IN sne wa
/ ter ia a question which | would not ike to PraEJ
for en- answer Three went down who ssta8s.ed
nore than half al hour. Yet lot vol be throTn
over the whole ell Vas 30 ordered by the Will Of
Him who alike rulesh ths armies Of heaven and
the children Of man NJ d. orAHroS'
Flushing, Monday, Oct T.
A CHURCH IN FAVOR OF LAHD RsFoRM.-The
following important Revolutions ~aro adopted asshe
Annual Conference Of the Wi,con5tn Wo'Ieyaa