The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-24

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The Burning OF the Packet-yhip Caleb
Grimshaw--Further Partlculars-Terri.
BILE C0llisl0n at Sea, and Sinking OF .
Schooner, with all ON board.
Since the thrilling account Of the burning Of the
packet ship Caleb Grimshaw was published in the
Herald Monday last, from the London Times, Wa
have I'VE Of the passengers Wis confirm It's truth
in important particular, their only fault with Il
being that it does not 80 far enough and that,
CARDS the duct ofths passenger 1t is somewhat
sggersted. From their statement have gathered
some additional particulars, which may interest our
readers The first omission which they noticed and It
IL curious that has yet been published In any
account is the fact that the night ofthe day
after the Caleb Grmshaw left Liverpool and while in
| the British Channel, she in collision with q
schooner, which being Of smaller size and inferior
strength went to the bottom having disappeared al
most immediately after the shock The cries of those
On board were heard she went down stern foremost
1t is.worthy Of remark, that it the schooner that
ran into the Caleb Grmshsw, striking her amidships
and carrying away her bulwarks Neither her name
nor any other particulars could be asceained about
the lost vessel So alarmed the crew of the Caleb
Grimshaw, that they got the pumps in requisite
was found that she was not injured 50 great was
the shock that it waked every passenger board
oil feared the thp would rink But ie was different
element tney bad to most aud which pruba-
bly, then .mouldeing treacherouy beneath thse feet
There were four boats on board the Caleb Giimshaw
the lsboard quarter boat the sarboard quarter boat
the stern boat, and the long boat In the narrative
copied from the Times and written by hr. ustton a
Quaker gentle msn from the city Of Cork Ireland it 10
stated that while the captain aud ates
In the ship shortly after the fire WAS disco vered
nsnbsr OF passengers got into the iarboard quarter
boat and lowered her The last part of the ststemeos
tuIps out not to be- the fact passengers got iato
the boat and ordered oct OF while IL was still
trsg by tie ships side; they did not pbey aud 40 ne
had ths eff.
of precip tatpg tbe whole al them iuto the water
The end of the boat going down end foremost ana
stll held on To the ship by the o. her end OF
the rope, but bottom upwards in tha w,t.r
Some we're immt dat.Iy Drowned; some clung {, the
boat aud rome swan To another beat occupied BY
some of the sailors wbo left the
the DISCOVERY of the fire. They were struck on the
head with oars as they advanced aud poor feloy
named fhiiip Holland who was a br:t-rate swimmer
ana Kept bimelf up great ieugth of time, seized the
side OF the boat Some one struck bin the arm,
either breaking it injurng t that he was Obliged
to let 60, and 20 persbed in the wide abyss one OF
the hye passengers referred 10 above named william
Jackson, was In the boat immed edatey before she
cut down. but fortunately LETT t. Having heard the
mate icy sbe weuid not Ave Eve minutes the water
N let down. All vhs pre- pi atsd in that boat
were lost Tn. number vas from AZ TO "a
On sunday night (the hrst night after the fire was
diteovtrrd) John Se~sy of Somsr eshre aud hi, wte
with soue ohsr passengers, got toto the starooard
quarter boat wt,n they ordered out rhey re-
fused ut frat 10 cut, but tneir Iivrs being
threatened, some oi them complied Wills Others stii
rmsintd Among those Who csu-s bsok into tue ship,
were selwsy end his wife.
1he lopp pboat removed froa It's place during
sunday night. preparatory to beng launched next
was only going temporarily, that he would be im
Meoisttiy back The captains wife aud some o. her
cabin passengers were got into it through the
room window, with quantity Of larssE~ rsv
captains wife got bed ia end ~ The boat
BY d.srres some u the Other passengers got to the
long boat ard some, including women, were dresned
In tie attempr. The following Ia list OF those wh)
were iusiy stowtd into 1t =
Captain liz xie biIs Hoze aud child, George Slater
Davis and wife John sslway aud wife. - Smith
aud vile, Doctor hughes the steward the st-ssrdsss
Mr.. Hatton, hits Webster, Miss Doel Anso Mrs Burn
and baby, Mr Low, ssiior Egmed Robert Graham,
arc tao other sslors two aud four
There ~ in all The rain fell In torrents,
~hIeh together with the washing over the side
drenched them TO the skin; and IL not for
seas, the boat would have beer ned with water fire.
qutnty. As it Vas required every exeron TO keep
her b.ied ont The situsion o - hum>n beings thus
husold tegeiber for four days With little food
disk unable TO stir out OF the position, may
b. better conceved than descreed Yet 20 tenacious
,f LIE that even this was considered paradise
by those in The chip who had p nty Of room and
SHELTER poor giri in tying 20 lower herself down,
vss Iott ana snstber would have shares the fate
TIE sslors T.fusipg to ADMIT her. Of them aJipg
let her but that Mr. Slater Davis lad hold OF her
and insist.G upon brir girE her isto the boat.
On tie tIdAy aoTLing after tbs Gre disc )vered,
the IssseI bo we're the long bat ordered
20 lstuin 10 ths ship 10 this they d, mErred when
they b.Si.usd With being cut ndri unless they
came al oEce into the fhip. Notwitbstsndins tnts
thrnt thcy sti ept their places when they wrrs told
the ship The latter alternative they preferred a.
choice Of two evils ana al lst with the exception O.
Tn,r tle csp,sn lsf. the shp on Monday, disorder
abs confusion fsgted. Ey,ty was bB Cvn master,
ard oid wtst be p,aied or shst hs was able 30 do
The ttroDgest most oklfss srd uDpriDdpls Of
eourte, had eteTytbirg their 0wn way The .anor'
with two cepttns, Lad drterted the chip taxing
wrh them provisions, and there was none DeAtLd %
work her q man tbe pumps. 1hs chief nais, ono
szi!r. the eosk (s calCrvd mani. and steersss pas
ssugsr Isned BfO-ns. from Manchester, VII bad
taGdWars tUGscu ard acted nObly Browne scquire
On ,nnu,B.e o,,r tie oihtr pas srIgrrs and indp-rd
d 4. nst
ssr Wee IL net for his tnofts, matters might have
been far more seiious 60 Frsiseworthy we're h, ever
ttbs that the tthsr passeugsrs promised him tesu
monSl y they tbouid reach t5e land IN sAfety. lhe
poor icllos Tad ~ie ana child With hin, asd Lac
The latter The want a food aud drink ana rest
pfevsLt.d the Iassengers from working With any 81
ret ssme q then sere unable 10 walk, or ewes
stand, tf,m buEg'T srd .Abaustien TIE food and
ofitk That vsf. svuusts had been estried OF
by tcme of the taii,re. and the ships provisions
b,lOv. ana co1ld not be reached through tne
IN oke. John Nstt of Liucoln shire, states fnsr he
lived fer ~loe day uptn one ras onion and J"-cph
bs chest ~ ttoir worth $50 kspt several per.o"s
alive butter aus sugar mixsd together. Some Idea
may b. Of the suerioss of the psssen srs wasE
itissiateob, eutpp some pigs ate Psrtrs~ sni
dsvoursd the stBo.r wifh the hair en-. Ibis hos.
ever, a. nothing tor 30 psny mouths. They -srs
i've dsys ~ithout diinh sId come resertei 20 tns
srrtuR - ALT water which had fatal effect. Others
went 20 h" d'cine che,t snd drank ttnotures in.
cuaipg tinctuie of opium usud aneml witch soon put
a per cd 10 their tun.ribks
a Cattclic priest a sssd ma3 who we believe. vent
on frcn tiis co Washington. has been meutioned in
ttrs.rs hut assured by every Of those pss
sttgsIs who have ossisd 20 the facts Of this
ratl1e, that bOthrg BE- untrue. His conduct
wss pious fesiepea quiet la tue extreme, aud
We. nUimIieo ut HE sonsrDgs. That be vas the most
4uht an en- board T" is the uIshimOus testimony Of
ifotsetsntf snd catholics
Nhsbtte pAs='pgtfr we're taken on board the sarsh
they were 10 better tf for focd drink FIR the tuk
not teins pssttte'r shp. hsd but q ssal quantity
u provniors John Wstt states that they wers tor
thtJ-,ix hours buard ~ her without either fo0i
ns after tier ling previrus exhaustion in the "a
sb tItnrthaw IL will be fsocilsctsd that the
ing vhch they felt IN ~ith tbe bark the
rtUgh TO tshe tn tse pstFsngers FRAT biaht th hsTs
VAS fsfol stom. chen All thought thty ~osgd 80 TO
the bottsm Bso the Eject bowev.I q putting the
bre sm,tt mp.tsy cut tor the roltfug about a
water that Nss pump dt~n, must have pie tely
vailed the ticts ~ the vettel IL Us.erved ~
day that tte wss quite cvoi scsrceiy aLy wss
ts,p 20 isue sitter that aud ire, ~ vas never
| seen. "a, M ttgiruipg 20 eUd.
| Nfrn tBey reached tlof.s and ell the pssssbgsrs
s,rp t,nu,.a isn LsriBto sarah tso teiIurs
cent on board her sith bullets Of WOOD 10 tet her
IRE Witch they DID; aud .he then began 20 bis1e