The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-09

relief to those who required IL, with degree Of
kindness, skill, and perseverance which must ever
be remembered with gratitude by all.
INCIDENTS. a.r
Amongst the passengers was DIR. NicoI, Of Rod
ney street. The following is an extract Of Letter
received from him, on Wednesday, BY relative
Thsvesssl struck on rock of Port Patrick, ana sunk
In eight or ten minutes A great many have bssa
S0rned and srv. At heart We n.ys lost ~.
dreadful crash Wife, Donald (son) Mary (dsughtssj.
and mysslf, are saved BY miracle.
don-Iooms, was also one of the passengers, and
saved his life by swimming ashore The following
Is the copy of his letter received on Thursday NOR
ming
PoRr PArRIcx, Tuesday, Juno ls 1850.
Ma. AnoH.s;-Ths Orion steamship struck on rock
this morning There has been fearful loss Of life.
Thank God am saved after dreadful struggle In the
wster can say no more. am now naked having
just reached shore. WIN. PRIHSr
Mr.; TAFT, baker, Of Glasgow, swan on shore
with his liule boy on his back most of the way.
and both were saved. The Rev. Mr.. Pughe, the
Episcopal clergyman of Paisley, had a child On
board, about twelve years of age, which was given
in charge to the stewardess. After The alarm was
given, she proceeded to dress her little charge and
took her on deck; the poor little child exclaimed,
Z" l know you viii! not leave mo-" :" No, no,
never WILL" said the noble woman; but, alas
heroism availed them not The remorseless surge
claimed them as its own.
We regret to learn that Capt. M'Neill, (brother
to Duncan M'Neill, Esq, late Lord Advocate,) his
lady, and two daughters, are drowned; his two
sons are saved We understand the vessel Is in
SURE in Glasgow for El4,000, but she is valued
at 100000, making the loss very severe on the
owners
James Lyall, Esq merchant, of this city, and
his son, had very narrow escape, but saved their
lives by clineing to the vessel
Captain M'Kechnie, Of Greenock, and his lady,
like others of their fellow passengers, had Won
derfu preservation. The captain, who was awak-
.ned by the conclusion of the striking vessel felt
satisfied that the blow would prove disastrous, and
instantly sprang out of bed, carrying his alarmed
Gene was appalling. Carefully concocting his
plans, he mmenced ascending the mizen rigging.
taking with him his partner in life. They got grldu-
ally aloft as the vessel continued to sink, I'LL when
near the top of the mast, the captain found that
the hull of the vessel was now resting on the
ground. Thus encouraged, he got both lashed to
the mast. head. Soon after, hatch, or covering
of one of the hatchways, came floating towards
them which he laid hold Of, and getting it secured
with ropes, they both placed themselves upon it.
Two females Immediately came floating towards
them, and were ultimately accommodated on the
valuable raft, on which the whole four found safety
till secured by the boats from the shore.
The son Of Major Darroch, of Gourock. pro-
missing young man, molly saved himself by swim
on peTceivng the danger When making his way
for terra firma, he encou Inferred seaman's chest
floating on the surface, and endeavored to use il a.
an ark Of safety, but strong sailor coming across
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the benefit, which deprived beth of the advantage
il might have afforded to one OF them. The young
man then abandoned the article, and reached the
land by his own efforts
Mrs. Napier, on finding the vessel sinking, seized
the end Of small rope attached to the rigging.
which she fastened firmly round one OF her wrists,
and finding piece of loose timber floating the
surface of the water, she managed TO lay hold OF IT,
and by this means kept herself from sinking for
nearly an hour, when she was providentally pick
ed up by a boat, and restored to her husband, whe
had previously been landed safely on the beach.
Street Musicians.
We give the following interesting details takes
from the London Morning Chrontle as csmmuni-
Gated 10 that journals metropolitan correspondent
by some tnerant musicians -
81 was brought up to the steal 'profession,'
and have been street performer twenty-five years,
though i am now only twenty-six. 4 sang and
play ed the guitar in the streets with my mother,
when was only four years old. We were greatly
paronZed by the nobility at that time. Ii was a
coed business when was a child A younger
brother ard would 60 out into the street for few
hours OF an evening. from hive TO eight, and make
II. to se. the two of Ours and is the high
est class of street music. For the last ten years
have been member OF a street band Our band
is now four in number. have been in bands Of
eight, and in rome composed of as many as twenty
hive but small band answers best for regularity.
With eigh, in the band it's not easy TO get Is.
day, on fine day, and play all day too. i con-
slider that there are 1000 musicians now perform
IN the stfeets oil LONDON ana as very lew play
sipgy, 1000 performers not reckoning persons who
play with nggers, OF such like, will give not quito
$50 street bands. -Four IN number Is fair average
ior street band but ! think the greater number
Of bands have more than four in them. "A tbs
etier sort of these bands play at concerts balls,
parties, professions, and excursions, as well
as in the streets The class Of men in the street
band is, very generally, those who. can, read
music, but play by the ear and their being unable
10 read music prevents their obtaining employment
in theatres or places where a musical education
Is necessary and yet numbers Of street musicians
(aying by the eaI) better lnsrumentists th IN
many educated musicians in the theatres. only
know a few who have left other businesses
to become musicians. The great msjoriry-nine-
tees-twenteths of us-I should say, have been
brought regularly up To he street performers. Chill
dren now are taught very early, and seldom leave
The profession for any other business. Every year
NE street musicians increase. The better sort are,
tbBb prudent men, and struggle hard for decent
living. All the street performers Of wind instru-
ments are short lived Wind performers drink
more, too, than the others. They must have their
mouths wet, and they need some stmulant or re-
storative, after blowing an hour in the streets.
There are now twice as many wind AZ strngsd
instruments played in the streets; IS OF 10 years
ago there used 10 be more sringed Instruments.
Within that time new wind instruments have been
used in the streets. Comopeans, or corneta- pis-
TONS came into vogue about fourteen years ago
ophcleioes about ten years ago GIN speaking Of
the streets)s and sa1horns about two years since.
The cornopeen has not quite superseded the bugle
The worst part Of the street performer, ia point OF
character, those who play before or in public
houses. They drink great deal, but I never
heard OF them being charged with dishonesty. In
fact, | believe that there's no honester set Of
men breathing than street musicians The better
class OF musicians are nearly all married men, and
they generally dislike 10 teash their wives music;
indeed, in my band, and in similar bands, we would
not employ man who was teaching his wife music
that she might play in the streets, and so he ex.
posed to every insult and every temptation, IL she's
young and pretty. Many OF the musicians wives
have to work very hard with their needles for the
slopshops, and earn very little in such employ Be-
week IL reckoned good earnings but il all helps
The German bands injure osr trade much. They'll
play for half what we esk. They are very mean.
feed dirtily, and the bet band Of thsm whom | met
at Dover, know slep, three IN bed, in a common
eins-house, one Of the very lowest. They nov
block us out OF all the country places 20 which we
used to 90 in the summer The Germ an bands have
row possession Of the whole coast Of Kent and