New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-23
The Wreck of the Elizabeth.

DowsING's. FlRE ISLAND, !
Sunday morning, 2lsG July, 1850 !

DowsISe's FfRE ISLAND, !
Sunday morning. 2lss July, 1850
You will have seen in the papers n"tice Of the
loss Of the ship Elizabeth" from LeghOrn, bound
to New.York. She came ashore about miles east
Of the lighthouse at 4 A. 81. Friday. About 6
O'Clock, the first mate, acting captain, the captain
having died at Gibraltar and most Of the crew
came ashore on pieces OF the wreck, and all landed
safely. About o'clock Mr. Horace Sumner,
gentleman from Boston, jumped overheard and at
tempted to swim ashore, bat soon disappeared
supposed to have been injured by floating pieces of
the wreck.
We first heard of the wreck at 10 O'Clock, when,
with several gentlemen boarders and Mr.. Downing,
| started ard reached the shore opposite the
wreck about IL O'Clock. Soon after our arrival
sailor came safely ashore on raft-the wreck
being about 400 yards from shore, the wind blow.
ing gale and surf very high. Between 10 and l
O'Clock the life boat and gun arrived but the ship
was too far of to throw shot over her, and the
surf too high and the wind too strong TO allow
the life.boat any chance OF reaching the wreck
There still remained on board the vessel the
MARQUIS and MarchiOness DOssoli and child
about two years old Celesta Paulins, lady of
Rome, recently a resident Of New-York; and five
of the crew. We could see some OF the crew on
the deck the others were on the forecastle. The
tide was ri,iDg, and we could render them no as
sistance We were in hopes the ship would bold
together till low water, when there might be
chance of boarding her but at about q o'clock the
gale and the breakers both increased and the ship
began to break up, and in Is minutes not "a vestlge
Of her remained. Several Of the persons were seen
struggling in the water among the pieces oil the
wreck and two Of the sailors were dragged on
shore alive. Another sailor and the child soon
came ashore, but both dead. Mr. LIE Roy and my
self picked up the child and were carrying it up on
the beach, when we met one OF the sailors, who
took it from with great deal OF feeling placed
it behind some of the cargo took oil bis neckcloth
and covered him up. The child was taken to
house about a mile from the wreck and buried
Yesterday. About an hour after, the body OF
Celesta Paulina was picked up half mile cas-. OF
the wreck but life was entirely extinct
| gather from some of the crew that when the
wreck broke up there remained on the forecastle
FIVE Of the crew, Marquis d Ossoli, Celesta Pau
lima, and the child-the Msrchoness Ossoli hav'
ing been previously drowned in the forecastle.
| left the scene Of disaster about 1. NJ. Friday,
and returned there yesterday moraing at O'Clock.
No more bodies had been found, and none came
ashore during the day. / got a man to make
couple of rough collins, and finding that the Coroner
did not come, we buried the sailor and Celesta
Paulina among the sandbills, near where their
bodies came ashore, and have so marked them that
they can be easily distinguished should their friends
with TO remove them at a future day.
Celesta Paulina was very handsome young wo'
man, about % years old. Isend herewith package
containing number Of letters, &c. belonging to the
Msrcbioness D. ssoli, which took from her desk
which came ashore in box on Frday-the desk
was brok en- to pieces and the bag opened III my
presepce-and took possession OF all that was IN
il, and on my return to the hotel, had them drled
in the oven. believe that the Editors of The Tn
I,,.s are friends of the Marchoness D'Osoli, and
epcose sfew lines to them which you can read ana
then send to them at once
stoud any of the friends Of the Marquis and
M.,cbioness d ssol, or Mr.. Sumner call on yoa'
vou can assure them that all proper respect VIII
- n.id 70 their bodies when found and should
,nv Of them wish to give any directions respecting
,h.,, let,hem write to Mr.. Downing, whose address
I annex. and to whose care you viii address any
I.,,.,. 6,r me. have written this in haste, a. you
8 N nerceiye, and have only time to say we are
all well