The New York herald., 1850-12-29
The Lato stsrm and ats DMocts.
fYrom the Boston Traveller, Dec, n.

The Nswburyport Unisn Of last evening gives some
schooner xrsus ~ Plum sA fn.e q nocn Of Souss
last Ths Aygus LEFT Trankfort week ego, under the
command Of Capt. Ellard Crsokst Of ssarsport. He
was obliged 70 put into various places account Of
the weather having lost snehsr and chain in the
storm q last week. On Monday he attempted to run
twenty miles Of that place; but the westhsr coming
up thick, and the wind increasing to furious gale,
hove to. On Monday between II IL .nais o'clooh, 5.
made Plum Island, usrtsr Of mile distant About
the same time four men were washed overheard, and
Two were sst the others being rescued Finding that
the vessel must drif ashore she head on with
the tide about four hours food As she struck,
preparations we're made to get line ashore and while
so engaged the captain was washed overheard, and
reached the shore after being In the water nearly
board he went to seek help and being unable to and
any he took shelter barn where he was found
just at night nearly exhausted with his legs below
his knees, frozen. young man belonging to the
schooner was found dead on the beach He 1ndoubt-
edly reached the shore alive, the melted
reached the shore alive at low water and psrished
from cold This however Is improbable the schooner
young man doubtless washed ashore alive and vas un
able to get the beach The schooner WAS loaded
with stone for philsdepha and was not insured One
eighth part was owned by Captain Crockett who thus
loses all the property he possessed We understand
that the schooner was seen from the island short
time before she struck, when there not possible
chance of her keeping of shore Every soul board
might have been saved, aid could have been OBJ
strange that aid was not obtained shs was seen
rs stated.
The Newbuyport Herald OF this morning says On
Wednesday, the body of the young found the
beach, was brought up by g. T. Payson. 1t proved to
be the body Of John Somers, a native OF Scotland,
eighteen years of age. Yesterday, Mr.. Payson and
Thomas Dodge, went down to ascertain the fate of
the others They found, about three quarters of mile
below the wreck, among the bushes, where he had
taken shelter, the body Of stout man and brought
1t up to the Court House The captain identities the
body as thstyof Henry Murphy who thirty. three
years Of age He undoubtedly lived several hours after
having reached the shore from the tracks which he
made and the efforts to shelter himself among the
bushes. They found tracks of another whose body
will probably be found further along The bodies of
James Holt Benjamin Hanson and James Kellam have
not yet been found.
During the storm of Monday last just at night four
or i've Irishmen started from the village Of North
Adams, Massachusetts, to 60 to place two or three
miles distant One Of tas party, named James Waters
became nunmtd with cold the way, and was
helped along by bis compsnions who were finally,
bcwever, so much exhausted themselves to be OBJ
liged to leave him and 60 In search OF assistance
When they returned, Waters lying upon the
ground. He was taken into house but only groaned
q few times and died. We are told that he
frozen. that when thswed the skin peeled Oft his
back. The deceased was soout thirty years old and
leaves wife and two children lie and his compa-
mons are said to have been entirely free from liz
and to be, In fact, temperance men.