The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-15
A NIGHT orPEnrLANDsUrrERING

A NIGHT oPPEnIL NDsUFFERING
Quail the lying correspondent OF Tbt
Boston Museum, in a letter dated at Casdnc,
IN this state, gives the following account OF
the shipwrcck Of a marine and his botrothoJ
bride
con Monday night lat, the 22d inst, dur
ing the gale, there wa a vessel wruuked on
the rocks but few miles distant from this
village (Castino)and every person on board,
consisting Of one lady and two gcntlemcn-
cnmc very near pcrishing VIII cold.
The faUts are ~ ioiioW4, the vessel was
owned hy our worthy friend Henry Buffers,
Esq, of llhyorhill Mos, who had employed
"a nian "a go M c,pJiin, and conduct the husi-
ncss Of the yessrl---it buinl q cu1stcr---ns we'll
az his own iudgm'nt should dictate, and the
advice OF hiscmployor THIS man, however,
not attending to his duty 10 the satisfaction of
Mr. Buttcra,he receive a letter ~ one OF these
sosl-ea'ist toxins, Informing him that hs sury.
coD.-aitcr the delivering of the vessel at a
stated port-Nould hc dispensed with ~ a
man more attentive 10 his business would be-
found to Gil the station.
On receiving this somewhat unwclcome
information the captain quit the vessel, aud
lett the mHtr aud on. irAf, b'lor,, the mast "a.
deliver her at the designated port. ~ best
they could. II the weather had been fair
aud the wind favorable, they probably would
have bccn onabcd to have managed the yes-
sel with but very little or no difficulty, and
the mate, mo- doubt, would have nice hap
ny time oft, as a young laly IA whom he was
engaged was on board, on her way down to
the home Ot the parents of her ailianccd lover,
where the happy couple were 90 be married,
But the iaics had not bcen oonaltod, and
they were intent ON revenge. Being out uf
the Bay, Monday evening they were driven
about M ti'rlmcWy of the waves and winds,
until about eleven o'clock. when. with tcar-
fIl crash, the vessel struck the rocks, aud in
snntly illel
The young lady having retired for the
night was only enabled To- sprng from her
hrrth, clasp one blanket in her hand, and
save her life by rushing on deck, The cold
was nov most intense, aud the entire deck
of the vessel, fore and AFT, was covered with
one hard sheet Of ice, aud that fast becoming
thicker aud thickcr-ior the fearful aud mer-
FTtFrs .i,s..ttf ssissHa
cross the deck and carrying away every light
movable object into the angry and surging
ocean ALI hopes Of saving the vessel were
now lost, and the poor, unfortunate victims
ofthc mercilcss storm-holding fi,sl to the
traifrai, with their clothcs every few min
utr'v ruvurrt witir II frvsiI surTi vt tllrv- ett,,
cloment-they became aware that unless
some prompt and immediate method was a
doptod to protect themselves until morning,
from the penetrating cold, a certain, dread
fhl death would be their fate. Consequently
they all laid down together packing them
selves, as close possible, with the young
lady ia the centre, aud covered themselves
with the blanket which she had wrapped n
round her on sprnging from her berth. IL
required hut few minutes for the woolen
blanket to become coated and the poor, un-
fortunate sufferers TO be encascd with one
thick sheet of ice, which dismal as il appear
od, wns unquestionably the only thing that
saved their lives.
The next morning at six o'clock, the saer
broke out from their icy den, climbed over
the vessels side, dropped into tho water it
being low tide, and walked ashore; but the
moment he rame upon dry land, the cold over
powered him, and hc sank helpless upon the
ground
Persons living in the vicinity, having just
now discovered that vessel was wrecked up
on their shores fastened down TO ascertain
the particulars. Finding The haffrozen sail
'cr laying upon the ground part of their mum
ber returned TO the house with HIM in their
arms, while the others proceeded TO the YES
sell and searched for other sufferers, but hud-
ing none, thoy all returned to ascertain (if
the sailcr could yet speak) the particulars of
ahe shipwreck After being rubbed in cold
water for nearly an hour he was sufficiently
restored to be- able to inform his rcsouers thai
tncfe WoTt Yct TWO more ptVHpna III tht Ncs
sci, and that they would bo found lying on tn,
deck under sheet OF ice.
The gentlemen returned TO the vessel
broke mp the sheet Of ice rs directed and
found underneath, locked in each uthurJ
arms, the apparently liteess forms of tn,
mate and his allianced lover
The bodies were warmly wrapped in blan.
kcts, conveyed TO the house, and after near
~ an hours proper care, brought to life and
,.dbnSciousness
They are now at the house Of the matet
parents, and the physicians think they will
shortly entirely recover from the almost un
preccdented endurance which they Suffered
May heaven bloss them, say we, and may th,
mate so conduct himself in afior life, that hi
atiechonate and confSing sweetheart ma.
never have occasion TO regret her journey
East with her aflisnced lover
ISABELLA III. OF SPAIN.