Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-09
NiNnT's Rock LIGHT House., !
SUNDAY Night, Ill O'Clock. (

.lfr Editor These last turry-eish Luur,
have teen the most Terrific that have VIII
messed for many year. ! would lain with
hold my pen, bur the promise mnde you,
rompel> me 10 send you tins Statement
Since last evening, al O'Clock, we have
beeu accompanied by a friend OF yours, IAN
Attorney oil Your ciiy. 10 whom ! Will. IT he
ever reaches Boston, refer yuu, or any one.
who wishes 10 know What thus place l. J
who came Gown with iiIt!e expectation ui
witnessing such gale This. IL commence
ed ms soon lac placed Ii> ioo deck.
| have watched him during the terrific vo-
enre OF tie gale. aud when my own courage
almost failed me, | saw with aStoni,huenr,
no manifestation of tear on his brow. The
raging violeuce of the sea no man can ap-
precIaIe. unless he is an eve witness. Un-
ceasinrIy have we been lashed with lis fury,
ard should the wind back again TO the north
east, | fear ali will be up with us.
When engaged 10 keep This Lighthouse,
little dld hunk that my heart, which had
never. for % years, IN the most bosterous
regions, failed me. would tremhle al any
thing here. But there are things, | perceive,
still in the background. TO shake stourer
heart than mine; and so precarious Is our
present situation, that there is prospect
that this may never reach YOU. The rods
put into the lower section are bent up in tau-
tastlc shapes; some are torn aSuuder from
their iasienings; the ice is so massive that
there is no appearance of The ladder; The
sea is now running AT least % feet above the
level, and each one roars like heavy peal
nj thunder; the northern part OF The ionnda-
non Is sPlit, and The lighthouse shakes al
least TWO feel earh way. ! feel as sea-sick
as ever did on board ship.
Think not that will ever finch from my
post, though the waves should gam the mas
terry, for which they are so necessarily slriv-
lug. When acce,ied the post, closed my
ears against the reports of the former keep
er, treating Them las now hndl too lightly,
and here | shall remain so long as n ve>tige
OF the lighthouse remains; but the truth
must he tod. My report TO the collector
contains more minute account of tbs eft: ct
the gale had upon us. At Intervals an ap-
P'illiny stiffness prevails, creu,Ing an incon-
crivahle dread, each gazing with GREATNESS
emotion AT one another, but the next mo
meni tie deep roar OF another roller is heard
seeming as il it would tear up the very
rocks beneath, ms il Eursrs upon us-Ihe
lighthouse quIvering and trembling To IT'S
very centre, RECEIVERS itself just in time 10
breast the Jury OF another and another, as
they roll IN upon us with resS'less force.
Our lanihorn windows are all iced up out
SIDE an inch thick, although We have n fire
continually burning: and II is not without
imminent peril that we can clmn up oriside
TO >crape II off which have done several
tunes already. have dread OF some ship
striking against us, although we have kept
the he'll constantly ringing all night. Our
water IS solid mass of ice in the casks,
which we have been obliged TO cut 10 pieces
with an axe ere we could obtain any to
drunk. Our situation is peIious. II any
'hlng happens ere day dawus upon MS again.
we have no hope O; escape. But shall, 1t Il
he Gods will, die IN the performance Of my
dury.
2. s. have PUT copy of this in bot,
rlr, with the hope II may he picked up in
case Of any accident tn us.
John w. BENNETT, Keeper.