The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-07-24

h"htIn" ilrrrelr with each cthCf- N'aln' Lax
IL ii>.us,n" >iupi,iir, ,4l,-rS, with n"rh i.i'-'
Llasp!cmcd God; >nnI. ia temporary 'l,.l'llm
tanrici themselves IN palaces, >'lrrouiri'ri !'r
luxury, aud brutal. abused lh' >'.r' 'n'''-'
who, they supposed, refused t" 'io 'i'-l' ia.t-
,lin-,. Other, there "rr~, "i'a, 'Ia''t the
beating of that pi;i,>, trnlrc>t.h.ila'r'i shra.-
selves IN the home that lhcy never NOR must
see and with hollow, rcI,roachtnl r''ce>, he
sought bread, ami wondered why Wai,r Ms
withheld from them by the hands that were
most dear.
\ few, whose worst passions were q'.' A,l.-
ed by alcohol 10 a iirnd-like fury, assaulted
or wounded those who came IN their waH,
making shricks of defiance. and then curses
heard ahorc the roar Of the storm fnicm-
pcrancc never displays itself IN more di>trr,
sing attitudes AT length death began TO do
his work The miserable creatures fell dead
every hour upon the deck. Icing frozen SIM
and hard Each corpse, asst hccaine breath
more space might he left 10 the survivors,
Those who drank most freely were the Sr>t
To perish.
On the third dav of these horrors. the m
halitant> of Plymouth, after making many
Intellectual attempts. rrsrhcd the wreck, not
without DANGER. What a melancholy spc'ta-
IL
that suffering could devise. Many aay IN i
vast pile. OTHERS sat with their heads rccll-
ming on their knees others grasping the ICE
covered ropes some IA the posture oi defence
like the diving gladiator; others with aandS
held up to heaven, as ii dcprccstng their
fate.
Orders were given TO >carrh earnestly Tor
every mark or >i"n OF life. One hoy "ashi>-
tinrui>hcd amid the ma>s "f dead "nit iy
th, tr,ml,lin.. of onr of l> cvrliis. The -ur-
,iyors were kindly received int" The h'-aS's
OF thc people uf Plymouth. and every effort
used for their restoration. The captain and
G.u,ruant. and few others wEn had ai'>tali.-
Fl from the u.s. III sr,ir1t spirits survived.
The remainder were buried, some IN separate
r rrarc<. and others in a large PIT, Wh"sr !'"l-
a low is still TO Ire seen on the southwest si'ir
: of the burial ground At Plymouth.
The funeral oh>rqui,.> were most >1l'mn-
- When the clergyman who WAS 10 perform the
last services first entered, and saw more than
} seventy dead bodies, solnc fixing on HIM their
stony ewes AMI Others with faces stliien'i
INTO the horrible oppression of their la>i NOR
tai agony he va, affected. :ls 10 f,int,
Som. .v,~e brought on shore alive, and rr-
c,ivcd every attention. iut survived only
short lime. Oth,r> w,.r.. restored after long
sickness. hut with their limbs 50 injured 10y
the frost A. to hcromc cripllcs for life In a
,ilssr a, some dis,anc from Plymou'h- wid-
owed mother with her daughter, were con
,tanrly attending couch. on which Law
sufferer. 1t was rh,. hoy whose trembling
eyelid attracted the notice Of pity a> he lay
among the dead
Mother he sad in feeble tone. Tod
bless YOU for ha,im. taught me 10 avoid ar
dent spirits It.wi> thi- that >aNcri me Al
: Ter those around me grew imt"Ni'atrd, had
enough To do 10 project IinH >cli from them
D.. Some attacked ami dared me 10 f.lt. OH
D ers pressed the poisonous drau"ht To M. illr>,
and made me drink NJ, lilr> and throat were
e parchrd with thirst But knew, II ! drank
. with them. must lose N, a> thry 'lid,
and i,rrhap. hla>rhcmc my Maker.
One bv one they died those infuriatri
wrc,rhrs Their >hrirh> ana gr"ams sill
seem 10 ring in NV ears, Ii in vain that
the captain and other officers. AMI i,'w ."ol
men. warned them of what would cm>uc !;
thrvshn> continued !" drink a,ll tried every
method in their power TO r,>torr them I" or
der. They still fed upon the into>ira;ns Ii
Z suor They grew drliriou>i they died IN
heaps.
bear mother. our Snil"ringS from hunger
and cold YOU cannot imagine. Alter nav feet
; were frozen hut before lost the Use of NV
mcnts of the wreck. tar under wafer toll
=. cd with rope TO drag IT up; but my strength,
was not sufficient. y comralc, who was still
able to move 4 little assisted me At length
!, it came within our reach. We hoped it NIGH,
cniltain bread. and We took courage Uniting
our strength W. hurst Il open. 1t c"ntaiueI
-, onl, a few bottles OF olive oil. vet We gave
- Gai thauks for we found that 10y occa>iui.
90 ally moistcning our li;'s with ii. anu swallow
-. inr little, it allavrl the gnaHing. burning
pain IN the stomach. Then my conra'lr died
-. and laid beside him as anc dead. sa.roua
ID !cl 10y corpses,
hi Presently. tn, violence of the ,cmpe>, thai
an had 20 long ragged. suh>ilcd: and hcart
i'll quick footsteps and strange voices anid III,
I'd wreck where we lar. They were the blessed
-, people Of Pvmouth. who Lad dared c,rry
as danger To save Us t'hcy lfi'y,t IN their arm
re and wrapped in blankets all who could peak
Id Then they earnest. sought al Sho coul'
-- move But every drwnkanl was among 'h'
"a. dead. And w;> 50 exhausted with toil.anf
suffering. aai cold, that fcouid nor stretch ;
10 hand TO my dcliycrcrs. They ra>>c'i IA,
to a:.,;n and again
nd rhe. Carried tnt fi,ing ,",hc fo''- fear