New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-14
foresaw the morning OF horror, Of which i, wa.

again. The second day after Angelina sciensJ
with the dreadful ma ady, and soon became a.
i'll that his HE was despaired OF. His eyesw e,e
closed, his head and face swollen out Of shan
his body covered with eruption. Though ins,
perienced in the disease, the parents viselx
treated their boy with cooling drinks and AZ,
applications 10 the skin under their incess,rs
care the fever abated, and. TO their unsoeak,M.
loy he rapidly recovered. Sobered and s,s
dened. they could again hope, and enloy ~.
beauty OF the calm sky and sea Once mo,s
Nlno laughs, as he splashes in his morn,n,
bath, and playiully prolongs the meal, whcs
the careful father has prepared with his ow,
hand, or, If he has been angered, rests his hess
upon his mothers breast, while his palm IL
pisssed against her cheek as, bending down
she sings TO him once more, he ssss amonr
his toys, or fondles and plays with the whate.
haired goat, or walks up and down IN the arms
OF the steward, who has a boy OF Just bis age.
at home, How waiting TO embrace him; OF
among the sailors, with whom he is a uni.
versal favorite, prattles IN baby dialect as he
tries TO initiate their CRY, to work the pamps, and
pull the ropes. Ossoii and Sumner, meanwhile.
exchange alternate lessons IN Italian and Eng
lish. And Margaret, among her papers, gives
the last touches 20 her book on Italy, OF with
words of hope and love comforts like mother
the heart. broken widow. Slowly, yet peace
fully. pass the long summer days, the mellow
good Elizabeth, under gentle airs from tbs
tropics, bears them safely onward. Fcar thou
sand miles of ocean lie behind they are Aearly
home.
THE WRECK.
On Thursday, July Is, at noon, the EhiaOets
was off the jersey cOast, somewhere oetwess
Care Nav and RaraSsst' aad, ss the weather
was tnick, with flesh breeze blowing from tie
east OF south, the officer in command, desires
90 Sacure GOOD atlipg StOOd easl-noTth-eax
His purpose was, when daylight showed tie
highlands Of Neyerslnk, TO take pilot and ro
before the wind past Sandy Hook. SO conf
dent indeed, was he of safety, that he promised
his passengers to land them early in the morning
at New-York. With this hope, their trunks wers
packed, the preparations made 10 greet their
friends the last goodnight was spoken. and with
grateful hearts Margaret and Ossoh put Nino 10
rest for the last time, as they thought, on ship
board for the last time, as /, was to BE- or
earth
BY o'clock, the breeze rose to gale, which
every hour increased IN violence, till at midnight
il became a hurricane. Yet, as the Elizabeth
was new and strong, and as the commander,
trusting to an occasional cast OF the lead, as.
sured them that they were not nearing the Jersey
soast,-which alone he dreaded,-the passenger
remained in their state.tooms, and cangM such
uneasy sleep as the bowling storm and tossing
ship permitted. Utterly unconscious, they were,
even then, amidst psrils. whence only by prompt
est energy was il possible to escape. Though
Hnder close -reefed salts, their vessel was making
way far more swiftly than any one on board had
dreamed OF ; and for hours, with the combined
force OF currents and the tempest, had been
driving headlong toward the sand bars OF Long
Island About 4 o'clock on Friday morning,
July l6, she struck dragglngly, then hard
and barder.-on Fire Island beach.
The main and mizzen masts were at once cut
away; but the heavy marble In her bold had
broken through her bottom, and she biged. Her
bow held fast, her stern swung round, she ca.
reened inland, her broadside was barred TO the
shock of the pillows, and the waves made q
clear breach over her with every swell The
doom of the poor Elizabeth was sealed now, and
no human power could save her. She lay rat the
mercy OF the maddened ocean.
At the first Jar, the passengers, knowing bus
too well its fatal import, sprung from their
berths Then came the cry of "Cut away
followed by the crash of falling tlnbcrs, and the
thunder of the seas, they broke across the
deck. In moment more, the cabin skyghtw1
dashed in pieces by the breakers, and the spray,
pouring down like a cataract, put out the lights,
while the cabin door was wrenched IRON It's
fsstenlngs, and the waves swept IN and out.
One scream one only, was heard from Marga-
ret's state room and Sumner and Mrs. Hasty,
meeting in the cabin, clasped hands, with these
few but touching words We must die"
LET US die calmly, then" al hope 80, Mrs.
Hasty." II was in the gray dusk, and amid the
awful tumult, that the companions IN mlscr.
tune met. The side Of the cabin TO the leeward
had already settled under water the furniture,
| trunks and fragments of the skylight were float
ing to and fro while the inclined position Of
the floor made it difficult to stand and every
sea, as it broke over the bulwarks, spashed IN
through the open roof. The windward cabin.
walls, however, still yielded partial shelter, and
against il, seated side by side hall leaning
backward, with feet braced upon the long table,
they awaited what next should come. AT first,
Nino alarmed at the uproar, the darkness and
the rushing water, while shiyering in the.wet,
cried passionately; but soon his mother, wrap
ping him in such garments as were at hand and
holding him TO her bosom, sang him to sleep.
Celeste, too, was in an agony OF terror till 0s-
soil, with soothing words and long and ieryent
prayer, restored her TO seIf.contrOl and trust.
Then calmly they rested, side by side, exchang-
ing kindly partings and sending messages 10
friends, if any should survive to be their bearer.
Meanwhile, the boats having been swamped OF
carried away, and the carpenters tools washed
overheard, the crew had retreated to the top-gal.
liant forecastle; but as the passengers saw ana
heard nothing OF them, they supposed that the
officers and crew had deserted the ship, and that
they were left alone. Thus passed three hours.
At length. about 7, as there were signs that
the cabin would soon break up, and any death
seemed preferable To that OF being crushed
among the ruins, Mrs. Hasty made her wayto
the door, and, looking out at intervals between
the seas as they swept across the vessel amid
ships, saw some one standing by the fOTemast.
His face was toward the shore. She screamed
and beckoned, but her voice was lost amid the
roar Of the wind and breakers, and her gestures
were unnoticed Soon, however, Davis the
mate, through the door of the forecassle, caught
sIoht of her and AZ pdtnO th0
At first none dared to risk with hun the penlous
attempt but, cool and resolute, he set forth by
HIMSELF and now holding to the bulwarks now
STOPPING as the waves combed over, he succeed
ed In reaching the cabin. Two sailors, embold-
ened by his example, followed. Preparations
were instantly made to conduct the passengers