New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-14


- % discuss the charees OF escape, ~
ticn, ~. of only few hundred yaias' ap
The ol' In shcre-a lonely waste OF ssno mus,
pesfes :. S,uid be seen through the spray az
so far - Rut men had been early observed
diving az J. ste wreck, and iaier, wagon had
esiisf mn mon the bsach. There was no
bees ". l1s boat. however or OF any attempt a!
sign o md. about 8 o'clock, It was determined
Ieses s.,.s one should try to land by swimming
tns' :ssnossible. get help. Though 1t seemed al
sao, me death 10 trus, ones self to the surf,
~ TT, with life-preserver, jumped oyerooare'
ss S Notwithstanding a cuTrsn: drifting him 10
,sansysrd. was seen to reach the shore. secono,
r,b the sid OF a spar, folio Ned IN safety anu
s.nner. encouraged by their success, sp'ans
- .lso hut. either struck by some piece oi
,ls wreck, or unable to combat Win tng ,s,
:, sank. Another hour or more passeu ~ 80 80
tIough persons were busy gaLheing nv 49, ~,
.aa,ever SPOIL was stranded 10 i r. -
,,peared and after much ,i cns
~ ~. ,ronosed-and, as II was theu unuc!e'o
fss .SS that the passengers should attempt
N..d Zach seated upon plank, and grasplng
p'suS ~ rooe. while sailor swan behind.
ts. . zoo Mrs. Hasty was the first woman TO
hf'e, ,nder the guard OF Davis. Once and
'sn.S sariug their passage, the plank was rolled
asa ~. aver. and once and again was righted,
IN he bearer, by the dauntless steerSman
uJ ~ben. at length, tossed by the surf upon the
H saSds The half-drowned woman SUI holding, as
sahu', ss,h.s struggle, TO the ropes, was about to
M ~, h.ck by the undeItow, he caught her
DC s"' i,,os and. with the assistance OF by
ID ~, nlaced her high upon the beach. Thus
s'sn.' :, ONE day had ne perled his own HE to
WY, No. 10 81 TIE widow OF his captain, and even
n'e 80, , dismal tragedy his devotedness casts
CLEAN Of light H.. s,.,d;Ix
w. ~. 80 Ne senarated from Ossoii and Angelo.
~ raft with them, she would nave D9iuiy en-
..,ntered the surf, but alone she wou'o nor 90
Probably she had appeared 70 Sssei' " .'is Pra'
ior escaping upon planks, wtn 'le VIC" VI NJ
NO Mrs. Hasty TO trust herseli 20 Tue care VI 'n9
hs Va 'sn an board; very possibly, also, she had
O. w.. Is.,ned the result of their attempt, as,
s.ed xitbu the forecsstle, she could not see the
ts.rb She knew, too, that l!e-boat could Do
~, Davis was one who would neglect no elf0r'
~ sou s,nedite its coming While she was yet de-
Ginning all persuasions, word was gwen RON s'io
S Sacl that The life-boat had finally appeared For
: momsnt. the news lighted up again the Kicker
inc FIRE Of hope They might yet be saved,-oe
sssed together Alas TO the experienced eyes
a the sailors it tso soon became evident Inal
here was no attempt to launch or man her' ne
h,t chance Of aid from shore, then, was gone
Utterly. They must rely on their own strehg,n,
A. nerish And if ever they were to escape, the
srs mad come for. at noon, the storm had some-
rbat lulIed but already the tide had turned, ana
i Was plain that the wreck could not hold
,,oe,he, through another flood. In this emer-
,e,rv. the commanding officer, who until now
had remsiBed at his post, once more appeared 10
Margaret 10 try to escape,-urglng that the snip
would inevitably break up soon that 1t was mere
suicide TO remain longer 4; that he did not feel
free to sacrifice the lives OF the crew, or to throw
,wsy bis own, finally, that ne would himself
uke Angelo, and that sailors should go with
Celeste, Ossoli, and herself But, as before,
Narearet decisively declared that she would not
h psr,ed Isom her husband or her child The
rder was then given to "save themselves" and
al out four OF the crew jumped over, several OF
whom. together with the commander, reached
shore alive. though severely bruised and wounded
ty the drifting fragments. There is sad conso-
ltion in believing thatf if Margaret judged 1t to
tsimpossiblc that the three should escape, she
IN all probability was right. IL required most
nre combination of courage, promptness, and
consistency, to do what Davis had done for Mrs.
Hssy. We may not CONJECTURE the crowd OF
thoughts which influenced the lovers, the pa
rents, in this awful crisis but doubtless one wish
was ever uppermost.-that, God willing, the last
hour might come for ALL, if it must come for
mr.
II was now past three o'clock, and as, with the
nsing tide, the gale swelled once more to Its
cmer violence, the remnants of the bark fast
Welded 10 the resistless waves The cabin went
BY the board, the after-parts broke up, and the
Stem settled out Of sight. Soon, too, the fore
castle was filled with water, and the helpless
l.tle hand were driven TO the deck, where they
clustered round the foremost Presently, even
this faiI support was loosened from the hull,
and rose and fell with every billow. Ii was plain
20 all that the final moment drew swiftly nigh.
OF the four sesmen who still stood by the pas
sengers. three were as efficient as any among the
crew Of the Elizabeth. These were the steward.
carpenter, and cook. The fourth was an old
nor, who, broken down by hardships and sick
Aess,was going home TO die. These men were once
again persuading Margaret, Ossoli and Celeste
% Try the planks, which they held ready In the
Zee Of the ship, and the steward, by whom Nno
was so much beloved, had Jus. taken the little
elbow IN bis arms, with the pledge that he would
ave him or die, when sea struck the forecastle,
'nd the foremost fell, carrying with 1t the deck,
snd all upon il. The steward and Angelina were
washed upon the beach, both dead, though warm,
some twenty minutes after. The cook and car
len!er were thrown far upon the foremost, and
saved themselves by swimming Celeste and
Ossol caught for moment by The rigging, but
he next wave swallowed them up. Margaret
sank at once. When last seen, she had been
seated at the foot OF the foremast, still clad in
her white night-dress, with her hair fallen loose
upon her shoulders. Il was over-that twelve
i twas over and the prayer was granted, "that
ossoli, Angelo. and i, may go together, and that
The anguish may be brefw
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