The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-04-10
The Fatal Shipwreck.

WILLIAM HENRY CHANNING, IN the
Memoirs of MARGARET FULLER OssoII,'
recently published, tells as follows the tra.-
ic story of the Shipwrcck in which that ex-
ccllent woman pershed with her husband and
child, (Angelino,) Jon their passage from Leg
horn to New York, in 1850 Mr. Claiming
SAYS the account is as accurate. even in mi
mute details as conversation with several of /
the survivors enabled him to make it. tanv (
thin. can be found in the whole range OF tic-
ton of more thrilling or absorbin" interest
than this narrative, we, at least, have never
seen it.
The seventeenth of May, 1880. the day of
sailing came and the Elizabeth lay waiting
for her company Yet, even then, dark pre-
sentiments 50 Ovor>hadOwed Margaret. that
She passed one ANXIOUS hour more in hc>ita-
ton before she could resolve to 20 on board!
But Capt. lla>tv was 50 fine model of the
New England seaman 50 strong minded,
prompt, calm, decided, courteous; Mrs IIa>tv
was So rc'lh''' gentle all" hosp'a''e' oo'h
had already formed 50 warm an attachment
for the little family, in their few interviews
at !oreh'' an" L'@h'r"; '"'c>'' F'"''na' a
!""'" '''''ah GIRL VINO h''' engage" To rem
der kindly services to Angelina, was so lady
'iN'' ana P'''>'hG' 'he'r "'''E "'h"r l'iI""-
NJ
passenger VIZ Horace sumner "' boston,
was 81 "''''-i''" ara "2'''''''e 'f'e'''' ''''
'"' @oo'' snip h'F>''' '''N'1 - 'r'i'' 7"">'h-
'''' anu '''e''!' '"", 1t <''"'''' "''N anu
anu "'"''" |" 'urh ''''h h'E ''n'aFh'''' a''''
lor 'h' iirS' lew "ay>' a'I went pr'-i"f"n>'E'
III lear was i'f@'''e'l. 9"i; "T''r/''> swept
them TRANQUILITY over the smooth bosom "i the
Mcd'terraneanAng'I'n" >I;S among his heaps
= OF TOYS. or listens TO the >rraihne, or leans
his head with tondiln" hard> upon the "iml"
@"at who Is now +" b" :o>t"r-parrnt. "r Ill
: the captain arms move +" and tro. gazing
= rUriou>Iv at SparS and rigging, a. Watrh,>
with drIght the swelling canvass; while ln-
: der the constant stars. above the unrc-
>l>tlug sea, Margaret and D>-oti parr the
drrk of their small "ccan-h"mc, and thluA ot'
Bu, now Captain iIa>ty !li j.! with fever
could hardly dra" himself from hi> -:a.e ''olt
ted or sofa i'll fast increased distress. ihou2i
| glad to hId Nlno good day, To kiss hl- ch"rk
q and pat his hand. Suil,the strong man grrv
4 weaker, TIL he could lao longer draw from -
/ meath til" pillow ms daily TREND, tir Bible
h thon9h hi' nInd was yet clear +" follow i'
"ifr voice. a> she rr''" ai"H': tt" m"riiIn;
: ana evening ciiaptrr. l'ui alas tor thr loan:
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At "loral'er, they were detained wc'
by adverse wI"dS' out on the 18th OF June
sail again. ii" second day alter, Ang"!Il
" s,ckrncd with the dreadful maIady, and so'
IS became 50 Ill that his life was dc>pared Of
His eyes were closed, his head and facc sw'
rs len out OF shape, his body covered with ef'l
ar ton. though inexperienced IN the disea'
mt the parents wisely treated their boy wi
llv cooling drinks, and wet applications to t
If skin; under their ncessant care the fever
We bated, and, to their unspeakablc JOY, he ra
We idly recovered Sobered and saddencd, til
nd could again hope, and enjoy the beauty oft
to calm sky and sea. Once mare Nino laugl
nd as he spIashes in his morning bath, and pls