The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-26

fames also sent their solemn booming over the scene
Those who wore ioffunsts enough to got within reach
their er on shore dragged hall dead out Of the
reach OF the surf, while others swept round the
stern OF the steamer ont to sea- there being strong
not less than thirty cespes and bodies Of the dying
IN the edge of the surf some of them dvested Of clothing
teen perished from the weight of coin il was supposed
wnch they attempted to bring with them through the
waves The outward curret above mentioned carried OF
NUMBERS OF persons who Were good swmmers foated
VINO would otherwse have been saved several women
a mus Ioatng were swept away the baggage such
saved by drifting to the shore.
We have spoken above Of the manly conduct Of the
fellows, dsregardng their danger seized little chill
dren in their arms ashed them to themseves and at
tempted to gain the shore several are known to have
thus sacrificed themselves We have no space or heart
to insert the numerous affecting instances of courage
and self sacrifice Of which have received accounts
among them, most conspicuous Is that of Mr. Tarr of
camento who lost bis life in attempting to save a
Sros. Of Mr Wstson They came ashore tossther.bOth
learn brought shore two children whoe parents were
both drowned. Another fireman brought beautiful boy
beach, her husband and two children were drowned aud
she supposed this child had shared the fate The
The purser of the ship Mr. James Freeborn remained
upon the deck until driven off by the fire. when sorDg
ing overheard he cung to floating spar and was
barely escaped with his life being attacked with vo-
lent fever There is fireman, known Tom Sawyer
Wild, reckless scamp but whose faults be they what
they may should henceforth be forgotten This brave
fellow entirely stripped went to and from the wreck
times He only nineteen years of age After the third
time, and when nearly exhausted with his exertions he
learned that the chief engineer Mr. Collins unable
swim, and likely to drown. He Immediately started of
again through the ser with life preserver fastened
around the helpless man, and accompanied him to the
of several others.
Most Of those ashore too exhausted render
sisance to those beating about in the surf People
to launch boat to reach the steamer but was over
whelmed by the surf and this accident ntimdated
others, 70 that 1t impossible to muster the requisite
force TO launch secord Meantime the ship had become
living mass of fire. the heat intense even on the
shore and every moment the beach received
sions to the list Of dead and dying The truly
narrowing snd whom at last the steamer was charred
ar smoking hulk her stern lifted and she swung heav
Some few provisions saved from the wreck such
as salt beef pork, molasses vinegar few tin cans Of
meats and cheese But water nor was
therea drop of water the island which have before
erysd was ut. erly barren and unnhabited The
a. aha Sdre o. suffering among the women
eDpts were made by the survivors, after buryng the
dead to procure water by condensng steam but the
seventy souls coDgregated the beach, and they all
vent without tasting water for fifty hours the salt
provisions only aggravated their suiierings
party started for the neghboring mountains, and on
deleDa Bay the mainland oppo ite from which the
island of MaIgara is removed fifteen miles here
they observed four ships at anchor they proved to be
the vast they discovered several small in
full chase after whale for Magdaena Bay is resortea
descended to the wreck and the chief mate the engineer
and few Others, slung out of one of the can.
It with great toll to the top of the BILL and with
what little powder they had fred twice to attract the
attention Of the whasr the boats in their pursuit Of
the Island and were at once attracted by the discharge
and the smoke against the clear sky The sound was
also heard by those board the ships and signals
observed to 60 up to each mast head aing the boats
While this system Of telegraphing soing betusaA
s ron boat SeOngne to tho steamer and carried
it bodily to the lee .ide Of the island and there
in with the returning whaling boats whe obeying
the signal to return.
sueIrgs Of the passengers aroused all the natural in
sDcs Of sailor hospitality in the Of the ships.
Every beat at called into requstion; they
loaded down with provisions and despatched to the
of the wreck. The assistance did not i've
too the women and children completely
hausted by abstinence and their suerngs by the dpri
walton Of water most acute Purssr Treeborn
board the ship Omega, Capt Fisher, where every at
tention was sbo~n him and his companions Captain
Fisher also directions that the sufferers should cross
the lee side Of the island where boats would be in
readiness to convey them on board the ships.
Among the incidents of the day, after the wreck child
born the beach, and is now healthy and thriving
the mother carried the mountains in ham
Many Of the passengers especially among the females
suffered much from want of clothing. The dead were
boards, and each corpse received separate grave The
number known to have pershed is hundred and forty
and as the graves number sixty there we're Of course
eighty who drowned or burned and whose bodies
were not recovered.
We have not yet completed list of those who
buried the island but notice ong the those of
Mrs. Mary Ann Carncs, Eng Morris Kemp.
Otis Hale, Massachusetts, Maria Wilson, stewardness.
Rufus Mo,ier NewportNY A. Kittredge, wakegan, Ill.
Mr. Cbansey, San Jose, Mich. VIM Abram, Cornwall Eng
John Baum, Newark, N. J Robert Taylor. Boston.
Mr. Lehman Missouri
Mrs. Howan and three children Of Michigan Mrs. III.
on her way to Join her husband(
Mr. Carringtop and wife, (two children, both saved).
.l~l~.t
Chaa. A. Ward, No. ass Broome street, New York.
All of the above had money their PERSONS which ia
in the keeping Of Mr. Brigham, ut the Office Of the Van
dertit line The bo5es Of Mr.. Tarr of fSacrsmento Mr.
not recovered. The last ramed Chilean gen
tlensn Of wealth nnd standing in Valparaiso. Fndng
mSa n
dollars to any person who would assist him to his
life; but in such moment none could think Of the Offer
Seeing that his end was near Senor LARGO said" Fare
we'll 1t is only once! and plunged into the water. He
quickly drowned.
The body Of Martin 0Meara, Irshman also
lost be had many friends in New Orleans. DR.. shaw,
who among the passengers vent back to Mexico by
the pnder Of the surf bsyond the steemsr but even
tuay reached the shore by incr edible exertions When
he had landed he threw himself upon the beach ad wept
like child After ths Independence swung round broad
side to the beach her coal took fire, and the sight will
long be remembered by those who IL. The mass of
backened ribs Of the ship It her tho appearance of
gigantic crate Of coal fire.
The ship Meteor with inc surviving passengers arrived
at Francco the 3lst March, Tho passengers
we'll although there had been considerable suffering for
went of wearing apparel, especially among the female
portion.
MaryAvillc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Flood.
[From the Marysvillc Express, March 30.l
We have sgan to record another food, and, contrary
to hopes and expectations the greatest Of this
traordinary Tho rain commenced falling on sa
tuday ming, and to the present writing Tuesday
u NJ still continues with almost usabated violence
Never ha,s We witnessed the fall of SO large body of
water during the same space of time.
Although the rain continued To- fall very heavily
through the day, Sunday the rise in the river not
sufcieai to create sny alarm but Monday mornng
IL becae evident to all that had to prepare for The
worst. Like men Who have proatsa by experience our
merchants set themselves earnestly at work to secure
their goods and ny p n ready for the emergency
b. this time the Yuba had swollen to that extent
thai her waters setting back the Plaza but all
prepared. From that tirse until the pressnt the
rsa has been unpreeedenteaiy rapid and nsw as we