The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

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greater portion Of those saved sS os. their H1ss:U
inSs% Of seents s. ss% ss s
hssuPpose9 vas on shore but discovered Il VI
from his sails for II was blowing heavily ana nsSs sn
haste towards the deveted vessel and hssrd the
cd he could sss no person on tho wrcss but = b sp
prosched the are he heard the most .ppsling 4riss
and cries and n%ed.tey bore up and Oys.ed hs so
number o. people ciusng to Is. braces uDas.nsashs.
shooting high into the air, and curling DOWN inss
'S's s.isss l: :
around was hissing, boiling and foAmins, With th~
shreks and sgonizing cries Of despair intsrning x
the roaring Of the flames and the crashing OF ths falling
ror Of the scene There bsng avs hundrd Esss of bussr
on board It added fuel to the names and melting r.a
s He on hs . ss. Of s
preached the burning vessel they could only take OF two
persons, as IT was found impossible to approach essr
enough to the others for the Hames which mounted
high - the schooner's topmasthead Captain Belyes
then procured hesvng lines backed his boat to
the wreck he dared and with the lines pulled the posr
than life was sacrificed to The over ssger aaze
four jumping at time at the ropes in spits of reis-
rated intrcates and remonsrsnces Of Captain Bsyee
mate of the Ocean Wave, were hanging TO the pad
die house, which had tipped over, and at this memenk
the smoke pipes and the fell ths tho bsu
attached to the mast falling to them that tks
second mate Of the Ocean Wave took hold Of tho tongue
and rang an alarm.
The schooner Georgiana. Capt. Henderson, cAms
to the assistance Of Capt Belyea and with the
sells boats rendered the most energetic assistance In
saving those in tho water and upon the wreck and Capt
Beyea says that all whom Capt Henderson picked mp
must inevitably have been lost It had been for the
prompt assistance Of the boats Of the Ge0rganA
was blowing so hard and those In the water be-
numbed that they must have sunk before he could have
saved all The purser of tho Ocean Wave had got three
placed eight or nine persons He acted n0bly hroughouk
the trying soeDe cheering them up and inspiring theu
with hope Capt Kuyer and his wife, together with .
number Of others, were hanging under the guards
the burning vessel slowed round and enabled them -
back their boats closer to hs every soul Of thsn nuss
have been lost.
After they got the last boat load off, tho steamer cot
land, Captain Patterson, came down between the Hn-
blem and the wreck and towed his sngi,o asking vhaN
boat II was. Captain Belyea told him the Ocean Wave,
ana that he had some Of the passengers and oyew
board his schooner and that he thought there
others between the vessel and the shore; Captain
put steam and went or The Ocean Wave SUNK within
fifteen minutes sitter the Scotland left. At this time
was ten minutes to fonr O'Clock, and ana
mate of the Ocean Wave in the water between the
wreck and the shore Captain Belyea cruised about in
schooner Leandsr Captain Wallace Of Port Hope came
~ snd asked If he could bo of any assistance Upoa
u.rd tha rsrresentatons he immediately sailed TO-
be in that Secte. Of those who were thought 10
previously by fishing nt'n SSOe Rcses y
away for Kingston, where he arrss. ;s III. nS1 s.u
passengers about quarter past four cc. in the 49,
noon. having hadto work his way dow sgt 49,
wind. ~ = noso