The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-04
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Ad0ltaouKL Particulars or the Wreck OF tho
ship william and Mary.

lKrem Nue savAnnan h6puDncan, MAy dkJ
fortunate PasssngsS one hundred and eighty in uum-
ber and he this i'll fsted ship have been saved
with the exception OF two who in endeavoring to get
into the onzboat, drowned The heroic and hu.
copouct of the two ssanen VIM. Ward and Samuel
Harris who refused to quit The ship and abandon tho
passengers to helpless and despsr in noble
trast with the cswady and rspreht asibs conduct Of
Captain Stinson and hs officers who aSisd themselves
of the fret opportunity to desert and weak of save
their useless lives And while the bastard and inuan
conduct Of Capt Stnson sets seal upon forehead Of
spirits Of Ward and Harris win elicit thu admiration
and appreciation OF mankind. For their herosn and hu
manity we trust they will receive they deserve, some
substantial token OF public appreciation The efforts OF
Capt Sands of the wreckipg schooner Oracle saving
of the William and Mary, worthy also, Of the
highest comnendatoa Had Capt. SANDS been actuatsd
by the selfish ard phumep feelings of Capt StEson
he might have attended to saving the valuable c<
go Of the ship than he did His business that Of
poby sacrificed his interests and riksd hs life to
his fellow beings from the imminent peril to which they
bad been abandoned by sinson and Capt. Sands
srunental in rescuing these helpless beisgs from
tery grave.
Agen,leman from Nassau (M,, John R. Bacon,) in
forms that the William and Mary could easily have
been ashore in ssfe place in four hours, with tine
wiud in the direction 1t then prevailed TIE passengers
might all have been ssfAy landed much IL otssu OF
the cargo might have boen saved. though perhap ia
damaged stale. The statement Of Capt Stuson that the
aoa three days afterwad at lsas twenty miles from
the place she struck and the passengers had not been
taken OFF they doubtless, by working the pumps, could
The agents of the British Government at Nassau have
taken charge of the passengers saved from ths William
and Mary ap1 they will be forwarded to New Orleans the
point OF their destination Ar. Bacon Informs that
considerable fund had been raised by private
fer the needy Of these unfortunate sufferers. Mr..
also informs MS that the British passenger act Of 1852
entire cos, Of maintaining these passengers, althosgh
borne in the first instance by the British government,
becomes bya section of that act cfowo debt and is
recoverable from the owners master, agents. and char
trers Of the shpa bend being given at the port from
whence the ship sails to any such contingencies Tho
cost of maintaining the passengers at Nassau and raos
porting them to New oilesns win be about 81 900. We
apReId the following Partieplsrs which We dad in ths
The American chip William and Mary of Bath, Maine,
Stinson, master, from Liverpool for New Orleans, with
cargo Of srSad iron pig iron dry goods and orockery
isasos on tuesday evening, May a. twenty minute:
Three Of the crew who have arrived at this port state
that after the ship struck they let anchor parted
got out, two of which stove. At A. NJ the
captain with the mates and part OF the left in
alipr the long boat also left Two passensors IN
sndeavoIng to yet Get in wlS the long boat were
fused to quit the ship and abandon the helpless and
unfortunate passengers. Discerning the land about
eight miles ahead they slipped the chain and tried get
the ship under way In order If possible to reach tho
.end' but ,t,s ia wokss ship and they
and crew deserted the ship it Is the conviction of the
seamep referred to- that the ship might run
ashore Being unable to manage her for the wsnt of
proper assistance she drfted to the NE the passon-
gers exerted themselves to the utmost at the pumps
During the evening RATS constructed from spars
&c but were not launched until the folio wing morn
ing. Early the mo,n ming of the 5th the Land was
seen about ten miles distant and after schooner
hove IN sight The coors we're set at halfmast when
the schooner immediately bore down to the ship. Tho
rasen crs rrdoubled their exerons at the pumps and
were soon sreeved by the wIccsing schooner Oracle,
RebertSands master coming alo0g ids their
Jne women aud children were frst taken off and landed
snd Afterwards the schooner returned and saved the
remainder of the Passengers two men bsing deck
when ne nip went down (cn Friday but saved them
selves by jumping into the wrecking scoooter's boat.
When the ship wont down, the West End Of Grand
Bahama bore aboatE N l.. 90 miles distant. Captain
Ear ds has doubtlesd been Instrumental in saving the
lives Of all on board and with the who remained
with the Passengers deserves the appreciation Of
the humane, aid generous reward from the British
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