The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-05-12

faults, be they what they may, sboud tbencsfoih lc
This brave fellow, entirely stripped, weus
to and from the wreck four times. He - oaiy aRee
teen years Of age. After the third time and wiisa
nearly exhausted with his exertions, he learned 1T
the chief engineer, Mr.. Collins, Was unai'le TO sts
and likely 10 drown. He :an;ediate.. started of
again through the seri, with life preserve iaeefs
it around the helpless man, and accompanied hia 10
the beach. He was also instrumental 10 preserving
the lives Of severa! Gthers.
Most of those ashore were too exhaust 10 reNdsr
assistance to those beating about in the sof. People
ran about the beach perfectly fiartic party IT
tempted launch boat to reach the steanfr, bul u
was overwhelmed by the sm, and this cridct atni-
dated others, that II vas Impossible u muster the
requisite force to launch a second. Meantime he
ship had become living mass Of FIRE; d. heat VAS
intense even on the shore, and every Eaomcnt the
beach received accessions to the LIST # the dead
and diving. The was truly narrowing, and
when at Last the steamer charTed AID snaA srr
bulk, her stem lifted, and she swung h,a i.y 'osad
and went up broadside on the beach.
Some few provisions were saved IRON zoe %rcct.
such as salt beef pork, n,oasses, yInecai, teW iin
cans of preserved meats and some chess. ii' no
ter nor WIS there drop OF alter on the island, whSa
we have before observed. was utterly barren and
inhabited. The usual amount OF suffer g T@fucu-
arv among the and children, was - crIeEced
Dun ing the first dav, attenps were mac b. tbe
condcnsins steam, bu, The experiment IA I'D. Ib,tl
were now some 210 souls congregatcd O. the heacb,
and thcy all went without tasting water fr g holE;
tho salt provisions only az srav2'ng the suf'rwse.
The Captain behaved with presence e' mai and
couiagc he Was the last man TO lea' ihc h1r
most of the crew left early. These VINO ifs rcacita
the shore did all that lay in their power 20 ASSIST c-
ers. The steward, James Heron, anors oth4rs,
interchangeable in his exeHions.
As the swimmers approached the shore, pianis
thrown oGt TO them, and those That fad s5niaed
little strength wadcd out into the surf t. lead help
ing hand 70 their comrades; many, they came 1fs
fall exhausted upon the sand, where the b., aoion-
less ior bait AN honr completely rros;rarec N'th e.
IRENE exeriion. The ladies' displayed lap utmost
kindness ard cons'deton; they attenced upon fau
sufferers, supplied them from the scanit ~aEdf be-
they had saved win articles Of cio'nirg (tor many
of the poor wreches utterly nakeo 81 the aad)
and made canvass shoes 10 protect the -tt hl.s
travelling the island IN search Of succor.
They remained on the island three IS ana to
nights, during which time they suffered much f5n
lack Of water; several water casks fo ttel ashore,
bat the liquid they contained imp gn4ieo ,.ih
salt To- he useless. On Thursday the ohtaincl
barrel of motsses aud anoher If vinegar thes DIled
the two, and it answered the purpose d. qucnciirg
their Thirst. Afterwards, they ranae 90 diil 4
hole into rock with spikes. which iurui - scaat
supply Of brackish water, which they suc I'd throt
Quills. Eight miles inland so;ae more w..cr vse a.
The island is barren and barren OF all y,-c.lt'ar
cept species of pricky pear; several coyotes sru
seen, bu, other signs of life.
About fifty of the passengers carrie CTS of The
ships boats, weighing about ton acrt.s H. island
on their shoulders and launched her ln- Ft-l1ieua
Bay. They also carried across small f,s, riu-
cared from the wreck, and little powoe, .s. ty
chance WAS brought ashore; there st 3 s.rt t9
fire the piece twicr, Whereby they i-l tie at
tenton Of those on board the mAaleshI, s.-li veic
lying some mics of
Tie CAPTAINS of these vessels imuc, aiels dis.
PATCHED beats ashore with provisions aai a..or
The shipwrecked party taken of - i.e boarz
and distributed among The different aiaaf
which they remained fifteen days the g. .o, uas
then chartered, and all went board eE-crt some
twenty, including several lades. who n. Is. .-r.1-
coed in another ship to the Sandwich !. s...-
Many acts Of individual courage wen fe,s. s,-5.
many that probably will never come 4 iieif. G8r
gentl,nan after reaching the shore UNI 1.@a. s
oGt again to the wreck and Brought of "a ebi'l te
had family on board--nothing 10 ter 4 hia t zoe
Turn to a danger once passed eSceptt g. le-..r
TO preserve human HE. An Their f,', j. f1Ita
chiIren overheard and fol'owed aiie r-,.e.
all drowned. Il is supposed that tbe. .l 1f.e
persisted N the flames nr were snGucatco il. suts,.
The snip bufacd Ia The waters e-.. it t.s
been stated hy severa! of the Passenger tt s- lr,
as l59 rers ns, exclusive oi children. 't.ft ..s'
Seventeen children and Fifteen females l,a..
hnonC the incidents Of TIE dI,, attt. 'i ..l BIS q
child WAS born on the beach. and is nos ..a , ....
thriving; the mother carried acl, t,. 1...-
tains III hammock. and even walk, r..t .He
way To the BRAS. tiany cf The rasscr 9,.,..'s
anon. the females suffered much from ..l a., .t..-
;ug. TIE dead were buried near tie It
were dry ia the sand with boards, an ,... .....r
received separate gave. The tu. ,t.. ;o
have letishcd is ore hundred and fnif, .l b. .fo
graves number sixty, there we've, Of c.es.. -. fI
who wcic drowned or Turned, and who .ii.. sue
not recovered.
The ship Meteor, with the Srryivir ,.a-s.r-e.s
arrived at san Francisco on the 3lst Of ..tS- ff.
passengers were well, although there . --u ....-
siderable suffering for want of wealin RS a.. t..
pecia!l! al. ,ng the female portion.