New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-26


..,,e on deck the rocks were distinctly yslae.
sengels hut two feet above water and about qasrty
LIZ from the beach the surf was high and ssdss
Of breakers stretched along as Dsaeo s,hng over The
rocks WIN ~ 10 back the engines reversed ana
tin S oli5ed into deep water ihey then ran forward
about two miles when 'ne ;s time ,bsra 20 Dc .nshrg
IN win ~ coafuson board the Storage passengers
49, niet and the ladies' beha.eI n IN well Men
MeIe t,;cned with buckets to Keep ,he water down
were However and it, pressure forced open tbs
gaiheu APP! Can't Steene, passenger Then advised
Ta. samson 10 beach her. whlch was s . soon a.
she struck the ens,he me vssSe and the beach rendering CON-
hign sur IT, o'v Nth the shore apparently perons
The passengers were orderly o below an
out ihey Jaw AVN and crew If the ship was on sre they
ssAeo S no and ths there was no danger ihey beloved
themselves safe even = Sim Of security hat some q
gage ana 50 g,sinrd in bed When the h,mss beganto
t, ftb and the alarm OF IRE was soune e o2a'ou
and fright began to reign aned widely into the sea- where
ny he waves rautcaly for time ana then wem
I'm Ike lend The first boat thai was se'; 70 49,, ;l
80 by line with the shore was s"ssi,iPeu' ~ Ls
V 80, ~ ~ and were thrown in saiety on ~" oescn.
Gontler boat was started under the gus n Th III"
Seene; this succeeded IN reaching IN donbleI violence
Ibe flames now began 20 rage WIN s 81 ,.s.
IL - y;ng the smoke Aft so that mos' OF lIe Pisesu-
GERS coneregaied about the bows scene W man,
go. 80 ,se cnsued which battles description, many
% N b,ed that they made scarce any enof, 70 s"n;
bt wspt down without struggle others cas-. p'cA ss
forward by the powerful sur, battered ana
the rocks gave IN the fight and sauk rom siee. -.
NJ, s -, asanoers had assembled upon the bows 20
escape the driving flames and sunocat,ng snoe s,ar
Of nine remained upon the poop uh'i ul' In srdScn
h ,ba hat one 81 their number, seized wan sn"ucn
n33r,c leansa overheard to a floating SPAR missed u an.
and was drowned; the others acting more usioe."'y.
reached the shore But few were sNSa those who xere
saved Aoaed ashore upon spars benches ana olef
thrown overheard Many o! the ladies were save. " 'o
buoyancy Of their inflated ciolhilg "i'0" e""O ~
loa NM he wal
The following OF devotion and ito unfortunate h.
is sad to relate Mr. Taylor swan 20 the snore WI,
child upon his back and placed the infant IN ss'ey aPo
the bank them through the OF wreck through no
ing spars and struggling swimmers, he made ms way onH
to where he had len his wife chngn IN ,e n r. " had
been so much bruised by being repeatedly dasne1 a.
the ships bottom by the heavy waves that she dd no sur
yive 10 bless her husband for his devotion she aleu on
board the Meteor Mr. saunders and four others hos'ei
three miles cut 10 upon coop they were PShe.
up by Capt Sampson who went 10 their rehc' ~ o'a
The water was chilling cold and they were completely ex
hausted and benumbed with clngng beneath It's snface
for several hours TO their frai raft Il is supposed uW
many osted to sea and were lost As the TIDE was on s
ebb there eddy the bow and some were drowned
by being drawn under by the suction OF the sail that hI
been passed beneath.
There four boats in ALL three of which of irons
they capable of holding ten persons each gentle
man whose name we did not learn attempted 10 SWIM
ashore with his child upon his back and supporting MS
wife by handkerchief to which she chung she torn
away but managed 10 cling to rope while he proceeded
and saved the child lie then returned to his wiz, and
the ship and falling struck the lady upon the head she
was stunned and Immediately sank, despite her husbands
efforts the latter oated TO sea upon spar he was an
Enghshmsn and good swimmer but was exhausted with
his efforts he about To let go in despair when fellow
passenger hard by cried out to him to hold, toh was
coming lie did so, and was saved.
A great number of passengers sustained themselves in
the water by cngng to the cable stretched TO shore This
cable suddenly sackened letting the unfortunate down
into the wafer Many drowned by this including
several ladies'; but few saved by clng TO the rope.
Capt Sampson and DIR Watch passenger on board.
threw doors trunks and other articles the swimmers
Many of those in the water continually crying shrek
ing and praying rendering the spectacle pteous in the ex
IRENE
The Captain behaved with presence of mind and cour.
age; he the last man to leave the ship; most Of the
left early Those who first reached the shore did all
that lay in their power assist the others the steward
James Heron among others, mdefaiigabe in his
tons
As the swimmers approached the shore panks were
thrown out to them and those that had regainei little
strength wadcd out into the surf TO lend helping hand to
their comrades many as they came in, fell exhausted
upon the sand whore they lay motoness for half hour
completely Frustrated with excessive exertion The ladies'
displayed the utmost kindness and considerations they
tended upon the sufferers supplied them from the scanty
wardrobes they had saved with articles of clothing flor
many of the poor wretches utterly naked 10 a and
made canvas shoes to protect their feet while trayersng
the island in search OF succor
They remained the island three days and two nights
during which time they suffered much from lack OF water
several water casks oated ashore bat the liquid they con
tanned was found so mpregnated with salt as to DO useless
On Thursday they obtained n barrel of molasses and
another of vinegar they mixed the two and answered
the purpose Of quencng their thirst Aerward they man
aged 10 drill hole into rock with spikes which furnished
scant supply OF brackish water, which they smoked
through quilts Eight miles inland some more water was
discovered and several went thher in search of H. Tho
island barren and destitute of all vegetation except
species OF prcky pear several coyotes seen but no
other signs of life
About fifty of the passengers carried one of tho ships
boats, weighing about ton, the island on their
shoulders and launched her IN Marguerite bay They also
carried small cannon, procured from the wreck
and little powder which by chance brought ashore
there sufficient to fire the piece twice whereby thew
attracted the attention OF those board the whalehips
who lying twelve miles off The canfain. az
those vessels immediately dispatched boats ashore with
and water The shipwrecked party were
of in the boats and distributed among the different yesseI
aboard which they remained fifteen DAYS the Meteor was
then chartered and all went aboard excepting some twenty
including ladies' who proceed in another
ship 10 the Sandwich Islands.
Many acts OF individual courage performed MANY
that probably will never come 10 light One gentlemen
after reaching the shore unnured swan out again 10 the
wreck ana brought OIL child he bad family ON board
nothing Ia tempt him 10 return danger once n.s..J
except the noble desire preserve human fo Anoh,
threw his three children overheard and followed after them
they were all drowned It's supposed that three or four
pershed IN the hanes or were suiiocaed by the smoke
The ship was burnt to the waters edge IL has heen
stated ny several OF me passengers that many 9 per
sons exclusive Of children lost Seventeen cbilen
and fifteen females persisted.
inierestins Particulars by Doctor Torbett.
From The San Francisco Wing Of April l. lgsl
The island upsn which the III fated steamer ,,,s ,s
Is situated on the coast of Lower California ls7 I.-
north oil me point known the Cape NJ Iuca. tn
coast IN TINS region, bold and rock bound is In many las
inaccessible Tor vessels boats and presents ar ron
carrier 10 me iuekess ship coastng its rocky projections
covered at high water - '"' ''1''a' ou'