The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-25
Safety Of all the Passengers.
IMPORTANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT LIFE BOATS.
Excited and Suffering Condition Of tho
Emlgrants.
NARROW ESCAPES FROM DROWNING.
Position of the Ship at Last Accounts
Curious Incidents Noted by Our Special
Reporter,
&c, &C., &c.

scene of destress, who after considerable difficulty en-
countered the way succeeded in reaching the wreck
about O'Clock on Sunday morning From him we learn
the following particulars respecting the unfortunate oc-
currence:-
SoUAN BEAcH, Oct. 23, 1858.
On arriving here this morning, after long and tire
some journey of fifteen hours, found things in a much
better condition than expected From the crew learn
ed that The packet ship Western World, C,pt John G.
Noses which sailed from Liverpool the 9Th Of Sep
tember last, bound fr New York with valuable cargo
and 600 passengers, had ashore about half past
four o'clock SATURDAY morning. As soon as the
ship discovered among the breakers the in.
habitants of til, village of Squan Beach obtain
ed with the greatest ceerity, three large life boats
and after launching of them amidst the surf
pushed off to the ship which lay about two hundred yards
from shores and coming alongside asked the captain how
matters STOOD who told them that he supposed ship
would be got oil at food tide After the boats crew had
left the vessel she began to leak badly, and the captain
thinking it prudent to keep the vessel easy sent kege
anchor Shore TO which, after being fastened in the
sand about twenty yards from the sur was attached
and half inch hawser, fastened on board to the
mainmast OF the vessel.
The passengers board about this time began to be
quite clamorous and uneasy, although they had inn
mediate for fear; and the captain pacy them
ordered the govern one mt life boats alongside ana
take oil the passengers. This operation was performed
glad TO say, wthou. loss of single lie The
boats were kept plying through the brea until about
Zo'clock 7. M when spohord Il Tillstons steam
tug hove in sight The captain then chartered
her to take some of the passengers to New York,
who were conveyed to her by of the boats
the surf running too high to admit of the coming
alongside After taking about 250 of the passengers
cudng those belonging to the cabn the steamer sailed
for New York it being about six O'Clock p NJ This
closed the abos of Saturday Those who we're SO ortu
nate be shore well housed and tax en- care of
by the hosptabe inhabitants living along the beach, but
those on board the ship con
don the ship being nearly half full of water and every
thing in confusion The provisions became short and
Tho inf, H.
at the ship had leaked badly that it was
for the to get at the casks There remained on
board the ship that night about 100 of the passengers
who spent most wretched night being half drowned and
starved the only provisions allotted to them during that
horrible night were few dry navy biscuits.
Gin Sunday morning. | visited the wreck in company
with Captain Brown, agent of the underwriters found
that the vessel lay about three miles north of Squan
Inlet between Squan Village and Wreck Pond,
lying not two hundred yards shore, the
bar, with Yer head to the souh and oroadsie TO the
beach, hs- back broke smidsaps End aft of the mz
mast and her rudder all OF The surf at this
time was high but seemed TO have effect the
ship whs tever which lay buried in the sand with thir-
teen feet Of water in the hold. The ship found at
this time to be badly hogged "a Tho tide ebbd and flowed
in her hold.
At 9 the running too high for the boats TO leave
the ship with passengers of Francis metallic life
brought into requison. After being hauled
board the ship with rope three passengersa and
two women-venured to Et into the little cocSeshell
They locked and launched upon the brny ocean,
their friends shore watched with great anxiety the
suit OF the experiment On its way from the ship it upset
and turned completely However after pulling and
hauling about ten the unfortunate
landed in safety On setting their feet upon terra
fy1ad, old woman, with a strt pg Hbernial accent
after looking about with vacant stare, said
Oh God bless you all but thought were gone to
the botorn The man, getting his clubeen and stick,
bolt through the crowd To wagon which stood
about thirty yards from there and after revivng himself
with little apple jack began huggng the men and wo-
men unfortunately who had arrived in the life boat the
Capt CLARK from the Board of Underwriters about
81 O'clock and after taking survey Of the ship from the
shore despatched letter with messenger to New York,
Jstsr
ventured in Of the leboas which, owed by six men,
succeeded in getting to the ship after taking in little
water On arriving board he informed Captain Moses,
commander of the vessel that the steamer Achilles with
and aft schooners in tow would arrive there
and proceed Immediately to take OF the remainder of
the passengers.
AT fifteen minutes ten O'Clock another trial of the
made which lowered from the snip with two
and enclosed in it. Their passage
very rough one, as the car, got among some of the
highest breakers and tossed to and like feather
upon the of the topped breakers The under
tow being very trong this coast the surf very
high and broken. The friends of the passengers watched
with lively interest The wonderful car which at times
was hidden from their view among the breakers. 1t
turned less than three tines taking little water
However it reached the shore in safety and out popped
three heads all eager be released from what they
poscd would be their temb The map, short red haired
lrisbman regaining his feet jumped up and twrled
his cap in the air Ia Ragged Pat fashion, to let those
board the ship know that he was quite safe and out of
the whale belly for the somewhat the shape of the
monster Of the deep. The beach at this moment presented
most picturesque scene the coast for miles srewn
with the passengers who half starved devouriI
everything in the shape eatabes that they
All the provisions in the sherens and farmers houses
consumed on Saturday night, by those who were
lansed Shore therefore it very hard matter for
those who got ashore in the life to obtain anything to
drink had it not been for the foresight Of
cute Yankee from village about five miles north of the
wreck, who brought with him load of real Shrews
bury oysters and sold every of them to the greatest
advantage, the poor emgrants would most likely have
been in bad way.
AT lox the car arrived with another load contain
ing man, two women and child, who were very
much exhausted and slightly wet On of the bystand
asking the how he felt in the life car, he replied
that lit was like being rolled inside OF barrel down
i hillr
AT lol O'Clock the Achilles being in sight, the
life boats launched in safety reach
| ed the ship in a few moments.
At IL O'Clock the Achilles along side within about
three hundred ards the schooners had dropped
their anchors little to seaward of the ship, the
boats began to make trips with the passengers to the
steamboat, aud continued so doing up to O'CLOCK r M
While the passengers were exchanging ships the
water, old schoolmaser, named Allen Nixon, ad
dressing the emigrants shore the performance
their duties in this country the land of their adoption
He cautioned them to beware of all intoxicating drinks
and If they lad money to keep it ute an unnecessary
said that great portion of those who here were
he was sorry to say, very much addicted to the use
lecturer Of the Americans, far different from tho
of the natives OF the Old Country and would be necess
ry as soon as practical for those who arrive here
Ireland to accustom themselves to the ways,
customs Of the Yankee nation. He seemed anxious t
impress the full force of his words upon the memories
those present. (some vi Whom were hungry enough 70 ea
horse if it was well cookeo to be respected among TIN
American people, and do their duty henceforwad goo
naturalized citizens The lecture was however, not
we'll attended by the emigrants those who lived tn
neighbsrhoodthe latter party having rambled all ove
the country in search Of apples pumpkns and other
gtabes which they devoured with avidity to 'appeas
the cravings of a hungry appetite"
The surf on the beach very hghabou three O'Clock
and the wind blowing fresh from the northwest at Tia
| time produced so dangerous undertow that none
the boats could venture shore, fer the height of til
breakers was frightfu yet beautiful and grand The It'd
flowing ast but the ship being full Of water, remain
fast In the sand Some time after this the bows of tn
appeared to an the beach to be ettn
in the sand which had the effect Of making the bend
her hull amidships sti visible. The landing of tn
passengers being finished the steamboat proceeded
voyage to New York. bringing all the passengers tina
could be found, as, no doubt many o. ,hem sraye
time for the steamboat 1t being Sunday everybody fo
! en- miles around brought down their wives, sons an