Butte record., 1854-11-18

VI 'ue "dttt, lhOSt a"1ut ana nfart-
rendlng scene presented itself to my
view. Over two hunir-d men, women
and children struggling together amid
pieces of every kind Of wreck, calling on
each other for help, and imploring G d
to assist them. Such an appalling scene
may God preserve me from ever witness
ing again.
| was in the act of trying to save my
child when a portion of the paddle box
came rushing up edge-wise just grazing
my head, falling with its whole weight
upon the head of my darling child
Another moment | beh Id hun lifeless
in the water succeeded in getting on
to the top Of tn paddle-box in company
with eleven others one, how ever, soon
left for another Fiscr, fin ling that 1t
could not support so many
Others remained until they were, one
BY on, relieved by death. We 5 ood
witer at a temperature of forty five
degrees TO our knees, and frequently the
sea broke directly over Us, We soon
separated from our friends on other parts
al the wreck, and passed the night,
each one OF US expecting every would
be our last The wished for morning
cams, surround d with dtnse fog, not a
living soul 10 BE sea but our owl party,
seven now being left
| In the course Of the morning we saw
some water ca Ks and other things be-
longing to our snip, but nothing that we
cou'd ct or aff,rd US any relief. Our
raft was rapidly settling, rs it absol bed
the water. About noon Mr.. S. NJ.
" oodruf Of New York was relieved by
death. All the others now began to suf-
Ter vef"y severly FIR want of water, cx-
c'pt sir. George T. Allen and III, self.
In that respect we were very much
favored, although We had not Il drop on
raft. The dag coniInned fogly ex.
cept just at nom, as near as we uld
Judge. We had cleal horizon FIR about
half IN hour, and II Thing could b seen
but water and sky Night came on thick
aud d cary, with our minds made u,
hat neither OF us wouId again see tn,
ght II another day, tor V ry soon three
more OF o1r suffering party were relieved
by death, be wing Mr.. Allen, yo ng
'nan and myself
Feeling myself greatly exhausted, l
now sat down for the first time, about S
O'Clock n tie evening, on a trunk whirb
providentlally had been found on the
wreck. In ih's way | slept It'll
through the night, AM became .om what
refreshed. About an hour before day-
light-now Friday, the 20th-we saw
vessels lights near US. =.
We all three OF US exert i ourselves
to the utmost of our st ength in hailing,
until We b came q lite exhausted In
about quarter Of an hour the lights dis
appeared 10 the ,st Of us. Soon after
daylight a bark hove in sight to the
uoYthw st.
The fog hav ng tighten ID little, steer
ing apparently for us, but in Short
time She emed to have chanyed bef
course, and again we were doomed to
disappointment yet [ felt hopes that
some OF our ftllpw sufferers NAV have
been Sc II and rescued by them. Shortl,
afte, We bad given up ali hopes of beine
rescued BY the bark, ship was discov-
rred TO the east Of us, steering directly
for us.
We now watched her with the most
intense anxiety, as she approached
The wind changing caused her to alter
her course several points. About noon
they tortunnte'y discovered a man on
raft near them, and succeeded in saving
him by the second mate jumping over
th3 side and making a rope fast around
nim, when he was got on board safel, /
This man proved to be the FIR, nchman
who WAS passenger on board the steamer
which we came in collision with.
He informed the captain that others
we're near on pieces of the wreck, and
going aloft he saw US three others. We
were the first 10 which the DO It was
seat and safely taken on board about 3
?. VI The xt was Mr.. James Smith.
Of Mississippi. second class passengerIi
Tbs ship proved to be the Cambria Of
this port fiUm Glasgow, bound to Mon
teal, Capt. JOHN RUSSELL, who Co. :
maaded the bark J sse St, vans, and was
rescued by Capt. Nye Of the Pacific.
OF Capt Russell it would scarcely b.
possible 10 say enough in his praise fo,
t"e kind Of treatment we every one Of
US have received from him during the
time we have ben IN board his ship
His own comforts he gave up in every
respect for oar relief. The Rev Mr..
Walker and lady, and another gentle
mln, who were passengers by the Gun.
bgia, have been unceasing in their en-
deavors to promote our comfort. To
them and to all on board we shall ever
owe a debt of gratitude ior their un-
bounded kindness to us. From the
Frenchman who was pick d up we learn
ed t1at the steamer with which We came
In Collision was the screw-steamer Vesta,
from Pierre, bound from and belonging
t. Greenyille, France As near as W.
could learn, the Vesta was steering K.
8 E., and was crossing our course two
POINTS, with all sails set-wind ". by
S.
Her anchor stock, about seven b. four
inches square, wa driven throu h the
bows OF the Arctic, about Is inc ies
above the water line and an isnmenssl