New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-18


wish the rude Substitute for OARS which we had con
rncted during the day hy eshinR pnks TO oapstan bars
sith view Of attempting gam land when the sea Sub
-ided we pulled towards the ship On why passed
the remnant of the raft, with il apparently
alive.
rho bark proved to be the Huron, of ct, Andrews N
b,Capt a Wall. bound for Quebec. Our men safe on
board the noblehearted Dorian with of the
returned to the raft and rescued the poor fellow who for
hours had chung to the pars He states that
after the steamer sunk he counted seyenywo and
four women on the raft but half O'Clock he
Ne only one alive In tho morning two bodies were be-
ide hm much eaten by fishes, and ut the time he eaw
our boat he the point of voluntarily dropping into
the sea to end his agouy Coming from the raft Dorian
and examined the ecar of the Arctic 1t
garment.
BY the humane captain Of the Huron and Mr. Yelling
eon cameron son Of the owner received with
great kindness wounds dressed fires kndled
and clothing furnished in abundance During the night
q the ssth Capt Wall hung out extra lights fired rock
~ ~ ZIP. morn blowing, in hopes of falling in with
the remander of the boats But his endeavors were fruit
less On the evening Of the Goth spoke the ship Leba
non Capt Story bound for NewYork by whom eighteen
y onr number were taken off kindly welcomed and well
treated We have this moment reached NewYork by
pilot ooat Christian Berg No 16 to which trans
we're under great obligations
The fate Of the propeller and our five boats supknown
me tact that boat left her which capzed by
padales augnrs III for her buoyant condition. though
Capt WALL of the Huron saw singular looking craft far
70 the aeward but was unable to tell whether she
steamer or sailing vessel He says she had pondescrpt
appearances and may have been the wreck Of the pro
peler The following is list Of those saved in the sixth
boat
LUXE McJarlhy Joseph Connolly, Richard Makan Thos
gonroy James Conner, Christopher Gallagher tiremen
Thomas Wilson assistant engineer Robt Bryan, David
Barry, Francis Miller, walters.
.qffred at this port by he Lebanon Edward BRYAN
manon, Inomas Garland, P Casey, Tobin D Carnagan,
bremen John Connolly, engineers steward Thomas
Laughln, boy; aicGabs (picEed off The raft waiter
Nichols Trescoa, scilly Island Jenkins Scy Island;
= = IhomPson ,, Neworeans P Cram, NewYork G H
Burns Philadelphia. passengers + Dorian, NewYork
third officer
Nones q persons kiopn 10 be in The ships boats The five
ooa,s winch may have reached land been picked up
are known g nave contained MIR Gurey first officer MIR
Moore, NewYork; Wilde, boatswain Mr Baam second
ethcer Mr. Graham fourth officer Mr. Moore, NewYork
passenger Mr. Rogers chief engineer Mr. Drown first
assistant; Mr. Walker second assistant Mr. Wett third
assistant p Connolly, Moran ] Flanagan McCauley
hremen Mr. Dipgnel Mr. Kelly Mr. Thompson engineers
sno young man named Robinson under instructions in
masters
Among those whom last saw on the quarterback
white fastening life preservers the females who
must nave sunk with the ship persisted on the raft
was Captain Luce and son, Mrs Collins Mr. Brown
anu family connection of the firm of Brown Shpley
w, LTerpool) MI Thomas, importer of hosiery New
~, ofk M. Adams, Brooklyn Mr. Bowen Cincinnati
Ne Charles Springer, Cincinnati; james Muirhead Jr
peeIs6nrgh Va; Mr. Hewett, Mrs Hewett and daughter
Mr.. Schmidt, Miss Murton Falmouth EngI.nd "a naphsw
q MT Boodgood hotel keeper Philadelphia residing in
Albany the Duke de Grammout of the French Embassy
Second Steward wife and child Annie colored piy,
.no NARY steWardess Miss Jones' Mr. Petrie aud lady
stewart Holm, Washington, CT s. Cook, Opelousas
La; with MANY more whose names do NOT know hit |
whose features are indeliby imprinted upon my
: a MI eomstock, brother to the commander Of the
ing lowered . q ' =
government dispatches from France and England en-
ras.eG 70 my care By Mr. Buchanan, could save
tent metallic, No 72T, from which her capacity can bs
iscertalned and compared with the number rescued
Respectfully, GEo H. BuRNs
New York, October 10, 1854