The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-02
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The steamer rr.aa LET Boston =. 80,
J. NJ, on the 9th, and was run into
N'''G'a, inward hound Tie c.,.,, ,.,.
on ire tv Tie o:ertu,li.r Of ! s.,.a -,
within an hc.l was lu:l..l 70 -l,. -.
edge. Five persons, at leas.. ryre ,l,owrss
and one or two We're inicrci-:.,..r,,,cr ~.
Ter, H. l.. Wing, of Bath, Nc. IL ,b,r,o-s
The express. who has since ,lic,,
From Capt. Dono.ans arcc.:.. Of ,ho =,
astcr We r"p, The fo!iow:;-:
''-h the tiinr in>: before ,he coir;s,or
we're aware ri The Approach of the Canad,
ana kht" that Ii Size kept on her coarse -.
""u'" if'rfi'.iiiy sink" t>: hut a> our liub,s
wcir NJ a.! ear whistle blowin, W. w.
r"n'id''it That he SAW and Irarl Ne al
""iii'! fii;h .r'n her rG,,r>..: tlrr,. y-..r
clai other Lu..t- the steamer Boston, f..
/ THY and i-as.prn STATE. and shin and h.,
quite NEAR u: y" were tr,inr 10 mass =
the l,.i'. bat The Canada i,rrr iir,,tly G.,
us :: We i'c:' riNr'i this and tont;lu,,] = Son,l,
- - Ia" Fore; Cry and or,.,n
were '.'"iiy SIDE 10y side. perhaps the torpe-
,;''.--:' lave htrn quarter Of a mile off :
rii'iin" that TIE Canal. was fast copirgr,
Oh Us. and mus! soon strike. we h,l.1IF
ic'.! IS ic>>ii',c. calling upon tlpm 70 a.
islci:' helm hard 10 port: # they l,f 'om,Ir ~
We >hoa! have conc clear. and ,he ,orf';e
r"u.a iot :aVs c",.;:i The l-.,b-s of ~
,Ahila wee 'i'>l'!a, Cd. Int o.: IL. cane and
those oi the ere" and passengers who w.
aware oil The portions condition we wc-o =
manifested lie greatest co,!,t,rna.ion IT,
'ahada St"n-Ti 10 stop moment b,.tor. ,i,o
"..i>-o:i, or 1t any rate lessen her snees
"a> III Tie ~ house with The pilots and
IA, mat w. probably lecw when The ,hont
;ook place: il was ia,icy: awful. tIe Lon
"i tiie British steamer >.iuk II, Jus. alati tho
!arboaid wheel. cutting fearful chasn !,
orr sac and admitting the wa.,r in torr.,...
immediately ran below TO ascertain III. o~
tent CT The damage. and TO NV inter To-.
perceived the steamer WIS sinkipo and H..
>hr WAS on fire. l hurried uron deck. 70
@lNe lie necessary directions. when The mos,
appalling Spectacle met my ewes. Men. NO.
men and c.'l.drrn were running in all Dire.
lions iiieAng '"r aid.and many threw ,b,n..
>ti'cs INTO III" sea. Ike flames had IN s,u
made such a fearful b.s.lw,r a.,
IL re- Wa 10 hole or 1c>>il lit, Of cLr,kinc
'htir iio9rc>> q: and Is every tllipr Vas Dr.,
ana c'ilt">ilblc. the fire spread with alarm
i'9 rdiidIft All over the deck. The flames
''"'h'0 TIE raging. interior of the boat. dr..
l'it. every thing. IN fine. WAS sheet Of fire.
all tat PORTION of tie de-k forward
SAW Tie !icIl.onS condition. and ende,xoro3
TO thee extent OF my ability TO res,or, and ,,r.-
serve order. and with reasonable spcreSs
ot'cf," lie passengers all forward. as tina,
WAS TIE only point OF safety and ordered ,be
"oa'S To ht lowered Instantly with view
oi SAVING the Passengers and crew. Before
me ii1n"rs had i.ade such rapid headwar. the
bil'i>h steamer was able to tack water and
He'ach herself from oar side | cn,.ea,or,d
10 assist The women into The boats. first. I'm,
III some casts the flames prevented for a few
moments. !'ut all who remained. no. having
ical,ed overheard. were taken off. not tbe
'e'F': '''''>';';' nv leg and side: cot as ma
=. lc''i'!e on h"af'! a ,.o>>ibly coull I'm.
~ {: !'-r - Il - al, ai. IA, 49,, ia
keep t!., !cat a ilc>,le. for some of those
first in.heiT9 aipr,-i.cn>;ve that y:e were over
croE.t!in- II. a,,cnl ted 20 shove off, but | re-
tanned NY ho.d 10 the Utmost of NIX strength,
having ny coat tern Of in the attempt Fl
nai!y. When AZ many 4, ca;.ld With safety 60
in the boa: when On board il left US | iumr-
into ano;lc. boat. aud We exer:ed ourselves
10 the utmost ia picking up the poor beings
who were struggling III water We filled our
boat. and !nt them safely on board steamer.
then returned and resumed our work of pick
IN" ia Others: this We .ui'inped ,il our boat
had been filled three times. All this time o.
ihcr lo.'S ,.ci'e a> lu>v a> cur own in pick
Inc N, i'or>a:S from the water and when We
had filed orr | "a; for the third time there
was :.0t another human leinr TO be seen: we
believed tli..: al! had been thus rescued who
had not been drowned in leaping overheard
Al ii!>t. and then rot on board the Forest CT
iv. believe that the three dead bodies Ia
ken ~ are all who have persisted, but it is
lnl'">>lt'!c at tins time 10 say with anv degree
OF certainty lhc cause OF people rushing
AFT a:!d lun.!nG overheard was. probably
because the >'cauer struck lis about the after
gateway. launched the life boat from the
>'aibnard quarter. Among the last of the
i'ei>ci.S pickle. up was Mr.. kimhall. clerk of
III, boat. Several OF those thus rescued had
liz, I,!rSpTyrrS on.
The last person rescued from the wreck
was a man who hung ia the rigging or clnnC
10 the wno.i-w0rl az the bows while fb, flames
r".!,d all around him H.. was taken off safe
J., Had there been pcrff'.t order after the
collision took place. i, i quite probable that
There was time 'nou-i To have taken of eve
~ son with ssfrfv. There were probably,
>" small beats engaged III The rescue of pcr-
>oi!> from the wafer and wreck. Charles
Eope. = r"!"r'd passenger. who was saved,
vs. 50 badly injured: that his recovery is
extremely doubtful. Ills wife was,erv bad
" hru : /
The Canada S;0rpcd.evi!cntlv before the
collision. bat did not sheer out of her course
had She done SO. the accident would not
have occurred"