Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-01

less child in my arms, when again, I felt
myself impclled downwards 10 a great
depth. and before I reached The surface o
second time. had nearly persisted; and lost
The hold Of ms child. As again strug-
gled 10 The surface Of the water. a most
heart-rendering scene presented itself TO
my view-over two hundred men, women
and children struggling together amidst
pieces Of wreck Of every kind, callingou
each other for help, and imploring Cod to
assist them. Such an appalling scene may
God preserve me from ever witnessing
again.
was in the act Of trying 70 save my
child, when a portion of the paddle-boN
came rushing mp sdgewise. just grazing
my head, and falling wilhi!s whole weight
upon the head Of my darling child. An
other moment, | behejd him l~ireless in the
water. | succeeded in getting Oh to The
Top of the paddlc-boN. in company with
eleven oilers; one however, soon left for
another piece, finding that it could moi
support SO many. Oilers remained, until
they were onc by one relieved by death.
We stood in The water, at a temperature
Of forty-hve degrees, up TO our knees,
and frequently the sea broke directly over
us. We soor separated from our friends
on other parts Of the wreck, and passed
he night, each one of us expecting every
hour would be our last.
AT last, the wished-for morning came.
surrounded with n dense fog-not a liv-
ing soul to be seen but u own party
seven men being left. In the course OF
he morning we saw some water casks
and other things belonging To ship, but
nothing that we could get TO afford US any
relief.
Our raft was rapidly settling, as it alb
sorbed water.
AJou, noon, Mr.. S. NJ. WoolruE, Of
New York, was relieved by death. Al.
he others now began 10 suffer very Sc
verely for want Of wafer, cxcep. Mr.
George F. Allen and myself. In That re-
spect we were very much favored, al
though we had not a drop on the raft
The day continued foggy, except just al
noon, as near as we judge, we had a clear
horizon for about half an hour, and Moth
ing could be seen bu. water and sky
Night came on thick and dreary, with our
minds made up that neither OF us would
again see the light Of another day. Very
soon uhree more Of our suffering part,
were relieved by death, leaving Mr.. Allen
"a young man and myself. Feeling my
self greatly exhausted, | now sat down
FOR Tie FIRST lime, about s o'clock in he
evening, on a trunk which provideniall,
mad been found on The wreck. In ims
way, ! SLEPT, a iitle Throughout, the night,
and became somewhat refreshed.
Al an hour before d5y-now Friday.
The % h-we st a vessels light near 10
rs. We all three Of us exerted ourselves
TO the utmost Of our strength in Mailing
her, until we came quite exhausted. In
about a quarter of an hour, the light dis
appeared TO the east Of us. Soon after
LAY light, a bark hove in sight TO the north
west-,he FOG having l]igh'ened a little
steering apparently Tor Us; but in a shor.
Tine she seemed 10 have changed her course
nd again we were doomed TO disappoint-
menj yet felt hope tn. some of our fel-
'ow sufferers may have been seen and
rescued by Them.
Shortly after we had given up all hopes
1f being rescued by The bark, a ship was
discovered to the eastward Of US, steering
Iirecdy for US. We now watched her
viii the mos, intense %anxiey as she ap-
preached. The wind changing, c4usea
yer to alter her course several points -
About noon, they discovered a man on o
raft near thea, and succeeded in saving
him, by the second mate jumping over the
side and making a rope fast about him.
when lie was got on board safely. Thus
nan saved, proved ~ Jv a Frvvvl
who was a passenger on board the stea-
mer which we came in collision with.
lie informed the captain that others
we're near on pieces OF the wreck and
going aloft, he saw us three others. We
were first TO which the boat was sent, and
safely taken Of board chou 3 P. NJ. The
next was Mr. jones Sniih Of Mississip.
pi, second class passenger. Tae others
saved were FIVE Of our fremen. The
ship proved 10 be the Inbria OF this
port, from Glasgow, bound 10 Montreal.
Capt. John Russell, who commanded the
bark Jesse Stevens, and was rescued by