The Nevada journal., 1854-10-13

peradoes were rummaglng and pillaging the
ship, aud it was reported although not suppos-
ed to be true, that a man had been murdered
on the lower forward deck
Before dark the promenade deck and houses
aft the shaft had all washed away, and others
were torn down to form RATS in readiness for
immediate departure in case of a sudden crash
for we knew not how soon gale might strike
the ship and scatter her timbers in piecemeal
on the waves
Night came on, and the fog, which had for
short time disappeared, again set in the boats
were stopped running, not being able to find
the shore, and the terrors of our situation began
to stare US in the face for amid the howlings
OF the wind, the roarings of the waves as they
broke upon the deck, and the hoarse orders of
the third officer and Mr.. Randall. there rose
the loud accents of ardent and dcspairing pray
er. Confusion in the widest sense preyailed.
Tor there were those who had prepared to swim
ashore stiffening with the cold-those who had
sought to drown their fear in too frequent liba
tions OF the ardent-while some with calm
resignation had prepared themselves for the
worst, and awaited their fate in peace. Thus
we passed The dismal night, made still more
solemn by the church like tolling of the bell,
which seemed to beck US On to our funeral.
The scene on shore was equally painful; the
boat the first officer commanded, with 81 souls.
mostly females, was stranded, and all with the
exception of himself and three Others. who were
thrown upon the beach apparently lifeless were
lost and here would record an instance of
lenale energy seldom equalled even IL the an
nals OF the revolution. A Mrs. Jane Elwell.
VINO had exerted herself by going into the wa
ter alongside OF the boats and CARVING the Ia
uieS ashore, saw the almost iifeless bodies of
TWO ladies, and said to young man. "vou take
one ana III take another and she picked up
one Oh the ladies and placed it on her shoulder.
anu carried ltup an almost perpendicular bluff
70 sPot where they had found a camp and
oullt lfes' and afterwards, together with MANY
olner ladies stripped off all her under clothes
ana gave them to the exhausted men.
Durln9 the night number of bodies washed
ashore, among others a female with child
ciaSped IN her arms, the wife of Mr.. Brennan.
VINO as an extraordinary instance of devoted
iove, went on shore with spade in hand, dug up
ms "he ana child, kissed them, prayed over
them, and then re-buried them.
AZ oay break, the boats were again set in
MOTION When Mr.. Hewitt came on board. and
aaltnough much bruised, his stout heart never
cl'1NinS hiin, Recommended the discharge of
MS uutleS with astonishing energy. AtSA.
NJ our hearts were made glad by the appear
an:e Vi steamer on our larboard quarter,
which proved to be the Goliab Samuel HaIev
Esq, commander, who, as if bv kind disne1,
satlon of Providence, appeared cent to onr ra-
lief, for had we depended mon onr own hoats
large number would have been lost os we
could not have got ashore that dav and tbat
night the wreck went to pieces 50 notbino in
the morning was seen but shell of the stern,
"nIcn ,( mad separated and turned bottom up.
10 capt. Haley we feel it a particular dutv
10 extend our thanks for his prolnptness in
Sehding boats to our rescue, and receiving six
hundred OIL our number on board his steamer,
III ~ "hich we were taken to San Diego, whittier
sne was bound, where 536 were left until a
steamer could be sent to bear them on their
homeward course
Deiore ieavlng the wreck, we sent on shore
al the provisions to be found, awning and poles
LOT tehlS' bed, clothing ETC., for the use of those
that mad remained, whom it was found necessa-
Ty 10 leave as the Goliah was too heavily
lrelghted to receive them. But it is to be re-
gretted that the actual sufferers never received
Inc provisions sent them, for party composed
OF 1ne sh!ps fremen, insensible to humanity,
anu noiding the advantage Of having in their
possession a large quantity Of firearms and
ammunition, took for themselves almost every
thlng that went ashore and money was seen in
tnelr t possession which they could not have OBJ
Inc Gollah, after making her trip to San
Dlego, returned to cove about six miles from
the scene of the wreck, when she received the
balance of the passengers and crew, and start
ed at P. n. on the 7th inst, for Monterey and
San Francisco
In addition to others, we are particularly in
deDfed to Capts. w. II. Burt and Mathews,
and to Purser John Fl. Fleming, of the Goliah,
Tor their lndefatigable exertions to get the pas
Sengers from the wreck and beach into the Co
liah
1t is supposed that about thirty lives were
lost, whose names, with the exception of a few,
could not be ascertained. The following is a
list OF persons known to be drowned:
-Four children of Mrs. Logsdale;
Frances Mitchell;
One child of Mrs More;
Wife and child of Thomas Brennan
Mrs. Summer and child;
Mrs. Smith and child (of the firm of Smith
Brothers & Coz SAMUEL VoUGHT.
Purser Yankee Blade.