The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-10
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THE SURVIVORS c0xPxLLKD TO suBsIsT on tn. DEAD
pODY OF DECEASED sHIPAATB.
Iron the Boston Chronicle March 81
Hutchins from Calcutta Oct g. arrived at this port hay
ing on board Capt Rodbird his mate Josiah Townsend,
and four Others Of the bark Orline st. John taken
Oh the wreck Of that vessel the lst nst IN As 81
heart rcndine taie Of suffering The following account
We received from the survivors themselves-
The bark Orlne 81 john of Gardiner Me-. sailed from
Norfolk for Barbadoes her consisting OF corn
and slaves There were nine persons board, including
the captain and lady, and the crew Monday February
q, when In lat "a TO- Ion. "A, they encountered gale
the southeast which increased with great violence
night ON at IL O'Clock the scuttle was washed
rcrn oD he, hssmspas The cargo was shifted and one
Of the chains thrown the side but her masts went
by the bosrd-the maintopmast and misenmast below
the top-and she partly rghted 1t was found impossi-
BILE to cut the chain loose and every one was Obliged TO
take immediate to prevent being washed over
board.
MrJosah Townsend the mate endeavored to get boat
ready believing that that afforded the only hope OF
safety but he was swept overheard and was dresduy
fortunately he reganed the deck but not until nearly
hausted The captain who on deck perceiving the
cabin would be filed with water broke in the window
and called to his wife, who had just left her berth and
ceeded IN drs;ng her through the window uninjursd,
and placed In the main rigging the only place which
promised SD for single moment; In less tnan M
thing swept away. The night dark, and every
moment the waves dashed over the party all Of whom,
overheard had dashed themselves in the main rigging.
The captain supported his wife in bis arms and stripped
of his clothing to keep her from suffering from cold
Next morning one Of the crew Owed into the cabin,
hoping to some provisions or fresh water but
nothing of the kind found The wind veered round to
sci in sight The captain endeavored to cheer his
wife with the hope of speedy yet he saw that ner
strength was rapidly failing under the exposure rne
he held his wife and supported herr at he saw that
she was sinking rapidly and at about four O'Clock she
The next day passed like the frst-ther suferings
however being the intense from hunger and thirst
About o'clock the might Of the 2sd the second mate
who had drank salt water, being mpelled by parchng
thirst, started in search Of fresh water Mr.. Townsend
remonstrated assuring him that he would be washed
ed not the remonstrnnce solicitation and went forward
but was never he must have been wash
unknown, having shipped the day before the Orline
sailed
About seven o'clock Wednesday morning colored man
named Douglas died. and the suerngs Of the survivors
having increased by hunger to such incredible extent
It was suggested to eat his body and the mate, Mr.
the crew with the Of prolongng existence by eat
ing it, On Thursday the mate ate small part of the
flesh, but else would eat it until Saturday, when
all partly appeased their appetites with it. It then
demanded BY the starving to eat the body of the
captains wife, which still dashed in the rigging The
ton before they would their lives by such re-
sort. Tie body was then cut down and washed away.
That day they saw sail to the southwest but probably
were not seen Subsequently two three vessels hove
in sight and made tacks towards the wreck, evidently
perceiving It, but being unable to reach bore of again
been beyond description Friday they deserted by
vessel having fair wind to run towards her, had she
been lisp s to 90 but she @ on her t
and rescued the survivors. When taken off, they
unable to stand They received the kndes attentions
New Jersey Peter johnson, Thomas Grant, and Cesar
Conner 1.-TWO last named colored.) They are all very
were last evening conveyed to the General
Hospital where it found it would be necessary to
amputate both Of Grants legs below the knees. The
other three were taken to the hospital in Chelsea AL Of
them every much emacated. Capt Rodbird wife
belonged to Bath, Me- and had been married but four
married, and leaves three daughters - ~ f'''''
The Orline ST. John owned by William Bradstreet,
was Of 236 tons, built in 1s4s and fine vessel
Opers lion OF the Maine Law in Maine.
BANGOR Me-, February 26
of Portsmouth (my native place. the people in New
Hampshire generally, will show their good sense and
divide and distract them for this humbugis in ruthand
fact the easiest foot ball for demagogues ride and kick
about that ever was started It Is made the too
yet many of the who the loudest and noisy
in support of the Maine law in this State the liquor
for its repeal And wherefores Because they now sell
liquors at prices never before known from hundred
to FIVE hundred per cent advance Ten and twelve and
half cents per glass the ruling prices in this city
and generally through the State And there are not less
% the wen ay
days not exceptedf And liquors be bought here in
any quantity from quart to barrel in several places
and for every gallon seized and destroyed twenty gal
Ions come to take its place and that too in spite the
utmost vigilance Of the police Of our city.
Bangor thirty Of appeal the Police court
came for trial and the whole batch quashed
dismissed or continued The thing won't go down here
Court there thirty three liquor up for
trial, and were dismissed, quashed, or returned.
And at the Lincoln Circuit, held at wiscasset, the
twenty-five cases which up for trial served
the same fate-quashed, dismissed, or continued.
At Portland, the thing is completely run into the
ground there not than one hundred places open
every day and every night too where liquors sold by
the glass. And one 6rm-Cole Rchards-have given
bonds on suits for selling amounting to a. 500 and
find bail in $50, 900 more, if necessary
At Augusta the seat Of government boys employed
to sell liquor from tin in the most public streets
like milkmen. SO states correspondent in the Journal
published at Portland while the hotels usually keep and
serve the stuff to all who want q drink.
At Rockland, Ellsworth, Gardiner, Bath and many
other towns liquors are sold in any quantity required
At Readfeld the people in town meeting assembled and
passed order pay the fine of $500 and imposed
on one Of their citizens for liquor selling And other
ann
as the courts here ruled and what nearly all the papers
in the places have named, have admitted, and can't
himself and yet to hear about the liquor traffic being
extngushed in this State is the greatest humbug yet
conceived in this humbugging age.
THE LAW IN VERMONT.
AT convention Of liberals held at Woodstock the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Resolved That believe the Of temperance has de-
cned since the enactment of the stringent
It's support and that to the ground already by
III upon this subject necessary 20 drive the
question altogether from the political and TO return
to the good old convincing their
ways by the power Of reason.
THE MARYLAND LIQUOR BILL.
On the 4th instant, the Finance Committee Of the
Maryland Senate to whom been referred prohibit
tory liquor bill from the House. clearly urged the
expediency Of Its adoption the ground that II would
be detrimental to the Of the State and nju
rous The committee discharged from the further
consideration Of the subject and the win
presume be at once disposed Of for the session
bi is however proposed in the House, to take the
Of the people upon prohibitory liquor bill.
WILLIAMSBURG City Intelligence.
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER-cO RONER'S INvEsTIG ALTON
CONTINUED.
The investigation relative to the mysterious murder
Sunday evening, of Giovanni Ferdinand, resumed