Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-10-19

I-..>. .;.... uut, alas, we could render
them no aid. Our own, situation was no
less precarious: and, cruel as it seemed, we
were forced to abandon them to fate
Heaven forbid that | should ever witness
such another scene We however picked
up two more men, and then. with an over.
loaded boat, without oars, tholepns, food
or drink, avoiding with difficulty the frag.
ments of the wreck, and passing many dead
females, prepared for a night upon the ocean.
We secured a floating pumpkin aud cabbage
to guard against immediate starvation, lash
ed Il spar to the bow of our boat to keep her
head to the wind and sea, and thus drifted
until daylight; the night was cold and foggy,
with heavy swell, and in a cramped, drench
ed, and half naked condition, we suffered
terribly.
Without dwelling upon our miseries, alle-
waited much by the consciousness that we
had endeavored to do our du!y to our fellow
men, suffice it to say that at 5 o'clock on
the7afternoon of the 2Slh we espied sail,
and raised handkerchief to attract atten.
ton. We were successful. With the rude
substitute for oars which we had constructed
during the day by lashny planks to capstan
bars, with view of attempting to gain land
when the sea subsidized, we pulled towards
the ship On our way we passed the rem
nant of the raft, with one man on it appa-
rently alive.
The bark proved to be the Huron, of St.
Andrews, \. b., Captain a. Wall, bound
for Quebec. Our men safe on board, the
noble.hearted Dorian, with some Of the
Huron's crew, returned to the raft aud rescu
ed the poor fellow, who for twenty-six hours
had clung to the spars. He states that after
the steamship sunk he counted seventy two
men and four women on the RAFT, but at s!
o'clock he was the only one alive. In the
morning two bodies were beside him, much
eaten by fishes, and at the time he saw our
boat he was on the point OF voluntarily
dropping into the sea to end his agony
Coming from the raft, Dorian encountered
and examined the life car of the Arctic. 1t
contained bottle of water, some cheese
and a ladys garment.
By the humane captain of the Huron
and Mr.. Wellington Cameron, son of the
owner, we were received with great kind.
ness, our wounds dressed, fires kindled, aud
food and clothing provided in abundance.
During the night of the 2Sth, Capt. Wall
hung out extra lights, fred rockets, and kept
a horn blowing, in hopes of falling in with
the remainder of the boats. But his endeav-
ors were fruitless. On the evening OF the
Goth he spoke the ship Lebanon, CAPT. Story
bound for New Y Ycrk, by whom eighteen OF
our number were taken off, kindly welcomed
and well treated. We have this moment
reached New York, by pilot boat Christian
Berg, No. l6, to which we were transferred
from the Lebanon, and to the crew of which
we are under great Obligations.
The fate Of the propeller and our five
boats is unknown. If the steamer was, as
I have reason to think, the Charity, from
Montreal to Liverpool, she is, believe, built
with water.tight compartments, or bukheads
and will float, notwithstanding the damage
to her bow. The fact that boat left her,
which was capsizcd By our paddles augurs