The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-14

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Then shrtsked the tmid and htood stll the brave"
Happily those who in this swful moment felt that their
peace made and nothing left but calm resignation 70
their Makers hand But Death is the King rsrrors,
and when he meets the midst Of fs with bones
fun OF marrow and limbs full a sap, human naturs
cngs 10 fs and the instinct Of the dumb animal
snrnis from death THIS dream Of poor Clarence
over me- and thought-"Alas 1t In fearful thing to
! Drown
Another sea Ike that which shu,k u.s. and our fate
had been that OF the Presdent-Aot soul would have
survived to tell the tale But pleased msrciful and
al wise Providence to say to tie sea- sHitherto shalt
thou come and further and here shall Thy proud waves
lie stayed" is proverba that drowning men oatch a
etraxs and instinctvsly did many Of lash 70
Ifs prsservers though in the raging bows Of that
cry sea, ave hundred miles from the shore
would have been but little better dependence than
| other.
After the rst burst Of dismay hope began 10
revive In bosoms. The hull still stAunoh and
strong and passing might from the
wreck. Something bhpered 'you safs' and after
committing myself and those most dear to to tbs
Father OF kercies, felt 1T peace.
Ascending the companion way, from the saloon ths
main Deck seated myself at the head Of the Staircase
and surveyed the The steamer was, In al her
upper works. perfect wreck. Foremost smoke stack
the greater part OF the deck the saloon and
all the stste the main deek-al wore gone
The main deck tovs and the water ruahins in q
every We shipped On the opposite side Of the
panidn way lay the msnsed and bleeding corpse
dier who was lled instantly By the falling the deck.
few feet further lay man sroaning death
from injuries received At the time Ths SCI was
running mountains high, and every biliow that
with is curling crest towards US seemed about pour
into our hatte,ed deck and sink
II was not so to be. We In imminent danger Of
founderpgi but gallant snd undLunted andeg
Captain Watkins whose exertions during all that fearful
| night had been almost supsrhumAn, directed IN
hs energies to To tighten the ship
| ard stop the leaks the Arst objects To
| break up the matches and commences disoharsne
cargo, was the work OF moment. Soldiers and saors
all lent helping hand, AID each knew he worked
for his Hfe All worked with will Stanohsons wsrs
placed under the broken dsck and it partially forced
back TO its place. II found that tss gained
upon rapidly The steam pump had become obstruct-
| ed. Fifty soldiers we're detailed to bAiling,
Al day and all night the WORK went without ntorms.
sion. Still with every roll the ship took r large qusnH
tef o. wats and gained little upon the Sunday
morning. the 2bh the day OF the nativity blessed
Saviour, At last dAwned upon Tho shy lighted up
little there short geam Of sunshine and SO
c,med little. sail or two in the dstanss.
but ncne approached It was gloomy Christmas to
us. The work of baiDg and pumping went on and W
had gained on tbs leak. Monday, the 26th the gale
continued with little abatement. All night Sunday the
tempest rosTed round devoted ship Tns wAvss
Numbered agnst si.es and cannon at the
getea Of beesguered city. Sleep on. OF the quss
tion For three nights had had We discovered
rail rot far of On approaching she proved brig;
ve spoke her She reported herself short OF provons
after nupplsng herself with barrels OF beef pork
| We had thrown overheard she vent her way On
Sunday the 27h discovered another SAL bearing down
ugen She proved to be the bark Kby, Of and for
Boston, from New Orleans, loaded with cotton, thirty
dys days out BY authority OF Col Gates, commanding
the detachment, she Chartered for govern emit 10
convey The troops to the psasGt accessible post Tues
tiy was too rough TO dsembak any part Of the command
Bot Wednesday, the 2sth Col Gates and family MAJ
Nerchsn and family Col Burke Captains Ere sDd
J7dd with their families, Drs satsrlee and w!rts with
soe others whose not recoected safely
embarked on board the Kby Some forty fifty SOL
dsrs, and some soldiers wives, also embarked-in all
| nearly one hundred persons Night came o.
and pat stop to any further operations. It had
oeen agreed that the bark should lie by ua
till all on board the steamer dsembarked
but came 10 blow heavily in the night aed In the
morning she had disappeared, and her more.
Thus ali the hopes Of escsps based upon the Kilby
doomed to Disappointment and when, the mora-
ig could trace vestigs OF her the remotsst
Of the horizon experienced the sickness Of heart
from hops deferred.
Once more alone the boundsss eIpanss os
| waters. Our ship lay helpless log upon the
She completely crippled. Her engine -
should have been mentioned broke down the arst night
Of the storm II OF afterwards except -
work the pumps. With infinite e1erton small saa
risssd to the mizennsst, which assisted little In
seadyng her; but she rolled and tumbied about st
farul rate. We had sueceedsd in stopping Of The
Leaks, and in tightening the vessel to considerable
tent, BY throwing provisions and coal This ship
also very uch relieved by cutting OF timber u
her guards, upon which the sea broke heavily, lifting
| her decks every time /. broke.
We had now (Thur day, the 29th) reached the sixth
d,y nce the storm commenced. We we're about to su
counter death in . form. very large portion q
tie .hps stserase had been Allied with cargo provisicn
military stores &C. The consequence tina. the pog
lion sft for the soldiers much crowded II he'd been
expected should be In fine weather. and that thsy
could sleep comfortably In standes berths Whsa
tie storm came tha. impossible, and they
sequen'iy driven below Crowded n narrow quar,ers
exposed 20 cold and wet obliged to bs fed on ao insu-
eent die in consequence OF the the gasys and
the impossbility Of ocug for such numbers, It h -
matter Of surprise that disease made ts
Add to this the influence Of depressing pAsaons anxsty
q Mid, fright, and dependency, and 1t no wondss
that they sick.nsd and died. Tho dssass more nearly
than anything assumed the form Of Asiatic cholsra-
c, mmenciDs with diarrhna and tsymipstng in few
hours. 10 b tho army surgeons having Isst, The
charge OF the sick fell upoa the surgeon OF the ship n
adj 70 dstrea nearly al the medicine In the ship
bad been either washed overheard destroyed Ths o
'slty was necessarily great. For several days q
averaged ten deaths day. Men, women and shn-
sn tell indifcrrdinatey before It and whole famiNss
pezished In twenty four hours II was . sssns
of AWFUL suffering over which I should rathse
wish 10 draw . veil, and the like Of which I trust
merciful God will sparo ms ever with sssnr ar>ip
During Thursday and Friday eyes slsdds.-
cd BY single sail The hours dragged on heavily.
We had abundance Of provisions board but Al
most impossible to get them cooked The roll the ship
was so heavy that the provisions thrown from ths
ssiley When We could get cup Of hot tea With oux
hard biscuit it treat and when roasted potass
and piece Of fried pork addsd to bill oS fare n