Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-04-29
TERRfBLE suIpxyREC,xs.

oNE HUNDRED AND THIRTY LIVES LOST
The severity of The late gale on Saturday and
sunday The 18th and 10th inst, proved the
most destructive one experienced along the
New Jersey coast for a number of wears.
We learn from long Beach that the ship
Powha''an, OF Baltimore, from Havre, bound
10 New York, wen, ashore, in the height OF
the gale, about O'Clock on Sunday morning
he point where she struck was about seven
miles north of Egg Harbor Light. She went
entirely TO pieces, and out OF the whole num-
Der OF the passengers and crew on board,
not one is known 10 have been saved. She
is supposed 10 have had abou, 200 emgran,s
on board. Aboul forty bodies were picked
| up on Monday al Long Beach, drifed ashore
IRON the wreck. The Powhaitan sailed from
Havre in the beginning OF March for New
York. She was an old ship, and worth about
$4,000. 1t is thought she had not much
cargo.
| The schooner Manhattan went ashore on
Sunday evening about two miles south of the
| Powhattan, and all on board were lost ex.
cept one man, who was picked up insensible
and, up 10 the last accounts, could give no par
ticulars Of the disaster. She was collier,
and bound 10 Bangor.
LOSS OF THE SHIP STAFFORD.
Accounts from Absecom Beach state that
on Tuesday number of dead bodies were
washed ashore on Absecom Beach, as well as
on Briganiine Beach, which lies between il
and Long Beach. Up TO Wednesday even
ing The whole number was fifty. eight, con-
sisting of men, women and children. There
were no portions Of wreck seen in the vi
ciniiy, but yesterday a piece of bedding,
marked 'packetship Stafford drif,ed ashore,
and is thought 10 furnish the name Of the lost
ship from which the bodies were washed.
By telegraph, we have the following par
tculars Of the disasters at Absecom:
ABsEcoM, Nj, April 20 We reached
this place al half-past one O'Clock this morn.
ing, and leave al five o'clock for Absecom
Beach, which is seven miles distant.
We have examined the clothing of one of
the drowned persons washed ashore at the
Beach. The stockings, apparently of Holland
manufacture, seem TO have belonged 10 boy
of II or l2 years old. His linen was marked
in bold, red letters, &c. j." Judging from The
clothing of the victims, they were either
Scotch or German, and they appear 10 have
belonged to the more Iespeclable class of emf
grants. Between fifty and sixty bodies have
been washed ashore. The impression is that
they are from the ship ''Siafiord,n from Liv-
erpool, bound 10 New York.
Mr.. Collins, of Leeds Point, which is on
Little Egg Harbor Bay, west of Tuckel's
Beach and long Beach, saws that a German
floaied ashore at that place last evening, alive
but insensible. Hopes were entertained,
howevef, of his recovery. He is supposed to
! have been from the Powhaitan.
From the best information that we can
gather from persons on The beach, about thir-
ty dead bodies have been washed ashore on
Absecom, fifty or sixty on Brigantine, and
forty on Long Beach-in all about one hun.
dred and thirty. Four were washed ashore
this morning on Brigantine Beach.
4A'' 'S couiSS appSai W pG lHUse Ol lne
better class OF German emigrans. The
younger persons were in their night clothes
Benjamin Turner, resident of Brigan,ne
Beach, generously attended TO the require
menls of the dead bodies. One man was
found, who, from his dress, it is supposed
was captain.
About fifty bodies have been taken 10
Smiihville for inierment. Miss Bass, of Alb
secom, prepared number of bodies for bur-
iel. The people generally were afraid TO
touch them.
A mattrass washed ashore bears the fo!.
lowing inscription:
"Amerikanischs Line fuer Packet Sehi6ahrt
-Valsntine, Torrmes, Meyer, Hamburg 2
SieinhOhj Liverpool Regent Road, facing
Bramlsymoor Doek; New York, 80 Wesi
street +"
1t is reported that severe bodies have been
robbed by some villains on The beach.
The Government have no provision here
TO prevent such depredaiions. There are no
other important items worth teiegraphing
THE SHIP HUMBOLDT.
BY ielegraphic despatch received from
New York, we learn that the report Of The
loss OF the Bremen ship Humboldt, with sew
stal hundled eniigTanls, as pnbl,shsd in some
Of the papers, is entirely unfoundod, as she is
now anchored al the quarantine in safety.
THR WRECK oF THE USpFRwRIrER.
BY tho last accounts from this vessel, We
learn that all her passengers were landed in
safety and sent on lo.New York. The Ia,
deIwriIer was FIRST class vessel Of / 200 tons,
and had upwaIds Of five bundled passenger,
on board. Al tho time she went ashore, she
Was undsT feeied sail, moving at eight knot,
an hour and II being ysry dars lhe Glsl
wsfaine oi danger was the shock OF the YES
sci slIiking uPon the bar The eonslernaiioa
among the passengers was bsyOai deseiip,
''on, and the efforts ol The oiiiesn wsry unr
'ailipg 10 quiet 'hei' aPpishsasions thai lhs
weasel woold immediately - 10 pisces.
The hand Of The steamboat Delaware. iroa
'his city, whom Nc announssi 10 yssls,La, /.
N'E', By 'slss'sPh, a. having bssa diowasa
shlls attempting 10 Set lms oa boalI al,
UadsTsi'1ei, Sas named Bafnsy LeiaAd, ana
'ssidss IA broom slIssl, Nsw iefk. Ia b.
" has eesa recovered. - Daiiy Asui.
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