The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-16
DAILY PIONEER.
SAINT PAUL:
Thursday M forming, November l6, 1854.
Terrible ShipWreck.
New York, Oct. %, p. NJ.

New DIRK, Oct. 70, L. Nj.
nv a letter received in this city, dated As
ninwall. September 10th, we learn full partic
n!ars of the loss of the brig Adele, of 'Phila
,leIphia, with all hands, except one, on board
1t is a sad story.
The brig Alvaro, Capt. O'Brien sailed from
New York on the 18th ult., bound to Aspin
wall. When in latitude Is degrees, II min
utes, North, Capt. O'Bricn discovered wreck
about four miles distant, and thinking he saw
some person on the wreck waving hat, he i'm.
mediately bore down toward it. The wind at
the time being very light and variable, and the
night coming on, he thought he heard three
distinct raps as if person was striking some
thing hollow. He instantly took large piece
of rope, lit being dark at the time,) and struck
three times on the bulwarks of his own vessel,
and listening, could hear the same noise as he
heard before. At o'clock that night he came
close to the wreck and hailed and was answer
cd by very feeble voice asking to come on
board.
lie Immediately lowered his boat, and took
from the wreck George Touro, an Italian by
BIRTH whose family reside in Philadelphia
The poor fellow had crawled to the cabin and
got an empty barrel, and with Delaying pin
was striking on its head which made the
sounds Capt O'Brien had heard. TOuro sta
ted that on the 22d of August the brig Adele
Capt. Lewis, sailed from Philadelphia with a
cargo for ST. Kits, having on board nine per-
SONS, including young man as passenger, that
on the Sd of September they encountered a
terrific hurricane, which lasted eighteen hours,
that both masts were carried away close to the
deck with yards, sails, rigging and everything
attached; that the brig being then unmanage-
able, fell off into the trough of the sea, which
carried away jibbOom and bowsprit, washing
overheard the mate, passenger and three of
the crew. with house galley, water casks, and
bulwarks. The second mate was dashed against
the rail with such force that several of his ribs
were broken. He fingered in great agony UNI
til the morning of the Sth, when death put an
end to his sufIerings. The survivors were then
ithout water.
On the evening of the same day the Captain
died of thirst, only two men were left, namely,
the cook and George Touro. On the 18th the
cook died. On the 10th TOurO caught a little
water from a shower. lie had plenty to eat,
but was without water twelve days. When the
poor fellow reached the deck of the AlrarO he
was too weak to stand. 1t being dark, Capt.
O'Brien did not think it prudent to lay by the
wreck, there being every prospect of IA storm
Capt. O'Brien took the poor shipwreckcd sail
or in his cabin, furnished him with clothes and
treated him with the greatest care and atten-
ton, doing all in his power to make him COM
Portable.
Capt. O'Brcn belongs to Thomaston, Maine,
and is one of the many noble and humane ship
masters of whom the State of Maine may well
be proud. His nntiring attention and kindness
to the poor seaman entitle him to the thanks
of the community. He sails for New York d.
rect in the brig Airaro on the 18th, and with
him goes the ''shipwrecked sailor" improved
in health and cheerful in spirits.
Capt. Lewis leaves wife and family in Phil
adclphia.