The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-15

hsr by ore tackle r,h mcde for also AMI
tttsn got and tackle and ,esrs soon oat Of
sight lfouni that Eot ssxuan vas eft on board ar
carlener and without any tools assist
bniidng raft, as our oviy hope. Tho OIL, oaacor
left was Nr Dorian tho third mate, Who aided me, With
fbe assist Of many Of ths pasengers who Deserve
est praise for their coolnsss and enegy 10 do ag all Ia
thsir pcw-r up to tie very latest nc ncns before tue
clip sunk
Tho Chef Frsinser with psrt Of his assistants had
taken our smallest cect boat, and before tho sss
Gown pulled away vi h about fifteen persoss.
We had succeeded n getting tbs fore snd IN In ysri
ard two Top gallant ards overheard ich other ENID
Epsrs sad materials could colcct vneaI fully
Convinced thai the ship must 60 in vsry saor.
time, and not romsnt 10 be lost in gct,ias the
spsrs ksl ed ecgsther form fsl TO dc wfici bs
came Necessary to get t. ifssost on'y .iaia
best mo the wstsr
This beng sccou piished, saw Mr. Dorian, the ,he
heard 10 psevsnt them from leaving the ship anpcg
still to get mot Of The cail rsa 10 tais
boat at last They hal made coa:ide -sb,
progress In collecting the spsr', whea sls-m
gwen tbat the ship siuAog, and tho h3vsd
eli without anything to help .hem'esss With,
and when tie chip sauk the Boat lad go. clear proba
lily On eighth Of mile TO kewsrd.
IN instant, about quarter to fne p. the ship
s,rnt dorm, carrying er1y soul on board icth her.
soon fcuno mytel; tho surface stter brief srug
Cling with my own helpic csii in na ps ~Lsa ag
felt myself impelcd do ~Ards to sres. depth, and
before reaches the surface time hsl nssry
psrishod AID lost the hold Of my child AS again rug
esd TO the surace Of the water most swfu and heart
rend presented ITSELF m, vic tro hun
drcd me, and chsldres strugelns together amidst
piecs Of acre Of ereyy k.d, calling each ether :or
hep, and imploring God to assist them. Such an ap
psiing scene may God preserve from sver witness
ing asain.
was in the act OF trying to my child when =
grazing my head. falling with wh,io weight upon the
hesd Of my darling child. Another moment behsId
him hfeless IN the water succeeded In getting to
the top Of the paddle box, 10 company With eleven
others one however, left for another ece and
ing that it could not support many Ohsrs RENAME
until they were BY relieved b. death We stooi
in water, teupsrAturs OF forty Eve degrees up to
knees and frequently the broke dirs.y over us
We aratsd from friends other parts ths
wreck, End rsssed the night each Of us expecting
eyery IOur would be our last
At ass the wishsd for morning came srrroundsd With
. derte fgg-not living soul to he but own
vazty-eeyen being left In aour,s Of the morn
irs water essks and otter thicss beleug
ing 70 hip but nothios that could &C., to afford
us any relief.
ourIa.t -spisly sestiins, As 1t absorbed water
About noon Mr. g n. Woodruff, Of Esw York, was
relieved by eeath. An the c.he-s now began to suffer
very severely :or want Of water except Mr. George
Alien and myself In thN respes. We we're very much
favored, although hsd not crop the raft This
day continued foegy. except Just at noon
could juess, wo had . clear horizon for abou'
| bsf an hour, ard nothing could ts seen
but water ard SKY. Night thick and drsary,
with our minds made up that neither Of us wcutd
again see tie light Of another day Very thrse
more Of our suffering party were relieved by death
| leayirg NJ Allen, young man, and myself Feeling
myself getting exhausted nov sat down for the 6rt
time, about eight o'clock In tie evening, trunk,
which provIdentiauy hsd been found the vresk In
this way slept little throughout tie night and 10.
| cane scme~hst refreshed.
Akor< ~ So hsscr> 1.r,;~b<-cnu C~;ds oot,
we saw vessels light 70 us We ali three OF
us exerted OURSELVES to the utmost o. our strength in
bsilipg her, until becausquts exhAusted. In abou,
quarter Of hour the light disappeared
| to the east Ct rs. Soon after daylight .
bark hove in e'gtt to ths north west
tho foe having lgLteued n.tls-stesios apparently
for but in short tins she ned to have chsngsd
:er ccurse ind again were doomed 10 6ssp Doint-
Eent yet felt hopes that Of our fsllcw sufferers
| may have been scen aud rescued by thsn.
shortly after had given up all h,pas Of being res
cusd BY the bsrk, thp discovered {, the eat Of u.s.
steering directly for We watched her With the
nost intense anxiety ~ she approached The wiud
chang caused her 70 alter several poins
About roor th fortunately disc ,vsrod mao cn raft
reAr them, and succeeded Ia ssvns him By tue
nate jGnpipg orer the side, and natirga rops fast
sround him, when 10 was got on bard safely. Tn.
man saved proves I, BE- vrsscsmsn sho ~as a psss~n
ger board the steamer which i ision ~ith
He informed the Captain that othsrs were near ca
peccs Of the wrek sni going soft Re aad threc
others We yere tho erst to which ths boat IS seat
ard safely taken On board about tIrec P The nsxt
Mr. James smith, Of sississirp recon ciss, PAL
s,necr TIE ethcrs ssves we're drs of cur Hrem,a tn,
rhp proved be the Camssia Of tais port from las
gos, bound 10 Montreal Capai. John Russsu, who
wnndd the bark Jesse Stersns Gwd rescued BY Capt
Nw Of ne Pacific OF cspt Russell II would scarcely bo