Washington sentinel., 1854-03-12
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More Suffering at Sea.-We find in the Id
certiser of Yesterday morning, the following brief
narrative Of another case of hardship and suffering
at sea:
& The schooner Water Rose, of Yarmouth,
NJ S., before reported abandoned, was from Shell
burne. N. s., for West Indies, with fish, timber,
&c In tremendous gale and sea. December "a
the same in which the steamer san Francisco was
wrecked the schooner was capsized and hlied
with water, in latitude 36to longitude o2O. Two
men were drowned. The master, Simeon Gard
ner, and two others, were washed overheard, but
regained the side of the vessel by the masts and
rigging. The anyards being cut, the masts went,
and the vessel came upright, her decks complete
ly swept. The survivors lashed themselves 10 the
windlass and continued on the wreck thirty-one
days without sustenance, except a few raw pota-
toes and turnips which they occasionally picked
up floating in the cabin, and one piece OF salt pork
They were several days without water, but at
length refreshing rain fell. which they saved in
their oil cloth coats and by this means succeeded
in obtaining about ten gallons, which they secured
in the only cask remaining on deck. When near
" exhausted and covered with bruises and Sores
they were rescued in latitude 374o, longitude 55o
by the Spanish ship Cornelia Captain Menchaca,
from Havana, and carried 10 Queenstown. Their
treatment on board the Cornelia was generous and
considerate in a remarkable degree, and was ac-
knowIedged by Captain Gardner, in well written
letter published in the London Shipping Gazette,
of February IL. Captain Gardiner is well known
in this city as recently master OF the bar1ue Aca-
dian, Of Yarmouth, N s.
The Town of Queocholac, Mexico has been
the theatre of frightfu tragedy. On Sunday, the
Goth Of January, Don Juan Jose Arenas gave a
dance, AT which was present large company from
Queocholac and the neighboring villages. All were
so pleased that they agreed to have another on
the 31st. AT this still larger company assembled
and still greater gaiety prevailed. After III o'clock
at night the ladies were invited TO go TO the sup
per room, and threw aside their mantles for the
purpose. AS they were passing through a pas
sage which led TO that room, one OF them fell
dead from the stroke Of dagger; the murderer
was the master ofthe house HIMSELF Arenas The
shrek Of the victim, and the sight Of the crime.
produced the widest confusion. All attempted 10
seize the criminal; but he, armed with dagger
and -barreled pistol, placed his back to the wall
and ddefendcd himself desperately. Among others
he wounded the son of the slain lady. Suddenly
however finding timpossibe toescape, he applied
his pistol 10 his mouth and blew out his brains
II seems that the lady and he were adversaries in
a law suit of much importance, and that, on her
having the impudence 10 show herself in her ad-
versary's house, he had, in his rage, committed
this crime.
A Wild WOman-Suspected Infanticide.-
There was much excitement at the railroad depot
on Saturday afternoon, by the sudden appearance
OF a female Of some 35 years OF age. in state Of
room TO room, perfectly frantic. Several persons
attempted 10 seize and confne her, but she resisted
them with perfect desperation, resorting to her
teeth when hands were not available. She was,
however finally secured. She had denuded her.
self in the water closet, where her clothing was
found The railroad men state that she was seen
aboutthe depot in the early part of the day. with an
infant in her arms. AS the infant has not been
found il is feared that she has destroyed it. The
vaults about the depot have been searched, with
out success. 1t is quite probable that the crazy
mother has cast her offspring into the river, from
the bridge back of the depot, and the swollen
stream has carried it over the falls.
When officers Bowen and Hosmer were taking
this crazy woman to the county house, she said
her name was Mary and that she had left child
with Mortimer Hyde, at Hydesville. This is all
the clue that has been obtained to her identity,
and it is by no means certain that her statement
in this particular is correct.
Rochester ~ Z. Democrat, 9Th instant.
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