New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-16
VISIT 70 The WRECK.

The vessel was wrecked about half mile from
the residence of Abner Allen directly opposite his
house. Making our way 10 the Beach, we found
Capt. Bovine, and Ed Wardle of the Underwriters,
Mr. Jacob Morris of the Custom-House, and large
number of people.
The ship laid about 900 yards from the shore, on
the out4r bar her deck level with the wafer and the
sea washing over her continually. At the period of
which we write "A T. NJ, tuesday, it was about low
water. There ia no chan 20 of saving anything from
her hey opd her rigging. The masts were standing
uLpuIed, aud With the exception Of the loss OF tho
mizzenop gallant, she appeared to have suffered no
DAMAGE above the bulwarks. The fore, main, and
mizztn topsails stl set, as when she went on,
treble reefed The other sails appeared to be loose
~ CT. wed up, and rent in many places In the man
shrouos the body of female was still visible, nearly
nude her INNS and legs hrus, through the crossings
The plank ing of the buwarks was all torn oil, and
the sea bected every moment through the frame of
the bulwarks like the smoke from frigates guns
when firing brOadsde
Cant Bovine having kindly invited US to go on
board with him, We took seat in the surf-ooat ana
were soon rowed through the breakers aud alongside
the ships quarter Watching opportunity, as q
srent wave rec.ded we leaped into the mizenrgging
such a ACC ctace az the decks Of the New Era then
presepted we hope never TO be called to witness
again The forecastle was besten in, and the top of
the poop-cabin on the lar board side had lsrge hole
in il that the waves had made. Tho deck had been
swept Of every thing. The frames Of the bulwarks
stood above the waves, like tho heshless ribs OF
leviatbap, while prouuding through them were the
bodies Of men, women and children, all OF them
naked or but partially covered with the clothes they
had on when asleep in their berths. But the most
awful sight Of all was directly below our feet There,
between the side of the p0Opcabin and the mlzzen
chairs shout a score OF corpses, all stark, sun and
cold low in every conceivable attitude OF agony
MANNED cru he'd and bruised, with eyes washed from
their sockets with teeth set Ike vices, and every fea-
ture fearfully conyulsed; there, promscuously
leaned together we're old whose race had nearly
run; young maidens just blooming into womanhood
and babes whose lives were measured but by weeks
Every AGO and sex had is representative here, and
told in eiasny types how much humanity may suffer-
The blood had frozen into backness beneath their
6ppernsils and with the haf-elinched hand, showed
how strong had been the grip upon the rigging-how
long and fierce the strife for lfe-a contest in which
the old not yield until the bleak blast had frozen
their hearts blood and their unconscious hands had
loos. ned their grasp when their lives went out in tho
dark night. Swallowed up beneath the seething
waves that burst madly over the ship.
We observed upon the front of the chemise Of one
of the women, the Roman capital letters w. A.
worked in red cotton and upon another, the script
capitals " Z. K"
Ard let Us here remark, that until we came on
hoard the sea had been 90 rough, and the tide too
high TO venture from the shore, else these remains Oh
the poor strangers would have been taken ashore and
ned for iute,nent A il was Capt. Browne ran
along the ton Of the bulwarks TO the main rigging
N t,ke dawn the body Of the woman that still re-
NAMED there. With some difficulty he dsentsnged
he, ,,iseped limbs from the shrouds, and gently
lowered her by rope into the surf boat.
The boat came Alongside and we eaped into her,
thankful for our escape from the desth-laden ship.
Jus, then few gulls wheeled and screamed ubout
her and he waves beat hoow bass to their treble;
the sup as il was about to set flooded the wreck with
a halo Of crimson and gold, and tingsd even the gay
banks that RIDE brayely far out al sea- with its
glory A sudden jerk, and our bOstmen were up to
Their waists ID water hauling the boat high up upon
the beach. And then the sun went down, and as the
gray twilight came on, the people on the shore
silently bore of the body Of the young girl, that had
90 long lain sfepiDg in the rigging that il might be
pre- pared for Christian burial
On reaching Mrs Allen house, on our return from
the beach, q number of wagons and carriages, con-
TAXING farmers and their wives from the neighoor-
hood, were drawn up near the door, and the gooa
danes Of jersey quietly dispensing their ehAi'
ties n the shape Of clothe. 10 the half ,ked men 'n
women that gathered around them, and 'n'"'''-
bepedictioDs on their heads.
Osr Reporter va. subsequently, imfornso - go s go
only ~ OF IA years old. aad that rns "
the lstssrs L L.
DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD.
The bodies of the drowned strshse's "eie ""uiy
..h;,u o., a., % the ,sch for many miles along the