The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-25

efforts of many TO save themselves which other-
wise might have been availing.
All fhat day the ship was expeeied 10 go
down every minute; bul il the evening. Capt
Watkins, COMMANDER Of the ship. VINO conduct
ed himself with grea, bravery. directed the off,
GERS 10 keep the privatss bailing water at the
engine room. hoping 10 make the pumps work.
Incredible labnrs were here performed For
the first two days and nights the men worked
necessarily, and during the fodr days with tfi-
ding iniermi.sion. The engineers worked
night and day. trying 10 ge, the pumps in nc
tion. Whenever the ind increased. bal ing
was continued more actively. Finally all hands
became completely exhausted, and many were
sick. However the water was got under, as I
The gale abaied, and efforts were mnde 10 light |
en- the snip and stop the leaks. Hope revived.
On the 25ih, a sail was deserted, which prov
ed to be the brig Napoioon. She was said TO
be short Of provisions and water. but her Off
GERS after picking up some Of those provisions
thrown overheard frnm the San Francisco,
abandoned the wreck. The weather wus moi
so severe bu. what she could have staid by
The same dav the brig Maria came in sight. but
did not speak. Heavy blows continued for
fourteen days. during which time bailing was
continued. The next vessel spoken was the
bark Kiiby. Though short Of provisions, she
/ agreed to take off the men to the nearest port.
/ Accordingly. an officer and 20 men were
sent aboard. 10 commence tightening her. by
throwing over her cargo of cotton, &c. The
officers who had families were then sent, with
all The ladies, camp-women. &C., together with
,ixty men, making in all, 100 or l30 persons
Scarcely any provisions however were got on
board, and they previously had but one barrel
of bread and Ii Of water. II is feared there
fore, that they may have suffered. as the night
following she got separated, and, it is resumed.
bore off for Bermuda.
i Again left to their fate, dependency ens',ed.
and that nigh, terrible gale was experienced.
and the ship made water fast around the guards
and near the shafts. Three or four men were
instantly employs TO hold mattresses near the
shafts. and baiIing was continued. This was
! done by the soldiers.
After the Kilby left, additional horrors came
upon them for the ship repeatedly taking FIRE
was tn seaiened with destruction formthat source.
i But, happily, this danger was ayerted. Throuh-
out these trying times, many OF the officers and
men behaved herci:ally. The services of Ser
geanl Brown. of Company g, were invaluable.
For five nights his eyes were moi closed. and
he ceased his efforts only from sheer exhaus.
j lion. Two or three days interyened before an
] other ship was spoken. In the meantime,
Z fearful mortality commenced among the troops
, which threatened TO sweep off almost the entire
number. Ii is impossible TO tell how many
. died 1t is known, however, thai after thu
J., men were transferred 10 the ship Three Bells
$ subsequently spoken, lwen,y-four died-ten o
d them the first night.
ii The disease was q sort Of coneestive diar
q rhea supposed to be induced by excessive eat
ing OF meats. a,s.
n On the fourth day afer,the T. B. wasspoken
(, the ship An.artic brought to the help of th'
IS steamer,by Capt Creighton. and by evening al
j. the men were transferred to these vessels. will
II the exception of CaPtein Watkins, and SOM
II thirty engineers. 6remen. &c. In the morning
: these we're taken of, and the vessel abandoned
e Her appearance was that OF complete wreck
and made SO principally, by single strok
10 from hsavy sea. AS gale sat in soon afie
|. and as there were none TO work the pumps, it
: presumed she speedily went dowr. Nothin
4, was saved from her, the officers and men losin
I'd all. Had she not been built in the stronge.
TO manner, none on board would have been le
n TO tell her fate. Captain Watkins behave
a. Throughout, in the most gallant manner. He.
ee supposed TO have gone to Liverpool in the An
We artic, The chief mate. Mr.. Marshall, was ais
he Distinguished.