New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-16

in the bow, srd soon disappear sstern N tue 'oS'
Ano'her boat wa broken down by persons rushing st
the davis and many we're preciptated into the SEA
and drowned. This occurred while had been ca
gtged in getting the stsrbosrd guard boat ready and
placed the second officer in charge, when the sane
fearful scene with the fret boa, being enacted,
men esping from the top Of the rail, twenty feet,
pushing and manning those who were in the ooat'
then gave orders TO the second officer TO LEI so
and ser the chip keeping under or near the stern
to be ready 70 take on board women and children as
soon as the fires were out and the engines stopped
Ny attention Wa then drawn to the other quarter
! boat which found broken down but hanging by
one tackle. A rush made for her slso and some
fifteen got in and cut the tackle and were out Of
sight.
foEnd that not seaman was Jeff on board or
cartenter without any tools. TO assist in building
raft only hope, and the only officer eft was
Mr. Dori,n, the third mate who aided me, with the
assistance Of many Of the passengers, who deserve
erest praise for the GOODNESS and energy in doing all
u their power Up 10 the very latest moment before
the chip sunk.
The Chief Engineer with part Of his assista ats,
had taken our sm,e,t deck boat and before the ship
ventdown pulled away with about fifteen persons. We
had succeeded in getting the fore and main yards and
two topgalant yards overheard, together with such
other small spars and materials as we could collect,
when / va. fully convinced that the ship must go
down in a very short time and that not q moment
was to be Ost in getting the spars ashed together to
form a raft-to do which it become necessary to get
the life boat our only remaining boat, into tho water.
This being accomplished, I saw Mr.. Dorian, the
chief officer of The boat taking TO keep the oars
on bosrd to prevent them from leaving the ship
hoping to get most Of the and children in the
Ioat at last. They had made considerable progress
in collecting the spars when an alarm was given that
the ship wa. sinking, and the boat was showed of
without oars anything TO hop themselves with and
when the ship sunk, the boat had got clear probably
an eighth Of mile TO lceward.
In an instant, about quarter to =. NJ, the ship
went down, carrying every soul on board with her.
soon found myself the surface after brief strug-
glug, with my own helpless child in my arms, when
again | felt mysef impelled downward to great
depth and before reached the surfacc second time,
bad nearly persisted, and lost the hold of my child
As again struggled to the surface of the water
most awful and heartrending scene presented itself
to my view. Over 200 men, women and children
struggling together amid pieces ofevery kind Of wreck,
calling on each other for help, and imporing God to
assist them Such an appalling scene ay God pre-
serve me from ever Witnessing again.
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fortion Of the pcddlebox came rushing edge-wise
lust q ozing my head, falling with its whole weight
upon the bead of my darling child. Another moment
beheld him hfeless in me water. succeeded in
getting on TO the top of the psddlepoH in company
with eleven othcrs-oue however soon left for anoth-
er piece, finding flat it could not support 50 many
Oilers remained until they were, one by one re-
lievod BY death We stood in water at tenpera-
4 4. g. Luao nd
queptly the sea broke directly over US, We sooo
separated from our friends on other parts of the
wreck, and passed the night, each one of us expect
ing every hour would be our last. The wished for
morning came, surrounded with dense fog, not
living sou TO he seen but our own party, seven now
being left.
10 the course Of the morning we saw some water
CASKS and other things belonging to our ship, but
nothing that could get afford us any relief Our
raft was rapidly settling, as it absorbed the water
About noon Mr.. S. NJ. Woodruff of New. York was
relieved by death. All tho others nog began TO suffer
yery severely for want Of water except Mr.. George
+. Allen and myself.
In that respect We were very much favored el-
though we hsd not drop the raft. The day con-
ti1uod oggy except Just at noon, as near a. We could
iudge We bad clear horizon for about half an
hour, and nothing could be seen but water and sky.
Nioht came On thick and dreary. with our minds
Inade mp that neither of would again see the light
Of another day, for very three more OF our suf
ferng party relieved by death, leaving Mr. Al
len q young man and myself.
Feeling myself getting exhausted, now sat down
for the fret time, about clock in the evening, on
trunk which providentially bad been found on the
wreck. Ia this way slept little through the night,
and became somewhat refreshed. About an hour be-
fore dayligh.-Low Friday, the 99th-we saw a ves.
sells lights rear US.
We all three OF us erered ourselves 10 the utmost
Of orr strength In haling, until we became quite er.
baus.ed In about quarter OF al hour the light die
sppo ared to the eas. al u.s. Soon after daylight
bark hove in sight to the northwest.
The fog having liehtened little, steering apparent
" for us but in short time she seemed 10 have
char god her course aud again VIC were doomed to
disappointment; yet felt hopes that some of our
fellow sufferers may have been seen and rescued by
them Shortly after We hal given up all hopes of
being rescued By the bark, ship was discovered to
tie eat Of Us steering directly for us.
We now wntcbed her with the most intense anxiety,
A. abe approached. Tie wind changing caused her
TO alter her course several points. About noon they
fortuYa iely discovered raft near them, add
succ, eded in saving him by the second mate jumping
over the eide and making rope fat around him,
when be was got on board safely This man saved
proved TO be Frenchman who was passenger on
beard tie steamer which we came in collision with.
Hcinforued the captain that others were near on
pieces Of the wreck, and going aloft he saw US and
tLree Others. We were the frst 10 which the boat
sas sent and safely taken on board about z. NJ
The next was Mr.. james Smith of Mississippi &c eond