Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-02

DYt 1870
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r...rs. pccemser 3, 1854.
Dave" t.-.,-~,.--~-~~ro~~>~~>'> seSe>~
..n,.,. ,,,l .,sv... u. steamers c.a'A' .aa
49, ocean.
,h with ito customary indis-
. !. h.. placed our readers 10 posses.
s'a.' 80, that the steamer Ocean was
into By the c.u.d. on the evening 4 8
~ VIM ;a,,., but gives them none q the
-" we make the following
' ''IsI extract from the state "e"' ofc.p''
'.o,.u, Of the Ocean
!. y. vheel.houss with the pilots,
wa m y was probably below when the
N! a4 Mace; Il was indeed awful; The
'tk ,o. u. british steamer struck Us just
vs. ~ In l.rboard wheel, cutting q chasm IN
'l' ~. ,a' and admitting the water IN tor
:. -. immediately ran below 70 ascel-
~ i. extent Of the damage, and to my
~ 80 nerceiyed that the steamer was
w.. ND that she was on fire. Ihurried
A,l XII II to give the necessary directions
y u, ,bs most appalling spectacle met my
gu Mn NJ women, and children were run.
II directions, shrisking for aid, and
M, ,s,ew themselves into the sea. The
y, lad in few moments made suca
w. w. hesdsay tina, there was no hope or
..;hI,y Of checking their progress; ana a.
,,6irs was dry and combustib!e, the
mead with alarming rapidly over the
g.. a,ne, burned the rigging. interior
~ i, boat, arapery--eysrything, in fine,
Wv sbast Of tire--all but portion OF the
!. 1o,w,rd. saw the perilous condition
,o5eayored, to the extent ofmy ability,
,.s,ors and preserve order, and with reas-
MA .neces.. ordered the passengers
T,rard a. that was the only place Of
y, and ordered the boats TO be lowered
n.da,ely, with view to saving the pas.
30. and crew. Before the flames had
/ sucb rapid headwsy the British steam
was able to back water and detach IL
from orr side. endeavored to assls'
women into the boats first, but in
\, cases the flames prevented me iof
ay moments, but all who remained
having leaped overheard, were taken
81, III. slarboari life -boat down with
Id tiai ulty, but the wood cover fell up.
az severely bruising my les nnd AIDE J
IS many people on board as ] possibly
tl; b., in doing so, il WAS with difficulty
/, could keep the boat alongside, for
b. Of those first in in, being apprehensive
!. We we're oysrcrowding it. attempted TO
he ID, ba, | maintained my hold to the
post Of my strength, hav ne my coatstorn
Ii tie sttempt. Finally, when as many
could with safety go in tho boat were on
ID, il let, US. ] jumped into another
il, and We exertcd ourselves TO the ut
st in picking up the poor beings who
]. struggling in the water. we MI.
crt boat, and put them safely on board
ke.rier. then returned and resumed
work Of picking up others; this We con-
bed til our boat had been filled three
e @
HI this time other boats were ~ busy 40
own in picking up persons from the " !.
and when we Lad filed our boat for the
ID Time, there was not another human be-
to b. seen; we bel eyed that oil had 3 en-
b rescued who had not been drowned in
bsag overheard at first, and then got on
srd the Forrest City. believe that the
fee dead bodies token up arc all who have
fsaed, but j, is inn possible at this time TO
with any degree Of certainty. The
use Of people rushing aft and jumping ov-
FoNfd al first, was proably because the
are7 struck us abalt the after gangway.
funchd the lfe.boat from the starboard
,ter, Among the last of The persons
sedup was Mr.. Kimbsll, clerk Of the
Il Several Of those rescued had life
sewers on The last person rescicd
"a the wreck was man who hung in the
EgDg or chung to the wood work on the
We while the flames rolled all around
n;he was taken Off safely. Had there
fenpr!ect order aftct the collision I ook
''e' It IS quite probable tina, there was
though to have t:k eff every soil
ia safety
iafFe~erc probably as many a. twenty
Ill boats engaged in the rescue OF persons
10 the water and wreck Charles Pope,
's'ored passenger who was saved. was so
!! injured that his recovery 10 extremely
noaul His wife was very badly bruised.
es' than an hour from the time the fire
os out, the Ocean was burned TO the wa
Fsetge The hull OF the wrecked steam
Was grounded on the flats at Deer Island.
0pu' 'hlfty men and boys were employed
uoafd the Ocean as her crew. ] have
'eu y aears, and this is the first accident
niVe met with. The Canada stopped :
'nly before the collision, but did not
!, ooi OF her couse had she done so the
'aeAt wond not have occurred.
wolves ABouT.-We learn that about
NeeA since, a number Of grey wolves,
Me upon the nremisas cf Mr. Thop q