Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-05-04
FL. PigTEciLlgs OF TIE LGSS GF THE
NiiP FgNHlfflN o. LGNG BEACH,
TWO III SDaFD AND FIFTY LIVES
z.ss>E.
Tsrr.kls saFsr:ng On the Powhatsan.

carrt - st,fs1r;a.,. TIE a-tslls Of the wreck Of
The po,. 6,,tt,a are evea more terrible than the
r,xs ae ia. sIevi.a AMI Bristol X zsesr- ar,.
re- s-o-,r, nm. fa,- hoe ~ F,,.la,. and
,.f.t, r.c.7 =, .,.-a. z..a.s,. d,rs :
re,-e.e.,sl a. g,,ia., ,,.,,ecs.lereI 10 irs
violence On t,.a 4.rsn,:c cas.f u. entire rage
,vas vrekel ,,.,oo ~. sl,f, rop-ba.tan. an old
ye-sel IF - b,,.3~e,i foaz which on Saturday
,.;.,t, AZ, rro,ir. -.are he gsre for some hours
,.ler hare ,o,- ta.,a5 herself At last irre;reva-
IA. a,r.,,rc.I r. fge .l,,I~ slst ,,yelye miles
r.@ro,- E,-reqate 7rI.r
q4.a .si- I,lag. ,,;,l r,-z4ope-s len Have for
Ie,r yarl. a. he y, - No. las, usl-r he
command Of C.st ATere-z. Of Baltimore She
vas driven anon, ,f,e shoals al fhe NJ &c we
haze ,,a-.;,..eI zf,,.e. aed Jerns-r4 there rntH
>.nI.y eyenla. at ) o-eaacz before =hc weat to
niece. + vas Observed +. IT, aa-i1.is eye.
witnesses on shore ia; a..,c-iv Size struck she
sF,,nr.i 10 the viai from yvl "a csrearIz, ances
!, ,,,s 5ra,oss5..,a far any ~ her passerge.z %
leave without certain dts.t. be-as tie result;
tsa,- tr..e that ,f. Storm ,f..rs. had rlz las TEL
=, f,rs must soon abs-e DuF.a. the long night
AZ S..,,,l,, and .le Whole al S,saIs.. rEs uu-or-
...-o4 com. 80, s,,rI,ai .,.F
.,,,1,--,,e-e see,, -gs,,7., r, ,f lee,,-srl
l..i,,,r... Of tie shin with he sea continually
,,-.sl;nq over :ham. ana expecting death al
e,ery succeeding wave. No assistance coald
be ofTereI 10 Them. for the sea then ran 20 high
,b,, ba,+ nj ant had beec 4, n,nd1 would
have been instantly svauned.
Between four and five O'Clock on Saturday al
ternooa the Sims buiwarss burst and about 80
ra-son- a. the eau,e moment. wee washed over
bo,rl ur Je1r.grs. the wrec. raaster, with
o,bers made a.ear etr,r. 10 save those Who we're
II ,5e wa.er. IL, "a vain. The captain too was
bearI 70 crv from he ship. For Gods sake save
-o.,e or ,I,.a ,,g,, sro 4-o,yn;rp Every era--
-. s,o..,... .,.l =, n, of The
,.,...t - ,.,-e.,. r,,..e- s,--ae.,a, ;r,
rsscr;,., r-o-, tho ,r,-e.. I.s. yv,z e-,:nc-.
I.,s Gr,,,s,l7,,cr,- ,s.cr .le -l., ron,-
rrs,osI go-og 70 r-scaz in ssrrs.. No small
49, !, r-oo,-ol f,r Tho go,.a,,,,eo. ba,-s
.,--.-.,- ,t,...-,--r,,.t-
i, -.z--r-..t-. 49,. ~ -. ts-
o-.--... 80 -. ,i-,.,-..., -, r.,.-z.,r,
- c,.-....,. ;, ,o.-ss ~ 80 ,r,ecl- The
sbraEs If The ,,yiar rose even above the roa. ing
,..,-,g. .aa,,..l - ~. ,-.rs,-fr, -..f.
OF me s'or.i' "''.eh seei'.s0 10 u ''''
er than sabsding. IN fury. II was at ms moment
that huge wave was noticed rolling iawaTds-
Tie deal and the dying werea'ie ens"i fAed =" t'ti-
~ it--aha "Heh I Aad passed over '"elh' mere
was not one 's.' ave q 'a'77 o.',
t..-l-.. III ...,-. s,.,r- .s.- s,-,a ,,r,r..-
,-.I -.
- en- is- INN. 49,
tie ship .=eIf 'ras zPlin,ege3 into miau'e ira=-
n.sn.z- % HAT scarcely trace OF her existence
remained. with the exception OF a lie" Pieees OF
the rigging fa7i were wasted ashore She Eas
probably l5'ea "i'A heavy ballast tor her hN'i 5
supposed . have sunk. q else some portion O. y
must haze been discovered
More distressing even ''a" sue" >'7i'l a. ''.''
TO ihts on sao6', "a7 ne s'=' u ''.s '''" '''-
next morning. lie Storm 'ad iuc'eds'u u'i'''-
tie night and the waves east mp TIER dead lar
ard near. Twen,y-siN men ana TWO "oEle" WEI {
discovered near the scene ol lt >it IeEH. ana