The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-08-18
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Captain .Nuriye1 y the M,!;ans At came
Her" - Eigl'eeu Of tie Crer Persisted
only tro Sorcd.
The following distressing accoun. Of The
loss Of the ship Manchester. was received hv
the steamer Empire City from .\<pinwal.
which arrived at New York on Saturday.
We presume it to he the statement of ,|,e
captain son, one o.. the Survivors Of the i'll
fatc'l vessel.
Tn board man-of-war Metroro,)
Don '. Il. Martinez. Com,
May -. 1879.
III" american ship Manchester. of Nan
turNc', lett New York Tor VALPARAISO. on the
9TH OF April. 1871. the complement of hands
on b"ard BEN" seventeen, and the captain $
wife One man died at sea before we arrived
at Montevlco, which port we pa; into ON the
.hn OF July 1871. and again left on the 18th
Tor Valparaiso, after havin. shipped fonr ex
ira hands at Montrvil,.n.
On the 18Th of Au.u~t a.t"r ras,irr Care
Horn. The ship struck on sunkcn rock in
"honi - lat. s., and to tie southwark of The
cape, land distant thirty mics Not being
able to keep her free with pumps GOT the
boats oat, which were shortly afterwards stove:
lad afterwards the mainma>t rut away
Ut - same night she was full of water. but
continued to d,it until ) L. NJ. of 10Th when
after passing a small i>an,i she grounded and
IN 90 minutes opcnc'! in two paris and all on
board were Immersed in the water The cap
tam and his wife clnnr together. hut bv some
chance. got separated. and the captain alone
rose 10 the sul!tcc; h" Immediately seized
upon a plank. ard >uccccrd In rc,cuinc his
sou. on which plank they drit,ci to the stern
part o the vessel. where they remained un'!
sunset. having conrlu!cL they were the or!v
survivors OF the iIl-atcl ship. They then
managed TO get ashore on the Island, where
they found one barrel Of bread and another
OF flour.
Four DAYS after, The second mate ard one
seaman arrived at the island on a raft they
constructed on another island on which, they
were cast, distant ?, miles. Here we remain
ed wnil>t the captain WAS binding a boat.
having all crossed on the raft 10 the island
on which the second mate first landed. where
was much of the wreck Of the shin and car
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