The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-19

lest on A0 OAycOs reof, June H. All hands Wc8e ior
tunatey saved and have arrived At Turks Islands Tho
dsaster occurred during thick weather. The Emma
lumber loaded.
Correspondence Of the Post
GRAND Turk, TURKS ISLANDS, ". l., June q, 1855.
II wa three weeks ago yesterday evening when Col
Kasy with eighteen other passengers, set sail in the
Euns a fast sailing schooner Of ABOUT one hundred
ana thirty tons, under the command Of Capt. b. L.
Norris from New York for Kingston, Jamatcs ami for
San Juan de Nicaragua FINDING that the prosecutions
to which he had subjected hands Of ints-
rssed parties would only cease with the breaking of
hrs projected expedition to Nicaragua he deter mined
courts Ard accordingly chartered and paovsioned the
in the expectation Of reaching San Juan before
the Of june You wil see BY ths date Of letter
that this hope We have been disappointed and your
readers viii possibly be interested to the reason
Or eomran,ons on the vo, age were mostly young
sprinxhng of western fron.rsm.Y, who had been more
the res. to the ha1dships of of door life
and mot at ali likely to bring dscredt upon Colonels
ersexpeiss. presume hossver, that you will be more
be,ns brought the haroor Grand Turk than to
have description OF our passengers and therefore
We left New York with a southwest wind, which con-
tinued With rather rough weather, till the 14th inst
E. S E. being the trade winds Of the "Horse IAtsuds
Go CAMEO fromathe necessity which sailors of tns
islands taereabout are feqasny exposed OF thro
their ca.so*s Of horses over6osro blowing in that d.
iection tai the 10th, when at O'Clock p NJ land
ahead bearing sOuthwester,y, which proved to be the
TO, Mtg tie east side OF Turks Island Passage
Through thia passage, which is considered by navi-
gators very pae one the captain should have run his
vessel but in conssq OF losing his reckoning he
took srother direction steering westerly before tbs wind
lined for forty City miles with dangerous reefs sx-
tsndipg lorg distance from shore At ee lock p M
~s.e startled BY shout of Breakers aaeadp' and,
aura euoGgh, on looking the bows found our.
selves .ithin half ois's length of the breakers Of
St Philips reef and sailing at the rate OF knots
hour directly upon il. The captain In the cabin
writing town .he observations which the mate was
taking with his quadrant; and there We with the
shallow waters revealing the coral rocks beneath
AID tbs bteakers whitening and roaring almost uader
our boWs. But short distance ahead lay anchor,
probably left by some wrecked vessel proruding from
the foa1 ing waves upon tina reef fortunately, how
ever, ~ me exertions OF the passeDgsrs uudsr
sgouca, bu. the vessel made most narroS escape
heartily thankful for the rescue, stsered
ososn ,hs coast the say osng clear the weather ns.
was Deverheess general feeling of uness'ness among
the pas eDses, until about quarter before eleven
o'ciock when We were aroused from berhs by ire
mendous joting and cruncniug against the keel that
told the ~nele story. 1t was moment Of intense
We had struck the same reef which the vessel had
run in the afternoon some forty mes to the
crest Of the reefp In vain the captain shouted Hard
Up the Wheel" and gave ORDERS to haul in the main
susged ana pushed at the main boom p With the
energy OF desperation, bat the Schooner still vent
On Jumping as e humping over the n, , reel 10
Gown he sails, which done almost instantly.
Anids. AL the Colonel preserved his self composure;
and proceeded at once to SECURE supply of provisions
Tor u boat Some came to him with proposals to sA
in ths nos: II search Of land and to return with
not the least danger Of the shipa going to
pieces before morning. the tioe ia sbbing the land
the boa ahau be shet" This sxpisN dscarat,on put
stop 70 sry further agitation Of the project though
there quite number WHIP still thought that their
time for tdu. world up, In truth, there seemed
some rssson for fear every lurch of the grs
To- along her keel and shook her tubers from stem
stern he hold also began to bilge schoon
e. csrsenea her mainmast strained as II it would go
Al sst it determined 10 drop our anchor astsrn
thsry discerning the shock which the schooner
frsn rocstug on the reef which, as it was. very
two hous the keyio the anchor being OF order
chain having been prov,ed to attach to the
that were compelled to fasten 1t by two and !
quarter inch rope, which Of any unusual strain
world have snapped like 20 much twine After this was
ing s1d nOei Of US lay down oa deck either OF
counting the hours as they slowly pissed; Tbs moon
had now gooe down, bat the captain declared that he
stin d.scerned land lying some three miles of-or at
least What looked very mucn se it-beyond ths resf
D.aos the wrsckns it was rather singulsr TO observe
the different ia which t. behaved themselves
Sos Invested themselves Of their coats and boots
hed their pockets With sea bs,uit and had bottles Of
fresh water nceaed under their coats In the
sern was to collect my books which lying around
loss that they might not get drenchins in the
watsr which occasionally sxsshc' over the deck.
The oriy ore who seemed to have no care at all on
his ni;eo little Daniel Webster, rho whstled and
sang hs in his element to the srea: horror of
one Of The more sober minded who recommended hum
70 c0EHne himself 70 saying hls prayers AMI other
srris.s appropriate TO 90 solemn az occasion This
dpct oa1svef. was entirely consistent with his behA
s the voyage Ss Dan had from
nees sno freedom from fear OF an old salt Even In the
asfnoon previous, AZ We we're running direct upon st.
Phil p's Keys he sitting high up the crosstrees
cosuy sorvey ing the danger Rhen had struck the
roci night have been pitched fifty feet int, the
ws'er
About four O'Clock faint light iliu mined the hori
zon sad ell hanes gathered upon the wind ward side
TO watch the signs Of land. The ugly grating aAc
tnLUpiug sill continued the
which ware plainly visible at depth Of three
side soi it was clear that nothing could sst her of
the rect until her cargo should DO carried ashore.
Tbs life Goat was accordingly lowered, With view Of
certspins tbs nearest place Of landing and the mate
aca tnse sailors Who II t12ged at the using
their beet Efforts her the breakers the
smooth water which Lay few rods beyond, and last
prov ounce the attempt out Of the question.
The Co'cnsi then stepped In and declared they must
to Ss put of in ths mar standing at the bows,
towering head above all and with the energy
threw of his coat, and letting himself down by rops
into tho tashpg which nearly reached his breast
.is into s arb sna ~.
provisions and little Dan Webster the shore about
thlorn overheard and the aid Captain svf. and
Others OF the passengers who folio whom M
gushsc proceeded to form raft and take board
ship stofes, Of which large supply was board
Meanwhile, little Dan who, b. III. way, only sts~en
yesrs old beng left shore, in order aztd pre-
vsiaos which had been LETT there from the nsgr ,s
boat returned and ous1y employed in carrying
res boxes and luggage generally to the hand which
proved 10 be the northwest Caycos Islan3 ,or,y
called by the Fifty sixty half starved people
.hs inhabt IT, Blue Caycos from the appearance Of the
biIs ito northern eosst.
RJ cIghtfal almost every thing had been taken OF
either BY by the wreckers three Of whom
boarded almost at the same time, and mmeu ced
sr prg the rigging and sails in good earnest by
sort OF ciyine right They all from Turks Islands,
wh,ae tasy proposed 10 take their plumber, little
mere uneeremoniously than the Captain and Colonel
kineey were cisposed to allow.
About ak ocioek in the the lat boat load of
passenger, among whom the Colonel, left the
schcorss, aud With no little pain that we viewed
me beautiful craft lying 90 her eide among the rocks,
.ne neipsess Vcum OF the Winds and waves or our no
les msrcees assaiants the wrscters Ia The Colonel
sspsc.y Who had struggled against every conceivable
emnexfnasmsnt And had expended dfty Thousand
dollars N hard money TO promote his darling underta
ling, The wreck was distressing indeed.
Nevertheless, though after pas aims s,aac,a.. ,rnt