The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-23
Marine Affairs.

yHE WRECK OF THE SHIP LIVING AGK. Bosros-The
Allowing particulars Of the loss Of this vessel beiore
srify reported is from letter from Captain Holmes
his owners
ahs ship Living Age sailed from woosung ON Thursday
nssDDg, the 2sth December, for New York We had
thish rainy weather. with strong the north
ward and eastward, increasing occasionally to fresh
O'clock on Monday morning, the lst Of January,
judged ourselves in he Latitude OF the Prata Shoals rs
miles TO the westward Of them the ship steering s. w.
going leH Knots, when she struca with TREMENDOUS
force on reef, and brought up instantly. The
breaking her stern, carried the boats swept
The decks al thing ashed down. and unshippsd
The rudder tearing the tilsr down through the poop
deck where il tore away everything II came in contact
ss seon stoye IN bv The force Of the ana the Sn
flisd and fell on her ArboIrd side When daylight
appeared as the after part Of the ship was fast breaking
NJ, all HANDS employed to tighten tue snip forward
BY throwing over the chain cables, and every thing
sould get at The tore rggiog was cut away ana the
Of the ship much that abe forced further ON the
see that the bow in feet of water The heavy
tho dows aft Fer some days the sea Continued to make
complete breach over the sbip, tearing cut the bull
vsrAs and sweeping away the cabin and houss on deco
seen, distant about eight miles All Of as lived under
Tho topgaant forecsstle and employed by day
ether materials; raft spsrs and planks On
tsrday the weather having become more moderate, the
the mate and nine men succeeded in getting them
through the breaI ers and safely landed on the island
ey unable to return to the ship for three days.
They found well Of bracksh water but The inland
barren uDinbabited The boat and raft again
loxee6 with provisions and got to the island the 12h
expecting to return the next but the weather be-
until the 18th Of February, than three weeks after
During that time had built another boat and raft;
and the weather being moderate that day all hands,
sluding Mrs. Holiness left the ship with many provi
ialand
Before leaving the wreck an English ship was cast
away the reef about nine miles from US, and the
leave her the long boat steering to-
wards the coast Of China This proved afterwards be
the ship Tom slne from Shapghae to London. They
landed small island not far from Hong Kong, when
they were attacked by pirates, and the captain and
crew murdered, except two men, who had concealed
Bong Kong.
Some few days after we landed from The wreck ship
pasted in ght and seeing the wreck and people the
Island making signals Of distress, attempted to
us, but Received much injury in approaching the
Island that she was obliged TO abandon and bear
away towards Msnils The shores Of the island
Srewn with pieces OF wreck and doubt many missing
vessels bound 10 and from China have been lost there
Fpdug tmall Chinese boat which had drifted the
issnd we fitted up in the best way We could and ON
IN IL for Hong Kong, where they arrived safely tho
nth One Of her Majesty's steamers immediately
despatched TO rescue and to search for the
the Tom BowlDe But in the meantime, the ship that
had eDdeayored to rescue us had arrived at Manila
where the British steamer shsnghae, Captain Munroe
kindly touched island on the 18TH February
TO relieve rs. We all treated with the greatest
Kindness BY Captain Munroe and his officers in aiding
to get to the steamer from the island and while
board OF her. for which they viii always have the
heartfelt gratitude Of all Of Before getting BOARD
ahe sharghae another steamer hove In sight, which
proved to be the man Of war steamer sent from Hong
Kong to relief As passed the wreck Of the Living
Age could that Ter decks broken mp the
Iaskages Of tea washing out Of her We were safely
landed 1t Hong Kong on the 10th February the fifty
Argt day after Bhipwreck.