Eastern times., 1855-03-08

continued. Nothing could reach the boat in |
time TO rescue single person. Inevitable
death was all that the most fearless and conf |
dent could see before them. The boat and !
passengers were given up on the Shore
Where was help to come 'front.' Some there |
were on board who did know where to look /;
and did look there, here all true help Is
found in time of need.
The Bishop then said TO Mr. Sehon that he |
would go into the room where the women
were and draw their minds to prayer. They
went together but, though the utmost eau
,ion was used to prevent alarm, the word
prayer was no sooner uttered than the lamen-
tatons and cries made it impossible for prayer
TO be heard. After endeavoring in vain to
calm these poor people, some of the calm
ones, with Mr.. and Mrs. Sehon, and Miss
Smith, gathered close around the Bishop, as
he offered brief. appropriate prayer. After
this there was more composure. And now
the hand of the Lord appeared. Man could
do nothing. The boat was drifting on to its
apparent inevitable wreck But-was it not
Gods guiding in answer TO prayer l-she
struck the hidden reef at thecommencement of
: the rapids. That was the salvation, though
1t was not then known or recognized as such.
How long the boat could hold that place
against the pressure of the current, and the
prodigious momentum of the acres of ice,
which constantly struck and ground against it
but soon she would be pressed over, or lifted
up and turned over, or crushed under the &C.
cumulating mass of ice, where no help could
reach her, no one could save. Each new on
set Of ice was watched with intense anxiety
But that which was terror to those on board
proved to be one of Gods instruments for
their safety As the ice struck against the
boat, it formed such mass that it rested on
the rock beneath and formed breakwater
and the more violent was the onset Of the ice,
the more strong and massive did 1t become.
The boat lay, as it were, under the lee of this
hill of ice, though some of her length was
still unprotected
In this passive resistance to the assaults Of
the current and ice, the boat lay about two
hours before help came. Meanwhile the pas
sengers could not see that any movements for
rescue were being made on. shore. They
were too far off to what was doing.
From the Louisville shore they were dis
tant half mile, and on the Indiana shore
there were no Inhabitants. During this time,
high rewards were offered on the Louisville
side to any one who would attempt rescue.
The clerk of the Jacob Stader had son in
the stranded boat, and offered a large price for
his deliverance. The lifc-boat Of The Strader
was launched, and three men come out in her
and took out the youth and two young women
connected with the officers of the Strader. It
took the boat an hour TO get back.
In the course of another hour, some four or
five boats, capable of containing each from
four TO five persons, came out from either
shore. Meanwhile the women had become
quite composed. Many of them behaved in
very exemplary way throughout the wiIuiu pc
riod. AS soon as these skiis came near 10
the boat, the determination seemed unanimous
that the women should all 90 first, and this
determination was carried out The coored
women were as kindly cared for as the white.
Whoever came first entered the boat first.
The last woman that came was white wo-
man. Such as had husbands were allowed to
have them with them. The Rev. Mr.. Sehon
went, as was proper, with his wife, in the
second boat, and Bishop McIlvaine consigned
TO him the care of Miss Smith, and bade them
farewell.
Our good Bishop was strongly urged, by
those in the skiff and on the boat to 90 with
the lady in his charge; but he resolutely re-
/ fused to avail himself of the privilege which
all seemed anxious to accord to his age and
/ character. One or two colored men were al
lowed to 60 in the skifis with their wives.
4 Not word Of interference or remonstranee
/ in reference TO this arrangement was uttered
f Remember the Arctic" was heard, SIS the wo-
men were put in. All the while the ice was
crushing against the boat, and none knew
hew soon she would be driven where no boats
could reach Der. At length the last woman,
as it was supposed, had been put Oh, and the
boat was not full. At the urgency of those
who were most active, Bishop McIlvaine con-
sented to get into the skifF; but before it had
pushed off, another woman was found, and he
at once called to her to come and take his
place.
The next relief was fatboat, given by
Messrs. Gill, Smith & Co., of Louisville, 10
whoever would take it. Ii was manned by a
gallant crew, who knew that such craft must
take the falls. Two falls pilots came in her.
One steered and the other commanded Capt.
Hamilton, cool asd intrepid man, took the
command On her flush deck, which was even
with her sides, and covered with straw, about
fifty men, Of whom Bishop Mcllvaine vas one,
were placed As there was not room to
stand, because of the oars, nor room to sit,
they were compelled to kneel BY this time,
the boats which had been put off we're carried
down, and were just able to reach the island
at the head Of the falls, where there was
much suffering from cold, and whence the