The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-06


vfcaiy attached tuoy 70 ths ehain 50 mar
its location. AL this time the rrbrnarne cable held
sec'sy 70 the chip nhhous snb srted T. grsa, strain
ing Ia the midst of the intense esetensnt hch Pre-
vailed on board tho siesuer IL rrrnortd that IL ha,
gwen wsy, but Il had only disappeared from view fo
fsv Dsonenfs and when looked sgsin there II
hoid.ns on wita deathlike tenacity. In the mist
al use trouble II encouraging tc zee this We
felt grateful that cur labor had not been in vain and re
assured " ~ 70 tho etreogth II said 70 possess
We now endsa, cred 70 get into proper position TO
Toy fhe bark but after several Intellectual attempts
obliged 70 give = IN in despair. B.th the steamer
and the barA almost completely 1T the mercy
q ,hc eemen's; the hawser got under our wheels,
woud fn'erfera with thcir action Fortunately they
escaped without na5page; but had hardly got clear al
y when tae shp gas drifting down upon With
such iapidity - rendered coii,o inevitable From
the iaseat her sneher slipped she became unn,a a.
sgeaIe hnd although every effort was made to ret her
bow In sagh, limo with our stern II was fonnd in.
pc.sble 10 DO There seemed 90 be some terrible IA
tay hanging her snd she CANT down stern fore.
mes. "poa our bow onr worst fears excited ior the
ssi.'y o pia ioAel- The propeller iying or st
distance ot Two three hundred Yards but She could
render no assistance, aud any attempt she might mako
would cb Fshder the Inaiter serious The scene
on y, sfsailtr We palnsby exciting; every
crowded e the atboard sidc awaiting the collision with
,i oaraie's anYety. me captain, rs soon aS he dis
10 rcycFsc c wheels and now moving oui OF the
a wy q ~, MP ha, 70 s9w hat We appeared 70 malc
rst male WIN passed The order to the engineer Bick
hefs WI. oont yoa back hef ioared the cap,an of tho
s.n + h'yant but The ehps appeared t. bo drawn To-
nuies aiier the order given they struck The lar
hosrh Dow 81 onr steamer in contact with tho
Aln ~ We bark; but not with such violence aH
We anticipated. Mono or timbcrs were etarsd The
ony damage We received being two alight scratrhe.
aoout uye ct above the water line wle the bark wa
uhhiufeh our escape appeared almost miraculous, FOR
at one time il soemod II nothing could save as sud
nov thht the fearful suspense WIS over tho cx-
cuomeht bopn died away. The ladies' we've not
en dsck when the oecacnt occurred as tley
had Ia compliance with the roqucst Of the Cspl,in
retired 10 ihc cabin short time hsoro Iley were ,gno
sftYrt - nil IA
difficult TO Say What would have been the result of An al
tempt 20 lay he cahe in The teeth oi such wind, ani
IN opinion on the subject. Som. ssid that the bark
would have toua,trcd While Others believed tlst shc
would be perfectly siir. All, large no iority how
eVer, agreed that the csbio could not b. laid,
We escs ped e. haYc said almost l,y miracle n e.
ri"s catastrophe; ht were not yct clear Of the
poik am more ban once We coming in contact
hN was iound necessary o. cut the haustr board
ihc steamship, AMI 20 let her tste care o herself until
We cend get into better posiion A. ,c iet her
20 she dropped her remaining anchor stl holding on 10
ne supmafue cable nnd We niso csmc 10 anchor about
III" 3ano time. We rcsncd IL tiis state fr about an
hour, when y. saw two Q, three fags or rcamers
np nt hHifr's IN board the baria signal of distresa
shortly att she unfnrled some of her sa, and stood
out to sea- she ad lost hcr anchor, ad rave herself
lron drifting ,hc tocs Obliged 10 cat the sule
ri,io cnhle, and s n on fom the sIoro. In few min
uics We n"rn alter her, and Ny q most skfni ma
n0ryros attached her a. our stern y hawser Wbe, ~
came ~ - hTi se cr ef3its made ~ throw rope
over her SHE but ~ithout -ucress Whom our eaD.
a changed Tie position ofour ye.'c to her drop
Under onr Stern, ant allow rope e. b. fe tIo
hauled on board and IN les ten qua tter of nm Iour
~e ma hr .aiiy IN low forg cheers given -
ment q hi vessel. Iufing th. islcuity tc hark losi
We - he -neilrs, and t' s,eamer wss "bsrd 20 part
nit one - hcT~ leaving only between both tcsol.
both ~ tco seoused u, aur .oane bnt ~ h wa ini
po-'ibc ~ Ter y remain nerlc lant without come ~
orr. Ths 3h bcn. Sonday Va All ~ n.,,r Som 81
'ove, and portion " Tho diy spout IN epairug The
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