Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-29
TERRIBLE SUFFERING and DEATH AT
SEA.
Probable Loss OF $50 Lives.

ht paNhtNTohif ttfHsHfH"f iAS" aAe'sNt ~e"f
29lh, arrived at New York on Monday last, af-
ter passage Of nearly two months, having en-
countered hurricane and succession Of west
erly gales On the 2s,h of February she fell
in with ships boat, in which were four dead
bodies and young seaman, aged % years,
Thomas w. Nye of New Bedford, from whom
the New York Times derives tho following mar
alive -
The packet ship John Rutledge, commanded
by Captain KELLY, of this City, and owned by
Messrs. Rowland s. RIDoEwAY, sailed from
Liverpool on jan. l6. She met with severe
weather, and fell in with ice, on Feb. ls, ia
lat. As deg. "a min. N, &C deg. SO mia w.
The following day, about noon, she entered
field of ice, but cleared it. A few hours later
she was percipiiated against an iceberg, which
stove hole in her bow, into which the water
poured in volume. At sunset she was evident
ly sinking, and had 10 be hastily Abandoned
Besides the crew, there were li9 passengers
on board. When she sailed from Liverpool.
there were 100 passengers, but one Of them met
with an accident before the ice was encounter
ed, and died in consequence. There was only
one cabin passenger all the rest were in the
stceragc, and were mixture Of English. Irish
and Scotch, but belonging 10 better class Of
emigranis than those which usually land upon
our shores. As soon as it was certain that
there was no possibility Of saving the ship, and
that she must soon go 10 the bottom, her Eve
boats were lowered, and as many Of the passen-
gers and crew as could find their way into them
Immediately did so. What food could be
snatched up, in the extremity of desperation,
was placed in the boats, together with demi-
johns Of water and co npasses. Men, women.
children, were huddled together, with no more
covering than they had on them at the time "
the encounter, and well-nigh paralyzeJ with
terror. The weather was very murky. A
thick fog fell upon the heaving waves. When
the last boat--lhe one found BY the GcrmGnia-
was nearly full, and as the mate, Mr. ArKIS-
SON, and several others were about stepping in,
it broke adrft, with the thirteen persons already
in it, and the mate and his compaious went down
with the wreck. A wild cry rose the FIVE
boats parted company; the shades OF night en-
veoped the ocean (; and when the morning broke
after many hours Of suffering. the boat in which
the young seaman NYE had escaped was alone
upon the waves with nothing IN view but dis
'an' iceoergs. soon some loose floating ice
was encountered which greatly impeded her
progress and IN the struggle oil those who row
ed her. to get free from it, the compass which
was on board was broken and rendered useless
Clouds oversprcad the sky, and a thick snow
storm succeeded. They knew not which way
70 pull ana were seized win dismay. From
The haste IN which they were compelled 10 leave
'he sinking snip they had only been able TO place
o" board lew pounds oil small biscuit, and
aemyonn containing about gallon OF water
small piece OF biscuit was the daily ration
appointed lot each individual, and dranght oil
wafer could MOI DC permitted 10 any one
suck "roIgn me corr 'eas dn fhaf could be dHo'o-
ca ana Y any one oof1'Hea enough Jor sral-
'o'o Me de",Jo"n ~aS Mihaed'dfe,y taken from nm
"''N ~ "1s 1'f'''ea y NS e'e'''HS SHeA' Inc
consequence was una, on Tue his' gay oui all on
soAiu were 'ormen'eu WIN araglng 'hirst' which
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d;ed Tha. L.d -. ",.J :, '"e passe"seiS'
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u
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.aousn ,"oy "ao '''eu 70 conceal H. but the
s's"' ., 'ne nfs' corpse plunged overheard IN
'nA'neu mem Inc next DAY The husband of