Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-04-02
Perils at Sea.

The ship John Rutledge sunk By running into
an Ice5erg.-One Alan Rescued-Probable
Loss Of the remainder Of the Ships cOmpG-
ny, l45 IN number!
Captain Wood, of the packet ship Germania,
arrived at New York on Sunday last, from Hav-
re, furnishes the following account of his voy-
age and some brief particulars of the sinking
OF the ship John Rutledge, by running into an
iceberg, and the residue, as far as known, of
one only OF the ships company, out of l45 in
number AS there is scarcely any doubt of the
loss of the Pacific, and as it is more than proba-
BILE she experienced the same fate that has be-
fallen the John Rutledge, our readers will feel
deeply interested in perusing Capt. Woods ac-
count OF his passage among the fields of ice,
with which the ocean now abounds, and which
may give some faint idea of the perils and dan.
gers attendant upon a sea voyage, and the inn
mnent hazard there Is in crossing the water
during the winter months. Capt. Wood says:
The Germania sailed from Havre on the Both
OF january, and encountered very severe wea-
Their and much field ice. On the 26th ult in
latitude 10 O3 NJ, longitude AZ 40 W., fell in
with Icebergs, and on the same night was sur
rounded by field ice. After standing for three
hours to the southeast, succeeded in getting
clear OF it. On the 25th ult. observed ship 5
boat ahead, found to contain alive, Thomas w.
Nye, OF New Bedford, the only survivor of thir-
teen persons, the remainder having persisted OF
starvation and cold. They had been in the
boat nine days. Nye's hands and feet were
very much frozen. The boat also contained
h. bodies of Mrs. Atkinson and three others,
names unknown, all belonging to the ship John
Rutledge, Captain Kelly, of New York.
The John Rutledge left Liverpool for New
orb fbo (ssL "A
on the 18th of February, in lat. Al 81 N, Ion
gltude I'D Oh W., got into field ice the nextda v,
but succeeded in working clear of it. She sub
sequently, however, ran into an iceberg, stove
hole in her bow, and was abandoned at six
o'clock the same evening. Five boats, filled
with the passengers and crew, left the ship II
was the intention of Mr.. Atkinson, to have lefl
the vessel in The boat which was picked up, but
she broke adrlft, and he and several others went
down with the wreck.
} 1t Is cOnjectured that the other boats, which
was well manned and furnished with compass.
es, would pull for the UPSTREAM, as the wealth
err was severely cold. They may, therefore be
picked up by passing vessels. The compass Of
The rescued boat was accidentally broken; and
1t being cloudy, her crew could not shape theil
course.
The John Rutledge belonged to Messrs
Rowland a. Ridgwav, of New York. She hat
on board one hundred and twenty passenger,
and a crew OF twenty-fye. The ship was in.
sured for $40 900, part in Philade phia. She
had cargo of 800 tons merchandise, which
was probably insured in Europe.
: Mr.. GOUGm's RErURN-Dr. Marsh. of tn,
/ New York Journal, says, +" the time fixed, W.
believe, for Mr.. Coughs return to England, il
8 the last of July; yet if he should go then, h,
would go, we fear, without that for which h,
came-to recruit. lie is now very much worl
. down by his labOrs; and we knc W not but he i
ever destined TO be-the public will not let hin
rest. His voice, he thinks, is losing by wear
its tone. called the bell; is often husky, an,
: without its wonted mellfuousness though, u
times, we thnk we have never heard it better
If the public want ten years more of service
from him, they should give him one yeur OF en-
tire rest in his pleasant home. Most of hi
friends are of opinion that he should not thin
9 of returning until another spring; and nov
4 that he has been heard in our principal cities
he should be suffered TO rest. His admrabl
wife, and there can be no better Judge, is {
: opinion that the hard labor TO which no will b
y called in England, will be beyond his endu
:" rance" We still hope that Mr.. Cough wi
a be prevailed upon to remain in this country
!. where, after having sufficiently recruited, b
y can be the instrument of accomplishing a vas
e amount of good to his fellow-men and the gle
d rOus case in which he is engaged.
a
a RUFUS w. GRIswoLD's DIvoRCE.-The litC
rary circles of Philadelphia and New iorl
have recently been much interested in the cas-
l. Of Rufus w. Griswold, which has just been d,
m cided in the former city. The decision is th'
e there is no evidence that Mr. Griswold, who
=. now married to third lady, has ever been d
vorced from the second lady now Mrs. GrI
void, Of Charleston, 5. C.--and who thus wou
ar seem to be has only legal wife. This decislC
u of the court, as it stands, leaves him in vel
10 extraordinary predicament. What adds to
= interest, is: that MIR Griswold obtained fro
~ the New Haven Railroad, after the we'll know
ne catastrophe, some thousands of dollars, for daI
he ages to the person of the second lady, who
ed the court now does not recognise az his wife,
i, lt may also be added that the phiadelph
- court, which has made this decision, is the We
court before which Mr.. Griswold alleges Il
tie divorce was obtained. .f ~
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