The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-15

furnaces were quencned The steam pumps having pre-
vousiy become chosee ~i,h COAL were Of little
IN freeing the shp All board seized with panic,
and twas with difficulty that the captain could calm the
fears Of the and induce the to bale the
ship. lie fpay succeeded in mastering the oge.
ther and with the aid Of the passengers vino formed in
balng parties rgged cable in the hold, and by this
means was able to reach the water
The passengers and crew worked heroicay. until
or and finding the gaining them rapidly, at
early hour the following morning (Monday) they
menced co Dstrucng raft and by clock PM, vas
finished.
AT this time the vessel sinking rapidly. By
o'ctcx FIVE boats Uhe ships mplement were launch
ed and quickly dlled with passengers The captain give
direction 10 those the boats the norlhward
The boats, however, unrrovded with conpa.ses
and badly Wovsioned, The water in the ship having
spoiled the bread and otter provisions could not be OBJ
tanned from the account Of the storm Hard
ly two ofihe boats left the steamship they
down ana those beard endeavored to reach
The ralt which ded with about Gfty persons
Many n their preserve their lives In this death
struggle sank 10 rise or the forty five dity
ID those boats at least two thirds were drowned
had proseeded some little distance toward these unfor.
sunate sufferers and with my boat tried reach them
but not having any any thing that would
serve paddle was obliged 10 leave them to their
late. Night coming lost sight OF the other two boats
and the raft. By the dim light the night afforded
the steamship distance Of, but gradually lost sight
Of her left the captain board the vessel, and
mis- fate have knowledge. a few of the crew re.
manned by him.
forget 10 mention that the vessel thai ia COLI
sion with as although apparently unipjared, made
effort 70 render assistance to ascertain what
injury we sustained, bu! stesred away Little do know,
however but she TOO has sunk into tho depths OF the
mighty deep. ard all on board persbed
On Tueaday morning the weather began to show unia.
voraole signs, and ut midday II commenced showing,
haing ard raining violently. Judge Of our pitable con-
dton open boat. leaking at the rate of eight barrels
per hour, keeping continually baliDg. We suffered
severely the storm increasing Violence and day
oawped upon better of than the day before. Our
soanty supply OF eatabifs which consisted only OF pre-
serves, were greatly diminished We had water and
il ri,able 70 hear the cries Of my poor companions
they such would make the soutest heart quail
The rest Gay our suferiDgs were aug nertcd by the
renewal Of the storm, which pelted upon ptessly.
That day will be long remembered by those in
beat To imagine The agony o. an old gentleman Of
s2ty years struggling With death IN It's most narrowing
aspect Will fail to realize the scene. He died before
nght,l Many began 10 think that they would soon fol
low hin eternity. During the night seaman and my
81 found difficult to keep companions alive. By
however, including myself, severely frostbt,en
We entirely out Of provisions starvation
siarlrg Want os water compelled us to
dril water, but this OF only increased
thirst. We made up minds that VIC were indeed
los Is mpoesble 10 oescribe nshtful condition;
water ood clothes frozen backs, feet and
froaen and strength exhausted with balng the boat
saturday morning discovered ra,i; on ko~ glad
were hearts al this sight but many Of my poor
ranons TOO helpless TO this coming
On making signal 10 by the raising Of hands and
handSocblef she bore down for She proved to be
the bark Elise Captain Eordenboo,t from Baltimore for
Bremsn n, who took US board IN the kndcst man
ner did all in his power TO alleviate our suaeripgs
and made comfortable rs he could under the cir
cumatances. We continued to suffer severely from the
elects Of privatons and exposure Capt Nordenbo
lott found Dconvenient accommodate large
Der, and wished 10 transfer to vessel bound
the United States He slgnszed American ship sup
posed 10 lie bound eastern port, but he paid
attention 10 the signal On youday morning last having
then been two days board the bark. We spoke the
Hamburg bark Ensc Captain Nelson, bound from Ham
burg for New York, who sent q boat alongside
Iron bearipg OF our msiortunes, and ascertainng
wish to proceed to New York. he kindly offered pas
sage in his vessel All but Of went board his
hosptabIs ship where experienced the utmost kind
moss a, his hands and that OF the passengers and
Nr schoer and lady decded 10 proceed 70 Bremen in the
bark. and thencc 10 their destination.
We cannot give TOO much praae TO Capt. Nielsen for
b humane treatment Of US.
Mr. Domineso passenger, an Italian Is so much frost
bitten that his life Is dcspaiFcd or
Flora solomon and NILE Ernestine Dcloii we're severe
" Injured by the cold, but recovered.
The crew arc progressing well ~ can be expected.
OF The lao OF those the ran and In the two boau to-
gstber with that Of the captain and the few Of tho crew
remaining on tho ship, know nothing, but I surmiso
that boai1 picked up by some passing vessel.
90 nOt think the RAFT could have noaed In the heavy
sea tina, rolled the nri night and Pm afraid that ali
board vent down with her.