Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-11-27

'he Shd inst. There weie
sons on board, passengers and crew. /
The following is lie statement vi '"' 'e'o'O
Mate:
We lcf N.w VII November |. Ali went
ON nleasan,Iv no,f a.. 4, when, just as the
nassenoprs md =, had retired, leaving the
watch n decL sfeI was observed bearing
down unon no Nydld all ia ctr power 10 a
void c,iIsion bv isxipg our bells and blowing
the steam. wbis,les I'm her of our vicinity
boi belo,e we conn d off she struck US amid
SHIPS tearing Out. lire square oil the plate
non The water rul ln with great force anc
although every eff Is MAIDS 10 stop The ho e,
by plugging it viii lresses, quilts, pillows,
&c it was discover at the wafer WIS gam
ing upon us very r1dly
Half an hour Ilsk.fdy ehpsed ere the fires IN
the furnaces were Seiiched. The steam pumps
having previously ecome choked with coal,
were Of little seviysn freeing the ship. All on
board we're seized ith panic, and il was with
difficulty that the e,tain could calm the fears OF
the passengers, arSpduce the crew TO bale the
ship He finally xcceeded IN mastering the
crew togp Their, - Eh the aid Of the passen-
gers who iQsf pailine parties, rugged
cable in thrllS his neans was able to
''" The pas Sa'se worked heroioaly,
until worn out, asd finding the water gazing on
them rapidly, at an early hour the following
morning (Monday) they commenced const ucllng
a raft and by 4 o'clock, P. M , it was finished.
AT this time the vessel was sinking rapidly
By S o'clock, five toa,s Che ships cemplemenD
were aunched andquickly filled with passengers
The cap ain gave directions 10 those III the Doa's
tn steer tn the norhward The buats, however,
were unproyjded with compasses ami badly pro-
yisiooed, the water in the ship having spoiled I;
the bread and other provisions could not he oo'
tanned from The storeroom on account of the
storm Hardly had two OF lhe o"a'S lei' 'ne
steamship than they went down. ana 'n'Se VII
board endeavored to reach he rail-. "hicn was
crowded with aboul fifty persons many, III 'he''
efforts to preserve their lives III '',i' sung
Gle, sank TO rise 20 mere. Ot the 'or'y-hve Oh
fifty persons in these boats, at least '"o-'''i'uS
were drowned.
had proceeded sope little distance toward;
these unfortunate sufferers and with my Ooa
tried 10 reach them, but not having any cars o'
even auy thin that would serve as PADDLE was
Obliged to lave them 10 their fate. Nigh
coming on, lost sight of the other boats an'
the raft. By the dim light the moon AFFORDED
saw the steamship some distance OH, bnt graz
uallv lost sight OF her left the captain Oh
board the vessel. and as TO his fate nave II
knowledge. A few of the crew remained b.
him.
foreo, to mention that the vessel that cam
| in collision with rs, although apparently uhi
| jured made no tiOIt TO render us assistance. u
even to ascertain what injury we sustained, p'
steered away Little do know, however, ot
she. too. has sunk into the debths of the might
deep, and all on board persisted.
On Tuesday morning The weather began
show unfavorabe signs, and at midday 1t con
menced showing, haIing and raining Violent,
Judge of our pinble condition, in an open boa
leaking at tho iate OF eight barrels per hou
keeping US continually bang. We sueie
severe v, the storm increasing IN violence, ar
next day dawnei upon us no better off than II
day before. Oar scaniy snpp'y of ealable
which consist d only Of preserves, were great
diminished We had no water, and it was pl
liable to hear the cries of my poor companions
they were such as would make the stouest hea
quail. The next day our sutlerings were au
mented by the renewal of the storm, which re
ted upon US ptilessly.
That day will be long remembered by those
the boat To imagine the agonles OF an
gentleman of sixty years struggling with dea
In lis most narrowing aspect, Will fail to real'
the scene. lie died before nehtiaIl. Mil
began 10 think thai they would soon follow III
to eternity. During the night II seaman aud m
self found it difficult TO keep our companion
alive. by dint of much exerton. however "
succeeded Severa however, including mySel
were severely frosbitten.
We were now entirety ont of provisions, sta
Walton staring us in the faces antDf wait
compelled us to drink sea water but TINS,
course, only increased our thirst. We now mac
up our minds that we were indeed lost IL
impossible to describe our frghiul condition; |
water or food, clothes irozento our backs, ieetw
aud frozen, and strength exhausted with balm
out the boat.
Saturday morning we discovered sail OF
how glad were our hearts at this sight but man
OF my poor companions were 100 helpess ~ st
even this coming succor. Ga making signals
her by the raising of hands aud handkerchle
she bore down for US. She proved TO he t!le oar
Elise, Capt NordenhoIst, from Baltimore II
Bremen, who took us on boald and IN the kln'
est manner did all in his power to alleviate OF
sufierings and make US as comfortable as he cou
under the circumstance. We continued to sutt
severely from the effects of our prlvallons al
exposure. Capt NordenholsI found 1t inconve
lent to accommodates large number, and wlshe
to transfer to some vesse bound to the Unllt
States He signalized an American ship, su
posed to be bound to some eastern port, but |
paid no attention to the signal.
On Monday morning last, having then bee
two days on hoard the bark, we spoke the Har
burgh bark Elise, Captain Nelson, bound fro
Ilamburgh for New York, who sent DO
alongside.
Upon hearing of our Misfortunes, and asce
tanning our wish to proceed 10 New York,
kindly offered US a passage in his vessel A
but two of us went on board his hosp,abe shl
where we experienced the utmost kindness
his hands and that Of the passengers and Gre,
Mr.. Scheler and ady decided to proceed to BIZ
men in the bark, and thence to their destlnatio
We cannot give too much praise 10 CAPITA
Nelson for his humane treatment of us.
Mr.. Domihego passenger, an itnlian, is
much frust-btlen that his lie is despaired OF.
| FlOTa solomon anu IVA he EIneSlitie Dele
were severely injuied by the cold, but are rec'
ered
The crew are progressing as well us can
expected.
Of the fate Of those on the raft and in the t.
boats. together with that of the captain and /
few of the crew remaining on the ship, | kn'
nothing, but surmise that the boats were pic;
up by some passing vessel. do not think /
raft could have hoated in the heavy sea tt
rolled the first night, aud I'm afraid that all
board went down with it.
From the Boston Journal, We take the folio
ing, which gives the. Captain Of the barqu
statement and was probably the vessel viii
came in caIlis with the Steamer.
GLOUCESTER, Mass Nov. II, 1856.
The bark Adriatic. Capt. Durham, of a
from Belfast for Savannah, arrived at this p,
on Tuesday 4ih lust, in distress, having be
; in contact with steamer, and had her BE-
badly stove The captain reports that on Sund
night, Cd inst, he was off Nantucket, in a thi
fnu uhen he discovered a steamer about ouar