Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-14
IOssOF THE CJtRLEW.

Anew days sinceswe had tclegFaphic des-
patch announcing the loss of the steamer Eurlew
on the 10th of March, when near Bermuda. The
folloEingis an extinct from one of the passen-
gers when the unfortunate disaster occurrcd:--
We, left HALIFAX at nine o'clock on Friday
informing last and had a fine run, with moderate
wind and sea, until early on Sunday morning,
when the windand sea increased considerably,
end remained high until Monday morning, when
they moderated and l believe that Capt. Hun
ter was On deck nearly tic whole night TIe
weather continued fine all Monday; and at night
we had every prospect ofbringin about 6 O'clock
the next morning, us Capt Hunter expected to
make the light about one o'clock. On retiring
for the night only partly undressed, as Iinten-
Cled 10 get up when the light was made, and re-
main on deck until we got in. Captain Hunter
left the cabia aDout ten o'clock to go on. deck,
and we retired. Early next morning was a
woke by Ars.., Howes who called me and said,
ts;he steamer Is on the rocks" / rose up and
heard the vessel grating OH me. rocks and told
her TO keep quict-7it was all right, we should
COON be on shore, as from the splendid run VIC
had and.tie fineness of the night, and the conf
dence had in the captain, was under the lnl-
preston that we had struck going in between
the Forts Mrs. Howes said, "But tell you she
has struck on the North reef Get up-we shall
all bc drowned"
just then tic steamer crashed on tne rocks
/ got on deck as quickly as possible, and heard
watar,'' and saw The sea breaking on Inc deck
amidshiDs rushed into the cabin and iold Mrs
Howe.i and DIR. hickey 20 hurry on Ire deck, as
Inc vessel was sinking under US, and the cabin
would soon fill. While was speaking to themI
saw the mate rnsllinto Che saloon to The captains
room, and heard him Shriel; out, .'Capisifi Hum
!fer!-the vessel has struck on tie rocks The
captain replied, "e:l, what 7" The mate again
said, ''sle is sinking, she is filling, the enSinc
room is full OF water" Hunter rushed QUO, e::i
claiming .gooG God, what sort OF lookout
have you kept, what have you been doing, where
is she = and rushed on deck. / Immediately
followed, with Mrs. Howes and DIR. Dickey. The
cabin filled Immediately. The captain ordered
fthe boats out directly, but two Of them We're
smashed in the attempt. The third was washed
from the davits, while Mrs Howe and Dr. Dick
ey were getting out her. The fourth was more
successful, and the captain ordered her to lay
by us until nc called to her to lay alongside.
| The sea was then making clear breach over
the stern, and wc were obliged TO get into the
main rigging, which we succeeded in doing VIC
remained .here about an hour, and then got in
to the boat an! lay of. 1t appeared TO nc that
The vessel broke in two, about the engine
.oom, ana the stern sunk almost Immediate
~. After remaining some time, and seeing no
Do1ts coming, to US, the captain called the boat
alongside aud sent all the people in her except
two-hc with the chief mate and second engi-
necr remaining on board the vessel. The cap
Tain .old Us 10 make the shore as quick as we
could, and send assistance to him; we landed at
the Naval Tanks between ten and eleven o'clock
/ in he moraing.
| Tie vessel appeared to have full cargo,
ant. there were ten head of oxen. 1t was about
haiEpas four o'clock when she struck.
OF the :wO bags now missing, one contained
ncwspapcrs and .he other North American let
tcrs, &C., and two bags of dispatches for the Adj
Inival.