The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-04-03

appointed for each individual, end drauObt
of water could not be permitted 10 any one.
A suck through The cork tDas al that could be
aAoloed, and if one obtained enough for a s,oal.
lOao. The demfjohH i0as Immediately taken from
him, and he ,Oas deprived of kls EVENINGS
suck. The Consequence was, that on the
hFst'day out, all on board were tormented
with raging thirst, which hourly grew more
lrightful and uncomfortable. The second day
dawned and there was no sail, and neither Of
the other boats visible. Rain and snow fell,
and the unfortunate creatures were near ly
frozen to death with cold, in addition to the
pangs of hunger and thirst. They kept up
bravely, however, cheering each other. The
women especially were brave. They always
are in trying circumstances.
Day after day passed by, and on the 6rth
day, woman, the wife Of one of the passen.
gers, died. They had no shroud to wrap her
in SO they threw her overheard in her clothes.
The hearts OF the surviving twelve began to
Tail in earnest them. Many were in sink
ing condition, though they had tried to con.
ceal 1t, but the sight of the first corpse plum
ged overheard unnamed them. The next
day the husband Of the woman died, and they
threw him overheard. A huge shark had
followed them for two days past, and when
the second body was consigned to waves, he
dived deeply and after it, and disappeared.
That evening the provisions failed. There
were no more biscuits, and the demiiohn was
sucked dry.
Early on the morning of the second day,
two boys, who were brothers, died, und short
y afterwards their father. There were 3
sharks in the wake OF the boat now; but af.
ter these three bodies were thrown overheard
there was only one visible, and he soon drop
ped away and disappeared.
Some time during that night another pas
senger died. They threw him over at day
break.
On the eighth day the boatswan died.
Him they threw overheard. All that were
thrown overheard were in their wearing an.
parel, and were SO disposed of, just as they
died. On the same day another passenger
died, who was the last that was thrown over
board. Mrs. Atkinson, the mute's wife,
died about two hours later, and after her,
in quick succession, three other passengers.
The young seaman NvE was the sole survi-
svor, and he was SO much exhausted that he
had not strength to give his dead compan-
ions to the sharks. He sat frozen in their
midst, aud the boat driited at the mercy Of
the wind and waves. n
On the ninth day, the Germania came in
sight, but he had not power to hail her, or to.
w1ve signal The drifting boat, as we
have said, was fortunately espied, and the
poor young fellow was rscieved OIL board
Hs told his story, and Capt WooD humane.
y resolved to look after the other boats -
For two days he sailed to the Northwest and
the Southwest, keeping watch. Thick snows
storms fell during this time, but when they
cleared away there were no boats to be seen.
They had conpasses on board. They had
more TODD than the ill., -tated boat, from which
MIR NYE was rescued. But the weather was
very stormy and cold during those subse.
quent days, and their probable fate is one of
painful conjecture. We trust that we shall
hear something Of them. Some good ship
may have picked them up. II they slsud
never be heard OF, then only one individuul I,
young NYE, will have been rescued out OF
the packet ship John Rut.cdge. And it is
not even certain thut he will receiver. He
'"'''''S ~ very low St2ic Oh bohId inc
Gc'"saata' now in our bay.
Another terrible hurricane was experien
ced by !he Ger&ania on March IL, which
lasted three days, driving her back $50 miles
into the Cult stream. Captain WouD adds
his testimony to that Of the many experien-
ced commanders whp hyve lately crossed the
Atlantic, respecting the unexamped severi
ty of the weather dnrnd tie present Win
ter. We expect to receive lrishtful tidinys
from sea for some weeks to cone
Very few tragedies, the recital of which
has narrowed the feelings ofrur community,
have been more pain fui than this OF the John
RutledQe. We Ri .ui have been nure able
to present more complete account OF The
calamity, ir our Informant, the young seaman
Aforesaid, had been in consdIrscent state.
lie is coniired to his berth, and suffers tauth
from the result of long cxFo-nre to thr cold.
and from the exhaustion, consequent upon
g. many days depriva'i N of nouri>hInrnt.-
At t'nias, he iSq9te driiriUus, and in his best
condition is unable TO uarrac much, or to
bear nu2h questioning. Should he recover,
he will pr"babIy be totally iamcd, and 9th.
crwse incapacita!ed, for life, for any useful
employmtnt.