New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-21

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Amer 20, safely into the h.ie Sss., and my babes
Sn me, I had but htie hope Of getting 20 TIE brig
The peril then seemed 10 be greater than ever bat ss
O. snip vas IN o siaking condition, the only hope
seemed 70 be IN attempting even this dangerous escape
Dem her, The water dashed into the boat, and we
had 10 heep dipping i oct al the tine. Two high
waves pastd entirely us - th.t it seemed as IL
Ne were susmpsd and sunk; but the boot recovered
ron them both. The men rowed bravery, for their
sxr hves o. well as ours were at stake. The com
psnder Of this boat the mate Of the brig and he
encouraged the sailors TO keep every nerve steady,
md told them that il would require the exercise OF all
tAer ikil and courage to reach the brig in safety.
TWO AouRs' ROW rRon TIE STEAMER TO THE BRIG.
1t was fully two hours and half before we got to
the Marine, and ther we took or chance OF getting
CD beard. Tie boat was tossed about 30 violently
thai the only way Of getting out OF her was TO watch
fortunate opportunity and seize bold of the brgs rig
gipg and ropes on the side. caught hold With one
hand and hurg for SOME minutes over the vessels
side I'LL the uen on deck caught hold Of me and pulled
spe IN.
An the women and children saved In this man
Sss II seems almost miraculous, but not was lost,
~. even single child.
TAhrry THE BRIG.
We were very kindly received, and very generously
treated on board the brig. The captain, who opened
hs whole heart 10 US, gave US every conceivable thing
which could conduce 10 our comfort, ard which was
M his power TO give But the stores Of the brig were
scsrty n the first place. and In the mex. place they
bad TO be divided among great many extra persons.
We were three days On allowance. There were not
enough provisions TO do anything more than just
svl t1an NJ ip eba
them with US. did not eat anything for neatiytt1e
SdVs but kept my lille allowance TO teci my Children
NTH II they had not had the food, they must hsve
died. We all suffered inteDsey on the brig but this
one thing we shall all reooDec in connection with our
trials-that there cannot BE- better man than Capt
Burt. Csp.- Herndon and Capt. Burt proved them
selves both to be noble men. Capt. MCGOWAN Of the
Empire City has also shown every kindness in his
power Capt. Herndon is nov pest praise, but want
10 say Of the captain Of the brig that he deserves to
be rewarded for he robbed himself, even of his o~n
clothes and blankets, and parted with everything
which he had, for our sakes.
THE ENGINEER.
As TO the Engineer, everybody seems to condemn
bus conduct. Ali can say is what have heard, and
not what 1 saw. heard OF the storage pas
sepgers say that she knew from her own observation
that be was intoxicated part Of the time. Another
person told that his conduct was nothing but
sehshnes and that he went 90 far as to cut of
shfe-preserver which young lad had secured to his
body. But as the conduct Of the Engineer wi likely
be made subject Of investigation, prefer to say
nothing about it, as in fact cannot as an eyewitness
TIE CAPTAIN.
is one of the noblest things in the world that all
the women ard children were saved. Think Of the
loss Of the Arctic, where there discipline on
board of the ship, and every one ran wild, and half
were lost on that very account Before we left the
steamer the captain down into the cabin repeat
edly to cheer us up and TO say that he would take
care Of us, and that We should have better chance
than he for lives From the beginning to the end
he forbade any to get into any of the boats until
m the women and children had been carried of.
CRIES OF THE WOMEN AFTER THE STEAMER SANK.
When it was known on board the brig that the ship
had gone down, there WAS great waing, for there
were women there whose husbands had gone down
with the wreck. 1t was about o'clock in the after
noon when was taken on board the brig, and it
about four or We hours sfterward that the steamer
ssrk think the time 81 o'clock in the evening.
think the night starlight, but am not positive.
only know that the sea was at a terrible hight, and
that the captain Of the brig feared for the safety Of his
own vessel.