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

NAkkA1iNE mhS. DOW
Mrr. Isaac McKm Bowley, with two young obj
drep was bound for New-York from Csfornis. He
husband, who not on board, had come to this city
two or three months previous where she was to REGION
him. Her children are Charles M aged two years.
and Isabella aged one 10 narTatiug her story " ono
of our reporters, she sad
We had rough weather for some time and thea We
were obliged to pump the ship, and to use every effort
to save our lives. For two days and nights We were
in continual fear of the sinking Of the vessel. Oar
only comfort was that we knew the were making
every exerton 10 their power They WORKED like
horses. never saw men work so in my life. Whca
the extent of the danger first became known among
the ladies' were very much frightened, though mono
Of US became at all frantic There great fear, bat
no panic. We knew tina. every man the ship was
at bis post and doing bis duty and the captain told
that if they would work manfuly the ship would DO
saved. He said however, that if they did not work,
there would be hope of saving either the vessel %
their lives. Captain Herndon behaved nobly. He do
serves all praise. Poor fellow am sorry that he 10
not alive to receive his reward.
Ewss about 10 o'clock on Saturday morning when We
the brig that rescued When she came in sight,
and knew that she was going to stay by us, we ell
thought that we would be saved. Il oheered ~
spirits greatly, and it encouraged the men Also Tao
captain came down ard told that the ladies would
be saved first Bot the ran so high that the brig
could not approach us with safety, and we were stM
kept in peril and suspense.
THE WOMEN PROPOSING TO WORK AT THE PUMPS.
The continued at their work but it excessive
ly wearsonle, ard it gradually wore them out. Who's
the ladies found that the could net hold out much
longer, some Of them proposed TO vork hematces at
,lsx Dntf how NJ auffa yad In da
The men took fresh courage and stayed ct the, posts,
and did their duty bravely, when they we're long
past being fit for it.
The ladies were in 70 worse spirits toward the end
than they were q. the beginning of the Danger. II
fact I'VE all appeared to grow more and more calm and
resigned Those that had no little children TO take
osre Of and to be anxious for quite as brave and
hopeful as the But for myself must confess
that being sick and weak, and with these two help
less little ones clingng to me- became somewhat dis
couraged and dishesrtened. A few Of the ladies
showed no signs of fear and kept up to the Last. IL
was wonderful to their composure. In fact it was
wonderful that we were not all frantic.
soTHrsG TO EAT TWO DAYS BEFORE THE DISASTER.
We we're all weak and reduced, from having notk-
rg eat Of any consequence for two days before the
ship went down. There was no hre 10 cook anything.
and there was 10 chance to get any hearty, sustaining
food. We hardly had water to drink. Some Of the
men, at work. became 80 exhausted that they dropped
down in their places as If they were dead.
After the brig came nearer, and q boat had been
launched, Capt. Hemdon cent word TO Capt. Burt, ~
have five hundred souls on board, and million and
half of tressure and want you TO stand by u.s. TO the
very list possible moment" Capt. Burt cent back
word thst he would stay BY the wreck until Capt.
Herr ahould mt nm fac M n signal that n0khia6
more could BE- done.
TIE PERILs OF The LRE.BoAT.
In transferring the ladies from tho steamer to tho
brig it was my lot to go with the third boat Theses
was very violent, and the prospect of outneins
such little frail craft was terrible. Before gong on
put on life. preserver which was the only p'epats
ton could make for my escape, but neither 'ne mo
boat nor the lifepreseryer seemed Ike sae.y 'of
mnossible to describe tie roughness Of the waves,
and the brig was great way oil.
T1s ron. .noose was tied around me, and was swung
ont over The water to the boat The lfe.boat could
M, come close TO the side Of the steamer, and we al
had to take our chance TO jump at It. Some Of the
ladies' in lespirg, fen into the water and into tho
boat. But they were either hauled up again by the
rope-noose which was still around ID N, or they wsrs
caught by the sailors that manned the boats, and
pulled in over the sides.
LADIES oyERBoARD-TBE sTLwARDEss.
Some Of the ladies' fell two or three times into tho
before they could be got Into the boat. One OF
them, the t,evsrdess fell in three times, ard ofoe WAS
pDched between the boat ard the eide OF the steamer
A heavy wave dashed the boat against the snip. ana
strvck the poor woman o severe bow. Ihs, how
ever, socuIre< aSt getting from 1s stssnss aaAeha