American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1857-10-15
NEW SERIES---VOL 5 NO. "a.

rick Carr. fireman; John Banks, coal pass
er; James Kennedy. coal pssser; - Ev.
ers, coal passsr; And Richssd Gilbert, col.
ored, engineers messmaI., The others
were passengers whose names he did not
know. L&.&i : R9GS.
They held 10 the raft by ropes. bp. the
sea washed bver them constanilE, and
caused them 10 swallow large quantities OF
salt water. Grant. who isa very expert.
ehced swimmer. swallowed so maSb du-
ring Saturday night that Il caused him to
vomit several times, They spent that night
on the raft, praying and hoping for relief
from the vessels which they had seen the
afternoon previous. When day broke
trey could see the brig Marine, which had
saved Ike women and children, long way
of; but although they made every effort to
attract the attention Of her people, they
were not seen,
Without food or water. on few irail
planks in the broad Atlantic. the ten peo.
pie endured unutterable sulferings. The
recollection Of them are still so painfully
vivid that Mr. Grant does not wish 10 think
of. much less to refer to them. All that
night they saw others struggling around
them in the angry waieas; but. although
they eagerly scanned the horizon, no
friendly bark hove in sight. AS the dark
ness stole, their hopes sank, and many Of
the poor creatures, famished and thirsty.
and sorely bufeted by the waves. grew
delirious Some swore and raved in their
! insar;,y: others babbled of cool AMI lin.
ped springs, whose clear waters bubbled
up mockingly at their feet. or dreamed oI
rich feasts, to which they were invited,
spread before their famished eyes, bul
from which they were withheld by su
perhuman power. Two or three said moth
ing. hut thought Of home and the d.a,
ones awaiting their return.
During Sunday night eight or ten. per
sons o1 the raft. worn out by their suffer
ings. were washed off and drowned. o:
Monday morning the same cherries pros
ptct greeted the. two survivors. In tn,
course Of the morning they floated near
piece Of plank. Oh which was colore'
passenger from the steamer, George W
Dawson by name. The two survivor
helped him to gain the taft with ,hem.-
Toward evening a secorp map wax pickle
up. Time wore on sloHlp and painfully
without hone or relief, and death DIRE,
hi, + unto ali of them. On Tuesday nigl
two mope were washed into the sea On
lost. Wien Wednesday came only. Grar
and the colored, passenger. Dawson. r,
; mained. The dav passed without a sa
1; appearing in siyht.
:; On Thursday ', they saw a boat a sho
= distance off. Grant swan TO Il, and foun
that it contained John Tice, the first e.
sirtant engineer of the steamer. Both
: them then rowed to the raft and toe
s Dawson into the boat. Three days mo
went by, and three men were Still alive
: Tie boat. They lad not seen. i sail n
tasted io,d or water for many days. b
ring the ninth day. rain fell, and, they Ia
:. ned up the precious drops and shcked t
r. cool moisture from their perments.
10 In verifcation of the old addape, ii
: .it never rains bat it pours," while th
Ii were drinking the delicious neclar, a bi
r. hove in sight. Rhen they first caue
Ie sight Of it, they could hardly trust Ii,
Ne ewes, and feared, it might be a cruel pbs
no tasv. But it drew nearer and nearer. a
" hope was rekindled in their hearta. Tb
a. Shouted with might and main, and wnv
e, their shirts to attract attention. Th
4 we're seen, and the brip bora down up
id them:
as With feeble strokes they urged their b
he toward her, and at lengtu sank down
Il. baus,ed as it touched her side. A sal
al iumped down, and passing a rore arou
it. each, they &ere drawn on board. Tn
X. after eight days and twenty hours Of
rs. heard Of suffering, they wtte saved.
at When in with BY the liule brig (wh
in. proved to be the Mary Of Gree ,bou
in from Cardenss TO 6ueensto%h, they CO
.ry scarcely move or speak; their flesh +,
20. wasted. and their skeleton forms W
70. friphttdl to each other. They were
10. covered with small boils, which were
breaking ont into painful sotes. They
III. seen their companions die. one by q
nv and baii lost atl hone Of being saved III,
,c6 selves. After they wele on board the |
IN. Il was several days before thew could v
cts their feet were SO much swollen, ant
sore. Food was given them very SPAR
ird " until ,hey were partially restored. T