Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-30

sunk rapidly, carrying about 500 persons down
with her, the most OF them rose again, and then
the scene bcggared description. Some were
crying, "God save rler God have mercy OH me,
and other pious CALCULATIONS. Some were scream-
ing, some crying and some praying. have
been sea-taring man for twenty-five ycars-a
ship master for ten years, but never, never ex.
perienced such scene before, and God forbid l
ever shall again!
Many unable to swim clung to those who
could, or laid hold Of the larger pieces of the
wreck, which were soon swamped. In ten min-
utes not less probably than three hundred had
sunk to rise no more, whilst myself and others
who had succeeded in holding Oh to some means
Of support were scattered OVER the darE a..
dreary ocean, floating off with the ti1:e. :. o:
was q large number Of passengers ne -:
gold dust, and some doubtless periSn:;.
efforts to save it. may also here ~: e -
lilty to sixty passengers shut ticns;,.:. -.
State-rooms i'll despair, and sank ":
Those who had succeeded! i. -
selves atlOat, soon Scal!crec ov.."
the ocean for u distance q ~.
hour after the skip sa,:.: >aw ::
leward, which was.s=cn bvi~:.'
supposed TO be that Of u.e
but it soon dis-appearec. u 30
ships to leeSsrG cuu!'. 20. -:
our gaze il the opposite dir.
At o'clock Oh ou;,G&Y I!-2..:,,'$; ~ a..
preaching us under full s;s:.. vi. 8 ,::y::;,
the Norwegian bark El.tn; ran .uio %: =.
and those Oh watch were astoull;cG vii =
OF human beings. Captain Johnston: 80 g..
mander, immediately hove his vessei ~, ".
short sail, and commenced to rescue Us.
steamer ut this time had been down over siv4
hours. He launched his boat, and threw outroir>
and buoys, and did every thing that good sea-
marship and humane heart could dictate 10
save as -many as possible. l WAS the fourth one
rescued, and witnessed the noble eXertons OF
himself and crew throughout the night. He
continued his search among the drift wood, tack
Ing backward ana forward up TO u o'clock on
Sunday, but did not find any one after o'clock
in the morning, and consequently relinquished
the search at noon.
On the morning of Sunday the brig Marine
was out Of sight, and the schooner was some six
miles to leeward and appeared to he laying to,
but soon bore away Oh her course. doubtless be-
ing satisfied that it was impossible to reach US,
also seeing the bark backing and filling to wind
ward
The same day at two o'clock we spoke the
bark Saxony, bound to Savannah she reported
seeing brig with u number Of ladies OH board
supposed to be the Marine) under full sail steer
ing North.
We bore away with fair wind for Norfolk as
the nearest port, and arrived of Cape Henry on
Thursday evening, five of US reaching Norfolk
in pilot boat at daylight or Friday morning
which we had chartered for that purpose.
Capt. B. lost s20,OO0 in specc-his wife,
however, had secured about the same sum in
drafts, &C., about her person when she left the
ship.
\ BRIDAL PARTY.
Mr. A. ]. EaSton was married to Young lady
the day before the hpstartcd, and was on !; wed
ding tour. His wife WAS placed on the Marine, lear.
ing him on the ship. lour readers can imagine
his feelings on meeting his bride this evening,
at the National Hotel, and her joy AMI thank.
fulncsS ut having her husband restored 90 uneX.
pectedly, after she had lnourned him as dead.
lie loses Il large sum. am informed, that Il
gentleman, by the name Of Birch, who was the
proprietor ot Il stage line, and Il very wealthy
man, was lost, together with SIO,OUg which L
passenger tells me he knew he had with him.
Thus, it is impossible to tell the amount OF loss
by this awful calamity but Ely impression is,
that it far exceeds the estimate made.
4 BIRD At SEA.
One incident connected with this heartrcndng
catastrophe, is said to be: that the Captain oil
the Norwegian Bark, sometime previous 10 Td-
ing the survivors ul the steamer, WAS Oh hisdcck
ami bird ll.w III his face three times, when hu
made al alteration OF three points III his course
by winch means he Was made the happy ii:stru-
meut Ui saving the lives of the ~ survivors.
WIVES MADE WIDOWS