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

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.io tho steam 10 st8t the pumps but all to avail
me cause / could not Learn. drag was prepared
t. jI.d and the 10 p continued in tee trough Of the
sea. Balirg stll went on vigorously. sed was kept
no GIL night by gangs VINO were charged IS Oiten as
they Leceme exhausted. Toward morning the msp
were ginning to fail and the water 70 increase AID
grow up 10 Che bold OF the ship. At O'Clock on the
morning Of Saturday the 18th, the gale abatec. with
a heavy sea running. They were encouraged by my
ee and others with the Assurance that the ship would
h0'd OFT. Every passenger remained COOL aud seemed
TO forget bis danger IN the united efforts to cave the
vessel. There was no weeping or exhibition Of
despsir even on the part Of the fe males At o'clock
another attempt mace to raise steam liz the don
key boiler, TO pump the ship, but without avail
Some one proposed to box the pumps but On in.
qujy, no carpenter or tools could be found. and the
water gained rapidly The lee shaft was strouded 10
heavy blankets to stop the leak but the water burst
through. At O'clock Saturday sail was reported
10 windward, ard at - O'Clock sbe came under the
stern Boats were INN ediately lowered but two were
stove instantly by the sea- Three boats still remained
ore in bad condition. At O'Clock the work OF re-
moving the ladies and children to the deck OF the
Marine was commenced. The brig, being much lighter
than the ship had by this time drtted away 10 leeward
The distance was considerable aud the boats were
long in making the trips, and there being heavy sea
but few could be carried at time After sending the
ladies and children, the engineer and come fifteen
others were embarked on the brig. By this time il
was dark. The work Of balng was still kept on but
the water gained faster ard faster upon the vessel
AS the boats successivey approached the ship ST.
r1ultapeous rush made by the passengers TO get
aboard, and it apprehenced that the boats would
before the sinking Of the ship, schooner ran down
under her stern but could not render any assistance
for want of boats. The work Of baing went until
within an hour of her going down. Two light. Of tho
above vessel were seen far to leeward. Rockets
were fred from the wheel, but went downward.
The immediate sinking of the chip followed.
Captain Herndon remained on the wheel up
to the moment Of her going down, watch was
8 O'Clock on Saturday night. l was standing on
the quarterback. Some jumped over and put OIL
from the rapidly descending ship, ard seized on
whstever they could. No one shreked or CRED, but
he would not leave the ship, promised hun would
remain with him, as also did the second officer, Mr.
Frazer All st once the ship, as y in the agony CT
death hereof made plunge at an angle OF A. degrees
and, with shrek from the eDgulfed mass, dissp-
peared and five hundred human beings fosed out on
The bosom Of the ocean with no hope but death. At
ii O. clock In the morning the Norwegian bark Ellen
came rum ing down with a free wind. The cries OF
distress reached those deck and they hove to under
shoit SAIL The task of rescuing the passengers was
lobby commenced, and by o'clock the next morning
forty nine had been picked up. Diigent search was
MADE until IL O'Clock, but no more could be seen;
They then bore away for Norfolk with fair wind, aud
arrived at Cape Henry on the l7th where myself and
four others embarked in the plot-boat and arrived in
Norfolk.