Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-08
NUMBER 2l3


one Of these chains Prof Glaubenskss crspt out q.
iar as possible, fOIoWedby crowd Of other persons
anu neid on By the dopbleheaded eagle which form
Gu me sAlp hgure head. The b0Wsprt uaarfineales
-no every part Of the fore-rigg7nr below the bull
Warks were then fllsd Hith psoDg ,,,,s ~
dangerous position became sverv ,ip,rt, 49,. -;
logs, as smoke and fiery fragments blsT over tbsn7
me clothes otthese people were fopifa5
from these fiery fakes ana Il comics ssri77 49,
adroltness 70 prevent them from azine IN rn5 en-
suming them Fortunately the foruard par Of ibs
vessel was almost entirely Of iron or they wou'd II,
eyitabiy have been driven from their refuge MO IT,
sea Among those on the ehaius With the Pr-fssso-
and near hin, we're Dir. Palicrusca tbe surrson AZ
the ship, sailor, aad waiter named Henry These
assisted eaeo other IN extingushiny the IRE which
was constantly catching in their clothes
The Professor saw that he might At any r,sr,snt
De called TO JumPino the water 50 he digested HIM
self OF bis boots shirt and sverv tbing .lsa fsof
might impede him in sEiming keeping nothinr On
/ put bis troWsers, which he cut of some distance
I above the knees. Thus they remained for sevsraI
hours watching the coming ship, ali the time sree
tators Of suffering and death in every fnrua- S me
/ OF their companions were shocd1gly burned, and
! Others becoming exhausted dropped of one by one
/ into the sea, and sank TO rise no more.
The approach Of the vessel which afierward
proved to be the Maurice, nov became very SLOW.
as the engine Of the steamship ceased 10 move and
the light wind bad died away and the burning vessel
therefore lay beealmed and uodJnless Nsmsrous
ropes had been fastened to the railing the b5usprii
the chains and other parts Of the vessel The rsne
wee elnging to these preparatory to lowering shem
selves to the water as succor should arrive
When the ship lost her steerage way aud headed
to the northeast the hindmost people on forward
part Of the ship were exposedt0 the fre and then g
was continuation Of shrieks and cries most heart
rendlug- When their suferings became fntolerabla
they let themselves down or threw themselves into
the sea, and, after few struggles, were drowned
Most OF the women who threw themselves into the
wafer we're, for few minutes supported BE- their
garments, but they did not long survive.
As the wind died away and the French bsroue
remained motionless, the hope which had hereto.
fore animated the unfortunate survivors, died away
with it. The other vessel had disappeared IN the
distance Another sail, however, soon showed it.
self above the horizon, probably the Norwegian
barque which was seen cruising around the wreck
next morning When the bsrQUe Maurice had got
within three-quarters Of a mile Of the steamer il
fell calm, and Capt Remand brought his vessel to
and lowered his boats. Il vas then half past five
o'clock three hours after the IRE originated What
a terrible tragedy had been enacted during this
brief period! OF nearly 600 people, not more than
one tenth survived
Whan the first boat from the barque approached
The wreck, the poor creatures shouted laughed hys-
e oay and shed tears Of Joy for heir deliverancs
Prof. Gaubensklee IS the boat neared him spranr
into the water and swan into her he succeeded
in reaching her, and proved to be the FIRST psrson
taken from the water. Four i've persons more
were picked Up, and then they hurried Rih their
freight back to the brig. About midEay between
the steamship and the brig, they encountered vbat
they supposed was q corpse floating in the water
face upPeTmost. The mate Of The baTque insisted
upon picking it up. when it proved 10 be the dy
Of Theodore Eisfelds who restored 10 life after
arriving on the brig, al hough tWeniy-fOur. hours
later be had not quite recovered bis eonsoousBess
When the rescued people reached the Maufice,
they we're kindly received by Capt Remand and his
men. who set about providing them win clothes
and binding up their wounds. Two boafs we're ept
plying between the brig and steamer until night
AL. At that time probably from ten TO twenty
persons were hanging to the boWsprt Of The steamer
and the ropes suspended from IL Capt ReRaud
vas afr aid risk The lives Of his men IN an open
boat, after dark; so the good work vas suspended.
Soon after sunset Of The feboas Of tn steamer,
containing the Erst officers aud about twelve others
among them Dir Smith, Of Chelsea, Mass, and
some Swedish sailors, was picked up Mr.. Brew
and a German named Kohn we're taken from the
fragments Of another boat.
Most Of the rescued people were nearlv naked
lone Of them quiie 20 Capt. Remand had disirib-
ned all the clothing they had TO them rsserving
o their use only that which they had GU. The
PEOPLE saved in the life boat were vet and chilled
through, this beat having been upset several times;
hese were also furnished With suitable clothing.
Capt. Remand concluded to remain ali night near
he steamer, and renew the search in he morning.
During the night kind Of tent Of old sails and sBars
vas made on deck under which about forty people
lept. Prof. Glsubenskles and about u Others
aid down upon the quarterback under another
all All the night Capt Renaud devoted himself
o attending 20 those persons who were burned,
rsssiDg their wounds with bis own hands OF the
tx women saved, Eve Of them we're burned, some OF
hem most dTeadfully; some Of the men we're slso
erribly scorghed.
About Al o'clock next morning a breeze sprsDg
p from the north, when the barks sails we're set,
nd she was headed once more for the burning
teamer. At dsybreak they saw a NorWegian bark
ear the Austria, and Of her boats passing
round the steamer. The Maurice did not pass
be bark within hailing distance, but they hailed
be beat, without, however, receiving an answer,
s she had DO speaking-trumpet. As it was appa~
ent even to the naked eye, that there vas 10
lore people on the wreck nor floating around il.
nd, if there had been, that the NorHeEian's boat
ad picked them up, Capt. Remand availed himself
the favorable breeze and proceeded his course.
Ie was bound for Newfoundland to the Mauritius,
nd had about four months provisions on boardfor
crew Of about ten or twelve persons Bus as
hese would not last very long for the sixty eight
1st added to his ships company, he concluded to
ear up for Fayal, Subsequently they fell in VITA
be bark LOTUS who took of Professor Glaubens-
lee and eleven others, and took them into Halifax,
hence the captain Of the Prince Albert rendered
hem passage 10 New York