Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-01
ST. JOINS, N. f., Nov. II, 1859.

A has already been announced the steamer In
dinn. Cap tain Smith, qf the Canadian line which
left Liver pol on the 9th inst. for Portland. WINS
totally WI ecked Mt Marie Joseph. fishing village
about seventy miles from Halifax.
Tho Indian had eight cabin and thirty steerage
Passengers. with q h ew that made the total num-
her Of souls on board one hundred and 6fteen.--
of this number twenty-iour, or muy be twenty
.sven. iLolndiag two women the stewardess aud
another--wesie drowned
Little or nothing Of the cargo has been saved
The mails were cut out through The deck and
have beep forwarde l.
All that remains "f the wreck is portion of the
starbonrd bow above.
The passengers were mostly Of the laboring
class many of them Germans and Hungnrians.
On Tuesday. the 22d, the schooner Victoria,
Captain Dixon from Prince Edwards Island ,cnn,e
into Halifax and rep rted that on the preceding
afternoon they had large ship broken in
TN the rocks Of Seal Ledge, off Marie Joseph, on
the coast Of Nova SEQ ia
Captain Dixon not sure it waJ n steamer,
hut thought it was n crew steamer from the gen
eial appearance OF tho hull, having II sharp bow
and an eptic stern, v itit gilt ornaments. Her
mizenmnst only was Standing. She had Gag,
afterwards it was said to he British cnsgn)
flying, but 30 backened not to be easily reoog
nized The wreck had u white rail, aud was yei-
low inside OF the bulwai ks. Her bows were sub
merRed and the stern UP rig at
Several boats were ne ar her; also schooner
ashore and another scho ner lying off, which pro-
we'd to he the Shelnut, bo ind to Halifax.
The Victoria passed W. thin six hundred yards
of the wreck, but could NJ It stop.
On Wednesday morning tl,e schooner Wright
came in and reported tha On Monday forenoon
she snw n screw steamer Of about 800 tons
the rocks The steamer free three guns. Fifty
ar sixty persons were on the forward part oi the
ship The ship had b!a,k hull, red bottom md
white or yellow deck. aad )nly the mizennas
standing A schooner VIA lying by, and numer.
ous persons were seen tho bcnch.
Alter anxious, delay. tho Fl st correct informa-
ton re civcd mt Halifax by telegraph from
Mr.. H. H. Craig to the NJ ont Of tho Associated
Press tina, the wrecked ve,sc' was the steamship
Indian, of the Canadian line; nat she went ashore
on the 2lst inst. had lost lree men, and that
two of the boats were missing. This information
was public through the Me rchnnts Exchange
Rooms
| The only steamship in port was the war steam
| ship Gladiator and she W; = re fitting from DANA
les sustained in recent htl -rl' ane Orders were
however. given her by Adn iral Stewart that she
! should depart in the mo- nj g for the scene oi
. the wreck. BY dint Of exe,to Ms hy night, she
! was ready and was put to arly in the morn
/ ing.
| Marie Joseph is setl 'ment Df n few houses Mt
the head If II small bay lano lucl ed by low rocky
shores and islands. The vi, ter> around are full
# reefs rendering the navigation. difficult at all
times aud in thick weather in possible. A lar
! ger island than the rest, namesL Barren Island
AMI having it one fsherms n't hut. lies off the
entrance to the haror. A ef Of ledge runs
| from that extremity OF the ls,nt. u considerable
| distance scawar'l.
! IL was ON this reef the Indl an went ashore
| According to accounts receive from Captain
Smith and his officers they la been able 10 take
hut observation ON the pas sage out.
On Saturday they sighted Cape Race. Tho
weather was cold and slcety. When they had
| n I'D ufxf fhnx,
preaching the shore. Captain Smit had recourse
/ 10 soundings, and kept the lead instantly going.
! He states that he n,isled by is Sounding.
which cnrrrspouded closely with Ill those laid
| down on the chart tr the locality i'll which he iui-
| agrcd he was namcly !. Sable lsiin,..
The shock was not violent; thc sb ip was going
about eight knots at tho time. No breakers were
seen before tie ship struck. TIE morning was
dark, with the sleet and hail. driv ny from the
| land.
Immediately after tho vessel struck it became
apparent that she was working &c mich that she
would 60 to pisces Preparations we're accord
insly made 10 lower the boats. and. Iotwithstand-
in. Ihe rcmonstranccs Of the capts in many of the
! f. ward . TN . crowded into tlIeDi
The CABIN passengers in nu mber. inclu-
| ding three young married ludies-were calm and
scl.-possesscd The ladies were NJ 's. Street, Mrs.
Patterson nnd Mrs. Mclhrune: they were com-
panied hy their husbands. and were saved.
Their boat went off the land. and they were
posed for nine hours to the cold, with gale
| blowing and a heavy sea.
| About half an hour after the vessel struck
heavy roller came in, and lifting the SD ip about
six feet let her fall on the rocks, when she broke
| across the paddeboxes into two parts; the bow
fell over sideways, while the after part remained
| entire.
Several persons were or the bow. but were res
cued by passing rope over the chasm and haul
ing them aft.
| :. A singular incident occurred here An aged
| Irishman, who had a considerable sun, of money
with him, had been insane for q week previous,
| from fear of being wrecked. He would frequent
| ly pack up his apparel and offer ANY money
to put him ashore, prophesying that the ship
would never reach Portland. After the bow fell
over he was sitting the forecastle
! deck ladder, with his satchel in his hand, appa-
! rently unconscious or unable to take advantage Of
tho attempts made to him. 10 little time
| he fell from his place, and slid across the deck in
to the sea, where he was drowned, as he had fore
4 told week before
Most of the loss Of life occurred at the time the
! ship broke across.
Strange to say, not one of the dead bodies has
| vet rome ashore. -t~ az. f.'--.ts.
! Mr.. Smith's (the fourth oficer) boat was driven
nearly thirty miles along the coast before it made
the land. On landing the passengers were bo-
| slowed in the houses In the settlement. TIE pas
gers complain seriUusly Of the natives for steal
ing. VOWS
A store in which the baggage taken from the
I ship was broken into aud the valuables stolen,
leaving several Of the passengers Illegally without
| q change of rsiment. -. -. -. =. =,
Tho Gladiator took ali the passengers ct Marie
Joseph, aud the officers also, and brought them
to Halifax. Some had already lsft in . coasting
| schooner. | F ~
| The purser having left in schooner with the
| mails and papers before the agent Of the Press
arrived the list Of the passengers cannot Be CIV
| al. .a To- - EM2 ! Of
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