New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-24
MARINE AFFAIRS.

A STORY OF GREAT SUFFERING At SEA.
The ship Centurion, Capt. eau kins, arrived ut this
Port YESTERDAY from G. essow, after a voyage Of ~
DAYS, hsvrg been oafIeo throughout the passage by
s.iorg westefy gales C,p'. CaalkOs reports that on
the Of JaIuary, when six days on. o port, he tell
ID With the Brush bank Dromabar, water logged, in
lat. 81 40 Ion ls She presented most deplorsbe
appessi c. being denuded Of her sails ard rigging,
AID drifting about q, the mercy Of Winds aud waves.
Her hs.r mas's were standing, a. wGs her foretop-
mat but eve, ytbirS shove her main and mzzeu t. ps
rsd been carried away. A tsttered Union JOCK, re-
yersed was tying at the fore.opmast head. Obsdent
10 the signal OF distress which true ,aor disIe
esroa C,pt Caukins bore down for the wreck, and
rouI d,d to under her Ice
Tre Diomahair wa 50 fol- OF water that the sea
sas even with her deck, and every wave washed over
her fore and at. Although gale was bio wing at the
tine and 1t wa extremely hazardous ID send boat
oG, there was IO lack OF volunteers and in few min
ptes the boats manned and dispatched 10 tho
wreck TIE retcueis found much dhicnliy in DO ard
ire Der; bot success crowned tbeir efforts. Upon
ge mig Der deck the gallant fellows witnessed scene
OF wretch edre and suffering rarely oquaed in tho
nsls Of marine disasters. Seven poor, emGcisted
ucn vers fond alive, bet 20 exhausted that
only the captain and bis mate were capable o!
any ekeiiion; the remainder lay upon the deck in
various pOeruies ho.Oug with All theH feeble might
10 some fixture Uther b save Themselves from being
washed over IA % the sea. Beside the living there
were three dead bodies on board. Two Of these
lay acfoes the wrdlsss The fJrecssle, whither
they bad gore when the friendly sip Wa deserted
behlioG Gown for them, and raised themselves mp 70
east their Iaipg eyes upon the cheering sight Bat
the slooor for which iscy bad hoped and prayed
20 .opg, and endured 10 much, coali reach them,
another hand was stretched forth, and they
were delivered itdeed. Tue other body lay IN the
cabin. II wss that q boy, who bal been washed
from TIE roundhcuse on deck, one dreadful night,
down tho compaBOn-vay and drowned.
But il was not for the dead tnst tho sailors Of the
Corturon yeLtured ;orth. Too living claimed their
yeisst sympathy aud most sssduous attention Ten
deiy o. women the rough tu5 took up the poor help
l.ss fellows and lowered them by one, into their
boot and hois,ed them on board their ship. There,
under the Of Capt. Cau kius, and ths excellent
uursirg Of his wife they were Sradualy restored TO
health ard strength.
From Mr. FL or, the first mate Of the Dr1maha.r We
learn tie following details Of be disaster, sAd the SUI
ftIings of her crew. Tae ba!k sailed from Qlebsc,
under cOnmsDd 81 Cap. John EIutchisOn, snd creT
o. thh.een men, with cargo Of Ia nber for sligo. On
the morripg Of the 18Th Of Decembor a very heavy
porth gale ,pruDg Up, WITH occasional showers Of
hail. Abou; O'Clock Tue chip has hove 70. A, 7 in
the evening she shipped Tremendous geo, which cap
sized the or2 boot, and obliged them 20 break il 10
pieces to rave email boat side i: from de-.rucon.
She then syTlDz leak and a.. hsnds pat a. tue
pumps, where they cont.tr ed 20 labor until abog.
oc Ok Sunday morning toe see .cg higher sndthe
lesk Bcress g. A. ina. time they shipped another ire
msndous ses which swept be deck Of everything
be- carried away the bul~uks and stsnchions split
The es,cbwsy coverings, and washed away the cook
hou,e, stove the comp,ricr wsy ard sEep. away tho
wheel, together VITA the man q. the helm, named
George Mac Intosh, wbo not sga.n seen. The lit
tie boat hang ns q. the ssroossd davis asc sseo.
away, with uge portion Of TIE standing and run
pIrg rigging. AL the sails 81 this tune DoFn
from tie ya-s AZ the time the struck, al the
men were st the pumps. They jampsd lor thsI
lives, and sfer sbs lied again they found them
selves iaamsd Ito corners abou. he deck. Oce
man was carried high up 4 the hggBg. The
rave swspt e. HIGH al tie main Up. Tae water
ran Ito .As cabin, stove tie bulnees and flowed INTO
the bead room, destroying all tho bresi in it. They
bsl only one bsrrs OF breed lea sosr this calamity
Which tspper.i 10 DO d9wed away IN % Ire locker
Prom Ills time tie vesths, bean 70 moaerss
.ad tie nen worked s. the puma ~ mach
s they could, lodging into The cabin % pre-
yer: Icing washed away BY hsa,y ssas A97g.
O'Clock sunday n-ght lie lotb me p-np gave
oct, and they were not sble 10 re. it into operation
sgsin urtl O'Clock MOldsy morning, s. which
time there Thirteen fee. Of wss1 in the hold.
Pumping We tser resanned ard by Hou34y noon, al
~ vsST gs- y Ike! o-.. Tcey c.-sr.t the wreck