Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-16

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Wreck Of the Rsyal Chsrssr--A Thrillanx
Narrative. So q -.
The wreck Of the Royal Charter, Of vhich
We have now .fuli particulars proves 10 hnvs
been one Of the most sPpalIing disasters On
record Ar. John bradbury, one Of tke kW
mrvivcrss seys, In his account:
We saflsd ffon Melbourne on. the ~ a.
August, and had on board, q know, sboat
500 IaoDoneon and crew The caoenin ~
Mr.. Thomas Taylor, the chief ofacer, Nr. STE
Phsns, and the second mate, Mr.. Cewis. The
ship ran almost entirely under canvas up to
strong head winds; her screw power VA. then
brought into requidi0n On he 10Th Of ssp-
tembsr, about clock In the mornino fko
weather bsing Thick and dark, ~ ran eIooo
past iarge iceberg Mr.. Cowie was on Wstch,
and bad Il not been for his tbls manouverfne,
the ship would have bsen in immirent danecP.
The passengers showed their apprDciktion =
his ability By presenting him with 4 test;ro-
nial on the eve Of the dreadful disaster. We
arrived ~ oueenstown on Monday foreso1n,
When twstvs Pemsngsrs disenbarked vsIed
Queenstown about o'clock, under sfeam
alone. The ship wss lad on her cosrss for
l.
verting her 10 sach an sxtsnt that [ NV the
Great Ea.tsrn et Hollyhead. The wini was
then blowing ve5t hard. We sighted the Iiebt
on Point Lynas about i've o'clock in the sfter-
noon: The sea vss running high but not
equal to what We had experienced on the pas
sage, put the wind was stronger. II was found
We could make no headwsy and two anchors
were dropped. She dragged her anchors. and
the engines we're working, but understood
the screw was broken. About two O'Clock on
Wednesday morning the vessel struck. A
great number Of passengers were then in their
oerths; pat they suddenly rushed upon deck,
many Of them but partially dressed. There
was not much confusion at frst, but IL in
creased as people became aware of the real
danger. believe the captain was not sober.
but Captain Withers who was PASSENGER.
and the chief mate and oiheers did all they
could to save the ship. gs =
At this point We take up the following rrsph-
10 narrative Of another surviving passenger
On entering the saloon Mr.. Allen, the hosd
steward OF the second cabin, came and told the
Passengers that they had better 70 ON deck, as
II might canse confusion. The order was iu-
wearily; the storm stiR ragged. Suddeniv tbe
weasel struck, not violeBtly, not even With svf
hcient force to throw the passengers of their
seats Water then came pouring down into
the cabin. "A voice shouted for the second-
class passengers TO 90 in the lower saloon, as
the nainmast was going to be cut away. The
passengers nearest to the entrance doors at
tempted to open them they were hinged In the
ceiiing5 and finding some difziculty, they we're
Immediately smashed. Still there was no bur
rying or crushing; all silently took their seats.
On deck, sailors and officers, stripped to tho
waist isoored 70 cut away the mainmast- The
vessel rolled and thumpcd 50 heavily, that in
delivering their blows, tho men were thrown
to the deck, bat the motion Of the vessel assist
ed the work; the waves, too, lent their aid. ana
soon the mast tottered, then fell with . crash
overheard Immediately afterwards the raging
sea threw the vessel sill higher up, upon the
rocks The foremost was then cut away and
almost at the same time the mixzen-mast broke
on A. the mizzen-nasthead. Boats were low
cred, but the moment they touched the waves
they we're carried with irresistibls force sRainst
the rocks and their inn & . were either crush
ed or drowned IN the sea- No boat could live
IN such storm There appeared scarcely any
need Of boats, 50 close upon the shore wss the
vessel Having struck, the vessel slowed round
port side to the rocks. When in the lower -
loon, about this time, an apprentice boy, Char
ley, -sntered, falling the passengers from the
captain that they wereto keep up their hearts,
all was well, they we're only on . sand bank.
The passengers still remained quietly In the
cabin Mr.. Cowie, the second mate. soco,n-
panied BY the purser and two msn, came down:
they were stripped, having on only their shirt
and roHsers. They passed through the saloon
to the powder magazine, as they went bid
ding the passengers keep up their hearts, they
were not far from the shore. The water en-
tered the saloon at the same time, and the
waves striking more heavily, the vessel
thumped harder Those In the lower saloon
then passed into the upper one. There thsy
found assembled some Of the frst and third
class Passengsrs No wordswere spoken, hope
and fear struggled for the mastery In their
counfenanceG By this alone was it seen that
life and death were In the balances The rim
neS of the assembly was broken once; young
lady, about twenty, Miss Mnrrsy, who was on
board with her father, mother and brother,
tainted. and Vas immsdistsly carried to her
cabin, from whence she never smsrxed. Day
light nov began to dawn. They had been to-
sing on the sea and iaboring on the rocks al
night Shortly aftsr daylight, ( fhird-class
passenger came down; he had on only his trov-
sers, and had been in the bows of the vessel for
several hours-1 He said the forepart Of the ves-
sci and the bows touched the Isnd-evsry one
could wade ashore. All hopes Of saving the
vessel having disappeared, and the bosts hsy-
ing beea rendered unserviceable,r the csptain.
ordsred havssr to be got ready. A seaman
named jos: kogen volunteered 70 swim ashore
with IL The line Was made fast 70 his bodv.
and the noble fellow eallantIy dropued ovcr,
board and brsastsd the waves with the resolu-
ton Of British sailor For time ha ne loek
to night, - vass sftsr wave dashed over the
vessel and broke 7pon the rocks; then the llns
u8n.o1oe. ma tne nan Was seen cIomboring
mp the rocks. The Villagers crowded Around
the ha.ser was hauled sshore and made fnst
70 rock, . boatswain's chair was dung on to
the rope, and . number Of saiIeu ordered
ashore TO work it. Every order was obsysd
without eonfusion- Amongst others landcd I
were two brave fsllows-Gso. Sasieas, Malta,
boatswsin's mate, and Wn. Foster, Liverpool.
carpenter Word vas passed down to tke -
loonn Hat the ladies' we're - come on deok.
Inero uD . noyemen< imuediately fovord6
the stAircass- At the sane tine De ekip's
timosn eeganA 10 crsak; tken there vsfe
two hessy thunps experisncod; and ~ shi0
pr0xe ~ tvo aeress the main hatch. 4
greas namber Of pasgengers were standing
.m1dsh1ps. and whsn the vessels parted thsS
dl0PPeaxea forever At the zane tine bo;t
sbef the fbFs rieEing fsll- The ebisf oGIcsr,
r.eseysns, 40 ehiet enginse!, Hr. Rogers,
kseond line rse attsmp(ed 70 y carried q
shore, bat filled. Mr.. kunsll, bis VIE -
ehiidrsn, - eaining the deck, found thsy wsse
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