Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-12-02
WRECK THE INDIAN.


Details of the wreck of the steamship In
dian. Nov. 81, at Marie Joseph, small fish
ing village 10 miles from Halifax, are re-
ceived
The British war steamer Gladiator arrived
at Halifax on Saturday with the most of the
survivors. and the British schooner Wave
reached Boston on the same day with i've OF
of the rescued. The steamer Emperor also
arrived at Halifax on Sunday, from the scene
of the wreck, bringing The mails OF the In
dian, which were obtained by chopping into
the wreck.
The Indian had cabin and 80 steerage
passengers, with a crew that made total
number of souls on board ll5. OF this num-
Der q Cor it may be q, including two wo-
men-tbe stewardess and anOther), were
drowned.
Little or nothing of the cargo was saved.
The passengers were mostly Germans and
Hungarians
According to accounts received from Capt.
Smith and his officers, they had been able to
take but one observation on the passage out.
! On Saturday they sighted Cape Race. The
weather was cold and sleety. When they
! had run such a distance as indicated they
were approaching the shore, Capt. Smith
| had recourse to sounding, and kept the lead
constantly going lie states that he was
mIsled by his slundings, which corresponded
closely with those laid down on the chart for
the locality IN which he imagined he was,
namely. off Sable Island. The shock was
not violent. The ship was going about eight
! knots. No breaker we're seen before she
| struck The morning was dark, with sleet
and hail driving from the land. Th9 vessel
struck on Seal Ledge, great number OF lr-
REGULAR rocks almost entirely covered at high
water. over which when there is the slightest
swell the rollers break in great violence. The
YES el went on without shock, but with
rip. from the very sound of which it was cyl
! d.nt that the bottom { the forward part, at
least. was literally torn out. Before the
6remen could leave the stoke hole the water
was nearly up to the furnace doors. In 20
minutes III, engine room was filed almost to
the highest platform.
Immediately after the vessel struck, 1t be
cameapparent that she was working 50 much
she would % to pieces Preparations were
Accordingly made to lower the boats. Not
withstanding the rcmJustrances Of the Cap
tain, many Of the forward passengers crowd
ed into them. The cabin passengers, eight
in number, including three young married
ladies. were calm and ,,lfposseSsed.
The ladies were Mrs. Street. Mrs. Patter-
son and Mrs. Medium. They were accom-
panied by her husbands and were saved
Their boat went off the land and they were
exposed for nine hours to the cold with a
gale blowing and helvy sea.
About half an hour after the vessel struck,
| l-....- o.. - ,,.,, IL, and liftiup the SHIN
about six feet let her fall on the rock, when
she broke across the paddle boxes in two
uarts The bow fell over Sideways, while
The after part remain d entire. Several per-
sons were on the bow, but were rescued by
ras,iug a rope over tie chasm and hauling
them aft. A singular incident occurred here.
An aged Irishman who had a considerable
sum of money with him had for a week pre-
vious been insane from fear Of being wrecked.
He would frequently pack up his apparel
and offer any one money t. put hun ashore
proplecyiug that the ship would never reach
Portland After the bow fell over he was
~ittinr on the 1recast.r deck ladder. Sltchei
in hand and apparently unconscious or ma
bic To- take advantage Of the attempts male
to save him In httie time he fell rom
his place and slid across the deck into the
sea where be was drowned as he had iuretold
a week previous.
Most Of the loss Of life occurred 1t the
time the ship broke.
Mr. Smiths Fourth ofhcer) boat, Wa,
driven nearly 80 miles along the coast before
it made the land.
% landing the pass myers were bestowed
in the houses in the settlements Great
complaints are made against jhe natives tor
.f.. }ir.r 4 -+.rs I'm which ms Ilul-l ted