Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-16
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We sailed from Melbosrpc on the 2oth OF Aug~.. a.,
~ On ooard knew. sboat 800 passengers and crew
INC eAptan wAs NJ. Thomas Taylor, the chief ofDcer
n. Stephens, and the second mate, Mr.. Cowie. Ths
mp ran emost entirely under up the eQunoo
aal line when abe esecuasered strong head winds Der
screw power Was then brought into rcQustion On tbc
ioth OF September about O'Clock In the morning The
weather being thick and dark, close past large
Iceberg. Mr. Cowic was watch, and had Il mot becn
for his able mapeuvrine the ship would h.r. 49,,
in Imminent danger. The Passengers showed their
appreciation Of hls ability by presenting him With
arrived at Queenstown on Monday forenoon xh.n
| twelve Passengers disembarkcd. We len oueens
town about O'Clock, under steam alone. The ship vas
e On ner course ior Liverpool but the had the
erect Of dverting her extent that s.v an.
Grssf hassrn at Holyhead The wind vas then blovns
very hard We sighted the light Point Lynas about
O'Clock Ia the afternoon. The Was running byh
but not equal to .hat had experienced on the
sage Out the wind vas stronger Ii found We couIa
make no headw,y and two anchors we're dropped. She
dragged ner anchors and the engines working bu,
understood tho screw broken. About two o'r,ocL
on "wednesday morning the vessel struck great num-
Der OF passengers then in their berhs bu, ,h.
suddenly rushed upon deck many of them hu, n,,;,
dressed There was not much confusion at inst bur h,
increased as people became aware of the real danger
who was passenger, and the chefmate and officers did
| all they could to save the shin N'U
AT THIS point We take up the following graphic narr.
| i've oil another surviving passenger:
On entering the saloon Mr. Allen the head .,e~,,d Of
the second cabin, came and told passengers tbsr ia
better not go on deck. as h might confusion The
L and
YEARLY; the storm still ragged. Suddenly the y.ssci
struck, not violently, with sufficient force 20
throw the passengers off their Water then came
pouring down into the cabin. voice shouted for a..
seeondciass passengers 60 into the lower saloon -
/ the mainniast was going TO be cut away The nasson
gers to the entrance doors ATTEMPTED to open them
Vney were hinged in the ceiling and finding some J;o
Guilty, they were Immediately smashed Still there VS.
no hnrrying or crushing; all silently took their SEATS
ga aeeA sailors and officers. stripped the waist labor.
cd 10 cut away the mainmast The vessel rolled "a
hunped so heavily, that in delivering their blows ,h
men were many times thrown on to the de,k I'm, ~
ohon Of the vessel assisted the work. the waves too
rent teir au ana soon the tottcrcd then f w;,h
crash overheard immediately afterward, The r.,r,
sea threw the vessel still higher up upon tho rol RS
.orehss' was then cut away and almost at the same
,ime the nIzen mast broke OFF the mizzen mast head
Boats were lowered but the moment they touclsd ,h
waves they were carried with irresistible fon, -,
the rocks, aud their inmates were either crpsh.d o.
drowned IN the sea- No boat could live in such sor,,
appeared scarcely need of so close upon
tue shore was the vessel Having struck tho -
round port side to the rocks. When in the low.
sAoon, about this time an apprentice bow Charley en-
tered telling the Passengers the cap,ain tb, IT.
were 10 keep up their hearts all WELL they were only
ga s1nuoAnk. The passengers still remained quict, in
,ue caoih' Mr. CoNie the second mate, accompaniad
by the prrser and two men, came down tbey w.
spped having on only their shirt and trowsers They
& .nr0Ssh tne saloon to the powder magazine as
aey went bidding the passengers keep up their hearts
they were not far from the Shore The water entered
he saloon at the same time, and the waves striking mor
heavily the vessel thumped harded Those in the love-
saloon then passed into the upper one Tho. IT,
found assembled some OF the first and third cI.ss
pass myers No words were spoken hope and fear
struggled for the mastery in their countepancrs-bx
TINS alone was If seen that life and death we're in The
balances The stiffness Of the assembly was broken
onee-a young lady about 2O, Miss Murray. who was
on board with her father mother and brother fi,,5
and was Immediately carried TO her cabin e. 49,
she never emerged. Daylight now began TO dawn Tbsv
had been tossing on the and aboring on the rock
all night Shortly after daylight, thrdcas passenger
came down he had on only his trowsers ,nJ ia -
IN the bows of the vessel for several hours He sid Tho
orepart OF the vessel and the bows touched the
every one could wade ashore. All homes of s,v;, a.
vessel having disappeared and the boats bsvng -
rendered unserviceabe the captain ordered baTser ~,
De GOT ready A seaman, named Joseph Rogers yolun
TERED TO swim ashore with it, The line was mad e.,
TO his body and the noble fellow raIl,ntlv dronnas
board and breasted the with the resolution of
British sailor For time he lost to sight as wave
after wave dashed over the vessel and broke uno ,h
rocks then the line tightened and the man ~ -
cambering up the rocks The villagers crowded round
the hawser was hailed ashore and made fast 10 roc
6oatsWaias chair was sung the rope and numb.r
oil sailors ordered ashore work it, Every order v,s
obeyed without confusion. Amongst Others landed .
TWO brave ienoWs-GeorGe Suiaear, Malta boatswain,.
mate, ana William Foster, Liverpool CARPENTER We'd
passed down to the saloons ,b,t tbo Ia; "o,u
TO come on deck. There was a movement imms5;,,oi
towards the staircase. At the same time the sbn lin;
oers began TO creak then there were two heavy hn,
esperienced and the ship broke two across the man
hitch \ great number of passengers we're st,nd;n
andshi and when the vessel parted they
forever. At the time boat abaft the for. r,a;
fell The chief officer Mr. Stephens and the b;at SO
neer Mr. Rogers, standing under IL and bo,h ve
killed second line attempted 10 be carried IN
shore but failed Mr. Russell his wife and childr., -
gaining the deek found that they were on the .,o 80
OF the vessel separated from the fore part by
chasm, into which every moment human beings ,x.-
dropping, or being driven by The waves IL wac. mo
ment oil the intensely Anguish As each cung TO the rail
at the top OF the stars hurried farewell was spokep
then they awaited death calmly. Mr. Russell had ssye
raj tunes essayed TO rope So close were thew IN
the shore he imagined he might fasen the rope arounJ
his family cast the rope ashore aud save them In -
were his efforts They still clnging 10 each o,ber
' wnen huge wave came and separated them. When
the wave had passed Mr.. Russels eldest girl was missing
Do1 mad been washed on her leg. Mr. Russell moved
the box and liberated her. Again for a few minutes
hold OF the raE Mrs.. Russell and the two girl: were
washed against the side of the vessel Mr. Russell
BOARD As the water returned, Mr. Russell spranp M
piece OF iron' which hung from the side seized it, then
caught rope IN another moment he on deck Ui-
Youngest daughter was nearest him; he attempted 70 Law
hold OF her. had his hands just on her when ano,he
wave came oroke over the ship, poured down with IT,
resiuole force and washed him overheard again For
time he was struggling in the waves couolusyev. he
cinched at something which he felt against his bodv IL
oly piece OF canvass. another moment and he felt
.ea weed under MS feet. wave came, he was almost
insensibie yet he saw man standing before him was
II dream, reality? He stretched ONT his b,,d -
g'aped announcer hand-yet another came and hand
unloosed-he was borne back agairl-a tn1h,er y,,ys
broke and hand was again grasped-it held birn-be ss
saved In moment or two he recovered his se,scs BE-
was lying on rock he turned his eyes seward ,Ierc
was no living creature left the stern of tho yes
sell He then became insensible again and was borns
oy uis 'inagers TO the hospitable cottage OF Mr.
and Mrs Lewis, in the neighborhood There
were one or two just before Mr. Russell was final
" washed on the wreck which imprinted themselves on
bis memory; words uttered which no time can ever oh
ierA'e they we're the last glimpses caught Of fllov
vyoyagers the dying expressions OF old coppanions-
Ar henderson, merchant Of Melbourne on his ray IN
London was holding on TO the pinnacle with gentle
man named WATSON, Of the firm Of Watson P,ssmore
Co, Of Melbourne, and he exclaimed "Ohl Walton
all IL gone Jewess, named Markes was TANNED in
nsvr place where the vegetables were kept and her bu
band, IN yanly endeavong release tore ali her lo,e
TO rags They bad two children board and came from,
| Balarn a gentleman, named Welsh while in the low
er saloon tied two black bags n of gold around
his neck he was lost Several other passengers fastened
money about their persOns all were lost Mr. Tavlor
one Of the saved had f35 in his pockets when he uSped
into the sea- on reaching the shore he had Clio REMIT
ing MI Taper another saved lost about ESQ out of his
pockets while he was being carried ashore By the waves
n gentleman named Bradbury, who was on his way 20
Manchester, dsocaied his right ancle on board and
~ endeavorng 20 free himself broke bis leg he afer
wards lowered himself overheard into the sea exchanged
one piece OF wood for another shared with gentle.
man named Lewis, who not hurt At ALL was dashed
against the rocks several times saved aud HE com
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