New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-25
MARINE AFFAIRS.
WRECK OF TIE SHIP B0LTON-FEARFUL
PERII.-GREAr LOSS OF LIFE.

WRECK OF TIE SHIP BOLTON FEARFUL
PERII4-GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
We are indebted TO Mr. Isaac Wilder of Cutler,
okmaster for the following account of the d'as
irons shpwreck a brief notice of which has already
appeared in our columns. The ship Bolton OF Bath
hom Philadelphia for St. John, n. H., commanded by
Capt. Wm. NJ Cotter; = Earl, Is, mate Wm. NJ
Deerug, I'd mate, and fifteen men, was wrecked on
Cross Island in Cutler, at 1 o'clock the morning of
the 10Th inst and sad To- relate the captain Isl mate
ard thirteen of the crew were drowned. The partica
lars of the disaster n given nc by the second na'e
are as follows: The ship sailed from Philadelphia on
the OH Of June, and Sunday, the l?lh, made the
Light Boat on Nantucket ). S6oal about O'Clock
p m. At O'Clock p. m. o! the same day den'e log
tnyeoped the sea, ana continued without Interruption
until the lob, when the ship at o clock in the morn
ing of that day. while heading y. W. with light
:. W. wind was discovered 10 be approaching break
ers directly ahead and worry close abOaid the fog BE-
ing at the time very tllc that we could scarcely
the length of the ship ahead. Attempts were i'm
mediacy made TO get the ship about, bat as the wind
was very light, and heavy sea heaviRs in, she had
no Storage way, and could not be governed by tbs
helm or sOiis. The ship Immediately struck bottom
heavily aud with the next swell hove over he ledge
and seemed to be afOat, but with the succedug sea
was thrown in upon the rocks, which were rough and
jsggy, and over and upon which the SEES breaking
in continuous foam. The ship in few seconds blgct
and in less than thirty minutes had broken apart amid
ships split open at se and stern apd fell apart into
The sur.
There seemed 10 be no possible chance Of escaping to
;he shore, the wreck lay among the pointed rocks
ard lodges and the Tremendous, heavy cono.ng seas
came il rspd succession, tumbhng, roaring, ru hing
On, past and the wreck IN white sheet offoam,
extending their fury among the rocks and guches be-
tween the wreck and the main shore.
AL human AID was poweress 10 assist The sufferers,
had 1t been there. Ono man. as fOr.orn hope jumped
IN the surf with lne hoping he might reach the high
er rocks. Thrice he caugh; hold of and was thrown
against the rocks, but sucked back by the recei
lng waves, and when lat seen this heroi1 man was
ch1gig u fragment Of the wreck in the surf his face
and head streaming with blood. Noble fellow he
oied molly attempting TO save his companions.
The captain seemed calm and silent, and told the
crew they must Try 10 themselves, but expressed
hls fears that they would al be lost. TIE jibboOm was
a. tins time nearest the shore and slightly elevated aud
from this the second mate succeeded in throwing him
sell upon the highest par OF ligc when the "a run
of, aud thus managed 10 Chamber ever gulch and
ont OF It's way before It returned
The captain, with nine OF the crew, then attempted
10 gain the rocks from the pbbool, bu. heavy sea
swept them al OFT aud into the surf among the f)atng
mas. Daniel Riley, one OF the survivors, among
thus number, and the captain for several minutes
cngitg TO the same spar in the surf with Rileythe
captain At one end side and Riley at the other
end On the other side, This spa Wa thrown the