The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-13

limo was favored with Q sight Of Ne city,
10 famous docks, forest Of shipping aud pictu-
'etque surrounding country. The following morn
rg, however, brought . genuine, old fashioned
English fog, cold, damp and chesress and required ell
our YANKEE energy 70 get through with little busises
sven with me addition Of sundry pots Of half and half and
We gady TOOK our departure in the afternoon from this
smoky, fogsy, commercial mart, and the same night
arrived at HULL the principal shipping por, OF hs North
Of England, and like all other cities aud towns in the
United Kingdom at this season, Of the same du d,ngy
fossil like appearance giving stranger the blues, IN.
less he study and appreciate the antiquity and
stones Of the church the Holy Trinity said,
have been bn by the Romans In the twelfth century
or gaze with black republican pride at the column
erected wberforce for his active participation In
tanning he emancipation Of the negroes In the west.
Indies
atroll among the docks aui shipping % inter
estiDg for although Queen Victoria 10 hcrs monarch
OF all she surveys, yet the American King appears
70 be more acceptable aud profitable, for cotton
is ruling her subjects giving them life and loo ling their
vessels for all parts Of Europe, while the marble statue
on the top Of the wberforce monument forras striking
contrast to the busy with the products Of
Southern cline
we leit hu ON The night OF the LIST inst, board ~
the steamer Arctic bound for 81 Petersburg, and early
ON the I'd we LEFT the mouth Of the Humber waved fare
well 10 old England, and shaped our couree Tor the
northern point Of Denmark Toe North Sea smooth
and calm and light breeze favored US for The nrst day
and rome OF our party were regetting that they woue
not have the pleasure Of seeing storm sea- bu. early
the following morning the weather changed the glase
went down. and the sky became with dark rolling
clouds. Al ten A. n 1t was blowing gale, and by
the ind had creased 10 hurricane. We managed &c
get light breakfast that morning, which the last
meal We bad on board; The sea commenced break
ing over us fore and aft, and the vessel rolling heavily
but was Still kept on her course, scnddirg be
fore IT, About two P. n the engineer into tnes
cabin and informed the captain that the water was
coming INTO the engine faater than he could pump
II out The weasel was lam sdately brought the wind
with the intention Of hesvng her TO; but then tod
ate and before she could be brought head the
engine was flooded and the fires put out Sail vas ther
ret, but blew TO ribbons In few minutes. TIE coal Cd
deck was thrown overheard, and IL discovered tina
the cover Of oie OF the c,al bunkers had left
which was tho cause OF the engine nng quickly
and fully illustrated The gross caYelessnees a
attention in STRIVING the cargo. The puUpo were al
carriages &c, and could not be used, and there
extra movable pumps on board for In such emer
ncy we were then left to the mercy Of the tempest
fouDdered All hands were set To work with buckes.
baling the water out Of the engine room; but 4
ws,sed IN MI faster than they could ses !: eo.
and hal 10 fear Of being driven shore, oei,evin
that the stoi would moderate before drted far
and that We could get assistance from some passin
vessel
night the wind iucreased, and the sea &c
d,ion The sky ghts over the cabin were stove In sr
ior three hours We the passengers, stuiug p!os
ard mattresses in the places, and had sres. dif
cuty IN Keeping the cabin from nllng until Eesvy
yass could be nailed the kygnt and then by co
sant bailins we kept the water The coIkpg aps
during the night the morning Of the 4h hrousit
truly foomy prospect 10 all board. Al O'clock
me .sS We were startled with the cry TIA. land
Den mark and thrill OF horror 70 every heart ss
thought Of the awful danger before We drit,
fast towards the land, and by the captain MORN
Us that there was possibility Of saving the vessel and
pare ourselves the We then put
LEV Gotten bales IN hopes o. being able % dr on 90
- possible In the water, and calmly waited the 70
result When about seven miles from land order
went over the side the work was stopped and the or
given to get the anchors ready Tue captain now
came confused and undecided TO what DO and q
the last fatal act In letting 70 the anchors whes
could do no possible good and prevented the r
getting nearer 70 the shore, where rockets could b
resched US, and probably oil on board would bayo b
sNed BY The life car. At 80 P. Y. struck on
utter bar with tre1 eAcous crash, carry ing nxay
tcoer propeller, and knocs ing IN her stern; toe o
ies Grove her over the bar and here the anchors rafo
nAny checked her, and In twent, ra:Autos
ssak N about thirty fee. o. water, half milo n
tmoers and crew made for the rigging and Z
TO asthtance 10 the Passengers; our party q
serving the two ladies', child aad sewardes sisadns
to Their waists IN water aud the ioor Of tee Jam
sissnce smashed in the aer ssy lirnt 70, taem ost
on to the deok load 10 tue msisraast;
was iheo beyond hum p,wcr %
mere, or 10 rave them, the bales AID boxes being
shoat unde %, and a heavy sea Striking q the
mont, 9Th great dncciy recovered focthod 1
that asfu ccugc, and found only four Of us es, IRE
m one Of mi mart NJ y
oar krowes, OF Philadelphia, were swept OH saw
Icr "a. ., ..i ~ struggling T. the wsvs aud ,hso go
rad reached the fore rigging, and which sscs1de,
Of r aoh Of tie wavef, that were now crushirg viii
tirsrsth everything beneath.
Tie hr,t and second mates In coming out a. tho
castle we're struck By heavy see, the hrxt mae .
arc washed under the second mate recovered hin
gamer the iorcss;le cccs. went out on the Jlbooom
bent the jio balliards fastened them roapd hs SAFE
va. haultd Up 70 The forward and 20 fearful was
Tempest al the time that ali his clothes, with the e
lion 81 BIS shirt, were blown or II was fearful sig
see him swinging 10 and iro eetsesn heaven .ad
wild beneath, and IL was a daring efcrt and :
what rnsn viii DO 10 ing 70 life. There were ns >
teen Of vs. IN the fore rigging and Eve in the main
~ n'gbt came on se huddied close together he
, I'd, nj those who were close 20 The iaetet
- &c To- the rigging, and when the crrknces ba
scured everything from SIGHT bat the dark ciouds
fearful onnditicn AZ each rolled the vesse
tie fear Of The NEST giving swav, when none c3ild
pcfsbly survived - tell of the Arctic. wa
eng tiRht 10 We. a1dss zach hour pissed we 'elt
ely tuefftn gradually giving way from tho seye
Tesure To the cold, rar ana Tempest, anc the cram
pSsititn IN hich had " stnnd; but osyiigh. ca
aft, snd we saw The ], eboai ihc pessh and
coseing round her. but no attempt 70 get Der oa
rockets, with ne alta -hed bred ~ sarde II
oil ftll short About ten A NJ the boat msnI
hut b,d into the surf We shouted for JOY ~nyl
cspt 10 anticipation &c I'm mediate relief, but III n
several timer they tried 10 get through the saf, bu
erisen bach, and iDslly gave IL up and hauled "A
ca the beach. AAout tao O'Clock they m.6e q
e;tcmpt 10 ee, 60, bat without success and ',
fsu there was but Q faint hope OF beng seF,
xe could not have survived Arolher nigtt
lifg'ng, with the ncreasing irclemsncy
weather. Bat hour later our nsss
revived, when the boat msnnei with tso aid
cre~, and after several attempts sne rode the sr:
WIS ttfely over the surf and steering towards
hailed her with feelir re snd sh OF JOY that on
In cor situation could feel liz fe~ minutes foct
W were 10 the boat and by skrui ms1sgement
lshdsd safely. The boat Immediately returned for
msinder OF the crew. but 10 coming t1ropsh VIC
cars zed few yards IRON shore and tao Of tho So
crew were drowned, also Hr. Thomas E&'le. an
gentleman, sho happened n be on the boz. q; tho
ard WIS principally through his exsrtsons ADD q,
mise 81 large reward that . volunteer W
tanned and INDUCED " come on 10 us In the lfeb,
reg alar beats crew havrg refused 20 70 ia crua
OF the farger In getth throrsh the breakers g
" n orsf yrru he MAJ w. faL ran In r.a