New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-11
sAyNG rHE LADY pAssENGERs.

that purpoee The ship lay with her head 10 the south
ard and her larboard side was consequently msnore
Mr. French the first officer, was drested by Captain
Dali 10 lower his boat and try and save the ladies' NO
attempt had been made yet 10 run lEe to the shore.
The boat was got overheard safely and four ladesi
viz: Mrs. Tew, Miss Hartney, Mrs Swetzer, and
Mrs. Thompson and child, with three children OF MIS-
lew were placed safely on board. No one cOnld see
fifty yards in.shore from the wreck, and none knew
whether the boat could live in such an awful SURF oub
ii was the only chance. The ladies behaved molly
There was no whnperng, no crying or screaming
Miss Gregg refused TO 20 in the boat unless ner
brother in whose charge she was could be allowed 10
20 aso but this could not be, and alter yanly expos
tuatiDg with her, the boat went of without her and
reached the shore in safety.
LOSS OF THE TWO BOATS.
The next boat that started ashore was commanded
by Mr. Birch, the second officer, whish was capszed
in the surf and two Of her crew drowned Miss Jordan
was in this boat che was dashed violently ashore after
being nearly drowned, and was rescued from the surf
by the exertions Of thoee on the beach, She lay sp
parently eless for more than hour and It took the
utmost efforts of her friends by rubbing aud other
means 10 restore her 10 consciousness. Mr.. Birch,
the second officer, narrowly escaped with bis life.
All Of this passed unseen by those who remained on
board the darkness being intense and the booming OF
the breakers deafenug The passengers, such as re-
manned, chung TO the wreck with the momentary ex-
pectation that she would break to pieces under the
fearful assaults Of the surf As yet she formed sort
Of lee, beneath which the boats had been launched
Another boat got overheard and sent ashore,
under the command OF Mr.. Thomas Caldwell, the
Columbia River pilot This too, was capSzed in the
eurf and Mr.. Caldwell and three others drowned. The
ship lay about 400 yards from the beach.
DEATH OF MR.. FRENCH.
Mr. French who hsd landed his boat with the la
dies in safety, now about starting on again TO tne
ship and attempted several times TO launch her through
the turf but was unable TO do until after repeated
trias IT g party on shore clustered around him and
begged him not to risk his life again. They pointed
out that he had got ashore this tine almost oy mira
cle and that the fate of the other two boats should DO
a warning 70 him, but he replied, with his character
stic spirit IL have got much 10 live for any Of
YOU but am going off 10 that steamer and stand By
Capt Dali Ny life belongs TO the passengers in herr"
and he succeeded at last in launching her. l was
standing alnidships when Mr.. French came TO-
ward the ship the second time. When the surf broke
the water would recOi with fearful violence against
the ship, and create whirlpool or eddy, like null
pce from forward aft, alongside and under the stern
Mr., French seemed 70 manage the boat veil, and
wac approaching cautiously when Capt. Dali sang out
70 him. BE careful Mr.. French; don't get into that
eddy, or 1t will take you DOWN. The crew then be-
ean TO back water but it was too late-the boat was
taken BY the current, darted swiftly AFT, eapsized
under the counter and the gallant French and two or
three of his crew were drowned. They were sucked
out Of sight in instant and carried out in the UNDER
tow.
GETTING THE LINE ASHORE.
About this time tremendous struck the ship
carving away the stern, but fortunately no person
was aft at the moment. We did not know at this time
that the other two boats were lost and we waited for
some time for them 10 return. Seeing that something
must have happened 10 prevent their return, Capt.
Dali asked Mr.. 0Nei the chief engineer, whether he
could carry a live to the shore with boat ne an:
swered, Il will try and taking the last boat, and
all our hopes seemed entered upon il, with the belief
that we might ourselves by the line. Fortunate
w. the boat reached the shore in safety with that
means. A larger one was bent on from the ship and
hauled TO the beach. Miss Gregg was still on board,
as was also her brother.
ATTEMPTING THE LINE.
Numbers Of the passengers now commenced to try
the line in almost every instance they washed
away from the rope before they had e the ship twenty
yards The force Of the surf was tremendous. IL
came in from the ocean in topping walls of water, and
kept the rope almost constantly buried. SEEING the
inevitable fate Of those who had gone before, the next
few made running noOse 70 prevent beng washed
away; but this proved fatal expedient for they got
entangled in the line and quickly drowned, be-
ing unable 10 get above water for even moment.
Mr.. Rogers the bar pilot attempted TO get on shore
by the rope and when about thirty yards from the ship
came upon an unknown man, who was clinging and
AFRAID 70 move. "Go on 20 onP shouted Mr. Rog-
ers. 81 shall drown !" screamed the other. Go on,
replied Mr.. Rogers you can get back nowP Atthis
moment huge roller burst over them, and the man let
ting 10 hold, elasped his companion around the waist
They now far under water. Rogers struggled,
freed himself from the deah-gnpe, Owed, and finding
he had been washed clear Of the rope, buheted with
the surf and at last was tossed on the beach nearly
dead The surf was full Of pieces OF the wreck, which
must have killed several who were not drowned.
Meantime Mr. ONeil tried several times TO launch bis
boat, but was unable 10 do 20.
MI. Nation, the First Assistant Engineer, attempted
the line and made himself fast TO it with a running
bowne but in every other instance Of this kind he
was drowned before reaching the shore. BY being
made fast to the line, death certain, as It proved
for the rope beed 80 into the water that there was no
clipping moose along X.
fhe four Cinnamon were washed from the line, but
reached the shore nearly dead. Mr.. T. v. Smith, one
Of the passengers, is a remarkably corpulent, heavy
man. He did not take the line, but drifted ashore on
piece Of the wreck, and was not materially injured.
Mr.. Perkins, a passenger, spoke 70 me about ii
O'clock and handed me pistol 70 keep for him. did
not zee him from that time; he told me he did not be-
heye the wreck would break up before the gale abated
he was among the lost.
down 70 San Francisco shortly before to &c. the corpse
of their child with which they were On their way
home. The lady was saved in Mr.. Frenchs life boat.
The sea broke entirely this boat but she lived
out and reached the shore in safety.
After several passengers had been drowned the 9TH
ers decided not TO attempt that way, and refused to
leave the ship Capt Dali told them repeatedly that
Il was their only chance 10 cling 70 the rope as far rs
they could until washed off, and then take the chances
for reaching the shore.
The gale was now at its hight and the ship threat
ened 10 break TO pieces at every which burst
her. / told the captain that i should try the line,
which he advised me- TO do. 1 stripped, let myself
down, and commenced shifting along hands and feet
When about ten yards from the ship the surf rolled
over me, and though chung 70 the rope with my ut
most strength, lost my hold, and felt that was adrft
At this moment the thought me that no one
had got ashore safely, and that was only about to
share the fate Of the Others was nearly strangled
before reaching the beach, up which struggled and
was drawn out Of the surf by the group on shOre.I
APPEARANCE OF THE SHORE.
We could not zee the ship from the beach. IL was
raining and blowing and the surf rolling in tremen-
dousy. There were then several dead bodies along
the beach, The place where we landed was near a