The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-12-29
TIE MARCH OF DEATH.

bnaviga' ion of great lakes is full of tragic
70 ae The mention Of the subject calls up
or e conltgrat:on, collision and wreck, apd
tn atriouS circumstances of horror and pr"ba-
bl tre Is scarcely reader who is not reminded
I'll t\ fair manly friend who sailed hithcr
or arrward but was seen. 10 ,naars, Among
~ - =. ..s g., =.
ans! " ked on the olih of last month. Is one
Of t.r1aS s harrowng We take the details from
the Ckeland Hcrald which relates them from the
nara OF u survivor. November ~ was terri
bic d apon the shores of Lake Erie the air was
tea,le upon the shores of Lake Erie the
air W SO thkly filled with sleety particles that
os,jec were hidden as by fog, and 1t was driven
by rec, cutting wind, which could not be with
stood Captain Monroe, Of the propeller, an expe-
renca and courageous sailor found himself about
IL dock that morning near Long Point, Canada,
and s.king effort to weather it failed III the at
tenn and grounded about two miles from shore.
All hods were ordered on the hurricane deck. which
was son broken off by the waves and fl atcd in
ward With its load. grounding about O'Clock not
far fran shore. Several persons, however, who dis
reo,red the order and took to the iifc-boat, were
lost the breakers. As the deck struck sbsttom
lad VS. washed over, but was rescued by Capta,n
uonre who took him in his arms and waded to
land When the boy was set on shore. his panta-
loonsfel about his feet, when they froze, in lid
mass chanin, him to the ground. and the poor lai,
half nked. died in a few minutes Capt. Monroe
thon ided the rest to get on shore, which ac
c,nni,hcd by all except Mr. Derby the clerk of the
not who was SO much chilled as to be unai,led to
snealo or h. lp himself. The captain, aided by the
t,xo erinetr r, Manchester an Cummings ucceed-
al o+fnrth in tnl1rg him on his b lck and carry
inc Inn throu IN the breakers against the ice slcct,
and frezing wind. But, On reaching the shore, n S
burla was corpse frozen fast upon him, and only
bv fling heavily upon the ground could he olsen
gaoc l;ms.lf from that " body of death, and then
fnnt ais arms frozen and Ills clothing stiff
anod that he could not rise, neither could his
f.;ems help him. He gained hts feet by rolling to-
wards the body of one of his companions, which
was fozcn in sitting posture and climbing up by
IT., lighthouse was not distant, and the few sur
v;vor seyen in number, began their march towards
it Fthin 300 yards Of the house they came to /,
smausreck. In attempting to cross it, Manchos-
t.y,s srength lied and Cummings, trying to help
him. sas overpowered. The two pcrshed in each
othsA arms, the brave Cummings dying with words
of .ckA on his lips. Captain Monroe with two
h1sn the wheel man, and one passengrr, at Length
ri he'd the lighthouse. Seventeen perlshed; the
bQNes of were ovcred.
captain Monroe lives near Dumkirk, \ and Is
the same man who calamity rescued the rozon ere"
OF fthe Omar Pasha' at great personal I'Sk some
years ago, near the mouth of Cleaveland harb"l
His good deed was had in remembrance and atte1
per>stency of endurance and effort for his com
panons scarcely cxcelled by those OF the hero
Kane he was enabled to reach place of salty WI.
-four Of his charge. If anything. can Tighten tn
burden of such tragedy, it Is the record OF snc'
"eroism. sometimes II n"pPe" 'i ' M =,
IN really kingy hands, and we have not to add to tn
chronicle of Iii .aster, that the leader was cowed
coafused by the peril. that he died feebly an
u'itopefnlly. Honor to the brave anil Iesourcefu
man in every staticn The World " 7.
CHANGES IN JksrsALEM.-A correspondent Of tn
J"arnal writes from Jerusalem The changes her
are very great. This is no longer the Jerusalem
once knew. Rents enormous; house whic
could be had in 1s43 forty or fifty dollars, woul
now nc be considered cheap at five or six hundred
The Russians have purchased and inclosed a iarg
tract of land outside the Jaf gate in fine positio
FOR bat1ering down the walls Of Jerusalem In tn
place they building hospice, or resort for pi
grins, a church, consolate. &C., and are protecte
as that of the city itself We have here six consu
ates, English, French, Russian, Prussian, Austria
aau aa american. The city is so crowded, and man
OF o., tls nhabtants filthy, that miasina aris
M wn,cn with the bad quality of water, causes few