The New York herald., 1860-09-14

advised them 10 avoid clinging 20 each others lin BE- as
eog they would DC apt 20 siDx together and told
grauk THAI when they went he should hang 70
the dresses of The aoies in order 10 cave them. They
then bad nothing 10 support them In the water Whether
they obtained anything afterwards or not do not know
that the last saw OF them They ard those about
then were generally calm self posseesed There was
oce ally sob Or moan bat no loud dcsnonstratou
then gtten ptet to kick door of the captain state
room but beDg bareiooted failed, and then went into tho
same siateioom, aud found nothing but bureau, from
which took email drawer for my support This brings
me 70 tbe tine when went up the hurricane deck
outcrg, especially female voicee ran and sprsng as
lar a. possible into the lake, with the drawer Ia
= bands. ! WIS drawn down considerable depth BY
the whri oocasoned BY the sinking of the vessel
nent nter rsing to the top and having time draw
single breath wss drawn under again, wheu the drawer
On coming 70 the surface the time seized hold Of
scantng and small box that floating around me-
AT this time the LAKE in my Immediate vicinity was CO.
vercd with beads Of people who hsd lust sprung
overheard Ca my right, but few feet distant, they
were quite nuIaerous Ths noise OF the breaking up
the decks continued for few moments and large
OF H. together with the wheel houses and pilot house.
were visib du-ng the frequent flashes OF lightning. The
pilot house was In sight near mc for two or three minutes
on which were orgrg several men, one Of whom
thought TO be the captain and they vsibe by the
nSous thunder and almost incessaat lightning and the
rain pouring down In torrents. The Lightning gave
sort OF purple glare to the lake and the human faces
that visible around me, as the persons were
struggling for he During these CLEANS the faces Of
different distinctly visible for distance
and for few moments were quite numerous in my
immediate vicinity, but disappeared rapidly. Tho
first of srangling drowning seemed 70 be fol-
lowed by convulve struggles and sharp shreks they
threw up their hands ana sank. called out to those
me 70 know who they aud several answered
but only recognized The voice Of Mr. Kilroy whom
had spoken 10 with others 70 Keep cool and not waste
her strength but only to keep their heads above
Some one asked ms what thought the chances were,
could keep strength became separated from those
near large portion Of whom should Judge sank ia
heard lad apparently from his voice 10 or Is years Of
sge shriehing for hep and told him to ep st and
thought i would be all right and 10 be careful 10 keep
bis head above water kept hear him, ano could
sicnaiy see him during the flashes of lightning for
ha or three quarters OF hour We talked together
nom tine 70 time, and tried 10 encourage him that
day light would soen come and should he picked
up by some passing boat AT last heard him struggling
AM calling for help and cried out to him, TO which he
powerful feeling OF loneliness as there was no other
son within haiIng distance as far az | could Judge By
ths time had picked up door and short plank and
two pieces OF boards, which sustained very
foraby, as the sea at this time ~ss not very rough
compared with what 1. Afterwards. Considerable
time elapsed before daybreak during which there
considerable fall Of rain, and the wind apparently In
creasng n force Towards daylight od felt hat dried
along BY my tle raft which seized hold Of and soon
amer got bold OF narrow strip Of board, which also
retained with the idea Of usrg them after daylight as
signal TO attract 10 AMI effort made 10 rescue
After day bad fully dawned, and discovered the great
distance from shore and the increased fury OF the Storm
stick away About this time the dime ity Of holding
on TO the two or three pieces that had such
that gave up every support bet piece Of tso Inch pine
plank about SIX feet BY fourteen inches which my
entire support for the next four five hours Al this
the shoIe appeared to four to Ave rnles dis
ant and the wind blowing sppnanty directly shore
from the rapiity with which drfcd during the day,
and judging thai the boat went down about half past
should estimate thai had already dred from three 70
four miles from the point where the collision took place.
max Ing from eight 70 line miles as my estimate from
those Data of the distaace at which the collision took
place from the western shore. AS symptoms OF cramp
ohilis Appeared exerted myself BY occasional efforts
est sv mining WITH the help of The plank discovered
portion Of the wreck Gt distance which ap
pnaItiy large humber OF people, but no person
tor some tine. An hour 80 after day break also dis
covered portion OF The wreck, with three and
woman upon H. One o. the ne had a military cap,
end ] judged him 10 be q member OF the City
BALd. another, q larger man, had a straw or
chip hat worked ny way 40 In tne course of half
hour, and tbsn discovered lith nan some few rods
behind them aroibcr piece Of wrcsk, sitting upright
The sea was rough that these ooly occasionally
visible. bsiled them and asked them how they were
se,trg AlOrg The German made sone reply, and then
70 lhirk thai they loaded enough aud think
ing so myEeu tsde them good bye aud told them
that II be vessel 70 put ht hat pole
thing ard sw ing a. Lsuuck o towards the shore, max
ost sight Of them. some time after this caught mo
mentsTy 81 mpsc q boat with men IN lt Then sup
posed .aa lie boat aud II MAS moment Of great cx
cemt ut 20 ard chccred me up that almost lost
selfccrmAnd, and ! regretted that I had thrown
away The old hat and pole for a signal. Some
the beat, when l discovered Il was one Of tho
steamer boats ncd with Ave of pAsscnc RS ol
whom appeared 10 be padding with pleoc Of board II
continued 10 driu towards me, and soon Afterwards IL
cspsycd, and discovered that three were ciocng
70 the tee two Of whom wercafierwards washed on We
ooutiuuea 90 approach each Other until II down
and cspsized me and came very near drowning by be
tg thrown under the plank by collision with the boat,
was Martin kvEton, who kindly invei mo 70 get on TO
the beat With him, and which, fceliog had not the
ttrcr 9Th to accs mpsb, declined. We exchanged
messages be delivered BY our friends Ia case
either wed and hs boat presenting moro surface 10
,as wisa arl,sa rarsly pas. me and "a secr. time
v,cred from the 70 the northeast, and blew
70 90 that &c ortfted 10 more tonihory direction,
towards pottt two or three miles farther on Then
ncreassd TO more powerful hurricane, rails
mg tbe ga All fairly rose mountains high.
I FUND that I could ride over these huge waves
9Th comparative casc BY keeping mpsolf nearly in a
horizontal ps,tor. Thea n lee my feet drop tocy
would be thrown forward u me- and throwing me ,oa
ny heos ard under tue plsuk which occurred on two or
three otcas! vhCn ca drowning, and onIy
covered my position Of brssst 70 tue plank BY the
most terrible exefton Durpg the early part of mi so
tsry trip ~ts sick and became very much exhausted
~ yor1g and re,ch,ng. Occasionally found al.
bui hlile the Two nights pr,ccilng Tue pain In my
shoulders and ntck fom head and shoulders above the
~asr btcane nolefabc AZ was not able tof hocrs 70
make anY ua.rlai change in my position. also fclt
very fnt frtm excTtsn and hunger, and towards
:, drsa apsc s1a Que lMgo iresh apple. wlica
got he,d Of after ten tninuts' struggle. Ny hsads
tssned purple ani becsmq crampcd, ~ ,oai hal
my,tn urcn The rans by hanging my arms over ~,
srd resting upcrl~y cnes About hour before rcaca
ffam the shp, and smocgss rcst discovered an oid
ship rank, about sx'e eighteen feet long With sevc
rsi Cng spikes n a. and one VI tao notcs. feit that
could "a hang my oii plank mach ionssr and TIA,
tie ether bad srti rrOst entisly almost, aud
ceuh hang my thrvcgn the hole. ani srrind the
SPIKES NV uhutss' simfnlag brought sls nEsie
n a. Jf'ty exharstai aut selyri hold ~ " and *
ptriepce rrsst relicf from thc change When shout
nlis AMI q hf irnm the shore, discovered that thc
Lar - cyvCfcd with large erusd ~ peopIe an fc
sgh y cno"ur~sei "a The Lo- that mt h, sr.eei in
gcttrg through t'e nreokex. atb,u-h cunsltfci i'm
possible thst I sncuh ever BE- abr 1T throreh tas
ttmsnc0vs breakers that raulrg urrs the ~brrc
As appffsNfd ncrftf 49, tcoyted the prccp tous ns
ifsc az TIC bank, shlch | snoUlt tafgr ~
~ kfty iCct bah and almost p~vpsaficalar,
souM Efe 70 T~slble fouads;oa inr any
r. a tscarc the brcNr clear 10 The fot o he
prtcipce I reNrvci my strength ~ murh 80 r'Ssble
Tor tho terrible struggle that kncs ~W Inevitable
shortly after entering ths bressers, aud when within
~ rocs ~ n shore cspslzcd the plank throwing
under " up-n bach gttn my rtzh licked, ~
10 vicr, between tan st@ce leaving with no esrthly
mesrx 3, rifht SET 20 keep issd ab,vc
vatf In icw mones a. time sgs nearly aaf 10 ted,
tut snufgkd with AL The ro~r pcescsscd -