Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-16
LYNCHBURG FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 16. 1856
9ailg Siroiaiaa.
Tho Loss of the steamer Hungarian.

Tho Loss of the Steamer Hungarian.
Tho Yarmouth IN. 81 Tribune contains the fol-
lowing account of tho loss of the Hungarian:
The ill.fa.ed steamship is reported to have been
seen by ooastng vessel OF Liverpool. about
p. NJ, on Sunday, apparently steering N. N. W.,
which, unless she were at distance Of ut least
twenty-five miles from tho coast, must have been
nearly four points OF her true course. AT three
o'clock on tho following morning, man named
Barry Nickerson, residing ON Cable, described,
exactly in tho direction of tho reef known Ms tho
Horse Rncc." what he took to bo tho lights of u
steamer These lights when first seen were sta
tionary and remained immoyably in the same po-
sition, rs our informant thinks, for rather moro
than half m hour, when they appeared to move
very swiftly in n northwcsterly direction, aud in
tho course of ten or fifteen minutes became once
more stationary.
Mr.. Henry Nickcrson, who resides on Fish Is
land, states that he first the light in the posi-
ton which tho wreck now occupies ut o'clock,
and comprehending that some unknown vessel was
in distress, aroused his and u neighbor. eros
sel in fishing skif tho inlet which divides tho
island from Cape Sable, and in tho hope OF at,rac'
ting the attention Of tho crew. exhibited lighted
lnntern frnm tho highest point of land that could
be found.
The lights Of the unknown vessel continued to
be visible until daybreak, when they disappeared,
probably in consequence Of the fall of the mast To
which they were attached. As day dawned, the
hull of u largo steamship was plainly
dscernible the "Grcat Rip IN DANCE
grrous ledge about two miles southwest oi Cape
Sable: the forcmast gone, the mainmast, ml6en-
mast and sm ke pipe on standing. and the sca
making constant brcuch over tho ship. The rig,
ging OF the mainmast had the appearance, uccor-
ding to the statements Of our intormants. If b.
ing CROW dcd with human beings, To the number Of
between fifty and sixty-a supposlion We SEQ no
reason to discredn About an hour after sunrise
the mainmast wasseen to gooyerbonrd- smoke
pipe disappeared spnn nltcrwards-tle miLcnnlnst
followed about 10 \. NJ.
The spectacle is described ly those who witnos.
scd it as Of terrific grandour--the sen around
wns white with breakers the doomed ship rolling
heavily, as surge after surge broke against her
iron sides the spray dashing in volumes to the
height of her masthead, and the pillows pouring
in ceaselcss catnracks over her decks Tho yio-
cuce of the sen during the morning and tho curly
par, of tho day NO great that no attempt could
hc made 10 approach the ship. Not even II life
boat. it is affirmed, could have been got with snic,y
through the breakers which environed the coast
At & o'clock the wreck began to break ur, and
the surface Of the deep was soon strcwu with
packages of light goods the lading of her upper
decks. The ebb tide, aided by strong westerly
wind carried these articles for the first few hours
in the direction Of Bnccarn. md into tho bays and
inlcts beyond Tho Good tide for the next leN hours
carried Whatever was washed from the wreck in
an opposite direction. On Tuesday. the wind hRv.
ing moderated and the sea being comparatively
smooth, great number Of boats and several small
vessels put of in search Of the drifting mcrchnn.
disc.
Between 900 and 500 boats, it is computed W. re
for the first three ar four days engaged in this
manner The bales leing generally of n size which
prccluded their being taken into n boat, were bro
ken open with few blows of axe tho contents
lifted on board and the box allowed to 90 adriit
The quantity Of goods thus snred must have been
immense; but their wide dispersion will reader the
task of collecting them for snlc rather formidable
Undertaking Several Of the mail bags of the Hun
garan picked up on Tuesday, and ono or two
others on the following day These were taken
charge Of by the magistrates and have ere now
been forwarded to Halifax.
a boat of about fifteen feet keel, with the
nshed, drittcd into Port Lntour, bottom up. Other
boats shattered to nicces, have lcen seen ionlig
in the vincinity The .unwalc ofone of them was
picked II" hy CAPTAIN Cn"k Of schooner Mclrosc,
on saturday. One Of the mast came ashore Mt
Shng llarbor. mud another at Fish Island. The
litcr spar has still attached to it portion If the
plate iron by which it was connected with tho deck.
The only bodies yet found. are TINT of man. sup.
posed to have Teen one OF th' fremen Of the ship,
which was found at Shag IIarbor and that Of n fc.
male child, about two year old. which was washed
ashore at Stony l-lnnd,
lnquests were held ON both these bodies. and
both were decentlv inferred. The report that the
body Of q man had been discovered ut Cat
Point, near Baccaro, is without foundation, as is
also, We hope, the statement TINT the corpse of
infant picked up at sea. was cosigned ngain to
the deep by the owner ofthc boat in his engcrnc>s
to secure the tempting prize with which the
face Of the water Mt tho time was covered