The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-03
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, OCT. 3, 1854.

smashed into thousand fragments. and the
raiis OF the banlsters and numerous other fit
tinGs broken. N'
Some idea of the roughness of the nights in
c,uen'S may be gathered from the fact that the
r c'laln cables polished themselves bright with
friction on the deck. A spare riding bit pave
away on the cable deck, and knocked a 6ole
/ through the ships side. Two oil tanks. also
on the cattle deck, were SO much DAMAGED by
! another conclusion that 200 gallons of fish oil
run INTO the hold, and caused, during the re-
in1lhdcr OF the voyage, ii most intolerable odor
Inc passengers luggage in the lower and a. ter
cargo space was lying TWO feet in water, and
oe'ore the ships deLverance was effected it was
acuucea literally 70 rags and pieces OF timber
twenty-five fractures occurred from conclusions
caused by the tremendous lurching of the yes
sci, and cats and bruises are inn2merablo. 4
cook was cast violently by one of the lurche,
against n paddle box. by which he sustained
fearful bruises on the arm which he put out II
save himself. Another lurch drove HIM againsG
one OF the stancAions, by which conclusion the
poor fellows leg was broken in three places -
The baker received injuries of very terrible
character IN a vital part, and one OF the mcs
STRIKING incidents Of the affair was this poor
man craving IN agony to cAtingush some por
ton OF the bakery gear which that moment
caught fire.
Thursday night the gale was from the South
west but on Friday morning it veered to the
Northwest, and the ship was drifting, an unman..
aSeablc log, IN the trough of the sea. She die
not ship much tier on deck 1t was soon dis
covered what was the matter with the rudder.
The pm upon which it turned had broken off
three feet above the point where it entered the
stern OF the ship. IL was of wrought iron. ten
inches IN diameter and the iron appeared TO be
thoroughly good. Its breaking at that singu-
lar spot was one of the most curious incidents
of the disaster.
1t wss now found necessary to rig up some
steering gear. The first spar was thrown over
with an anchor huke attached which, dragging
in the water behind the ship, might bring her
head to the wind but the sw eeplng of the rud
der made it useless. a plan was then suggested
to the captain by the passengers to which the
escape Of the vessel is probably attributable -
1t Vas to pass to or three turns OF the chain
cable around the rudder pin, Immediately be-
low the point at which the brokerage occurred
and secure with wedges and small chains. By
pulling either ends OF this chain cable, a circu-
lar motion Of the pin was produced, and & con-
nection being effected with the usual chains at
tached to the ruddcr, and :; temporary wheel
rugged up below the deck, a shiftwas made once
more to proceed but the screw OF the vessel,
upon which its locomotion now depended
y Il yestagc Of the paddles now rcmaiung-
soon stopped, being touled by the rudder.
All Friday Was occupied in these arrange
nents. The ship had drlfed up the west coas,
Of Ireland, out of the ordinary track. On Sat
urday night the brig Magnet, of Halifax, hove
in sight and came alongside. She lay to during
the remainder of the passage for the purpose OF
rendering assistance.
On Sunday at 2o'clock the ship got undsr
way. The RAIDER was found to 4ct ana the
vessel proceeded at the rate OF nine knots an
hour with the screw alone. Met the Persia the
next morning and signaled her to come under
our lee, which the Persia did; but p3rc3iyng
that tie Great Eastern did not siacken her
sneed, she supposed that our intentions were un-
lair, and putting on fail steam Was soon beyond
recall. An attempt was made to explain the
matter. but the Persia was too far oil.
The Great Eastern continued her course and
or Tuesday morning reached tAe Head of Kin
sale Bay, where she stopped four hours to AZ
range her tackle. About t 0 clock she arrived
off Cork, and q small steamer coming to her az
sstance, she soon reached the harbor.
Our informant states that it is almost impos-
sible to exsggerate the anxious state that
prevailed while the fate Of the snip was doubt
tul. Several clcrgymen We're ON board and re-
ligious services were frequently. held. The
demeanor Of the passengers was sufficient, apart
from the signs of the disaster all around, to
signify the distressing nature Of the crisis.
a meeting was held in the saloon on Tuesday,
ana resolutions Of pious and congratu latory
kind were passed expressing gratitude to the
captain Of the brig Magnet, and omplimentins
Capt. Walker officers and crew for their
indetatigabIe cxertions Some of the proceed
ings, however, were of a less pleasing character,
and severe comments were made on the condition
Of the ship, the strength Of her paddles and the
way she was ballasted. KS soon as lho ruider
is sufficiently repaired, the ship VII proceed to
Liverpool,