Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-05
D,s,rossing wreck Of ship Nlariiana O
Providence.

D,s,rcssinG wreck of ship Agaritena of
Providence.
From the Boston Journal 4th.
The ship Mariana OF Providence, is among
! the vessels wrecked in the storm Of Saturday
| night, and thirteen of the fifteen passengers,
! and eleven of the crew were lost. The ship
| encountered rough weather during the entire
! passage, and was several times Oyertakcn by
! severe gales, in which her sales were split and
/ spars carried away. As they neared port, all
| hands set To work TO put the ship in trim ioI
! entering port The vessel was newly painted
| the rigging trimmed up, the decks scraped,
brass work polished, and everything about her
| put in order, the officers ana crew meanwhile
luduiging in natural pride over their gallant
craft, which was so soon to become the prey
OF the augry Gle mcnts. They made the Race
Light at Il quarter Of 9 O'Clock Saturday
night, with the weather clear and every thing
bidding fair for prosperous termination of
their voyage
The ship made Minot Light and was run
ming swiftly before the wind for Boston Light,
when few minutes before l O'Clock Sunday
morning, the man on the lookout discovered
the light, which at the same time disclosed
the fatal breakers dashing upon the rocks.
All hands were OIL deck at the time, Laying
been called an hour before to shorten sail,
the wind then blowing hard. Capt Williams
ordered the helm hard up, and moment
later the ship struck, head on. The sea
broke over the vessel, which listed and hung
upon the rock amidships. An hour after
the ship struck the masts were cut away,
one of the loats being stove by the falling
OF the mizzeumAst. The ships bell was rung
as signal OF distress, which was probably
heard by the light keeper, as III the morning
eolors were seen flying from the light house.
do,
were made to reach the top OF the rock A
boat WAS launched, in which five men left the
ship. they had not proceeded lar before the
boat was Swamped and the men cinging to
her, she was drawn back TO the ship by life
line \ seaman named Thomas Haney then
fastened lite preServer to his body, and
sprlngiug into the sea, with line attached,
struck out tor the shore lie reached the rock,
over which the sea broke with great violence,
proslrating the man, and compelling his com-
pauions 10 draw him back to the vessel He
reached the deck more dead than alive, but
finally recovered and is among the saved.
The gangway plank was next got out, and
several spanlen attempted to reach the rock,
but the surf prevented, and the men were
hauled back to the ship. Another bold and
perseyerng attempt was made to rescue the
terror stricken band. This time the second
mate, James Donnough, being good swim.
mer, struck out tor the rock, with lead line
attached to his body. He made several
Intellectual efforts TO gain the shore, but
he was each time driven back by tGe
breakers. Up to this time the ship had
lain comparatively quiet upon the rock,
but the tide turning, tine sea beat upon her
with redoubed fury. The passengers, who,
with the exception Of MIR. Rhodes, had re"
mained in the forecastlc, were now called on
deck, and all hands prepared for the final act
in the fearful drama. All the passengers and
crew were ordered into the weather chains,
which most OF them were fortunate in reach,
ing. An elderly lady, who with her daughter
was climbing upon the rail, was struck by
heavy sea and carried down, to rise no more.
Her daughter was also lost.
Soon after the vessel struck sue showed
signs Of breaking up. The water rushed into
her, and the main deck rose from the pressure
below. About laii-pasJ eight on Sunday
morning the hull parted alDidships llle cargo
| ffOated out, and tie general wreck was scat
tered about the spot. at the momen. the
vessel parted Capt Williams was standing on
! the quarter deck. lie went down between
| the broken fragments, which, closing sudden
! ly, caught the captain by the head aud
crushed it in Il frighttul manner. Auolber
sea opened the gap, and Mr. Carnes, the mate,
lifted the Hiuless body Of lhe captain to the
deck When the hull fuay parted, the
weather side rolled in'O The sea, carrying
with it all who were ciinging TO it ior SAFETY.
Some Of them succeeded in gaining the rock,
but most Of them were lost Among the
latter was a passenger named 5lafy Flanagan,
who was accompanied by ber brother John,
who j among tie saved. The second mate,
Mir Rhodes, tue passenger, and five seamen
cIudg 10 the leeward side OF the vessel, and
were carried toward the rock The passen.
gers who were saved were washed ashore on
the forward part Of the ship. Several OF the
crew, including the carpenter, were washed
of tie raft and carried by the undertow half
way back 10 the wreck. They were finally
thrown upon the rock, severely bruised, one
man having his nose broken The mate was
last seen ciineiug 10 the side Of the wreck, and
he is supposed to have been drowned when it
rolled into the sea.
Those who succeeded in gaining the rock
remained there from nine 0 clock till three on
Sunday About ore O'Clock Pilot boat No.
hove in sight but the sea running 50 high she
could not reach the rock. At Low water the
shipwrecked party walked to point Of rock
about bait mile from the lighthouse, where
they remained until Pilot boat No. came 10
their rescue. A line was thrown to the rock,
one end of which was made fast to a boat that
laid of, while a second boat went near enough
to the rock for the men TO jump on board. In
this way the living were rescued. they were
brought up TO the city last evening, and con
veyed to the Sailors Home 10 Purchase street,
where they were kindly cared for