The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-09
Loss OF the ship MssiaIcsex at Sea.
FIIIY FIVE PERSONS LosT-ARRIvAL OF THE SUR
yIyoRs IN DIHGIE.

TII1Y FIVE IEKs0SS LOST-ARRIyAL OF THE SUR
yIyoRs IN DIHGLE.
From the Cork inquirer, March 20.
DSGIE March 2S, 1891.
IL former communication mentioned 10 you the fact
thai boat With signals distress lying had been toxed
INTO the Basket bland and have aiuce informed you
that consequence Of the heavy rolling the coast
could be made from the mainland with
the island the of 10 disaster which
had oealien the rescued parties THIS morning commu
nioation wss established, and hasten 70 inform you Of
the particulars of most appalling calamity. The res
cued men have jus, arrived from tue Blaakots, eight
fhs some aneotatey CRIPPLED from the hsrcships
they cndurod ahLe tossing for v days and nights in
open boat upon the Atlantic
Tie narrative which have been able to gather from
these Sretcncd men Sc this
The Gicdesex OF New York. full rugged ship OF
about 500 tons burden, iarmer d. Parmsiee, master
(tne 81 iapeoUtt's New York and Liverpool liners),
ssucd from Liverpool fer New York the 18th OF Fepru
sry, having OF board Of twenty Six hands before
The rnast seven officers, and about thirty I've passen.
germ all sixty eight suuis--and cargo OF coat
ana crate. When about tventyone days out, In
gale OF wind, being lying II under close.reefcd
naItopsaA, sL. sprarg leak, the cargo SHIFTED,
ana abe thrown her beam ends Sig
distress hcsted, but unfortunately
sgnas exhibited shc then began 70 make water fast,
al haDfs Vere employed AT tho pumps during three
GAYS and nights successfully Che main and mzen
nnsts cut away but all 70 use IS she began TO
sink fast. When the master captain Raw that there
CHARGE Of saving her, as the water almost
to man deck, be ordered the two hfeboats to be
punched overheard, but unfortunately they were beth
tinss he'd alongside.
A'er % the lfo boats had been launched, ahe
cook and got into her but sea came and cap
sized her bottom upwards The cook got on 70 the kec
and chung TO her until they were out Of sght-as the
rope had been cut and she let ar through the confu
sion that then existed board The long boat was then
suncbed and by hard exetons the captain and fourteen
men, lpcnong four passengers got into her zone OF Them
named Dcnavtn, jump Uf about thirty feet from
the ship down to tho boat, and breaking
his hnbs), and abandoned her about five p. b.,
on Tuesday, the 18th instant, and having to
leave the rest OF the and passengers 10 their fate
"a they were entering going board the boN
very interesting incident took place. nnc young fellow
named lford Thorpe. native Of Carlow, counting
scotch young womhn-a passenger. They "
united "a soon as they should arrive IN New York
when the boat YVES beng manned this Thorpe got lot
her she roee on the top Of The young womi
gave Jump 10 reach her, but cid succeed a2d enc
fc between tho ship aud beat and began 70 sink Poor
Thorpe learet overheard ed and brought b,s The
sursce bu. he rope bad been the boat had drted
to ctward, and could not pull up TO them The IN
nappy par pcfishen, locked in each othe-'s arms.
When abandenes the chip tins scene board the boat
crowded thc Wa ffshtful They wers.then from
Tuesday tire 12tn running before the wind beiug very
aofroy, aud continually pouring showers Of halt AZ one
tm tile b,'nE running iuouptains brh, LJy hal
n dre H. winch rseans 70 sgh ol tns aud loose
prp getaer tlros them o. CRIB ar and make sst
rn or rore n orit- keep her ned t. am iwari
fer a'.y then ali LAD 70 lic d0va I'd give har her
chsrso last saturday mon iug tn'v saw to- bszkst
iselds, On che cpsst &C rpcrv. she cane, ne OF
the s'sDcers informed ne, tom ssaFri besvsen tho
Tearcasht all che Eva, thea faa soln through The