Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-17

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AZ ,iIe.r, usre gathered IHs moon,
tt11gh shining. ~. ot-curcd, AID Wg
elu.d only see little back b,ats DARING
toward. the spot. The boarse cries Of
drowning men, screams, os;bs, curses,
prayers, all intermiugle1, black hu.ied
steamer lyirr there, left us IN painful un-
certainty Of the extent ot the disaster
From the noise and confusion We thought
transport filed with troops was sluSluE
One reporter imagined that be saw the
black huiied steamer sinking. Indeed It
was time vhea yol might imagine the
worst. "Oh, am drowning" "Help.
ga-ped one. .'Let 60 my Ieg ~ cried al
other. We could hear all these things,
aud in the darkness we we're left 10 nj up
the picture, each one TO his fancy. Above
all the din aud confusion beard one firm,
manly voice cry out-the husky voice OF
a sailor Easy there, its all right, keep
quiet" and at once the confusion appeared
TO subsde Mr. Carpenter returned report
ing tha, be had rescued four men, three
clingipg to the surf-boards and one to the
wheel, nearly exhausted. Some one on
the steamer had given the order to start it
up, jus, as be arrived he called to them
to stop. A man in his shirt-sleeves on
the steamer asked him, "Wh0 the devil
are YOU" If had you by he throat Id
show you who | am" His ordering him
to step, saved the man clinging to the
wheel and others from death The stea-
mer, as far as be could learn, had run
over boat containing % men and l9
were saved. The Colonel and Capt. Ben
net and the reporters went over to the
"Chasseur," to which the rescued were
taken, and found they belonged to the 2lst
Mass. Some were very much exhausted,
and four were missing. We learned the
next morning, that all were recovered,
aud that the missing had not been in the
boat at all, and came on board in the NOR
niug. One can imagine the feelings Of
their comrades, after thinking of them
being in their cold watery graves, all night,
or swept out toward the ocean By the
dark swift current, to see them come back
IN over the side Of the vessel in the bright
sunlight Of the morning, in full vigor of
life.
Wednesday was indeed bright and
beautiful day. There could be no finer
;cene, than We had from the deck of our
,essel The riSer full Of vessels, 40
steamers and ships, crowded with men.
The wind blowing briskly, waters spark
ibg 10 the sunlight, little boats playing
o aud fro. The picturesque shore-ths
me old town, seen to perhaps greater ad-
antage from here than elsewhsre-i.
7as scene shall not soon forget. About
o'clock in the afternoon, the brig Dragon
nd the Scout were towed up and hitehed
, ours. We we're hourly in expectation
f going. Somewhat after dark, | was
anding on deck, little boat came around 8
ur stern, "Cossack" sung out Lieut.. Nor
5 voice. "Aye Ave" "Col. Hartrauft |
n board ?" ayes Sir" "Call him out"
hen We had our orders Keep bright :
ok out for three rockets, Eogiueer then q
1t up steam One gun, first brigade will :
art; two guns, second: three, the third. a
orris looks as gay in his gig as he does O
his bay And now the evening is spen; Ii
nopg the officers discussing our destina- y
N. Lieut.. Blair has comic plausible f.
e. The "Cossack" will land at Appa- r;
,Licola bay, Florida, pash on and take al
.lahassa aud the railroad. Lieut.Co!. Bell ~
the Scout Will land al Cedar Keys and o.,