The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-30

women, two OF THESE cluery Womchi anu tut
from the second cabin, insane person. and Mrs Nc
Mullen. .
peces Of board. Mrs. McMulen lady much IS
tecmed and as Strengthened her stleaed limbs ana
cove her face, my heart aehed that so untnely ae
should check hfe useful and lonely grave should
mark the resting place Of that In e surrounded
by many loving friends. We placed cross 1T the heaa
Of The graves 10 designate the spot as sacred
When TINS sid duty over we started towards Man
camilla marching over burning sands through Jun es aud
thorns around the. moanain until we got abreast tue
white Rock y eeven miles from the town. Here we
found in the wood little water, brackish and
dirty. still, II salvation and we drank II eager
~ Alter resting, We surveyed with new sense o.
covered with enety able chaparrai on the one hand
and impossible Gins on the other bordering the sea-
On leaving the vicinity OF the wreck our party mum
bered nearly hundred five children and one woman
Mrs Wallace. God bless the woman, Drawer and bel.
ter never saw never forget how she cheered
the weary through our toisome painful wanderi gs
how when Others rested she bathed the crying chf en-
In the only csh water we found 70 enable them 70 hod
out and through the next night with our little
band Of about twenty i've some badly burned, and all
sore feet bound in old canvass (peces Of
the foretop SAIL shore with the yard and
most Of what we had on taken from the dead
Here passed the night without water or food while
But We were comored BY the appearance OF the Custom
House OF Aanzanila; she took two men who were
able get 70 point Of rock, from which they jumped
and then picked up BY the men in the 00st, who
promised 20 come 70 our aid In tho morning Through
the long night suffered and At daybreak sent two
men in search water which they procured enough
for scanty drink ALL and then, little refreshed,
took up line Of march the mountains to got TO
when the boats should come 70
We climbed through chaparr cactus and thorns over
lodges and down ghtfui sleeps such you never saw
nur fatered once, poor soul when reached the
from which jumped and tied The rope around
her which thrown me- She dreaded the fearful
ters and feared would the boat but the
right time told her TO jump, gave her push, and she
fely drawn 70 the boat
About thls time MIR. Noen, In Of the Golden Gate
bouts, sight, and shouted that the St Louis
at hand. Captain Hudson, man badly burned Mrs. W.
l. got into the Custom House boat, where found
the good froneh doctor (Dorett) Of Manznia ~ho
ID come ~ our cie with wine, wator and bread the
other b. Messrs Noien and Sutton took on the
remainder OF fellow sufferers.
Captain Ltpidge received US with open arms; he, his
officers, and hs passengers cared for our wound
While l write flor fear that may break down TO-
mrrDw) the steamer Is cruising about, rHg guns and
picking tho sIriggcrs that out o! the mountains
AT three P NJ came TO anchor at Manzania, leaving
the boats 20 rescGe ali they could nnl Before we
several dead bodies drifting To the south
east.
We had hoped that the steamers boats had saved
Of passengers and as bat short distance
20 Aanzanilla, would have returned to hunt up
Monday morning but those in charge Of the beats did
enough to shore the current swept all
out one some tvs ety miles TO ts southeast a the port
SO that they did not get Menzaula till Monday
Then learn from MIR Conner. ae United states Cun
sui hazatan that much time lost il trying TO in
the captain ot the brig Minerva OF Mazatan Con
which he aud hts family came passengers to come 10
assistance.
The inh man wretch feiuseu 10 move, IuOugn Ion.
and others had worked all night to hasten do
l.verance Bonds him ten times the value
Of hs vessel but persuasion Or entreaty touched his
heart OF stone: he as unercifui as The tire and
waves from which trying to escape. The con-
this sesandre and the inhabitants OF Man
zan was striking they threw open their houses,
fed the hungry clothed the naked aud buried with The
kindest care three little children. who died from burns
aud exhaustion Tho captain OF the Minerals name
have not learned
list o. the saved will be sen. up and by that you will
know who were lost. am toleraby wei, save a few
am that 60 not Say word. have lost all hid
with me- but regret most my box Of presents which
had received thr ugh tho past fifteen years. Ny only
COMO thai tried to do my duty in saving the snip
scngers never turned from what conceived to
De my duty 70 save even paler Of my own My Chief
regret that many lost: IL has been fearful
Calamity, to be remembered with pain by all OF US az
long We shall live.
/ wish 10 mention Mr.. William w. Walker who carried
a boy, most OF TIE time, throt gh our
tramp. his endurance.was reasrkab ana his humanity
an honor IL human ba'ue.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
From oil that lea n think that the fire original
ed in the after between Tue stoves aud the smoke
stack got the start OF the and the ship burned
up in the Incredibly short space OF tina narrated here
think apt Hudson and his officers aud did all in
their power, andwha they conceived TO DO best ~ save
have written this while the incidents fresh my
mind, AID have 10 time or disposition u overlook or
correct this; you understand plain sailor statement
JULY 3O.--1he brig Minerva S.s bound 10 Acapulco
though felt ike ha ging the captain to tue yard
arm Tor his dastardy Conduct IN not going 10 the scene OF
AGA ulco in her. The brig short OF PROVISIONS, but
Captain Hudson made all arrangements Tor the passoa
gers so that sht srcept the Uncle sam at
pulco and To destination, but alter all
board and the st. Louis had been detained two hours
more. the scoundrely captain refused TO give
guarantee WHOM ne would sail We fearful he would
take hs time about leaving alter the St Louis loft
got sea- dr about IN cans and fail to Reach AGA
puco Time TO take the Uucle sam and Concluded 10
the ST. Louis and take the chance Of meeting her
as we went up None Of US well, and several
now the doctors list.
Please inform Mr.. Baycraue that his friend Dr. Bodi-
nier drowned his boay was recognized floating past
q boat. Yours truly. Il u. PEARSON.
p. S-Mr. Flint a-d Or Jones both lost. Holiday
picked up by boat and is alive to tell his
story. ought To have mentioned two little incl.
dents that may be u interest," showing the miraculous
escape II iour children who came ashore ia party
one baby Of three months. "a child Of Mrs. Glin Its
brother saved by the boats lis IA. her and mother
are supposed TO be lost / Understand they from
Baltimore Strange to say. three little chiidren by The
OF Manchester were saved; one OF them, girl,
with us-the other two, boy and GIRL BY the boats.
n IT.. leIl Accnnnf.