Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-22
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The Tsrk EsTaIa Of Saturday contains iss
sArtiszlarB Of the sinking OF ths mssiser Wee
hawkon Of CkarIcsioa en- iAs 9Th inst Its esr-
respondent writes:
sassrday bad been bgight and keaufifsl
day, Wisk sssresly 8 breath Of cir sstir, aad
Win a sslz, auTaflsa Sea. DsTiag The night
q breeze spTsng up, and The viue, blsEInE
freshly st daylight on Sunday, increased by
assn e = visleat storzs. TAs irsasclad feet vas
lying Rssnsinss at Lhs EsEal RnGhsrasa. The
figasa Kew Iroasides vas siasoEsd CT Asrris
island, at = diss8uee Of Asezs sRe Eile due ssss
fraza Fart WsVnsr-sr ss is now called, FsTt
sksag Esrth Of the IT1Bsiess lay ne aaEsAP
Fhiiadslphis, di5tEaE about fs1r bEndred yArss.
The Weshaken WAS next 10 line, anchored i've
o. fhres hzrdred yards 80 The EoTthTsT3 sf tao
Aagskip. Tka MonEaak was sa picket duty, be-
tSeen Tert suuatsr aua Fsrt EsEltris. A5tsgR
Of tks Irszsides lay thu Eahsnt aEa Psssaie-
The lasssr farthest away 6oa The Asgship, and
nearer than Ray ether vessel 70 tse Aorris
issnd shsle. The Ssusk Carolina sad the Home
were rssZng en- tns rsssiess tes sor1s hye or
SIX haudred yaTdB SsteKn 81 she irus-slsds.
Ths above vas lhs position Of the hset EhsR
tbs aras signal sf distrsss Ess Eass fTe2 the
Weskagksa, al . few minutes betore i've
o'eloek Tie signal Wes 5saz and answered as
aaes bv tie fsgship, frsm which fsgr boats
were disnsteksd to hsr assistance, and By tho
Sessh Carolina, which sent two Of hor bcats 30
shs WsehaWksa's sid. The tugs DaHaelisn ard
Iris were alss at Onea called up, and WITH sAem
CsnuaadsE BuneaH, Of ths WsehaEkan, Whs
shsaee3 b ha On the aagshiP, ss6 IN s0Eysr-
sssiaz with the adzirsl, When tAs signal was
made, sreesedsd inasSiatsiy, with the bsRo sf
runeing kis vessel en- tho bsssh. he had
scarcely left ths admiral Hhan tie sftissT OF the
Seak made szt 6sz he WssAakeE new sigaal,
and reported her TO b3 sinking.
A uement altar abs setlied swiftly doEa By
the hsad, saTosEsd slightly over to tha ssagboard,
sHd disappeared bsaoakh he wsvss.
L lis imsossisle 70 ssnyoy any idea ss the aP-
seIling nature Of tbis disaster. Il cane with
tha szddsansss 81 q thunderbsit when tie first
signal of distress was Hsads ne sns diYined hsZ
serious was she danger, Esd Whsn, Al length, the
vsssel went aeWn, it was difhs1lA for thsse Whe
saw her disappear to srsdis even the evidence
ct fbsir syEa seaEss. Tho esnfgBion sa the Aag-
ship, arising asiHly froH the difficulty Of
launching her bsass, and the desire sf beth efi-
esrs snd men ts be first IN tkea, Eas zoss in
tssss and painful Ike wind was now slowing
with great fury, aaa tho boStS whish basteRsd
| hom az sides 70 tha scene encountered gresi
peril IL picking up from the water the few Who
had sneessdsa II getting sway rem tho Wee
kswkaA befare she sank. Almost It The mo-
/ ment she went doWH Bome twenty or E0rs
/ sprang 70 the boats and succeeded Ia getting
! sway As many sthsrs Ters rsseasd froa the
1 sHfging waves By tAs lanaAehs5 Of shs Tag
| shiS, the Scuih Carolina and The tag6os,s Dan
| dslian and Tris Thirty Perishsd.
All day the We8haWhen had lab0red hesvily
| in the sea, which kept her decks constantly sub
merged, and vhish frsquensly swept IN h1gs
ysl1res into her forward hsich. Towards nom
re crew eonnsnaed paying eat ehais, 70 ssss
/ hor. but, seeustoB5sd IS they were, In every
80. ts tie Shipping sf such ssass Il is believed
/ tsst thsy had crews soni3sat szd careless ol
! sauseF' and paid no heed 10 the sAegsaehins
| v~aterg snsl & was too ate to rssist them
Fhey dreamed Of ne peril ill tho waves bad
siriy ysWnsa 70 swallow thsm. Then, when i
I was known for q csEtainky that the vessel wsl
70 be lost, panic Of fdgbs sad fssr beaurnbe5
| shon, sna the tefr5E-skFisksH agsW below hss
little power 70 help themselves. Tiers vsrs
msn in ireEa between decks, and ths safgaant
At-aras rushed frantisally aEsy 20 Fslsase them
Peer fellows, hey All Wsnt dawn. Thsrs Eers
lHvsddE n the sick saY, aad ss their relise IT,
surgeon ssat his steward, Wb0 asvsE returned
1hsTs were dFsmsn at the fumaas, 10 when
| vain shrieks f1r AslPing hA1d at no pump.
were akde. a few sf TIE confident HoTs rasR