Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-23
Terrible SiiFrEKlSGs AT ST.,


tho following thrilling a;c'i! ii tbs SHY
wreck Of tho EISira. as written ~ ohu ot th'
riiJers ii that vessel:
The Elvina left Calcutta ~ the 2a1I Of p;.
oember last bound for Bjston, i:h lhi:;f -rLt
perrons On board. Fair and lro7pcr"'1 win,:
attending, the equator TIs csuiHci ;%e:,ty
four days after l,n.ing port. Al i dr.. saul
the southeast trade wria rprang ZIP, aud Q,
tbs 10Th Bow gals, increasing in strength
every hour thr"ughou! tho Night. AZ ) y
NJ, on tho 2oh, tho spare main tophiast
breaking irom ito hastings. went rolling nTti
the deek, smashing everything ii! ia Wy
the IMMENSE whtrr 1n,k Included. 4. l.!ht il
fell GVGrhourd, humping heavily against u:
side. Tho chip litiid Ia stati".nrd refusing
II right, the water pouring IA uHd9t her itek
through The np0n iimbGra. Ill tho nautical
| skill vi the cfilcerJ AMI men MAN exhausted II
repair this unfortunate condition Of the veg
rel, but aHoIdad only n hriel resting spell,
Slowly she sunk. Tho Inan nil rI'ra..a oil int
tho Tapts, except the master and li- brother
who went down with lL% Yrk3rl hIi wtrGh evsi
again seem FloHting s)'Jr4 :iEa ll!r ::sb,l robin
roof gave refuge 10 eleven Ct ths !'oor fellow
the rest were Lest. The SURVIVORS rn:std II
| signal OF distress, aui without slGgio lilo IL
| eat, We're ncI alone Ga the h35"m u: the
ocean. At noon the gals again sprang up
sweeping tumultuoualy over tia ra0t and spaTp
carrying away two. OG". u36rgn Chase. s"@i
hnck, Int On ronuirimn hir support. !nraei hlark
from having swalllweh s":l w,Irr Esd iIt'. Al
through thai dug and night the e:pr:u "antin
ued, undertaking towards mcrninE. Tn" fky
! vas overcast ira stc1itl DAY, but tn, wliid
went LuSn Oni l.,a sLa l.,t aIua r:l..Gc Gtlii.-
| Tia run Ivso bright "rl ,l"rr ~. I. ri'iiirs
| sky the m1rLing I'll th;- :i,..i lay, ..nl his
bcum. beat most linT.:eiy ri'@n ti:ir Gii.hol-
tered heads. Mald-na,t with thirst, in tLujt
| agony, anina ii them dial,b III: gaa water AVID
died. The fourth day hawEGi With a iuD,
| though lustrcns and all ;nt Is ha!Drs. An
| other died The Survivors nat III his i?ea
md re. for tho first iihe s:a:s leaving thr
ship. n t Il in0rsel had they eaten. n1t Il
lrop of fresh ster hal they 1rank. for four
days. The cl1uas gathered overhead Oh ia"
fifth day. but The sun burst them c!l, nnl
shuna more scnrchiDgiy than over. That
evening ole Gf their comrades slipped over
the side, saying. II niu g,;ng home--! Gan
stay here III lrpger. I waht - sce my lac
thor; COMO with me--wu rlall 81; 10 lur:,
away, and shall SUI sernrii." TEay were tau
weak t. prevent it, and ho swain pwn7. Far
ns thor dun ayes could rh;.se d.! th"y vast
inl!y watch him swimming on, the -E.rka
,lnshing their white En7 hy his .ir. ill lie
WAS lost IN the distance. Tnn Sixth day GH!;a
und weut, anI another di.I. Tns se7anih
morning found lheln hopeless aud despairlng.
100 weak 70 stand, spiFitio57 sud exhausted,
thay lay leeb:p tlioginy IL ti.h srnra and an
other died. But three were ltit u"w Of The
e!evtn. aud still through The lrn,, E'rnT""n i:d
tho burning rays VI that terrible sui lnll hot
ly upon them. at the lLai n.niuGnt IcIei
came. TLo FrsEch bnrS Claire. Robert. lilac
ter, discovered the raf:--thnr riaLal. lo!:u-
nusely plili tlyiug--.nd despatched T. Loaf 10
thoi. assistance Tenlnriy wnln hoy hitad
into il, ard from the>Ce Transferred 10 tho
ship.
1t would Re hui rcosonatlc to suri". 3 that
misfortune had now d0ns viii! them. Not sa.
FIR whilst the ctfcnrA end seAmun II the
Giairo could rut 10 too kind, dressing their
wounds md in every poJai!!s way ndmihister-
ing to thor comfort, tic lusitnr treated them
with u Larshn,ss sind severity un2allod FIR,
most cruel under the circumstances, and With
niesardlintEs that crnGtd u mos: mean
and oonteulptib!e nature Bef re their strength
WAS rcs,ured, whilst their ;tcnIniing limbs
ware yet swollen nnd cracked, ~ hist thu
blood would Geo from their feet III walking.
he compelled them 10 Do duty with members If
his Grew. With an abundance If llvh fowl
md prnaeryad Trash nteilts, with i'm casks u
wine III the hald. he yet oohtnel the:i Ia al.
nllnwancs OF salt pn-k AMI beams TT dinner
and supper. wbiyi:, with 0ofise nnl EHri bread
Tor brcnkiA fast, aGmpusaI their infc--snh";AntiGl
cnoul b, doubtless. bat Ill adapted IL n"ur'si'
:nen HI hehriy fami-teI. HIS t'iccT~ wHrn
lepriihan!ed for thai'.g medicines n mrIEH
ship'a chest Itr their relief. That he va" r!iG.
quarter owner o. tha vasstl, uua III" PagErIdI
10 bs at ai7 cost PERSONALLY, il G!5istirg
them, ia tho Inly reason TIA. cai ba al
lcssd for hid conduct. Tie sailors and
tho officers, bowe7er, divided their rations Of
wine Ind lojd with ITEM, and thhy Zee
cnpeTated more rapill7 than could ro&rihI7
huvs tern e.pea;sd. Iha GurEirrrs nrt VIZ
liam Palmer, George d h;ske tod James
Anderson. They were picked IN MON JAN
! nary 9th, having heen s57on days and SIX
i.nuT- On ths raft, The EiTina sank iii about
l.t aa pou.h, long. CT naaI. il hay ssam iii
prr;,ubl. that lii5 should he thstaincj 80 l'ii;s
uuitr rnfl. rfieution+, bat the Consul a=siIrrr;
lao " Journal" that there - lo Giuae {" d"ult
the !IulLIulnnss Of Tho mar: Abr. Had YOU
stoned t. Tho sailors Words" he e4c'aims,
"nni a."m iia e,Il nttaruated frame, h- blia
tered l.c- ,.nl mbs yet swolea sIvt rtar'e
eith partially healed soraa. there ''onl's ha7s
been 10 r3,im inE tkap'iuiFn in YONG mird /
haze suppressed many Of toe sl'c.dt"ts Of their
Iifa during ,Lo,e seven l'rg Waarlsome day
upol the raft. but your Cw:r naIinat!nn vii
readily cone.ivo their na:;:7n, ana p:rkaFr
nnrs sat;-:sc..riiy and III "nTr"tiiy iclG~
their occurrences a. ;c;,id hclineen ,l;ai"
with the pm N.tr, tr Fusnn dsy5 Ga that
fragile raft, over which this wares 'sonld wasi!
at every swell, e!0ne On that vast Southern
sss, surrounded with tic m:rsilr7s shark,
overhead t0rrid sun, 10 water, no food but d
dead nuns leg, their c5uindtd dying before
them I sLuiderel whit heaiiog. 1t wsr,
indeed, most horrible"
CURIOUS CASE OF .iIALLUGlNA1 ION.
Tho Glasgow (Sa1iland) Herald" tells 6
aad story. SDlne few yeats GGa Inns:tr Ma
.;, Gsa1-xpr IN ms 3