, 1865-09-05
HORRORS OF THE GREAT DEEP
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live Lives Lo~t-Sfx men on a IfuIf 63r

Sinking OF an Ea+t Isaaaasnn,,-T,rcp,x
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The Liverpool Mercury Of the 18th nit.
eoh1alns an account Of the sinking, in March
iast' q The ship Sam. Dunning, from Raneoon
loF Liverpool Out OF q crew Of thirty.onr
lnen, tA!y Elk survived. These survivors kept
meal cn u rait sor several days, enduring ter
lable sullcfings. They had to cat leather bells
| Water. ''''- 'A's
Another raft was lost with the following
Riehard Wheeler, we.. ro,nt sev York: 1osen,
lanaoa 1na%a; nsasss nasss AatSs ASRRS
1,sa; 1H,,s,9Fy; Gsg s5.,A AMhtsssass Ies.t, nc
Tnomas Davenport. Preston, Lancashire; II.
1,;Si 1M,;hSil'e, G,asgoW; loses Gsnsmo. Urazil John
ias1e; 5ohn Brett Iordon and SbsTF s1Sc' smas1ss'
cook, Of Ncrih Carolina 1''
The survivors wero rescued on the 9th of
April by The ship Chariot Of Fame. It would
aPpeeaafI Ihat 1hcy had been on the wreck from
the 1sth of March TIL The day they were pfck-
Cd mp. They we're In a most wrctched con.
dlllou, and nigh dead from hungcs, thirst aud
exposure to tho elements, being drenehed 10
lhe skin by the waves, which every moment
dashed oScr their frail support Their bands
aho ieet we're iniiamcd and swollen to an
enormous sue with the action Of the sun and
salt water. They were got on board as soon
as possible, and one Of them, IS soon rs liftcd
ovcr the rail, CALCULATED, "Tlank Con. vou
have saved our lives, II and immedistcly fa}nt.
Cd away: Evcsything that could be thought
" 70 renesc them was done with all speed,
anu IN q few hours they hnd SO far recoyerr3
as TO be able to relate their sad story.
STATEMENT or An AMERICAN SAILOR.
james Baincs, Of Boston, Mass, made The
following statement:
~. LEFT Rangoon on March 1s, towed down
the nEef BY TWO steam tugs; came 10 inside |
1he nght-ship at 9:SSo p. m. Hove up On tie |
lgh; steamer towed us outsids tie light
small List to port, until reaching the line.
when NO got squally weather, variable winds,
md as 1ar us four degrees south latitude. wind |
from wcst-northwest, then nortlling, md from
that to wcst, breaking of to norta. Contin-
swell arose from the southeast to northwest.
wind gradually increasing from that quarter
until the evening Of: tie 18th. when n in
creased to lard gale About 10 .. m II
came upon Us IN great hurricane, the ship
labormg : md pitching. very heavily. People
could not get them to bring water. Main.
yard adriff on the deck, startling Tie timbers
and bits. Wind still incrcasinr. Hanls5
the iorcsail up at $50 to wear ship, but could
not Wear hcT. Hauled up on tho sta.board
tack again. Meanwhile ship gradually sink
ng down, going over on her side moro and
moro.
"Two 4 NJ. TUESDAY, March 1o.-rhe
nate called all hands aft on the poop, asking
he captain what was to be done, for he dld
,ot think the ship would Last the night out.
lhe captain making no answer, some Of the j
rev advised to cut The masts awny to right
he ship. The mate would not take the Re. I
possibility on himself, stating that the ship
night last TIL Tomorrow, and. then he would {
e blamed for It. Every time the ship rolled !
he seemed to tie heavier on the water and not
Use as tfetl as she did. Three Of the crew. t
ook light and went down into the supper q
tween decks and returned to state that In. :
ess the masts were cut away the ship would .
o down IN less than lalf an hour, the water /
luicmg h In all directions from the stern.
ost, all the provisions and sails being afioai, %
" the cargo Ind shlitcd bodily to 7eewaTd 6
be mate asked the captain II be should cut q
he nnsts away. He eaid; No, she viii I
old On TIL Daylight but the mate con- /
radicting, the assent was giren to- cut +
way, which was countezmanded. After witt +
'g about quarter Of an hour NC could feel !