Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-10

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ChiId-A Thousand GuIneas for q
Life-The Man with the Carpet HsS
Passengers Shooting Themselves 90
Avoid Drowning.
The wreck Of the Australian emigrant
ship London, with the loss of over two
hundred lives, has already been recorded.
The English papers received by the Africa
furnish details Of the catastrophe, excel
ling in horror and interest anything Of the
kind that has occurred in Europe since the
loss of the Royal Charter.
HERoISM OF TIE eAPrAIN.
Al two z. NJ. the few men who were
destined to survive to bring the sad story
home-sixteen Of the crew and three of
the passengers-determined to trust them
selves to the chances Of the sea, lowered
away the pinnace, and launched her clear
of the ship. These men called to the
Captain to come with them, but this brave
and steadfast English seaman declined,
saying, "No, I will go down with the
passengers; but 1 wish you God speed,
and safe 10 land" The boat then pulled
away, and, FIVE minutes after, the Lendon,
with 2TO souls on board, went down, and
| all was over. 1t seems that after the PIN
mace came away an Intellectual attempt
was made to get the other boats out, but it
was too late.
DEMEANoR OF PIE PASSENGERS.
The agony OfsuspeDse had been 50 long
maintained that On the day the London
foundered the passengers were perfectly
quiet and unexcited. and a surprising de-
gree of resignation was exhibited through
! out. Miss Marks, of Old Kent-road, Lon
| don, was at first almost frantic yet when
the boat left she stood calmly on deck,
barsheaded, and waved an adieu to Mr..
| Wilson. Mr.. Grant, one of the officers,
lively throughout and encouraged many
to toll at the pumps--a work rendered BY
the wind highly dangerous and difiult.
Miss Brooker, from PImlico, was heard to
say, as sheErung herhands, "Wsll l have
done all hat Icould, and can do no more"
She then became outwardly calm. On
Tuesday night, after the passengers had
been alarmed by the shipping of water,
Mrs. Price, Mrs. Wood who had with her
her husband aid five children Miss Broo-
or, and Miss Marks read the Bible by turns
in the second cabin. 1t was on that night
latter the sea had poured down the hatch
the Captain said, "Boys, say your prayers"
At twelve o'clock oD the following night
Mr.. Draper held q general prayer meet
ing in the saloon. An extraordinary fact
deserves to be recorded. A poor old
couple who had three children with them
had tried IN vain three times to 60 upon
their voyage. First in a vessel unknown,
and which was wrecked; next in the
Duncan Dunbar, which also was recently
wrecked, and lastly Gardner, the Steward,
saw the poor wife washed overheard from
the London, to leeward, her husband fol
lowing her presently beneath the pillows.
Among the passengers were W. stout old
people who had become favOrites on board
and who had been sen for by their only
son. The poor creatures on learning that
they mus: drown, took a small quantity o.
brandy and Went belos5 % die together ga
their cabin. Mr.. BeNan, a wealthy coach
proprietor, and his wife, of Melbourne,
who had been enjoying a trip to Europe
Mr.. Lemon, ironmeDger, Burke street,
Melbourne; Mr.. Mclean, owner of ex-
tensive baths, opposite the Albion Hotel
| Melbourne, who had brought his son to
be educated in England, and MIR. Barnett,
Russell street, Melbourne, were among
those wh0 persisted.
BROOKE, TIKI TRAeKDIAN.
Downin the waves with two hundred
and s~ixty-nins others has sunk Gustavus
v. Brooke, the famed tragedian, VINO was
bound for the country which had been the
scene of a reverse Of fortune to him, but
previously of many brilliant successes,
He will be we'll remembered as tall man,
| of powerful build, and he Is stated by the
rescued passengers to have sxerted his
strength to the utmost In helping to keep
the ship ahost. The Dutch portion of the
crew, twenty-onc in number, refused to
work, and, according to the English sailors
who were saved, these men went to their
berths and remained there, so that the pas
sengerS had 10 work at the pumps for
many hours with the English seamen. Mr..
G. V. Brooke exerted himself inoessantly.
ALFRED only in a red Crimean shirt and
trousers, with no hat On, and barefooted, he
went backwards and forwards to the
pumps until working at them was found
to be useless, and when last seen, about
four hours before the steamer went down,
he was leaning with grave composure upon
one Of the half doors at the companion.
His chin was resting upon beth hands, and
his arms were on tho top of the door,
which he gently Ewayed to and fro, while
he calmly watched the scene. One OF the
passengers who saw him has said, "He
had worked wonderfully, and, in fact, more
bravely than any man on board oil that
ship" To the steward, who made himself
known, Mr.. Brooke said, III you ssccsed.
IN SAVING yourself givS my farsSsA /" Ns
people Of Melbourne
THINKING OF KIs RATRER.
Next must be mentioned a circumstance
great Importance. Mr.. Munro states that
a passenger named Eastwood, with whom
he had been acquainted prior to the Voy-
age, said to him, "Well, Jack, l think we
are going to go" The answer was, Il
think we are Eastwood" The reply was,
I'VE cannot help it. There's only one
thing 1 regret about It; Of draft for five
hundred pounds on the bank Of Victoria,
Ballarat, l emily received twenty pounds,
which l gave to the captain In the Office
Of Money Wigram & Co. ] should have
liked my poor father to have got the bal
anoe." The speaker was among those who
persisted; but, fortunately and singularly
enough, his communication was made to
one of the three surviving passengers, and
as the deceased Mr.. Eastwood's father is
known to live near Liverpool, the proba-
bility is that his sons wish will be full
flled-a wish that was 30 fsrvent that Mr..
Eastwood shed tears as he expressed it,
STICKING BIZ WEE AND CHILD.
One of the passengers in the boat-Mr.
John Wilson, q native Of MontrOsA-went
down into the cabin and endeavored to
persuade a friend-Mr. John Hickman.
from Rallarat, a brother to Mr.. Hickman,
solicitor, of Southsmpton-tO attempt to
save his life by going into the boat but,
after being entreated, he said, mo; l
promised by wife and children to stay
by them, and l will do So" The water
was then a considerable depth on the lee
side of the saloon, indeed over the top of
the berths; and he asked Mr.. Wilson to
help him in removing his four children to
the windward side, out of the water. Then
he shook hands with NJ. Wilson, with
"Good by, jack" and parted from his
friend forever. When last seen Mr.. HEX
man was standing in a row with his wife
and children. This occurred about an hour
before the boat put off; but probably they
had persisted by that time as the water
had before then poured into the steamer
through her cabin windows, and when the
boat left the sea was flush with the top of
the poop deck, and the corpses Of drowned
women and children were floating over