, 1866-12-27
APPALLING CATASTROPHE.

HFcck OF the British E<ask C1ya Mt
Pigeon Point, Wnife Hound from
S1ency to sab REnnc1sto-0ulY 1hreo
p<sssn* o0s OF Tvcoty-ntne SaSsd.
From ttc Aila talitosn,u, November 81
aTA1KAES1 OF GEORGE uYRxEs.
The Iron bark .Coya, OF Liverpool. 513 toas
register. laden wit!s coal, sailed 1rom sgd
ntg for san francisco on the I'D day at
September, lScs, with twcnty.nlnc PERSONS
on bt'ardt including crew aud passengers.
When we we're out twelve days, we lost q
stan,an named Peter Joliuson otr the jih.
bot.,n, and used all endcarora. hut could not
pick him mp. Called at piscairn Island.
uctouer 13sh, AID left same day AMI
Proceeded on our voyage: Ali want
well until November a4th, all Of
thick and squa1'y weather, ard no sights.
On this evening, according to dead rcckpn.
ing, we supposed VIC were nenr the Earul.
lone light, and standing in under easy sail.
ciusc. reefcd fore and main topsail aud top
sfayta,l: s1i !a,1: about m osloek p. M we we're
Ported lana on the lee bow. Captain Paige
came on d. :lk, end Immediately ordered the
slip TO be- wore round. Shortly afterwards
breakers mere reported right auead, and the
ship coming rouni very slowly, when all OF
sudden khe strnck very heavily on the
rocks. and swung around broadside on. The
cen Kept lifiiug her from rock 10 rock, crush
Ing her bottom In. She had at t1l!s time made
considerably nearer shore, and We all ;tare
ourselves up FIR lost IT, sea commenced
breskipg over the bows, carrying everything
before it. The boats wrre swept away by
this time. The passebsers we're ali on deck
nov except Mss. 3effeys, who had been
confptd two days previous. Tue scene now
vas something fearful; the tuain deck, &;aiug
torn up by the pressure from the water
underneath, made one Of the most
3dss sh.fal nefes s, ,eS eyer heard ths
away one by one, ard drowning under tho
Zee rigging. One IL the ladies', MIR. Rowden,
bad iife.buoy on, which Dr.. RoFden gen.
crously took OH himself aud gave to his
wife, Whereby throwing. nearly ali chance Of
l,is own life away TO try and save bis wife,
now swept ait, and carried some more p:or
tellr wstO WateFy grave. and cleaning ev-
erythiDg of the poop. There wss move
urtu the skyl!ght beng washed off level
w1.h Tie deck, md ~ Mr.. ByFnss snastsd
this time Rare rery heavy lurch and set
tied over 10 the windward, with the mast
on level with the water. What few re.
n,nile ed nov we're about ten In number, ali
sitting upon the side Of the tafftail, the sea
began to set numbed in the limbs with the
cold, as II this time no one had on more
than shirt and trowsezs, ready to do their
best for shore. It was enough to pail the
energies Of any man when he looked to the
1eewa1d and say what . trail man had to
leeward but mass Of hissinR foam dashlnS
With fearful violence oTcr the rocks. The
end Of the last few that were now LEFT On
the doomed ship was fast approaching
There We sat. looking death in the
the Almighty to assist them, while
Others sat ii mute despair. but not a cry Of
anguish or a word was to be heard, even
when the ship commenced crashing up from
forward and coming aft to set us al adr!ft
would he left to tell the sorEoviul tale., All
Of us are now tossing about on the wild BILL
lows. ! eau count five struggling In m eddy
that Is whizling us round and round, grasp
Ing at anything. that COMES In their way,
one man catching hold ef another to save
self now. But ont Of the whole company,
only three are to be saved. The f1rst that
i thrown on shore Is young man, Walter
Cooper, who cl,ugs to piece of timber with
few seconds: he comes up again and rides
on shore on the top OF a wave. The next
one On ehere WAS Mr.. G. Byrues, passen-
Ger. who had llfe-buoy on He had great
struggle. the waves rising up over him three
seconds; he was nearly carried back with
tic rccoil. The Last of the unfortrnste men
that came on shore was Mr. Bairstow, First
Nate, Who Fad cork llfe-belt- He had
been sitting to the last alongside the Cap
tain nnd Second Mate, who wanted him 10
lash himself on to the tadfail, the same as
| ther hsd done, and take the chance when
] the ship broke up Of being Kashcd ssho.e
but be refused He hs6 hard time Of. It,
| the belt not beng buoyant enough, aud he
had to get the assistance OF board TO keep
him up. He was very bndly hurt among the
/ rocks, but q frierdly ware landed him on
shore They that were saved had great diE.
/ dculy 10 crawl out Of the water when they
! cold
The three survivors met sfaer they cot On
shore ard passed most miserable night.
| bnddled up tccethcr on the sand, not beipe
| aware or any hablsattons being 1t hand uptii
| daylight broke, when tbey saw fences and
cattle mile OF, which TUNED ouk to be On
3Iczsss> Fish s. Camps White House Rauehe,
| hy whom they wele very we'll received and
lodged. After they had refreshed themselves
they went down to the besch to look for the
bodies Of theiraD Drtorturate ehipmates. but
onsy cue was found, viz: Mrs. J.freyA,
whom they buried as we'll as the state ei
things would permit. The place where the
wreck occurred is about sixty miles to the
J suuth of san Franciaco, md within half a
/ mile Of where tie Sir John Franklin Nns loss
/ soule two years ago.