, 1866-02-08

then pulled away, and hve minutes alte. The Lon.
oon. With ~ souls on board. wcnt down, and all
was over. Il seems that aiter The pIpnace came
aHsy an Intellectual attempt was made 10 Eel Other
boats ont, but II WAS TOO l1te.
DE.HASon OF Tue PASSENGERS.
The agony OF suspense had been 20 long main.
passengers wese perfectly quiet md unexeiled. and
throughout. Mia MARKS, of Old Kent Road. Lon.
LIFT abe stood calmly on deck barebeaded, and syed
IN aufeu 10 3lr Wilson. Mr. Gtsut, one OF the of.
cen. was lively throughout, and encouraged many
blchly dangerous and 3lIicuIt. Mi.s BrookeT frau,
pimlIco, was heard 10 eay, IS she wruur hcr hsnas
sRs saye ,beD SeDe s tnst could snd do
Tre,day night. aiter The passengers hsd BEEN
alarmed By The sh'puing Of water Eirs. Puce, Mss,
WOOD {Mho bad With hes hes husband md i've chiL
ST isns Il Ss seesna " M.t read the ps
IL hais6 IL csp.s!s I'D, I'd 'si5sS be9s 'ssa ySa
& 'es 81 hss hs0uF Following s.bt A n, b,6.s rs,ys
held general PRAYER meeting IN lie saloon. En
e1flaoldina1y iaet deserves 70 be recorded. a poor
Ga couple whe hsd three children with them h.d
tried IN vain three hmea to 20 upon their yoyaga
Firtt IN vessel unknown, apd which was wrecked:
next IN the Duncan Dunbar Which nlso va. recently
w,eskea md lasty Gssane5 ne steward ~ lie
leeWaId, her husband following her presently BE-
meath the btllows. Among the pa.sengets were
I've hs- Ious ~ old people who had become taTortes
The poor creatures. on learning hist they must
drown. took email quantity Of brandy and Wenf
bslo,S to die in tneir cabin. Mr.: Revan. wealthy
.ronmonger, Ha1ke street, Meibou1 1e; Ir: McIesa'
GTneT n,e1 Of offensive baths opposlte the Albion
educated IN England, ard Ar. Burnett, Russell
tteet, Melbourne, were among those who pcrishei.
BROOKE, TIE THAoxDlAE.
niue Others has sunk Gustarus Y. Brooke, tie
ioMed ftogedtan, who WIS bound for the country
which bad been The eeene OF rpverse Of fortune to
1I ~ ., hpt = p,tsonsly 81 many brilliant successes
ernl build, and he y stated by The reached passen
Ee!s TO have exeEed bis strength to the utmost In
iion Of the crew, twenty One In number. REUSED 10
work, and, according to The English sailors Who
we're sa1ed. these men went to their oerths and re-
manea ~ 'heFe' &C 90 thst the PASSENGERS had
NTH the English seamen. Mr. 6, Y. Drooke
e1erted h1nteii tDcessAntlJ Attired only In red
Cf1meau ehltt and trousers. with no hat ON, and |
pumps until working at them YVES found 10 be use-
LET'S, and when last seen. about four hours before
os steamer went doNn as va lesn'ng with grave
panton. Ills chin was restlnc upon bo,h hands, |
and his asns were on The top Or tie door, which be
gently swnyed to and no, while be calmly watched
hs. eaid. :. He had worked wonderfully, md. IN
tact, more hfayely than any man on board Of tbst |
Mr: grooke tofd, "1f you succeed in saving your.
sell, give my farewell 10 the people OF Melbourne
THE ESCAPE OF TUE SURVIVORS.
Z. Leaving the sad circumstances connected with
those who have pe.,shed, there Is something 10 1tar
rate concerning The adventures OF the small RIM
nant OF the crew and passengers who were saved.
a compHsE had been clsen them BY the captain hnd
under the diEections OF King, the men agreed that
whatever might happen they would sit immpyable
except when pulling a The oarF. Two worked at
ZACH oar, aud they ran before the sea. Every nerve
vas e1etted 10 make tic boat Withstand The fearful
ss1nss aud The strain as phe mounted the,waves I
'na lteame surrounded by The surgr: Be.
ore daylight. md as the moon rose, the men
were o,er1oyed at descJing vessel close
llopgs1oc.l. They hailed The ship and were
,ea eaa sgt as .hey could present 9o hshk tey
acainE about for an hour trying TO dnd them. The
ea1ch Was IrnIesg, and The ehfp vas lost sight oL
he bea1 had not been rowed during The time The
.ina unsil daylight. Mhea no vessel was visible
Tue men adhered TO- their course, and at o'clock
lighted two Vessels, hut were prevented from max
ng for them hy the ctoss seas. They rowcd for
ss' they eans 1,u'. Up to hes they found her
'asata. Just as they were approaching the
aey mee aa hso9 s2 ssu and
elves up tor lost. but ty only one Of the men
,ovluc IN The boat to bale her out, and no fresh
cas striking hef, they we're enabled to bale her
,rown TO them, and they were drawn up 10 dc
cck, where ttey found themselves completely he.
llmbed BY the exposure 10 which they had been
!hlsc;ed. Captain CANVASS, who could speak lille
elne extent, used more mezns for their recovery
ID comfort Than simple humanity would uic,ale.
c had The men stripped. rubbed, clad fn fresh
arm Rarmenss, and kliled for them turkey, lie.
cm v arm beds,