The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-02-16
Ecuuder.ng Of the Steamship London

Ecunder.ng Of the Steamship London.
The .~in-hip Lond"n. from Lon''on
TO Melbourne, has fouEdered at sen, with
about go souls on board The survivors
-six,e-n of the Gro. and three OF ,hs pas
sengers- were landed =, tslronth on the
l6h of January The Hestern Nail
gives the following sccounl of Ihs closing
scene Of lhi. terrible disssier:
81, WAS at Ten O'Clock on she morning
of tha, fa,a al TUESDAY, that C-pt Martin
had the terribl, task Of II sking known
Ia The two hundred passengsrs that the
chip WAS sinking and thxl they mus: prs
pare FIR the worst She va. then a. low
IN the water ss the main chsins. The
whole Of the ,ssse ngers and crew gathered
~ with one consent. Ia the chaf .sioop
and having been cAln''y t"ld b. Cnpt
Martin lhs, no hope reinslnsd. remark
ahle snd unanimous slIrlt OF rrslgnxloD
came over them ~ oncs The 9 Was no
scfeaniuy or shrirkiug b. women or men,
or rubbing on deck or frantic crias All
calmly ,e-nrted ;@ slIe saloon, where Rev
Mr. Drapcr. one Of the passengers. PA, ell
nioud, and .xhnrled The unhappy cre.-
lures by whom he WIS .ur' onra-t. Dt~
may ras presenl I" every heart, hut d,s
Order 10 none. Mothers were weef,irg
sadly over the iifile oues shout IL be engrt-
Ell, .nd tie chlld'en ignorsnt Of their
coming death. ~ers pit, ,fu'lv enQuiring
the rsu-e of 80 much wns Friends were
taking leave Of friends, As if preparing for
= long journey; oihers we're rrou"h-d
down with Bibles in their hsnis, enfeav-
uring TO snatch consn'ai"n from passage,
tong * own or iong neglected
= iucrrdlte. ws are lcid, Wan the com
rosnr. which under such circumstances
r.1gned around Cap'sin Marin r'srinn
ed himself in the poop, going OCCASION
ally forward or tnto tie salcnn: hur 70
none could cff-r word of comfort b.
telling them rh~t :heir sef+s, WAS even
possible He joined now and then for f+w
moments. in III. pubic deviation, brt his
place TO the last was on .ie deck. Ahoui
two O'Clock IN the afternoon; the wa!e;
gaining fast on the ship ard 40 sign of
the storm .ub-idiny sppsren., p -msIi
body OF men Determined TO trust them
selves on the waves in boat rather than
20 down without struggle. LeayiDg the
.aioun. therefore. they 20, ont sud low
cred AWAY the port cutter, into which ak
teen OF tie ere" Hnd three OF The pa,.-n
gers succeeded in getting in and lsurchinr
her ceSr OF the ship These six'ee men
shouted for lhe captain I" come with thsr.
but ~lth thst courage which ws. his chief
r'sracteri-rc. Es declined gong With
! t!i~tn, saving: " No. will 60 to~u with
t'ir p.-seug-rs tu' | with ,uu G,,d speed
AID .sfe to land " The boat tien pulled
AWAY, tossing about helpassIy on the trr>ts
c"t eight yards, or been 6s- nriuu ca fl
Tie deck when Ihs fine steamer ~er;
down stern tnremast ~ifh her crew Of hu
man h"iug- from whom one confused crv
If helpless terror scose, sud all ~as slivn,
forever.
A'rer the liunsce had 60. avs, from
Tho London. snI IN the brief interval be-
fore sh- f,ur,errd, a rush wss seen /" b.
! n.- ie for the rwn r"iuauinc b Ats, tmi the
.fin's To launch them u-Ie in.tfrr'ua.
nd ,he suiG,uresa Of the toundrrinp At
/ las i London being All iron shIp-pr'>
vented wEar might have been = success
ia second a;senp! TO save fey more
lives"