Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-02-28
.s-ohuPsor of EEorror.

The wreck OF the Australian cmigrant sli
London, with the loss Of over two hundre
lives, has already been recorded. The En-
glish papers received by tho Africa furni.
details ofthc catastrophe, exccl!ing in horro
and interest anything of the kind that hes oc
CARED in Europe sine tie less of the Royo
Charter.
AT 2 P. M, the few men who were deslin
Cd 10 survive to bring.thc sad etory home
sixteen of the crew and three Of the passcn
g!ers-determined to'trust themselves to !hr
chances of tho sea, lowered away the pinnace
and launched Ter clear of the sh1. Thcs:
men called to lie Cal tain to cpmo with then
but this brave and stadfast English eee,rci
declined, saying "No, will 20 down with
the passengers; but wish YOU God speed
and safe to land" The boat then pulled
away, aud FIVE minutes after London, with
two hundred aud seveEty ysculson board, went
down, and all was, over.
Among the passengers were tSo stout old
people who had become favorites on board,
and who had been sent for by their ONLY son.
fhe poor creatures, on learning that they
must drown, took q small quantity of brandy
and wort below to die together 10 the cabin.
G. V. Brooke the trased,aa, exerLed him
self incessaotly. One OF .he passengers VII.
sa" him, has said I" He had WORKED won.
deriu'ly, and, in fact, more bravely tran any
man on board Of tina. ship" To the steward,
who made himself known, Mr.. Brooke said :
:" Ii you succced iu saring yourself, give my
farewell 10 the people oi Melbourne"
One Ot the passengers in the bcat-Nir.
John Wilson, a native OF Montrose-went
down into the cabin and endeavored to per
snado friend-Mr. John Hickman, from
Baliarat, and brother to Mr.. Hickman, soici
tor, OF Sonthampton--to attempt to save his
lie by going into the boat; bu., afer being
a2treated, he said, " Nc; | promised my wife
md children 10 stay by them, aad will do
So" Ihe water was then considerable
depth on the lee side Of the saloon. indeed
over the top Of the berths; aid he asked
Mr.. Wilson to help him ia renov rs lis four
tlidrcn to the windward side, out of the wa
or. This was done, and then be shook hands
With Mr.. Wilson, with "Good bye Jack"
md parted from his friends forever. When
ast seen Mr.. Hickman was standing in row
With his wife and children.
The captain, who vas walking calmly I'D
nd down the poop, had refused to leave the
hip, but just before the boat put Of he had
he consideration aud presence of mind 10
i've those a the boat their course" H. |
old them that it lay east northeast to Brest.
which was correct. Before Tie boat could
e go: eff it .wasin great danger of being suck.
q down with the ship, which was rapidly
,t!ling beneath the water.
At that moment those in.tho bc at we're pite.
usly called upon by a lady aboht twenty
Tree years ofage, who, with face which
as, it is stated, liVid with horror, shrekea
ut an offer Of a. thousspa-euineas if you'll
Ike ine In" But in that solemn hour mil
ons CT money would have been &C sounted
llueioss, and to- return must have resulted in
,s.ruction TO all.
Two passengers were seen with life boats,
1t probably none were alive when they came
the surface, The spectacle was only to
seen, for In tho din Of the tempest no cry
om the sinking multitude coullbe heard. /,
~ soon not vestige was visible. As the.
ZIP sunk, it was seen that all on deck were
iven forward, not by water, but b. tre-
cgdops and oVerpowerifs rush of dir from
'lOw, which, as. it escaped through the deck
well as the matches, impelled all on deck /
rward with violence, and their dreadful
ruggle must have been soon ended. 1t was 6
marked that the third officer, who was i
'med Angel, stood to the last at his post at
e donkey engine, which was employed in
orkipg the ship, and that his hands wero on 3
engine even as the vessel disappeared. c
Several reyolvers we're seen in the hards of J
'ssengers, who did not conceal their inten. 3
IN of shooting themselves when the last
ornent came, preferring to meet their death, i
hen inevitable, by bullet rather than by i
owning. The steward, indeed, overheard /
offer BY the owner of . pistol, to friend, s
at, he would shoot him if he desired. The
III meant offer ct, that time was declined,
d d whether these intentions were, carried
70 execution Is not known. but no reports !
frearis asr9 heard as tho steamer ionn- /
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