Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-28
Loss OF TIE ult
stat ment OF Rescued
gers.
over Forty persons stili Missing.

unable 20 DIJ l1tO AbeFueeD, OWiHS 10
stress Of weather, and the masters OF the
steam tugs there refused, it is said, to
land the passengers unless they received
handsome remuneration. On reaching
Leith the greater number OF the psssen-
gers proceeded TO EdiDburg and elias
gov. Thirteen OF the crew were sent &c
Glasgow at the expense Of the Ship
wrecked Mariners Society.
The fOllo wing statement regarding the
loss of the Hibernia has been made by
three of the passengers = Mr.. Josiah
Cooks, Mrs. Melvin and Miss II lgsrsOn:
1--WE commenced our voyage from
New York, on board the HibeTnia, on
the 14-h of November, and, though the
weather at first was somewhatTOngh, We
had a pleasant voyage until the gale
arose on Monday, the 22j, which resulted
in the accident to The machinery on the
morning Of Tuesday, the "A h. At sbou
. O'Clock on the morning Of that day we
we're awakened by q loud noise like thf
crash of mschiDery, and on going to the
cabin we learned that the noise had been
caused by the screw knocking against
the stern OF the vessel.
The Captain met Us and assured Us
there was no danger, and that all would
be put right, ard, resting confidence il
the Capital we went to bed again, n
hoped That in the morning we shCulC
find alright. But next morning the
Captain wss not at breakfast, and his
absence caused us to begin to think here
6e>s something wrong. Shortly af,er-
wsId he came and told MS to take care
of ourselves, and 10 get ready to go intC
tke life boats, So 1t was quite possible va
shOuld be required to leave the ship. Be-
tween eight and nine o'clock inc boa'e
were got ready, and water and p-ovi-
sions were put on b8ard Of them, The
Captain, however, kept cheerful, and
said he had still hopes that they might
manage TO IVA the ship. Meantime thc
crew worked the pumps, and at the ssme
time all on board Kept ready to leave the
ship, should they be ordered to do SO
All the while q gale vas blowing, but as
the afternoon advanced it increased 10
fury, and 1t was evident that the danger
TO the ship was becoming greater. AT
about four O'clock on Wednesday morn
irg it gas determined that the bOats
should be launched, but, owing to the
high sea which was running 1t the time,
this work was accomplished with some
difficulty, as it was feared that the boats
might be dsshed 10 pisces against the
side OF the ship. but, fortunately, we
got them all safely down, with the
exception Of the Captains boat No
!, which was slightly Injured. At
twenty minutes past five O'clOck;the Cap
tain came 10 the cabin, and told the Ia.
dies to come on deck and to go to the
front part OF the ship. The water at this
time was ankle deep 10 the saloon, and
was rapidly rising. All the cabin lady
passengers went 90 the front Of the YES
sci, and the cabin gentlemen passengers
followed, There Yss no hqrryiug or
crushing all went orderly aud quietly.
By the assistance OF the Captain and Off
cars, q by u went owe the sizes of
the ship until No. l lifetoat was filed,
and ail the cabin lady Passengers went
off 10 that boat. When we showed off,
the cabin gentleman passengers, in the
orderly way, filled the second boat,
and successive bJats were filed in the
quiet manner, each, when ready,
showing eff to give place to the other
boat. Oae old woman, a steerags pas
senger, stGPlily refused to leave the ship,
being determined not 10 quit company
with her husband, but she was put on
board the iifeboat by force. She screamed
loudly while being let down into the
boat. When tine lsgt passenger had been
got CT, Capt. Munro, with Mr.. Blown,
the chief engineer, who bad remained d.
recting the transfer of the passengers 10
the small boats, came off in the last boat.
Capt. Munro Immediately Joined No. l
boat and took charge OF the rudder, while
Mr.. Brown went to take charge of No. .
boat. The ship shortly sfterward sank.
After we started of in the iifeb0ats the
boat in charge of the chief mate h0isted a
sail, and o rope from it vas attached TO
the Captsin's boat, but the rope soon
broke. Some minutes afterward a sud
den gust OF wind caught the boat which
had hoisted the sail, causing 1t to
upset, and all on board OF it were
lost. None OF the other boats could give
the slightest assistance, all were so
heavily laden andcarTied SO much water.
The Captain, soon sfier he took charge
of the first boat, which was nearly half
full Of water, saw that it was too heav-
lily laden, and called on the crew Of 4
Of the other bsats to relieve nina OF some
of the passengers or the boat would sink.
The crew OF the other boat answered the
call OF the Captain and came alongside,
taking two OF the passengers az. Though
thus relieved the Captain SIN feared for
the safety o. the passengers, or account
OF the amount of water which was in
Inc boat. AS the water continued to be
bsiled cut, howsver, the Tudder began TO
obey him, and bis hopes ofssfely revived.
We sailed abopt ali day, and during all
the while scarcely s word was spoken.
About half-psst seven at night the quiet
was broken by a great cry of "a ssil, a
sail - and the Captain ordered q light 60
De put up and told all the passengers to
shout for their lives, We all shouted,
and an RnsWey wss Immediately returned
frcm the ship, which turned out to be
the S.sr Of Hope, under command Of
Capt. Talbot. All those who were In
MunrO's boat were taken on board
the Star of Hops, and were treated with
every possible kindness. W. told him
that other boats were lying about, and
Cspt. Talbot said he would l9ok out for
them. He cruised about, aud placed men
the look out. Between 10 and IL
we picked up No. 8 boat; out,
the Slar of Hope eruised about
all night and part Of the next day, MOTH
IL Q more vas seen of the other boats
Daring all the while We were on board
the Star Of Hope, we were treated with
the utmost kindnes- capt. Talbot.
He gave up his own 3s the accom-
modaiion Of the lad. sngets; ard in
8 th,rts to make e whom he had
saved oomforts6is' ~ Sas generally as
sisted by his officers.
OF THE MISSING BOATS LANDE ON
H COAST OF IRELAND-oNLY THREE
PERSONS SAVED.
From the Gla.gow Herald
The public interest excited by the cir
cumstances attending the ~foundering OF
the screw steamer Eioernis, sud the sub
sequent perfis and privations of the pas
senRers has been intensified by the re-
eeipt of 8 telegram announcing the and
Ing OF one of the missing boats contain
ing three Ct the crew. The telegram
sent from Londonderry was as follows:
LONDONDERRY, Dae. 9, lS6S.-Letter
lust to hand reports landing on Donegal
coast of one boat, contrasting Davies, sec
ond officer, and two others. A number
lost through accidents. They lie at AZ
lyhillin, Main Head, County g)negal,
and are unable to leave at present."
Mr., Davies, we may here remark, was
10 charge of No. 8 life-boat, which con-
twenty-eight persons, including
passengers and crew.
This telegram was supplemented an
hour later by q second, intimating that
a. the names of the three survivors land
ed from No. 8 liie-boat are William Da-
vies, second officer; Peer Blair, quar-
termaster, and John Reilly, able ses-
man."
OF the five boats which contained the
passengers and crew, three have now
been overwhelmingly, the captains,