The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-21
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Prom the Liverpool Gazette, December ~.
/ Mr.. L;onel Va Bursn, chief officer Of th
American steamer Starry Banner, Captain
Sam mera. m favored ~ With tho 5DllOwinl
or,r,h;c .ecosns u the fosndcsipe Of that tes
| - 8 80 Aslsatjs Oceas, With tbe Ioss .
1872 lives:
Tho stespship Starry Banner, 1000 tun,
burden, hound 10 New York from AlexAn
dria, with crew and passengers, Numbering
I64 sosjs, vas totally lost on Tho night ofthl
2lst Of December. in lat. ~ N, Ion. % W
She had had bad weather from the time she
left Southampton up 10 the 18th. whom she
encountered one Of the most violent storma
| ever experienced.
| The gale was terrific in the extreme, and
ragged with furry tor three days, the ship,
crew and passengers being completely 1t IL
mercy. The bows Of tbs steamer we're stove
in, and the bulw arks shivered to atoms the
lifebosts we're Ill lost. On the 10Th. while
the Captain, Third and Fourth Mates, and
BoatsvAin vsfs On the bridge, trsmendona
| sea washed over the vessel, earryine away
the bridge, officers quarters, galley, &c. /; in
fact, everything on thu 1eck 1fsll : prey to
the violence Of wind and water. Not one OF
those Aho were on the bHds0 were reseusd.
The steamer was nov in charge Of the chief
rot into the fre room, putting out the fires
On the morning Of the 2osh . terrible hail
storm set in; pieces Of ice fell - large as
good sised potsAoes; no ono could fenain on
deck while i lasted.
Bye o'clock the plate-bows gave away.
and = ~ feared The steamer yonld have
gone down, but she Was kept wen before the
wis1, TN being he only ehAncs lefs. The
second Office being on watch, was going to-
werd the whselhouss, VIXEN . ees struck u =
staamse's stern, carrying away the wheel
house, the officer and wheeisman into the
Only one Of them vas saved. By 1oo'clock
The eale had iaosaased the vessel dipped
and tossed, the waves running mountain high
The csffo heosed Aesihst the dseks, com>
p,etely bpr,ting them up. and the steamer
was nor sl4ohe4 ubon - loS there bdng
ter fsst- e vaAaE II The Hold. AL banda
vere now cslled isto the saison, and the
chief ofiicSr told them he had done everything
Il IL pswss 70 eve Tia vessel. and che WA
NOW left 70 the, mercy Of ~ waves. Il wss
pitifuf 70 rec the passengsrs aud crew. The
ladies sosld net .costfsl thsir fsslinea, for
.hey sppeafsntiy feit their time w. short 10
mothers; hardy old seamen wsrs down on
4 az Knees, praying - heaven for mercy.
The yeaael vss nov hove 10. By II o'clock
! treme1d dose - struck the saloon On Ne |
tar board side. ehivssing il 70 atoms sQuase |
|h,oush 70 tie ethAs idA, and sweeping moro
Iksn hun1rs1 hauaa boiaas ito ths Fagine |
vayes. Hadit nok hess for the fore B ,usht q |
! pssessesr, by naae of Henri Joy. . MAJOR
+ the UsiNd ensss Arny, go native o. |
London, fwAe tsssasds1 . humber Of the |
,tev end bisssnker 10 70 INTO the hold pre-
,ioue e tie destruction ofthe sAloon. the |
yhole Of thoS1 q lparA vvsld have been
struggling 10 the water. As soon Is Major
Joy cosl1 ~ eus ef rths hold, which he did
nth two seamen, and wAen pc saw 20 many /
,nman beings m tha watef, he threw of his
~ sasd IJllpAd overheard. dssmse the ens
fssties Of III feno~s; for il vas considered
nadness ID throw himself into such raging
-. Te eli pNssuasios he turned deaf car
uskins for % asswsF thet he nd svimmed in
! roneh 80, sud no should not stand By |
I'd - Ais fellow man drown: b this time
be sAips crew were I'll out Of The hold, and
,ere throwing Bppss 70 those m the wster.
lsjoe Henry Joy himself saved twenty-ivo
nd ive sehilarea. Thrse Of the saved the
|e;or brought 10 the ship at ono time. ht l.
le two With his teskh and the third under bis
I'm. /, was said By IN Who witnessed his
ero,c coudact. that hs vAs the most power
il Vy1enaar9ha1 sssrkss~. 6fsty Of those
ashe0 inso NJ water were seen no more
he chief offese Vas knock I'd insensible from
fan 81 the fore caaeIe, and rsmained 90 for
vesAlhours. There .b.ing now no other
On capsule Of managing The ship, i vas, ~
,aaiunoss voice liton into the hands OF
ajcrIoy. Night had nov get IN, and the
orm ragged ~ strong - ever. MAJOR Joy
snt down below and found twelve feet Of
tier IL the held. hs then erdsred Ne mon
coannencs making RATS out OF whatever
:, essN GET flashing them we'll together,
: ~ steamG was sinking fast Guns we're
ed An4 rockets thrown up, but nothing
ut TO bis rost oil night, reports seeing the I
arboerd Esht ola vessel, but no notice was
ken Of our distress. he WAS washed over
"a tsics anriss tho nisl bat slccesded
eainipe the ship agsin. The Sea waa nov {
: 5;r oleee beeaeh over the vessel, and
s .L6ose1 f1eSsly. A suddsn ellsh vs.
ard a her stsrn, and On looking twas
md 1h4t kef FSaArboard side was stove in, !.
d she wa fast going down. Major Joy or (.
red The FAits v be launched, and the sur
vors wef1 lowered on them. Tho Eafss
ere lasbed together, 20 - 70 prevent them
ON drilling apart Everything was done
liet and orderly, Nsjoy Joy being the last
leave the wreck About ten minutes after
ri tho nsrmsr .weut down sterp formost.
ia SSftiors 1ors % the rats two days
a shree nientA wkh>ut food u wteer, when
81 wers rescued by b Feaeh bark. and
nded in very destitute state ct bouiegne
, Sunday Ia. Sevsral Of the crew
ID passeu gers died from exposure while on
. rafls, aud others jumped overheard. In
/ one hundred and thirty-two persons per-
he'd.