Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-01

hundred miles from the Irish coast b1 osu
tofore announced briefly by the cable ~
tain passengers who escaped in tho car
tain's boat say that at two o'clock on ~
morning of Tuesday, the Oath ultimo n hue
were awakened by crash. Some vontF
the cabin, and the captain met them o,'5
assured them there was no danger. Hov;a
confidence in him they went to bed. As fL55
captain did not appear at breakfast. nov,
ever, suspicion was awakened, and short-
afterwards he told them to get ready r. ~
into the life-boats. The crew meanwI{Ho
were working at the pumps. The gale ko,,
on increasing, and the water in the sLIi.
gradually rose.
When first informed Of the DANCER :.
which they were placed the passengers man
ifested some excitement. They all felt 10
pressed, and those who could weep wen,
but as the day wore on the excitemen,
gradually subsidized. and during the Mol,
of Tuesday it had altogether Disappeared
All were perfectly quiet that night, and ono
or two even slept. They all had confdepc.
in Captain Munro-he was so collected and
managed so we'll. He frequently came inn
the cabin and spoke cheering word r.
everybody. About o'clock on Wodnesdar
morning it was determined that the bnais
sea this work was accomplished with some
difficulty, but fortunately they were all cot
down at last Previous to launching No
1 boat the captain came to the cabin and
told the ladies' to come on deck. The water
was then ankle deep in the saloon. All the
lady cabin passengers went to the front Of
the vessel. There Was no hurrying and
crushing. The boats were filled in fine
most orderly way each when it had TO-
ceiyed its complement showing off TO give
place to the next boat.
One old woman sturdily refused TO leave
the ship, being determined not TO leave
her husband, but she was put on board Of
the life-boat by force. She screamed
loudly while being let down into the boas
When the last passenger had been got OIL
Captain Munro, with the chief engincpr
came off in the last boat. The passenger.
describe the capsizing Of one boat, and the
labor of the crew in the captrins beat IN
bailing out the water under the eucouage
ment of the captain. At half-p seven.
on Wednesday night, there was great cry
of GA sail, sail % The captain ordered
lights to be put up, and told all the pas
sengers to shout for their lives. AE
shouted Justify, and an answer was IT,
turned from the Star of Hope.
Mr.. Cocks, San Francisco. and his
mother, Mrs. Cocks, who were cabin pas
sengers in the Hibernia, and who arrived
in Leith on Tuesday in the Star of Hone
LETT the Waverly Station last night for
London. Mr.. Cocks furnished the follow
ing statement 1.-The weather on Tuesday,
the 18th, was very stormy, and u high sea
was running. When it was found that
there was no hope of saving the vessel, five
passengers and crew, under the superin.
tendence of the captain, who, throughout,
displayed the greatest GOODNESS and intre-
pidity. The whole Of the passengers felt
fully persuaded that had it not been for
the GOODNESS and bravery Of the captain,
who was the last to leave the ship thev
would have lost their lives. The five boats
had only left the ship about fifteen MINUTES.
when she went down stern foremost.
was in the captains boat, in which there
were in all thirty-three persons
"Shortly after the ship went down We
saw the chief mates boat suddenly capsizc
but could render no assistance, as our boat
was in sinking condition and overloaded
at the time. 1t was an awful sight to $50
some of those who had been in the mates
boat struggling in the water and Others
clinging to the boats keel, and yet be IN
able to tender any assistance. think that
after o time the boat was righted, and
few of the passengers succeeded in getting
in, but could not see how many. We
parted company with the other beats, ala
after drifting about for about fourteen
hours, heavy sea running ut the time,
the seamen constantly bailing, we were
picked up by the Star of Hope and ! can
not give too much praise to Captain Talbot
and the other officers of the ship for their
very great courtesy and kindness. The
Star of Hope also picked up the boatswain's
boat, la which there were nineteen passeu-
gers, making, think, total saved of fifty
two persons.
81 have strong hopes as to the safety OF
the passengers of the other boats in good
order. The Star of Hope made for Aber-
deem, but could not land there, the own
ers of the steam tugs there declining to
take them into the harbOr, though the sea
was calm and the wind down. Weaccord-
ingly left for Leith, and found there the
hospitality which was denied at Aberdeen.
Mr.. Henderson, one of the owners Of tie
Aberdeen, who had come from
Glasgow to Aberdeen, sailed after
us, but was too late to take us into Aber
deem. My mother and feel truly thank
full for our miraculous escape, though my
mother, from the severe shock, is complete
ly paralyzed. l join with the other rescu.
ed passengers in presenting an address to
Captain Munro, thanking him for his he.
rolc exertions III our behalf"
A Kentucky Editors Pen and Inls Sketch
OF Butler.
Col. j. Stoddard Johnston, the editor o.
the Frankfort Yeoman, has been writing
series of entertaining letters to his paper
from Washington City, whittier he was SCI.
as State messenger, and, from among other
items and notes in his last contribution,
we extract the following concerning one OF
the most redouhtable heroes of the age
When Buffers name was called Ton the
occasion of drawing for seats he walked
over across the hall from the Radical side,
and selected his seat close up to the DEN
ocratic headquarters, amid much laughter
No caricature [ have ever seen OF this n0tJ-
rious man does him injustice. He cannot be
caricatured, being himself living carica
ture on manhood. Short and chunky, bis
legs are to his body like pipe-stems stuck
into pumpkin. His head is the most re
markable cranial excrescence, both phreno-
logically and as regards his physiognomE.
1 ever saw in print or on living shoulder.
He is bald on top of his head, bat, il b"
ever did have a forehead, it looks as II Il
had not been more than two inches high.
He has no bump of residence, but sell.
esteem rises in n kind of phrenOlOplCaI