, 1869-02-28

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rHE STORY OF A aHIPWREUK.
rhs Survivors R,shsssn Months ON .
Desolase Inland.
On the 18th Of November, 1855. the ship |
General Grant, Captain William e. Iough-
IN, sailed from Boston for Melbourne,
and on the 10Th Of May, 1890. ehs
fifteen hundred mica southeast OF Mel
bourne. The story Of this ahipwrerk Is told |
In the March number Of Harper's .Ha2a.tas
BY one Of the crew. The vessel WAS smoked
,rto eare Of unknown depth, her Captain
and most Of the crew we're drowned. and
landed upon desolate island, where they
remained for eighteen months before their
etgrals were discovered by 4 passing vessel. /
The Etory Is full Of Interest, and We copy !
the leading passages:
On the @s.h ot November, 1855, the ship
General Gtant, Captain William Il. LouHhll1,
sailed from Boston Tor Melbourne.
"Wc remained in Melbourne about eight |
weeks, loading tos London b ons Of those
condolences which sailors dread We took
aboard part Of . ea5Go that bad been Intended
iot the steamer Lonaen. TM9 M-fAted res
Sci AaA hAAA ~ kAE lAf VI 14aIA43 VI AE& 4
voyage out, and there were many gloomy
prophecies that no freight Of hers would
I said to sta iH our ~ vesssl 6ur cargo eonsisted
chiefly ot wool and hides, With about four
thousand ounces of gold. Nc salled on Fra.
gers, among whom were sir women and about
tHenty Children. The men were nearly all
miners, returning home with their families
and what property they had acquired at tho
dlgglngs. 1hu crew numbered twenty -three-
four officers and nineteen men.
good prog1fAs with fair wind Thh Cap
tsn hal originally Intended running to the
northwa1d Of the Aucklands, but on the
seventh day koutheasseriy breeze 6prang
up, ohliging him to beat to wlnt~ard.
! Throughout the next Two days the weather
| end Of the ub boom from tho deck. At ION
o'clock At night Of the ninth day the lookout
| forward cried, Land on the port bow This
/ wns Disappotntme Ialaud, the rnost vest
erly Of the Auckland group. The Captain
immediately lacked chip aud IN to the
clear Of the laua, which he supposed 10 be
lhe mott nusthesly Of the Aucklands, Instead
southeast to northNest-
"AN Danger seemed past. The yards were
sQnnrtd and the doomed ship pat On tht
straight course for Cape Horn: An hous
later tbs lookout reported sLand dead
ahead.' hut, htter Inspection with the glass,
the Officers declared II only fog. bank
| t.Got many minutes later the wind died
completely away, leaving heaEy sea- A,
| the SANG time dawned upon us the terrible
Danger Te Were In. The sea aud the curren,
were carrying u toward . rock bound, pre-
lay directly ahead, and evsry swash Of tht
eea was pushing ns toward destruction.
"Thc scene on deck and In the cabin
! atruck tetror 10 the stoutcst hearts. Miner
we're eten tying up Their Eo!a II blsnksts
All hands werc pulling at the braces as lon1
| Is spszk Of hope remained:
"Eruel fata urged rs plt1lessly on, get s.
, slowly that it was relief when tie EN-
came, and that long a8ony Of hopeless wait
! Ing ceased. As wo neared the land the les
> wat heaEed to find anchogagr, but no eo
]. tom could be found.
: : "At na1Epast one at night the tib-bool
struck the rock at the foot Of eli man
a hundred feet high, and tue boTsprl. v a. ca,
/ ried.away. This shock caused the ship 10 spl
= eround and strike her stern, carrying awa
i the sparfsr- boom aud sudder, md hseaklu
!. found our.clfes drifting helpleasly into
!. ua1ow core, fenclosed By .prccipices Of q
;. known height. 1be ships sltes were strikt1
!. heartily again5t the rock, aud there We
Z thirty fatnona Of water under her. A
hope Ess gone get the Captain stood mob
!. ! ~ bis posi-, and t1e Gre" remained enoo1s
- nate.
Il "Lsuterns were held over the side I,
n carried up the rigging. Not foothofd for
a bird could be discovered. Tha mssta VT
n not cut away, ~ they conld nos fall clear
II the d ck. There was 100 much water
= SUCKED INTO CAVE.
Il "so wedrifed on, aud the core grew n.
Ta rover. Suddenly the fore-roral mast stru
~ ! The rock 3bove and came tumhltng dow
IA followed BY the other spats, As the ma
"a royAl na1t and top-hamper succeeded
ae realized the appalling fac. that We ~
~ being smoked ihto eare Of unknown dep
r. out Of the Bhfp and ia' detached mas,
70 breaking holes through the deck aud
=. ward houses. Amer lostag An The tosesna
rt the stump Of the ualnma6t caukht aKal
be the solid roof, and stopped farther progr
m But fof tsIs d;cu1ustauca the General tn
m would have sunk that ulght aud nona u
X 10 tell the story.
i. 1.-THE mixxtu-uast remained, unhurt o
,is aide the cavern, and al hsnds gathered
ot | the a{teT cabin out Of danger from the she
be CT Of stone and broken fpats to await
lat dawn. It Ea6 useless to attempt launch
or the boats in the dark ; and we prayed t
Ct. the good e.afs might bold together till mo
IN Eing Tho tInid and e1ho1tlnX 1hn Idle. II
It ; after honr pa.sed Ia anxious suspcuse-
lds masts chaang fessies.ly above, the sea
os- opening below With eIe1y sea, and tbs
~ gradually settling.
la "4t last the first streaks Of dayli
d l / warned us 10 set about launching the bo
me- Aspar md tackle wEre r{4Ecd over the stt
Hi and one Of the qnarter.bo1ts launched =
I'll Infinite care. 4 crew Of three w9s put IN
", and ordered to pull outalde the cave
&c seek landing plhce on the coast. The be.
@ e.. forbade tis,s, ih.s a.ts3npt md ths eost;
kcdCe short distance outsite Of the c.
In about twenty minutes 4 second boat
ses got into the Tatct ~ith eight men, un
I 4 charge Of the .nste.
ser ~. was intended to put the women
~ children aboard Of her +; bat only one,
~ attempt. She was thrown overheard Wit
~ ~ rope about her waist, aud kept on the !
t1e t1e face till the boat picked heT up. This
ne ne then Joined tho aTst outside.
NJ "MrAnwhile the shlp was sinking, aud
1A! Iong-boas vas 1nade ready to foat of
~ such utteF mi.Cy as few men eyer see,
an and fetcr still survive TO tell Of. Every
- washed over the stern aud sWep. the dec
uu1 The long. .boat was crammcd with all
~ could Kaln foothola- 1t was partly d
K, pss .ea .sysa 2oS3 oxa nd a.
~ ~. before she Vas clear Of the shIp. To1
~. clingfpg TO their children, aud crazy mel
lno. o their gold, were seen NaAhlug To and #
.s X the water Invaded The upper deck.
aSu "One wretch saw his wife Aud two chnt
eEL an Effort IL aye thrtn xhttc the 1ssf
~, who got aboard nearly lost bis 1lle trJin
~ persuAde the mother TO be sAred without
are children.
, If of "At .bou. O'Clock The long boat DO
? nhe h clear Of The deck, md before We goot
~. lett On board were lost. The laas VIC saw
Z the Captain IN the mix1cnSopmest c
Msu Ha trees waving his handkerchief. From
ame @ Grit moment Of DAGGER 10 the last Of Ill
teoly be hsd devoted hImtelf 10 the task Of 81
oaat n 1t.xrc IN efit, sn,f Fl, Ian act w,fh i
stsrtrg him In the lace, VII to make aii
cUcouraKemcui md ad1eu 10 tbo:c
'r- Seemed to have 4 chance for life.
told THE srRv1rpM.
MIN. Not mort thin nrc minutes aEsr
mYeei( struggling In Tic water for my
Diving underneath ihe struggling cro'
swan ~ fAt Ia could upder wster, 1t
rAdi. coming to The surface found myself n
aud make my NAJ 10 The other boAh.
h.ss o9! H. o. q, e., odd .e'. ihs s, to
The and Ill was oEef. We now fhunl ours
fhe n1tceu In humber ID two bouts, tbfca i
riiro and iwclvc In The oihrr..
ufht "Wo frFt cquA1tsed she crews. Wo
hss he,a eoaneil ~ to enr !ature couftc
the urel!.ra ~ lroli nndtf tue iet oI Dis@hl
Inusi r'ens Island, Y hlsl lAy sf,,uI six tulIt
:aioi snsI walt fnf tha weather u uaotssass.
any | rfs.fiflths wore 1 faw itts uf preserved I
lnply and sosae sslt s'saf and pctk IN tho ii
bukl.
,.c "t,us W. had pn waller. Wa AAa 4
AUD pul, u u. TIN w!bt WAS sttad With
sea, Wa Lost sight of raeh ptl,rs E@any