, 1870-12-29
HORRORS OF THE DEEP.
Terrible ConflasFaslon MT Sea.
From the Se,s Fort HtYald.
Burned to tbs water's edge, cir"
" And tho cEew, Captain ?"

These were the remarks Of Captsln Lach-
ere, at the ship Charles. of Antwerp, whea
Questioned yesterday in relstion u tho terri
bic calamity which, ci, the 10th instant, befcl
the lll-fated vessel 4. r.: WSmap, bound for
Liverpool from Savannah. The storv was in
many particulars sad realization Of the
Lnmcrous romances. which, briutul Of terri
ble tcepea and incidents, often feed the
farcy Of the curious No narEoFer eec.pe
from FIRE or the merciless fury OF the ocean
has occurred for 5cars, aad although vast
sn1onnt Of property has been swallowed up
hv the disaster, it is eone consolation to
think That brave and undaunted CROW has.
by the kincnsss Of IN a'l-svise Providence a.d
the galantry Of courageous and sympathiz-
ing eea-cspsain and his helpmates, been
intelligence Of the burning Of tho ship.t. 3.
Wymzn reached the cl:y ytsten1ay, by ucaos
OF the chip Charles. which had 90 nubly per-
formed its task il raging eca, Herald re-
porter visited that vessel, now king oar
Il n TBS tbs rna sSsT sag Sp2osss so pier No i
al 6isposed 10 act in harmony, the water took
huge iiterty NTH the row boat, and freguent-
" demonstrated its importance and power by
coming over in liberal quantities, to the eI-
treme disgust Of the skilled oarsrnen, and the
intenee annoyance Of the other occupants Of
soaked, but after an energetic pull the vessel
WAS reached and boarded. The second mate
responder 10 the summons. and, after stating
that the Captain was ashore, proceeded, in an
sNer to some q"efaes, to Eive brief descrlp-
Of . crew on board the Charles. al fioc, ha.ly-
looking fellows, and nearly all apoke Of she
burning OF the A. B. W-mAn "a ono OF .he
NEST terrible casualties that Ind ever coas
"ithin tleir knowledge. Although all were
snz'cns to imrart Information, It was fouua
qnsusly ascertained to BE- at ths office OF tbs
coasignse, Mr. Bietck,. in William atrest,
aud 1t was there that the generous gentle
man set forth. in plain and coacise
terms, the character OF the scene Of which he
had been the timely eyewitness. The Cap
tain Was enseiopel in dne bear skin cost,
and, crossing bis legs, good nasnredly, went
OH to etate that the etlip Charles. fv3 tons
register, left Antwerp on November 2, With
ballast, for this city. She cana the northern
rasssge and enjoyed fine weather until she
when in latitude ttirt5-six degrees and loasi-
tudo fi1fy-one degrees, forty-tl,ree minutes.
she hove TO for tie night ia = heavy gallo.
About six mi'es to windwArd she sighted =
ahiP. It o'clock next morning flying tbs dag
Of dittEehs from her fore-to2 and mlzzsn-top.
accompanied by loud thunder claps and siv,d
hashes of9lightning. aud although the weather
had now moderated, mighty swcll rem.nol.
Iha chip in the dlst1nce. which subsequently,
proved TO be the 4. b. Wymsn, WAS etoerins
seuta' undertopsAi!s. IA the two vessels gra-
a.s essa seen of5 o hss sssna s1q2 o S
the deck of the A. i. wyman.
whose Captain. be.rirg the sane nzne ~ tho
chip, afterward sststed bad been allowed to
escape to attract attention. 1t was, indeed, =
melancholy signal: but dangerous .s i: was
purpose. And 60 tho tive tllirs came close
together. Loud Above tho naoootorous roar
ct the rof!iI + sea came forth the thrsll and
esrEest cry, a Ny ships on firs.' 1t was the
dctpaisire appeal OF the Captain of the Wy
msn, and who could heart1esslg turn ; deaf
ear 10 such calls Captain Lachete cid not,
at all cye.ts, and quickly bore down upon tho
burning elip. 1le snw that the top OF her
MclnroyAl mAet Ind hruken of anl was bang
iEg down. hnt With that exception 10 other
erldeEcta OF damage Nele appaseat. and
get TO tile eye OF the seaman tbere we're pre-
v1eibte s:mptCus Of the poor ea,lor's forlorn
kopc, the lifseoats,--for thoy were suspended
from tho d1yi:s, filed will provisions and
ready to be launched with hn:nan freight amid
OCEAN md in raging hea. When the Charles
hove to, toat vas Put of from the A. Is.
Nyaan With tba mate and t~o men, Who,
though tctsad about, moved briskIy over.
"tone over and see tue chip, air." sung
cut The mate; "tho Captaia wants you"
Tfs boat camo afengeiao tho Charles. ard,
with pluck illzt merits co,omepdltion. Cap
tain L.ehere promptlT responded t, the SUM
Eons hnd ctnesed over to ths burning ship.
Ihe object in askiug Captain Lsci,e1s o.
heard the A. D. W5mAn Was doubtless to re-
veal TO bin tho true and terrible state OF af-
fairs. Captain Lschcre states that OF coming
clcte to the x!arbos1d e!dc Of the vea4al the
heat WAS Oppressive, While thick yols1,neA OF
smoke were ooSng cut Though the seams.
Captain W3EpGu welcomed lis timely and To-
hir-hesrsce gueat with all shs corls.lity the
cccksian permitted, ard quietly explained the
condition OF the ye.tel. T.1c situation wls
cre.1ful 10 contemplate. The crew. in i.uc.-
nent Danger. were Naturally e3citcl. whis the
cargo Of cotton, valued At over 1900. .ct}o, w41
about to become mers terrible 10. th~n tile
fSP1eest hurricane tltst evtr ragged. C,otaio
Wyulnn ststed thtt in the midi Ut dro:dsul
storm two pightd before the maiuloyal mast
head had heen struck Ly Lightning, lhst tia
electric 1nid had gone ,hrcnEh the cost nf tho
Elsirmsst AMI ps-eed Goa into tie hc1l A.
the ti11o the casnalty occurred bat !it-se no'i,a
vas ttken OF i. and it was rot until the ssiiks
leEan 10 asceId taat the tLccsht Of fi-e sag
gestcd itse!f- The Captain OF tho s.,,;, iutns-
cjstely gave ot3eIs to make everything air.
tight bt1ow. stuiFins up ali places ct rea,ila-
tiov. and. charging his course, h:red TO reach
the lkrd in time or meet HoIns fsi.ndly vcs-
EEL on the way. She lad Lecu two GAYS apS
E'gEts IN this condition WIEN ste was elGh:ed
by Captslu LaclIofs. Arrived on board, after
ZONE difficulty, thst gentleman tonud every
thirG much heated. TITO c,bin tufIoeatinr, and
the cren ready to take 10 ,hs 6ozss 4. tis lis;
nsort- The ire Waa Hagir8 in the lover
tween decks. Ha7ing tried uee malu pumps
Le discovered that the water in tho tanks.
WHICH contained over ten thousand gailous,
VAS sluost boiling. bot enoaga," aaid the
Captain, yesterday. "to boil N ess.'. Cap
must 90 fuu Of fiie. and. considering
it Ensafc to remain Ench longer on
board. generously invited .Captstn
Wsmsn and lie crew to the CtA1!ee. Tniok-
ing re1lsps That there was yet ,ims to ge.
W{EuAn lcqnired whether he rhould tri7g
some provi:sore, but Captain L,chere. daen-
les i d7rEcrcus 10 optn any too.s before
!.c7vinF the shiy, decsira j the ofEes, aud. tat-
ing q y ftE aails a.d ropes, Prepared 10
the Charles. consisting Of Randolni, Scuuste.
Second Nate; Edward Depsu:i, william Ja;-
PEE. and Cornelius Glow, seansn, pn. cut in
yaw! to the rescue ct those Of tl,e.r brethren
on The 4; G. Nynau. There was a very llcayy
swell at the time. ard tic terrible eaIocatioc
heat from The vezs-l rendered. Tho e12e:imeut
exec eedieelr difficult. Havipg examined ov-
e1!thtDg. Car tain Iacbere, after tto hours
ftsy, p-epsred to leave the ehi4. Da: taa last
ecene vas 1figh h'fn1 % bt hold. Tic sl;p lay
rocking on the deep. enre1oEea in hugs
tion wss anticipated. Ths sntire crew Of Tour
tren men having been taken OF, Captain
Nymao went forward, aud IN presence Of Cap
t:in Lache1e and three OF his men, opened ,ha
nai1 hatcE. Out te1chcd the Aamcs with d
roaT. a. il e1ulsiDg in freedom ard tie work
Of conh:gration waa begun. II w.s now
rush Tor life. and. hur1s dos the eiies Of
tie tli.star1ed snip the last bt&ch OF hur.4r,
teipes on tna1d c1e.sed her with ra2id
strokes II ~as we'll they dill 50. The bliea
OF Gotten partly released brsusd with ter
I'hle rar!city- The smoke had fall rent. :2J.
N atout ten minutes after the last boat lef,
NE \. B. Wymao, the FIRE had extended to
burnfrg tim.erz. The fury md co.ss Of The
ceudsgtasion acd the sp13=hiar OF sTar in
tie water, as ths5 tumL1ed down In quick
succession, arc st4ted TO Esvc been so.ne-
thing terrible. The two ves.els were aos
more than! couple Of catle.-lsngtk a2ar.-
Ano 1uat so toon as tho rescued party
setsntled on beard tue Charles that sallant
so!P eq1a1ed away to the xcstEirr', the wind
seing abcut southwest, aud the distacce IRON
seT aofk about 800 hurdrsd miles. II was,
He1haFs. ore Of the hsppi..t vcvagns ever
mace p come OF them, fer II ever there was
nalfo1esoth escape whose tesEprs n.v b. re-
eailed With wonder, this VIA one OF tte-r.
Csr'aan WJman and his crew returned th,i5
ss'.l saatGtnl !n1nEs TO Captaia Lachere, AMI uos.
woithily did be deserve them. Indeed, i, iaa
p'essu1e to think ttat grand frste1nal pbi-
la,nthfopic telling still. and viii ever, exist
throughout the world, and nowhere has it
teea mere courageous By demon stration than
on the rclling bitlows Of the ocean. Tie
ena5'es arrived here yesterday morning, in
geod shspe, and landed the Captain aud cesa
M q ne 4. d Myman safals o. shore. Capt.in
men. ptueeeded WITH his drat snd Sec sseand IND
mates to Boetou. to which city the sbio be-
..T1nre. he HAs about 8l3 tons rsuister ,r,7