Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-10
FAITHFUL uAIO DEATH.

The New York Times tells this story
Of a recent shipWreck:
a seaman Of the bark Fills d'OF5On,
whichstouehed at Sable Island, off the
Nova Scotia coast, February IA, for
water, brings q painful story OF the
wreck Of the Lily Parker, Captain
Fletcher, of Swansea, England, on the
10th instant, on Sable Island. The
Watchmen on duty at the " Left Bar -
that night were attracted by the
whining Of a dog, and on attaching a
lantern to his neck were able to fol-
low him, and were brought to the
beach, where they found a woman and
her child, a little girl two years old,
lying almost drowned. They re-
moved her to the sailors hospital,
about half a mile distant, where she
lay insensible for a day or two. The
child died the following morning from
the exposure. When the mother be-
came conscious she asked where she
was. Her appearance vas refined
and handsome. On being told by
Surgeon Awkward that she had been
saved from some wreck, and was then
in the hands Of those who would take
care Of her, she earnestly expressed
her gratitude. Memory returning,
she suddenly asked: Where is Rob
ert ? Where is Captain Fletcher?p
Nobody could tell. The surgeon
could only respond that, as nothing
had vet been heard from the wreck,
Captain Fletcher might be safe.
The poor lady Wept bitterly
for some moments, and again
.-rIInnNr Anr-sn. E-HvaHI Aha
surgeon, asked for her child. Its
death was not announced to her then,
but the following night found the lady
so far recovered as to be able to mar
rate the incidents of her untOward
fate, and hear the narrowing news
that her husband, Captain Fletcher,
had not been heard of, and that her
child had died. Her story is substan-
TALLY as follows: On the Sd Of Janu-
AIRY the bark Lilly Parker left Swan
sea, England, bound for ssHalifax,
Nova Scotia, with merchandise and
salt. After being out five days, the
foretOpmast and fOretOp-gallantmast
were carried away in a sever gale,
which lasted over fOrty-eight hours.
Jury-masts were promptly supplied,
and the Lilly Parker proceeded on her
voyage favored by good winds for
about ten days, after which she again
experienced foul weather, in which 9
large quantity OF canvas and the fore
top gallantmast were lost. After be-
ing thirty days at sea she encountered
a violent hurricane and lost nearly all
of her foremost, and the miZZeumast
was literally split in two by a tremen-
dOuS sea, which also made q large
breach in the bulWark5, and forced the
ship on her beam ends. Thus dis
abled the bark continued until the
18th instant, when il was found that
she had drifted over five hundred
miles out OF her course, and lay in the
latitude OF Sable Island. Late on the |
night of the 18th instant, a strong
northeast wind sprung up, and the
sea rose 70 q fearful height. The wind
increased and the ship lost her rUdder.
The ship was tossed about like a log, |
until she driited on a lee shore, strik-
ing heavily upon the submarine ledge
stretches beyond the most
northern point Of the island. The
bark filed rapidly as her bows had
been stove in. The storm still ragged
80 wildly that it was useless to suggest
any plan of rescue. Further than this
Mrs. Flelcher's beWildered memory
could not lead her. All that she could
say definitely was that the bark sud-
1enly broke in two, and those on
board were either thrown into the sea
lr had time to seize some portion OF
he wreck before the vessel fell asun-
Ter. All was confusion and dismay.
some shrieked for ropes, some tor
boats, and the captain cried
,Ut wildly for "Bella," his wife.
Mrs. Fletcher remembers but little
Ifter the parting of the ship, until she
vas conscious OF being dragged ashore 4
y somebody, as she thought. She
leld her babe firmly clasped to her
.uring the awful ordeal. 1t was her
Newfoundland dog that saved {
nem, and the noble animal was worn {
ut, when his Whines attracted the at {
of the Waterman. Mrs. s
fletcher states that her husband, Cap I
ain Fletcher, was a native of Liver f
DOL, and resided at No. 10 Hope I
rect, Mount Pleasant, in that city. a
he bark Lilly Parker was the prop 2
of Kick, Brook & Harley, Of b
Wansea. Mrs. Fletcher could name {
ally three of the crew: The mate, 2
William Carter, a married man, VINO i
we'd in Liverpool, and had five chill y
depending on him for support; e
le second mate, Charles Carter. IL
of the mate, also q married q
and Zip" Hudson, the cook, a I,
alive of Demerara. Mrs. Fletcher b
as offered a passage on board the n
Wizard deemed it safer that she "
Iould wait until the usual monthly ii
vat from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Wis
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