The Republican journal., 1873-04-10

thereafter they launched it and went to the
rock, and rescued in this way three boat loads
OF pass myers, or about thirty-siX persons.
During the time they were rescuing these men
rom The rock ne CAPTAIN and the passengers
on the ship c'llet: loudly 10 those M the boat to
come to The ship and take them off first .aS they
Were IN most imminent danger. The Captain
called out to the men in the DO It 10 come to the
vessel and he would give them $500 for every
ioau lheN would rescue. The boat commenced
taxing men from the shin, and rescued two
poat loads, and in half an hour afterwards
an"'her boat came 10 their assistance and took
on those p rson- who were clinging to the
rigging A III ri boat clme off with the third
o1lcer, Brady who mad succeeded in getting to
the shore previously by the AID # ropes. | got
INTO this boat with several Others and landed in
safety. When left about eighty persons still
remained on the side of the vessel and the rig
glng. Those remaining when | lett seemed
quite cool and confident of being rescued.
being wet through to the skin and much eX-
hausted from the cold. crawled as [ could
scarcely walk, to the nearest house where were
great many persons before me. We were
treated with the greatest kindness. In about
an hour after getting warmed | went down to
Inc wreck and 1t was a fearful sight to behold
some were still remaining on the vessel others
mad been washed up on the beach. which was
>ueWn around IN all directions with dead bodies.
saw one woman who eXerted herself in
getting out OF the cabin to the rigging; but
as no one could render her assistance she troze
10 uealh IN the rigging. She seemed to have
been laShed TO the rigging. AS when | saw her
from the shore her body hung doWnWards. |
saw that no more assistance could be rendered
so |, with some others. cot INTO a shiff and
rowed to tshermans house. where the first
ihlru ana sixth engineers were, with about
fifteen others. We took dinner. and afterwards
we thought it the best plan to walk to the city,
as the accommodation there was meagre so
many people there from the wreck. We started
at halt-past one Yesterday afternoon. The roads
were IN a fearful condition. foot of snow in
most places-bul lis we received refreshments,
IN two places along the road. hich helped Us
we arrived in the city at a quarter to eleven
O'Clock last night: saw the MAYOR of the city,
who directed us to the police station. where we
We're taken care of in first class manner.
THE cum, rxc,~rrp,S n,,,nr
John FoyIey. Chict FnoInaar savs H., ,ossol
struck on the rock Al Quarter past three OIL Ick
A NJ on the 1st inst ANA commenced ia hanl
over. the shin and hold tillina randiv " "A An
the female t,,,ssenraru who ,,'aro ,sIan Of No
time the shin struck we're nrevented from COM
ing on deck by The seas w,sbing over the Shin
and filling her. some of the nassnnoers ont
in the lifeboat,. fine davit fails heino rut awav
TO allow The hoats 70 ioat cl,ar Of Ito d,v;tS ~ ~
the eypact,tion of oettinr lea, ~ th zeal hu
thet means, but sea broke on hoard and
washed the greater nortion of The nasHergars
who were in The boats ont. thc boats we're stovn
and those VIA vontnroa i, ~, ,,;I1l
The third otcer Mr. Rrady any r9t two , ,s.o
masters swan ashore viii a S,,,aII Iind ,,b;nb
enabled a orient nnnber of the ,lassanoers and
crew TO get on shore I aot N, no r,ol, so ,l
afterwards. and also Rohert Harrina secon1 i.
John Hodgson, third: William Patterson
fourth: Samuel Davis sixth .nd Rohart NJ
Farlin, seventh ENGINEERS and we and others
II the crew md n',ssanaars ass;stod o,,ar' 70
proceed from The vessel to tho ronh
great many of the neonIe were drovnad ,yhi1a
coming from the vessel by the rope TO the rock