The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-04-10

themselves, but lay in the rigging an
died from fright and exposure. 1 re
mained on the side encouraging, help
ing, and directing until about fifteeI
were landed, when, finding that ms
hands and legs Were,becOmingu useless
/ left the ship, two other boats being
close to her, and embarked the re-
mainder.
On reaching the shore, despatched
Brady, the third officer, of TO Halifax
news Of the disaster and TO obtain as.
sistance. Mr.. Morrow, the Cunard
Line agent, promptly responded, and
sent two steamers with provisions Il
convey the survivors to Halifax, where
they will be cared for and forwarded
to New York at the first opportunity,
in charge of the first and fourth Off
GERS, the third officer and four mel
I being left at the island to take care oi
the dead as they came ashore. Capt.
| Sheridan, diver, has received prOVis-
ional authority as to salvage of the
cargo and materials. The second Off
Ger was lost with the No. so life boat,
AHARD CREW.
The crew was one of the hardest
that was ever gathered in any vessel
| They were picked up about the Liver
| pool wharyes and docks, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that they
were kept under control during the
/ voyage. The store keeper states that
one of them made an attempt to
snatch his watch and chain one
night, but was fOiled. On another Oc-
casiOn, during the storm of the 25th
/ of March, he stated that some OF the
crew attempted to break into the spir-
it room and it was for awhile feared
that force would have to be used to
prevent them. When the boats came
| from the shore to rescue the survivors
the sailors repeatedly pushed the pas
| sengers aside, or kicked them down
and jumped into the boats them
| selves.
STRUGGLES OF A HEROIC BOY.
A child ran upon deck with the
stream of passengers when the first
alarm was given. His parents and
other members of his family were still
below, and evidently perished- When
the ship filled and fell over on her
side, hustled about among that strug-
Cling mass of excited humanity, the
piteOus screams of the poor little fell
| low went to the stOutest heart. He
had leaped upon the back of one of
the men, in hopes of saving himself,
but in that fearful crisis, when every
body was intent upon saving them
selves, few paid attention to the wants
of the boy, and the man upon whose
back he was clinging, as if for bare
life, made several Intellectual at
tempts to shake the boy off. The
cries of the boy at last attracted the
attention of the captain, who,
perceiving the tenacious manner
in which he was struggling for
life, called out to the men
who were surrounding the lines that
led to the rock to endeavOr If possible
TO save the boy, and the poor little
fellow was Immediately passed over
the heads of the struggling mass of
beings, and placed in the boat. The
men who were exerting themselves to
save their own and other lives wept
almost for joy as they saw the brave
little lad safely landed on shore.
NARROWING SCENESs
Foxy, the chief engineer, who re-
mained on the rock for several hours,
assisting the passengers to land from
the ship, says it was extremely har-
rowing to behold the sufferings Of the
unfortunate creature, even after they
were rescued. Many of them became
insane, frOthed at the mouth, and
toppled off the rock into the water
and were drowned, while others were
so chilled and exhausted with cold
that they laid down and died. They
would wander about incapable almost
of helping themselves, and perish.
Some died after they had been taken
to the mainland. All the passengers
speak in the highest terms of the gal
liant conduct of the third officer and
first engineer, in particular, who re-
mained on the wreck for hours, assist
ing the passengers to reach the rock.
The lady cabin passengers came on
deck in the excitement, and were
standing near the wheel house. They
hesitated moment as if panic-strick-
en-, and returned into the cum paufOn
way a. If looking Tor som ething. Tnen
they came out, and endeavOred to
reach the forward part of the steps,
where the passengers were sent
ashore on lines. At that moment a
huge wave swept over the ships quar-
ter. The men clinging to the rigging
heard two heart rending shrieks, and
when they looked again, the women
had disappeared. These are only
few of the terrible incidents of that
terrible wreck. Young men as well
as old became paralyzed, and as they
clung to the rigging and to the sides
of the vessel, they seemed bereft of all
reason. When spoken to by Others
to make some effort to reach the boat
and save themselves, they would roll
their eyes in their heads, stare va
cantly at the speakers, and ask them,
in a whining tone, what boat
Many, again, who were reused out of
their berths, had scarcely time to put
their clothes on and resch the deck, to
perish with the cold. One cabin pas
senger, q young man, came up with
only a vest on. He clung to the ships
side as long as he was able, and fl
nally rolled off into the sea, frozen to
death.