Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-24

NS'N' VI tue ooals' uualed uear me. got
asiride OF II aud foated for a time. Then
two children came near me. caught
them aud held one under each arm. until,
my strength failing fast. | Was obliged to
let them 60. Shortly after, was picked
up by the boat Of the French steamer and
taken on board of the ship which sunk
ns. Ii proved 10 be the I.och Earn. from
London TO New York, an iron clipper.
Captain Robinson commander. She had
broken her bowsprit short of aud store
her steam down to the water line. OH.
erwise she had received no damage. We
were all taken care of by the captain aud
steward. found l was one of the first
saved, coming in the first boat. together
with Captain SurmouRt of the steamer.
who was found swimming iu the sea, hav.
ing sunk with his ship and risen again.
The purser, brave man, was picked up by
the same boat with scarcely any clothing
but, instead of coming on board the Eng
lish ship, remained in the boat, aud rowed
from an hour and half to two hours saw
Ing many people. Miss Biuinger was with
US. | helped pull her in. Her mother
was lost. There were several others saved
in the same boat. When | got on board
the English ship | found it was 10 min.
utes of o'clock, so [ must have been
about thrce-quarters of an hour in the
water. Ii could not have been more than
10 or l2 minutes from the time the shin
struck us before the steamer sunk.
1t was haIf:past four O'Clock before all
the people care on beard, so you can im.
aginc my feelings during that time, look.
ing at each one as they came over the Side
of the ship, with the hope of seeing Julia.
but, alas, she came not. She must have
gone down Without struggle, as Mrs.
Buckley, Of whom | spoke before, says
piece of timber came between her and the
rest Of the party and she saw them all 90
down. She thinks | must have been the
only one saved Of Tie little party Of US
who were together few minutes before,
as she is con6de1t the others did not come
up. Finally when the last boat came, |
gave up all hope Of ever seeing julia
again. 1t is SO sad that she should have
been lost for nc, as she would not have
come had 1t not been for my comfort; SO,
in certain degree, it is my fault that she
Is lost. suppose | ought not to feel thus,
as God, in his all.wisc providence, plans
all things to bis liking, and so has taken
julia to her home 10 him. About 8
o'clock, Saturday morning, ship was
sighted and being signalcd, came near.
She proved to be the American ship Tri-
mountain. Capt. Urquhart, from New
York for Bristol, England. BY the ad-
vice of Capt. Surmount, who thought the
English ship too much damaged to be sea-
wo-thy, We we're transferred 70 the Tri-
mountain, were taken on board and cared
for as well as human beings could be un-
der the circumstances. Capt. Urquhart
is noble man and has done nobly by US
all. He gave up everything to us, and,
having carried his wife often with him,
was able to provide the ladies' OF whom
there are IL, with dresses and other CON-
forts. OF course, the provisions were
very plain and not very plenteous; but
he has been able to give the ladies three
meals and the men two, every day. They
have been mostly of salt meat and pork,
but, as the cargo was principally of -four,
We have plenty of good bread. Twenty
four Of us slept on the floor Of the cabin
Oh improvised beds. OF the conduct of
the officers of the steamer, think those
saved did everything In their power to
save the passengers, but the steamer sunk
SO quickly that there was hardly time to
launch the boats or doanything. Would
give you a longer account Of the disaster,
but there is no spare paper on board the
ship, but will write you at length when L
get on shore. l shall go directly from
Bristol to Paris via London. lsaved my
drafts and some money, and lost all else
The fault Of the collision was with the
second lieutenant Of the Vile du Havre,
SO far as we are now able to form an opin-
ion. Good-by. Remember me 10 all the
house. Kiss dear little Minnie and Lille
for me. 1t seems | am so far away from
every enc, and must wait some time be-
fore can see any Of you again. | dare
not go home just now; first, because l
fear reaction when get on shore, which
the excitement here has overcome, and,
again, because | cannot 60 to you yet
without the poor darling that was lost in
the sea. God bless you both and help
you to bear this great trial, and believe
me ever your loving son, CHARLIE.
"THE LADIES BRAVE AS LIONS"
SUNDAY, November 3O-4 p. m.