The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-05

loaned at the mouth, and tottered about
like children. We were kindly received
and treated by the people on shore. Dir.
Ryan, magistrate, and Mr., james .Coyeley,.
fisherman, rendered us every assistance.
The chief officer, MIR. Firth, who it is sup
posed was drowned, was seen 2clingiDg to
the rigging, but no assistance could be
given him, At II o'clock, the J same
morning the ship was breaking, up ana the
cargo washing ashore. Corpses were also
washed within reach. We started at p
O'Clock yesterday afternoon for Halifax, and
arrived in town at ii o'clock r. M,
where we were well cared for. The fifth
engineer, Thomas Grant Urquehart, belong
ing to Dumfries, Scotland, is among the
drowned. Incidents of the most heart
rending character occurred. The little
fellow, r Ill. a.,s,,.
THE ONLY CHILD SAVED FROM. THE WRECK,
rushed up on deck with stream Of passen-
gers when the first alarm was given. His
parents and other members of, his family
were still below. They persisted when the
ship filled and fell over on her side. Hustled
about along with that struggling mass of ex-
cited humanity, the piteous screams of the
Door little fellow went to the stoutest heart.
in the hope of being saved by him. But the
man shook OF the wailing boy. His cries at
last attracted the captain. who, perceiving
the tenacious manner in which he was strug-
CLING for life, called out to the men who
were surrounding the lines that led to the
rock aud safety to endeavor, II possible, to
save the boy. The poor little fellow was inn
mediutely passed over the heads of the strug-
Cling mass Of beings and placed in the boat.
The kindly men who were struggling to
save life almost Wept for. sympathy as they
put the lad on shore, safe in, body, though
sadly afflicted by his parents loss. .:L.t
MIR. Foxley, the chief engineer, who re-
mained on the rock for several hours assist
ing the passengers to land from the ship.
says it was extremely narrowing to behold
the 's1ferings Of the unfortunate creatures
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. Others were SO chilled and
exhausted with the cold that
THEY LAID DOWN AND DIED.
Some died after they had been taken to
the mainland. All the passengers speak in
the highest terms of the gallant conduct Of
the third officer, Dir. Brady, and the first en-
gineer in particular, who remained on the
wreck for hours assisting the passengers to
reach the rock. Two lady cabin-passengers
came Oh deck in the excitement, and stood
near the wheel-house. They hcsitated mo-
meni, as il panic-stricken, and returned into
the companIonway, rs il looking for some
thing. Presently they came out and endea-
vored to reach the forward part OF the ship
from where the passengers were being sent
ashore on the lines. at that moment huge
wave swept over the ships quarter. The
men clinging TO the rigging heard two heart
rending shrieks, and when they looked again
THE WOMEN BAD DISAPPEARED.
These are only few of the terrible incl
dents of that fearful wreck. Young men as
well as old became paralyzed, and as they
clung to the rigging or to the sides of the
vessel they seemed bereft Of all reason, and
when spoken to by the others to make some
effort to reach the boat and save themselves,
they would roll their eyes, then stare fixedly
at the speakers and ask, in n whining tone,
1What boat?" Many, again.. who were
reused out of their berths had scarcely time
to put their clothes on and rush on deck ere
they persisted. One cabin passenger, a
young man, came up with only. vest on.
He chung to the .ship'side for time, and
finally rolled off into the sen and WIS lost. !;
Statement OF the Quartermaster. /
Robert Thomas, the quartermaster, says !;
At. Q o'clock / went upon 1.-The bridge
with Second Officer Metcalf, and told him not
to stand into land as the ship had run her dis
lance to make Sambro light from my
calculation. He told me that was neither
captain nor mate. went to the fourth OIL
Ger, Brown, and asked him if I should 60 on
the mainyards, as he would not see land
until he struck on it,, He told me it. was no
use for me to go up. I; then relieved at the
wheel and at $3.50 o'cloek the second officer
told the captain, who was reposing in the
chart-room, that the weather was getting
thick. The second officer went outside Of
out called out "Ice ahead" They were.
among the ice, and shortly after the ship
struck; the time was Bis O'Clock. put the
helm hard starboard and reversed the
engines full speed astern. / left the wheel
house and went to the after wheelhouSe
and got axes out and distributed them for
the purpose of cutting away the gear about
the boats. -. ;5tz5G: i:
sasA LITTLE BOY AND HIS MOTHER,
named Munney, both steerage passengers,
with her brother, Alfred Munney, all from
London, were lost. She called to me after
she came out Of the after-steerage, and said,
I. Robert, where are your" i said, 81 am
here" She said, Save, me.' / took the
mother and child on the saloon deck, and
told her to stay there until / could get the
boat clear to put her and the boy into. The
shin suddenly listed over; and they lost
their hold on TIE rail and were swept
overheard, and sunk to rise No MORE !
think they hive some friends or rela-
tiyes at Yonkers, Westchester county,
New York, as I received an address to
the same effect the night before. w lillian
Purdy, quarterEnaster, was the first who at
tempted to swim ashore, but when going
said, fsGood-bye, Thomas; viii you come
with me? Ireplied that ] wanted to save
the, boy and his mother. Then ! asaw that
the boy and bis mother we're swept away. i
swan on shore, and when I landed on the
rock passenger child called ont, Save
me which I did. 4 trayersed from rock
to rock, falling In sometimes from exhauss
ton, with: this man with me, until found
the signal port or place the fishermen have
to look out from and signnli2e boats. I then
called out for help Two men and q. boy
came to our assistance IWent to the house
with them, procured IS line, and then re
traced my steps to the beach. " -.
A BRIDAL Party Swallowed with She
i zssa stss Week ~ z q.
a reporter of the Herald was dspatehed
to find out the particulars concerning sciti
zepsol New York city who Eero lost on The
wreck of the liant sS,sas
TIE first persons inquired about were Chg