The New York herald., 1873-04-04


i cabin passenger, wlli remain by the wreck 70
recognize the direfent Lost ones as they come
ashore, and win see to n that tSsv are properly
cared for. Ihsve an undertAker going w:ssh me 70
the wreck with plenty Of boxes, and the bodies WIZ
b cared for. We have the BODY Of Mrs O. y.
Fisher, Of England; also that or Miss Merritt, Of
New YORK. think there 10 great hope o. recQyer
ing sns vvs,us ., sonp n. price 81 New York also
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt and Miss Scrymser, also Of
New York. ' ,r,,., t,s KS i5aass.sss.s4
! The shjpVreck was terrible sight. Hundreds
persisted with cold. The passengers and crew
acted Hobly. It was .sAsls \ ts's eeas se.aei
B ~ II nno69rsAs W SAVE WOMAN. ai
for within few moments after We struck the ship
careened and. threw those on the decks into the
sea, and those only were saved who jumped quickly
into the rigging One. Or tive women from the
steerage who were in the rigging perished with .
cold. Many Of those saved are sufYering with cuts
and bruises, but al are being properly cared for.
n 1t was not for
.8II4l lc iTrni BRAvn y,snlRxrN, I'D
who came to- rescue, every Soul would have
been lost, for after we had struggled and made the
rocks and afterwards the main land, we surely
would have perished with cold but for their houses
that sheltered, us. Their wives and daughters
found us plenty OF blankets and warm clothes, and
furnished us with food and drink The most that
we regret is that It was Impossible to save
woman. 4 win be happy 70 furnish informationto to
friends and relatives II os4o39 .ve1 ~ ssatsar
I. to..-essr r. D. MARCWALp, Cabin Passenger.
.fs0H ae9 ffs0t on ,ls---@ T. Aliw a0eaaraOo
\ Statement of 0uartorm aster Thomas
h Robert Thomas, the sqnartermasterr says: 'At
two O'Clock went upon the bridge with the second
oicer, Mr.. Metcaif and told him not to stand into
the land 30. ss the ship had run eher distance TO
make the Sambro Light rom my calculations. He
told me that Iwas neither captain nor mate.l
then went to the fourth 0fncer Brown, and asked
him II should 90 on the main yarda as ne would
not see land until he struck on It. He told me that
1t was no use for me 70 go up. then relieved the
man at the wheel, and at 2:SG O'Clock the second
ofncer told the captain, who was reposing In the
chart roor,. that the weather was getting thick.
The second o1cer went outside OF the chart room.
The man on the look out called out, 7a o
.lgN 'TcE AHEADis
They were among the Ice, and shortly after the
ship struck. the time was fifteen minutes after
three. put the helm hard starboard and reversed
the engines full speed astern. 1 left the wheel
house and went to the alter wheel house ana got
the axes ont and distributed them for the purpose
OF cutting away the gear about the boats. little
boy and his mother named Munney, both steer
Munney, all from London, were lost. She ca).ed to
me after she came out OF the after steeyege and
said to me, "ROhert, where are yousn said. II
am here" she said, .'Save mel" I took the
mother and child on the saloon deck and told her
to stay there until ! 5 could get the boats
clear to put her and the boy into. The
ship suddenly listed over and they lost their
hold on the rail and were swept overheard ana
sunk to rise no more think they have some
friends or relations at Yonkers Westchester county,
N. Y, as received an address to the above efect
the night before. William Purdy, qnartermsster
was the nrst who attempted to swim ashore, but
when going he said, "Go0dby, Thomas; wfll you
come with mep' Ireplied that wanted IA save
the boy and his mother. Then I saw that the
boy and mother were swept AWAY. ]
swan on shore, and when n landed
on the rock passenger called out, ".save me,
sometimes from exhaustion, with tlys man with
me, until found ~ essgs e-
gsia En- ls crew THE SIGNAL FORT, oEcN-
place which the fishermen havefte lookout an,
signalize boats. then called oat for help. TIVE
old men and q boy came to our assistance, ana
wentito the house with them and procured line
and then retraced my steps TO the beach where sav
lot or passengers and crew upon thr rock Speak
man, the quartermastey, SWAN towards me with
| line from the rock, and hove my line and caught
him and pulled him ashore. As soon as had don,
so we hauled in the line which ne had from fh
rock and made fast the end OF my line to 1t, SO al
to make It stronger. As soon as got the lint
made fast I told those who were on the rock u
come on ashore one by one, as1 would save them.
THE PIRsT MAN SAVED
in this way do not know, but the second one wa.
Mr.. Brady, the third onicer; saved in this man
Jner about seventy, as near as can remember
In some instances, as the line was some distance
overhead and the persons too exhausted, had tt
reach down and pull them uF; some had to &C
into the water, which was out Of my depth, for,
with . line around my waist In these cases the
two old men would drag me and the
| man i rescued ashore. ! remained there IRON
four O'Clock till nine, whenI fell down through ex
haustion. One Of the stewards and somebody else
| cane and relieved me, and / was carried away to
house where ! was kindly cared for. As soon as
recovered suficent strength, l was conveyed in q
boat to the mainland, and went to Mr.. Ryan's, the
magistrate, where ! was kindly treated and
Iaattended to, as l had the cramp. The Chic
Steward and another man, who threw his arms
around the stewards neck when coming ashore
on the rope, were drowned at my feet. The reason
that could not render assistance in this case was
that the two old men went away with o man that
/ had rescued, as they feared he would perish
therefore there was no one present to haul me
ashore II had jumped or the rocks after them.
!4s
Quarterm aster Rayiance's Statement.
Quartermaster Charles Rayance says About
twenty minutes past three O'Clock hove the log
and The ship at that time was going at the rate OF
twelve knots per hour. went into the aft wheel.
house and was looking through one Of the win.
dows, when ! fancied saw breakers on the
starboard side. then ran forward to the lookout
man on the bridge, and I asked him If he
did not think there were breakers on the