The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-11

lon. While they were all shouting the steamer
was distinctly In view, and could not have
been at a 6 eater distance than that mention
ed, because, as Start says, she was lost to sight
when not more than two hundred yards away.
SAD PARTING.
John Brown. navy, describes the scene
attending the launching Of the second life
boat, in which the captains wife ESCAPED:
Saw The captains wife put Into 1t by the
boaiswain. After the captains wife was
safely In male passenger jumped Into the
boat. The captain, seeing him do this, fired
a. him, and the bullet struck the man IN the
leg, disabling him 30 much that he could not
come ont. He fell Into the bottom of the
boat, which ultimately brought him aahore:
Immediately after this another man pitched
his vile into the boat, and then threw In q
little girl. The captain, who was close by and
speaking to his wife, did not attempt TO get
lnto the boat and save himself. He merely
said 10 his wife, "Good by, my darling; shall
never see you any MORE" The captain spoke
these words with great calmness, rs II Inc
leave taking were of an ordinary character.
The lady, VINO was greatly distressed, replied,
'Good BY, my dear" That was all heard.
SWIMMING FOR LIFE.
Almost as soon as the words were spoken,
and Instantly alter the boat had cleared away,
The Nurthfleet pumped down. The captain,
pllOG, dUu W6Ec bLhuuluS uooi lo6SthS'f eAs
we all got Into the water at the same lime.
sank twice. did not hear the captain say
single word otter wishing his wife goodbye
The pilot sang out that all hands who wanted
to save themselves had better run up the
masts, as they would be above water. AS
am able to swim, thought had better trust
myself In the water, and l therefore old not
60 up the mast. When / rose The second time
| struck out and swan toward the shore. l
SWAN about two or three miles. the second
lifeboat came somewhere near me, but got
TO another vessel and was fakpn oh board.
Some OF the men advised me to undress ana
warm myself, aud was actually on board and
warming myself ten minutes or quarter OF
an hour before the second boat came, 30 tnat
I really swan faster than the boat was roWed.
The crew of the ill-fated ship did IN ir best 10
assist in putting the captains wife In the sec.
ond buat. They stood around and preVented
the passengers from getting forward. me
captain said To the boats vain, "rake care Oh
her, and If she goes, 20 with her." ana Tue
| boatswain replied, "I'Il take care Of her, Bit
and II she dice, I'll die with htr."
THE CAPTAINS WIDOW.
Poor Mrs. Knowles received every attention
| beatling lady In her melancholy posltlon al
| the residence of the nephew of The ReV. Mr:
Yate; and yesterday morning was someWnat
more composed, but dreaduIly distressed, as
1t is natural she should ba at this sudden Ter
| minstion of her Wedd"d life. Here age ls
| but nineteen, and six weeks only have
elapsed since she became bride.
ALMOST INCREDIBLE
The Corona, an Australian clipper, was ly.
| lug at anchor within three hundred yards OF
| the Northf1eet when The disaster occurred,
but neither the terrible shock of The collision,
subsequent cries for aid, nor the rockets con.
| tiDualiy fred from the deck OF the sinking
| ship could rouse the man who was the only
watch on deck to call up either his comrades
or the,oficers of his ship. Captain Bates, the
commander of the Corona, assured the chiei
officer OF the Coast Guard on Thursday, mao
the man reused either himself. or any OF ME
officers. he thoroughly believed all the passen'
gers aud crew of the North6eet might have
| been saved.
JHAr THE COAST GUARD SAY.
The chief officer reports that "Wednesday
night was starless and very dark and shoWerJ
| about half-past ten O'Clock. he says ne Wa'
on The lookout and saw the rockets fired from
| the NorthHeet, but was uncertain whether 81
not they were signals for pilot. He wen
into his cottage Tor telescope. and before h'
could get his glasses bright and return to Int
beach the rockets had ceased, and he neithe
saw nor heard any more until daylight, whel
the spars and topnast Of The Norlhfeet show
| ed themselves well above the water. Late
In the day he went In his boat and boarded
the Corona, when Captain Bates narrated u
him The miserable story.
| TOUCHING INoIDENT.
| A father and two of his sons met togethe
In the water. The elder son family said, lie
me kiss you, father, for my last, for we al
kissed their parent, aud were then washed