The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

Others, along with myself. who got into the
rigging, swung themselves OF by ropes into
the water, and swan to the rock. a distance OF
about 90 yards. About $50 who were pas
sengers, principally belonging to the stecragc
that was in, saved themselves i'm this way.
The Captain, who was clinging to the chips
side, passed OF about 100 passengers into the
fboat, and advised them to jump into the water
and swim ashore.
Vim. Hogan. Of Waterford. tells the follow
ing was on deck at 8 O'Clock. ] heard a
sailor on duty call out +" Ais wells o'clock >
After hearing the sailor say "All's we'll,
went forward to ths stssrsgs aud got into bad.
About or ten minutes afterwards heard a
watchman cry out Dreakers ahead" and
almost instantly heard n tremendous crash,
and the air rushed in and blew out the lights
1t was my impression boiler had burstcd.
called up some Of the boys that were sleeping
noar me, and told them to rush on deck. that
boiler had exploded. Some Of them refused
to 60, and said that it mattered little thinking
the steamer was out at sea, that it was just a.
well to meet death below rs on deck. The
orders were given, rs is common thing in
steamships, with sailors, that the matches
should be closed, and no one be permitted to
ascend to the deck. Thinking that our lives
were In imminent danger we forced the atches
up, Az soon ~ we were on deck. we ran to
the side of vessel and saw rock a. snip
posed, about 300 yards distant. / thought at
first it was an iceberg We had struck. but inn
mediately afterward the ship began to heave
,>l,, a,I afto r.
tied, and the water seemed to be rushing in.
Believing that our safety depended on our
being on the side of the vessel nearest TO
land, I rushed to that side and caught hold of
the rigging. Then the ship began to- turn over
gradually on her side. Igot on the side of the
ship and caught hold OF rope. l then heard
dismal wall, which was fearful to listen to.
It proceeded from the steerage passengers be-
low. who were then smothering. 1t did not
last more than two minutes, when all was as
still as death
John Farley, chief engineer, says great
number of the passengers were drowned while
going from the vessel by rope to the rock
The cold was so intense that some of them
being benumbed, were unable to hold OH to the
rope, and they let go, and we were unable to
render them any assistance. The rock that we
we're on was covered with seaweed which made
it very dangerous to stand upon, and the
edges of the rock were round. All OH the
rock with ourselves being soaking wet and cold.
were unable to render any assistance to those
who were i'll the greatest of peril. A number
Of them were washed of the wreck and drown
ed, and number who were trying to get from
the rock to the island by line were also
washed from it aad drowned. We could see
people falling from the ships side and rigging
Several persons who became completely ex-
hausted lay down on the rock and died
One little fellow, the only child saved from
the wreck, ran upon deck with stream of
passengers when the first alarm was given
His parents and other members Of his family
we're still below, and evidently persisted when
the ship filled aud fell over OH her side
Hustled about among the struggling mass of
excited humanity, the piteous screams Of the |
poor little fellow went to the stoutest heart. |
He had leaped upon the back of one of the |
men in the hopes Of saving himself, but in |
that frightful crisis, when everybody was IL |
tent upon saving himself, few paid attention |
w snS ""AAS Va sho IVY oAu thS Ahoh utfon /
whose back he was clinging as il for bare life |
made several Intellectual attempts to shake the |
boy off. The cries of the boy at last attracted |
the captain, who, perceving the tenacious
manner in which he was struggling for life, |
called out to to the men who were surrounding |
the lines that led to the rock and safety 10 en-
deavor 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 iii the boat. Men who we're exerting
themselves to save their own and other lives,
wept almost for JOY as they saw the brave
little lad safely landed Oh the shore.
Foxley, Chief Engineer, who remained On
the rock for several hours assisting the par
sengers to land from the ship says it was ex-
tremely narrowing to behold the sufferings of
the unfortunate creatures even after they
we're rescued. Many of them became insane
frothed at the mouth. and toppled of the rock
INTO the water and were drowned; while others
we're 30 chilled and exhausted with cold that
hey laid down and died. They would wander
about incapable almost Of helping themselves,
md perish. Some died after they had been
AIKEN to the main land. All the passengers
peak in the highest terms of the gallant con-
iuct Of the Third Officer and First Engineer in
who remained on the wreck for
hours, assisting the passengers to reach the
ock. Two lady cabin passenger came ON
leck in the excitement, and were standing
rear the wheel-house. They hesitated mo-
nent, as IL panic-stricken and returned ON to
lie companion-wsy, - il looking for some
hing, then came out, snd endeavored to reach