The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
Death on the Deep.


A Boston dispatch of the I'd gives the
following account of a sad marine dis
aster:
The schooner Annie Todd, Capt. Car
son, arrived at this port to-day from
Surinam, having sailed thence March
II. The Annie Todd picked up at sea,
on March T, the only survivor of the brig
Roanoke, of Kingston, Jamaica, which
sailed from Philadelphia in March with
crew of nine men and three passengers.
The narrative of the rescued man, Nm.
Mcguire, tells the whole story: Left
Philadelphia March Il, on the brig Ro-
anoke of Kingston, commanded by Capt.
Wilkey, with a general cargo, mail and
specie. There was q crewsof nine men
and three passengers-AIr. and Mrs.
Dallett and a Spanish gentleman, bound
for Port Cabella. At2 p. m. on Sunday,
March Is, we left the Delaware; had
fine weather till Monday afternoon,
when westerly gale sprung up. We
shortened sail till, at - o'clock, the yes
sci was running under storm trysail,
mainstaysail, foretopsail and fOretop-
mast staysail. at y she preached to
and shipped heavy sea, filling the decks
full. Failing to get the vessel before
the wind, we cut. away the mainmast,
which fell athwart the deck, breaking
the cabin deck. We then cut away the
foremost. The seas were now making
clean breach over the vessel, and
washed away the forward house and the
BOBBY matches, filling her full of water.
and making her unmanageable. All
hands had to take refuge aft on the
quarter deck, the sea making clean
break over her. On Tuesday, the
18th, it was blowing gale
from the southwark. We saw a
sail, and at 9 Il. m. two-master
schooner saw us and ran down toward
us. We made signals to her to lay by
us, but she continued on her course and
left us. At this time the wind was mod
Grating, and in the afternoon it was fine.
The wind had gone down considerably
Had the schooner laid by us she would
have saved all hands. NC gotta little
preserved food that day and some lager
beer We had fine night, and onWed-
nesday, the goth, we had a fine day. A
bark passed to the seward of us. In
the evening a gale sprung up. from the
northwest, and there was heavy sea.
Thursday, the DIST, came in with heavy
gale from the northwest, the seas break
ing over the vessel, clear fore and aft,
causing her to begin to break up. The
Captain wished to take to the boats, but
was persuaded not to-. In the afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs Dallett shook hands with
the Captain and Mate, bid all hands
good-by, and said they hoped they would
meet in heaven. Mr.. Dallett then took
his wife's waterproof and wrapped it
around her head They embraced one
another and drowned themselves, and
We're locked fast when the sea drifted
them off. The Spanish gentleman then
said his prayers and wrapped agquilt
around his head and drowned himself.
Soon after this a heavy sea carried away
the after deck The Captain, Steward,
and sailors and boy drifted away OMIT.
The stern went next, and the Mate and
Second Mate went away with it, The
1 Second Mate was on il when last seen.
There were now two, with myself, left.
Every thing was gone down to the lower
deck. We were lashed to the stump OF
the mainmast. A brig passed close to
Jus. bat did not take any notice of us.
We got some tallow TO eat, but we sui
fered very much from thirst. Itblew q
gale all night; Friday it was still blow
ing gale. In the morning we saw a
bark about a mile away In the after
noonait moderated, and We got some tai
loY 10 eat, hut. our. thirst was fearful
saturday was a fine day. We saw q
] sqlare-ripged vessel 10 leeWard rni