Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-04
FORTY-SEYEN LIVES LOST
on the Australian COSTA Lady Pas
senger HeroicalIy Saved BY One
or the Crew-They Alone Live
TO Tell the Tale.
New York Herald.l

New York Herald
AUCKLAND. y. Il, June 25.-The British
ship Loeb Ard, Captain Gibbs, from London
for Melbourne with a cargo valued at three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, was lost
near Cape Otway on the morning of June
LIST. Miss Evey Carmichael was the only
passenger saved out of seventeen, and a mid
shipman named Thomas Pearce Is the sole
survivor OF crew numbering thirty-twO.
For two days previous to the morning of the
first OF June the sky was so overcast that the
captain was unable to take observations At
! four O'Clock on the morning OF that day he
saw Danger Reef, being ut that time scarcely
half mile from the shore, the ship being
| under close-reefed topsaIls and running be-
| fore the wind. The captain. VINO was on
deck, gave orders to bring the ship to the
wind, but she would not weather the land
He then let 20 both anchors with fifty faith
ON cable to each, but she would not hold,
aud the ship dragged. When one hundred
and fifty yards from the rocks the captain
slipped both anchors and tried to PIT on SAIL,
but only got the malnsaIl set when the vessel
struck on her starboard quarter. This WAS
just when it was breaking day, and imme-
diately the tOpsail fell over, killing two sea-
men. The captain at once ordered the crew
to get the boats out for the lady passengers;
but this was not done, as the waves were
Washing over the decks. Pearcs and five
other seamen got into the liteboat, but were
washed over. Pearce swan 70 the boat and
kept on it while it drited into a small bay,
where the ship had struck. At daybreak he
found himself drifting toward the bach, and
managed 70 get on shore. At this time the
beach was strewn with wreck and duitwOod.
After he had recovered he walked about TO
SEE If there were any of the passengers or
crew. Alter little while be heard a CRY,
and saw lady about fifty yards out. He
swan ont 10 her. She appeared to be insen-
sible, but was clinging 10 a spar. From her
statement 1t appeared that she was nearly
the last on board, being IN conversation with
the captain Just before the ship went down.
The captain told her, If she should survive,
to tell his wife that he died like a seaman at
his post. Bet, re Pearce came to her rescue
there were two others cllngIng 70 the same
spar, but she saw them washed off. The
young lady wis Nj s Evelyn Carmichael.
He dragged her ashore and pulled her into u
cave, gave her some stimulant and covered
| her up, and laid down himself to sleep, for
he was exhausted He thinks he must have
| slept about two hours, and on awakening
found the young lady apparently recovering.
| He then started 20 get b 10, and after some
considerable difficulty ctHisd the Cliff whllh
! Is upward OF one hUua.sG feet high. After
| he got on top he walked about till he luckily
| found a track, and started on In the direction
of Mr.. .GibsOnS Glenampie station. After
! walking on the track about two miles nc was
met by a man in Mr.. tiihson's employ
HtsAll6U bCtiEf ItiAs Nlbs dA-tt ulahiIZ III
! qniries of Pearca. started back to the station
and brought MIR. Gibson back with him,
Pearce having come back to the lady to give
her the good news that help was at hand;
when, to his horror, on arriving at the cave
where he had left her, she was not to lie
| found. He searched about till Mr.. Gibson
came, and then they together searched but
| she evidently had strayed away. and they
were afraid that she had got washed INTO the
sea again; when, just as it was getting dark,
! Geo 'ge Ford, who was searching among
some scrub, heard FAINT cry, "Oh, am
| dying" He went to the spot, and found
/ the young lady. After Mr.. Gibson came up
they at once endeaVored to get her to the top
of the cliff. She was nearly bare of clothing
Mr. Gibson tack off his own boots and stock
ings and put them on her and got her into
his buggy, which be had sent for, and drove
her to the home station, arriving there about
two O'Clock in the morning, when Mrs. Glib
sen very kindly took charge OF her, and has
since continued to take every possible care of
her