The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-23
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Mr.. Oetasioss Pacheo SslFa, Que or The
rescued passengers OF the ...sY Vera Ur,ix,''' z
has reached st. Augassine, and 5arnishes
many additional detal us ,5ff the awful
Atruggle that preceded aud followed the
einklng of tllesgrecS. Tho Walsh iarais
lg, consisting of The hnshatst, !, 4Tifs hl,ii
| little girl, all pariabed. Tic tianie Of
| this family has been asgeFtained 10 be
Valch, and not Walsh, .5y tho he.si SesE4.
lister at Rbiladelphias Whcge they stop.
ped before going to New York 10 take
| the steamer. Mr. Vaich did hfs utmost
10 consolo the ladies, and gave brandy to
some that were sufiaring5fsoln shs cold
and wet. Mrs. " Vatct was greatly dis.
trested about her little .girl All the
| passengers had life preseryers on. and
they appeared calmS and collected. Mr..
| Silva leapea overheard just before .lie
| steaner s.,uk, and was carried down .sti
the :orteA, but on regainipg the ,surface
he says 1.-THE sea was covered With a
miscellaneous assortment OF boxer, bar
fols, planka, sticks, spara,i iGsc:I all beating
amung The struggling crowd of mon ard
/ women, crushing some out Of sight. u
| kept changing boards and planks &C
Leach wave for about two hours, when I
at Lass found part OF the sieafler's deck,
about four feel wide by fifleeH b long.
The hadswplnrgo rings and boltai is :.
Before could get on it the ships baker.
Joined fiie,and we took possession OF it.
iABi I was tTyingt0 drag myself upon ii.
I felt something pulling at my dnster,
and looking arouud I saw q lady with no.
clothing on her. not even e life presaryer.
She begged me 10 ave her. ~ told her
20 let 60 ofna sG9that I could ret Oh the.
raft, sud then would pull her upon is.
She would nGt do 40, and I was Soinpell-
ed by force TO open her hands md tear.
my duatcf ftan her grasp j climbed on,
the ran, holding her hand, aud, with tho
pesistance of the baker, we gotiier OF.
the raft with ua. The lady was very
weak, hut we managed to keep 5her3of
theiran with as little sxertion 70 hesaelf
us was possible. The next wave brought
70 lis Mr.. Rafael ArFtie. He had lost hia
life preserver aidwaa naked. I noticed
that nearly snll the passengers vera
nearly or quite naked in the iwatsr. Mr.,
Arrue said that he had lost hlD wife, and
that to swim with her as long ast ha did
he'fonnd IL tne0esssSy TO tehr her alothes
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