The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-03
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ship ~ me ioruhi naln sol rapiain. lha lhlief
femefhlns that ~ ih1 wetlhof vas lhIus, he
waud remain nn toNk.
Az auuarter past eiHht ihe watch on Deck
were startled Ny huse, unpn plftionot
Ahnfillke something heif'nH down up1n them,
vhile ihe waloh heiuw heati the sbHfr qules
cry ~ N Ice ahaadl instantly followed hV lha
order Hard ~ ihe helm Tho most Instant
thrfu WIS ofaih, nni before the peu could
rise ffum thrlf feet the waief wa pouring lntn
The ahlp In tons through q breach In her pirt
buw Confusion ruled fof The nest nvo min
utna, Ra every man fuH TINT tho vessel WIS
ennn IN sink from under him, AMI acted fdt
himself She WIS fisi settling by the head
while the hugs, phaniuhlkr iceberg passed m
astern " ihc ship and WIS last 10 vlcw ~ sud.
denly Ne II hnd come upon them.
| The carpenter and captain we're quickly b.
low ~ ascertain the damage The nest otder
VIVA "Cut away tho bontsi" These wore twn
In number, ani were lnshod upon sklds In the
manner nf most sailing vessels The Captain
got twelve men to take one boat The mata
had charge Of The other, nn1 some men work cd
for dear life " get her launched Others
skuikcd about tnrIorstrloken. There was no
umc 10 load her with provisions. The lash
inF- had be0n cut with the carpenters M, and
everything WIS dnnn ihnt could be done 10 fn.
cilltnin the launching Of tho Captains boat.
"Comc away, Captains come away to our boutl
Tho ships not going 10 stay nfoat ell you gel,
your boat out" shouted the mate. "For
God sake come away Como, all Of you'll
We have room for you all In our boat" still
the Captain and his men stuck 10 their plncca
ut tho boat John Kelley. the whcclsman, re.
fused all entroalios to enter tho boat aud died
at his post Tho mate, noticing that tho stern
Of tho vessel was lifting, ordered his mon tn
pull astcrn. There wis heavy sea running
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twenty vessels to succor thcm within mile
yet mono could bo seen. The mate, sitting IN
bis boat, waited little and watched anxlously
the sinking ship. while the carpenter sat ut tht
helm. All nj once thu stern of tho Western
Bcllo rose higher. and the mate cried out e
his mon: Pull away, mcnv They pulled
with n will but got no further than u ship'I
length from the vessel when she disnppcnrc'
from view going down Ike diver.
II was less than twenty minutes from IN,
time she struck that the ship wont down
Thirteen persons were In and around th
boats on deck, viii Oh they were trying b
launch, but not one Of them llonied. II the
did they uttered no cry that could bo heard b.
the survivors In the boat. Nothing could b
seen ~ either Captain or crow II was auo'
tionabc whether the survivors wcro muc
better on. They were In m open boat wsh n
provisions. They hnd saved no clothing, m
, the carpenter was In his shirt and drawer
without shoes. The aca was running high m
all that could be done was to keep tho boat
head To the sea, bail her out when she WI
swamplng. and wait for morning. Tho col
, was intense. There was no water until NOR
Ing, when a small cask was Heating noar b.
II had come up from the wreck. The crew hl
: no heart for work. Several gave thcmsely'
0 up for lost and lay down In the bottom Of II
o boat, refusing work OF any kind.
0 AZ length late In the afternoon, n ship vi
sighted. She proved to be the President,
Norwegian vessel, and the same which hI
! torn seen In the afternoon. She was hnui
y for Quebec, and received the survivors of Il
; Western Bcllc with true hospitality. All
hftccn hours Of exposure the crew were har
ly able TO help themselves, and some Of ihc
A had TO bo helped over The side The mate "
!. 80 bcnumbcd be could hardly spcnk, mud
: marked to your correspondent that In f
y hours more, had they not seen the Prcsdol
= there would have boon n boat full of dcnd M
), drifting about -Q0bee ttidv ~ Special 10 q
n erup Tribune.