Year: 1866

danger of being sucked down with the ship, which was
rapidly settling beneath the water The swirl OF water
round the stern that preceded the laundering had al
ready begun to be excessive and the boat was therefore
hast lily cut away


A THOUSAND auINEAs FOR LIFE.


At that moment those in the piteously called
upon by lady about twenty three years Of age, who,
with iace which was II Is stated livid with horror,
take me in But in that solemn hour millions Of money
would have been accounted vaueess and must
have resulted In destruction TO ALL One Of the seamen
has stated that when the boat pushed of, and the
captain had wished those in her "God speed the men
resolved that danger must be allowed to to
them from further crowdng and that of them drew
their knives with determination cutting of the hands
Of those wo might leap from the ship and deauor to cling
this when was first made known that the vessel must
go down. passenger brought deck carpet bag and
that on his doing so the captain gave short melancholy
laugh, and then smiled, as Of the passengers
pressed It, at the preposerous idea of the man think
ing at such time Of his property"


THE LAST GLIMPSE OF THE DOOMED.


Two passengers with lifebelts but probably
were alive when they came to the surface. The
spectacle only TO be for in the din of the tenn
and soon not vesge was visible. As the ship sunk
that all on deck driven forward not by
water, but by tremendous and overpowerng rush of
air from below which, as 1t escaped through the deck
well the matches, impeed all deck forward with
violence, and their dreadful struggle must have been
soon ended II was remarked that the third officer who
named Angel stood TO the last at his post at the
donkey engine, which employed in working the
pumps and that his hands pere on the engine eren as the
vesse disappeared


THE PASSENGERS SHOOTING THEMSELVES TO AVOID


DROWNING.


Several revovers In the hands of passengers
who did not conceal their intention of shooting Themselves
uten the last moment came prefering to meet their death,
when inevitable by bullet rather than by drowning.
The steward indeed, overheard offer by the of
pistol, to friend, that he would shoot him If he de-
sired The wellmeant offer was at that time declined,
and whether these intentions carried into execution
is not known, but reports Of firearms were heard
the steamer foundered.


THE ESCAPE OF THE SURVIVORS.


Leaving the sad circumstances connected with those
who have perished, there is something
corning the adventures of the small remnant Of the crew
and passengers who were saved compass had been
given them by the captain, and under the directions Of
Kng the men agreed THAT whatever might happen they
would sit immovable except when pulling at the
Two worked at each oar and they before the
Every eXered to make the boat Withstand the
fearful tossings and the strain she mounted the
and became surrounded by the SURGE Before daylight,
and as the moon rose, the men overoyed at des
crying vessel close alongside They hailed the ship and
heard but, they could present light, they
could be seen although they could the ship
ing about for an hour trying to find Them The search
frutess and the sh p was lost sight Of The boat had
not been rowed during the time the ship sighted but
simply kept away before the wind until daylight when
vessel visible. The adhered to their course
and at nine O'Clock sighted two vessels but pre-
vented from making for them by the cross They
rowed for of them, however, for five hours When
at last they came up to her they found her to be
Italian bark, the Marianope, Captain Cavasa Just
they approaching the vessel they struck by
heavy squa and shipped sea- that all in the boat
gave themselves up for lost but by only Of the
moving in the boat to bale her out and fresh
striking her. they were enabled 10 bale her clear and
bring up alongside the bark. line thrown to them,
and they drawn up the deck where they found
themselves completely benumbed by the exposure to
which they had been subjected. Captain Cavasa, who
could speak little English to whom the feel CRATE
full to the EXTREMIST extent, used for their
recovery and for their comfort than simple humanity
would dictate He had the men stripped, rubbed clad
IN fresh warm garments, and Killed for them turkey
besides providing tea and SOUP and setting apart for
them warm beds