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bodies, the leak increased and the boat was settling fast, yet the women as we'll as the men kept on bailing, with the faint hope of ultimate safety. All labored like heroes and rational beings, and no consternation or un- necessary alarm was manifested.

 At 6 F. M. the water reached the engine, to the alarm of all, and extinguished the fires, when of course the machinery stopped. The boat was stil outsight of land, but was running with sails-the gale severe, and she laboring dreadfully. The greatest efforts were all the lively engaged, until 10 P. M., when the boat struck about quarter of a mile from, but in sight of, the outer breakers. s4 In an instant after the strike all was utter confusion and alarm; men, women, and children screaming in the most agonizing manner. The scene was most heart rendlng {; women clinging to their husbands, children to their mothers. and death, almost certain death, before them. It was apparent that the l boat could not hold together but few mo- ments, and that few, very few could under any circumstances be saved. The Wlnd 1 blew a gale-the sea was high, and there

 were only three boats, and one of them had I been stove. All were engaged in efforts to

 save their lives-some flashing themselves to | snars on board, and others making what | struggle they could.

 The boat fortunately had high forecastle, 1 on which number of the crew and passen- l gers had collected. This fortunately parted I entire, and all or nearly all on it, some eight l or ten persons at least, went ashore and were

 saved-Captain White among the number. It was mere accident that these persons were

 saved, for 1t was not considered any safer

 place than many other parts of the boat.

 The boat, almost immediately on striking,