The Miracle of the Kent by Tracy Nicholas;

Author:Tracy, Nicholas; [Tracy, Nicholas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Westholme Publishing

It appears, that the men left on the wreck never, for a moment, imagined that they should be abandoned by their comrades to perish either by fire or water. The flames broke out, they state, about seven o'clock in the evening, at or near the main-mast, and instantly ran, with great rapidity, from stem to stern, scorching and burning dreadfully many persons who could not escape from the fury of the destructive element. The fire still continuing to increase, about nine o'clock the flames caught the rigging. At this awful crisis, as near as the poor fellows could guess, the Cambria appeared to be getting under way. All the officers and men had got on board the brig, except two sergeants, two corporals, about 50 privates, and seven helpless children, all of whom were abandoned to their fate. The Cambria, they state, was not, at this time, more than a quarter to half a mile from the Kent. As soon as they perceived her making sail, they instinctively raised a shout of despair, calling upon their more fortunate comrades not to abandon them to that death which, to all human appearance, was inevitable, if they were left on the burning wreck. The soldiers are quite convinced, that their cries for help, which derived strength from despair, must have been heard on board the Cambria. No notice, however, was taken of them, and the vessel soon disappeared from their sight.

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