The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21 00:00:00

OOLLISION IN Tag WIST BA.Y.

GALLANT CONDIIC r OP THZ PORT-
LANDERS.

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The Wild Wam, of Jersey, Captain Grant, with a
new of four men and me boy, cams into collision with
another vessel (name as present milmown) in a very
remarkable manner on tkaterday morning last
It appears that the Wild Wars, which is only about
five or sis years of age, and was, therefore, in capital
ntm, was on her way from Antwerp to Nantes, with
• full mem of pigs of had, and had az oetienced .most
favourable tun, until Me arrived off Portland about
midnight on Pride), when, the night b-tog ex°°.l.lFlo
dark. Captain Grant deemed it advisable to pemmY
reef sails and lay to for the night Scarcely, however,
had be done this when • vessel, hugs and gsoatllke,
without the slightest warning, and exhiblting not
single light, bore down open her with terrific form on
her starboard skis, smashing in her bulwarks and
shattering them into epliaters, and tearing bar nalle
Into Moms. The can, who is a fine specimen of a
tine "salt," sprang from his cabin below, whams he
had just retired, and bossing • sheisk, sad at the same
time having felt the violeme of the ssoek,ran to do
starboard ids of the ship, where, be a. darkness,
amidst the wildest oonfusion, lie heard the shrieks of the
poor boy, who, it appears, was lammed in hymen
the two mem* but who in another moment die-
'Wowed —iewthad, and dying, amidst the Way
waves. The captain, In has maims and•avont to
rescue the boy from his pernme position, me WWI
jammed betwent the broke Miami ef his vessel, sad
V. so seriously injured se to he usable to raider say
sasateace. The min if as 11111 Ways is known to
have o'- -'u.4 in hoseding the unknown vetoed, which
had so diessersellsossusto collision with his ship ;
but what basso ag tin other members of the crew of
the Wild Wave h sot known. It is to be hoped that
they mowed from what might naturally appasr at the
time to •• • W• 10,7 MVO, but it is I that they
also have gone down with their younger oompenion.
TM fate of the brave boy, who was a general favourite
with the °snide, is despoiled of, those who are saved
being of opinion that he wes so much crashed hawses
the vessels or amidst the Mikes bulwarks of his own
:I. a....thot Wl• drowned et the time the oath'.
Immediatay at teethe anesiter the nab:sown
vemerthet bad done the damage sonny sad without
offering any aseletaime to the added barque,
au Marbejdoinst es if bathing hid______ =id
the for fact of the mate ef the Wild Wave
having her. it le fervently hoped that we shall
soon hear of her being beetled to boa. As daylight
the captain, who although suffering much
Ertadh4net lakthe desk of ids resed,hoisted • lag in
iggiag for areistaace, and soon a new of brave
Portlanders wee called together sad proceeded to the
moue. This new ansaag which are three brothers
who have does heroic work ea the briny waters,
vrere es follows —John Imileld Lwlieliiiiam lock the
lead at first), James Bengal (pilot). Mantles Bea
field, William White, Hoary White, Peters,
and Alszander Elhaddlois. These bran fellows at
ones proceeded to the vemel and boarded iser about
two miles from Chiokerell beach. The wind, at the
time, fortunately for the disabled barque, was blowing
from tau south-east, or the oonemnesces might hays
bean far afferent. After the Tema had bees bove4o,
the ceptebt thought it predict, as the vessel was
making water, to throw some of the cargo overboard,
which inn accordingly dons. A coastguard telegram
was at ow sent to the Mike of Idemire. Comm sad
Co., the Weymouth and Portland Steam Packet
Company, whose tug steamer, the Commodore, had
but NM arrived from rendering valuable essietance to
our American cumin. the Cerulltutioa. frigate, which
was ran ashore off Swamis on Widower erze
last The Commodore, wilt every aw
sacs,was at once dispatched to the=ed ship,
which mhe took in tow, and after a somewhat rough
=.round Portland Bill brought her safely into
au a Harbour a little after three o'clock on
Saturday afternoon. The tonnage of the Wild Wave
I. about 911 to Written. The man saved with the
captain is named James Ward, an leglialiman,
=utly about 10 year, of sera He le an able-
eseman, and this was his Ira voyage. The
remainder of the new were Frenchmen. The captain
not only sostained severe inj aria to the lower parts of
hie body and about the thigh, but also was severely
hurt about the head and sem. It is to be hoped, how-
ever, that he will soon be restored.

The Wild Wave lay managed' the Oovs on Sunday,
sal was the subject of more interest Her mainsail
was alma* enthely torn away, • mere strip of it
banging
o from lb* gaff, the jaws of which ware
It is sinowdy hoped the other venial will
moos be found.