The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-28 00:00:00

BR! DPORT.

WILES AT BEDPOST H •1150011. —On Friday after-
noon last, in the mom of the pie which ws prevailing.
two veaels were °beer.. d come distance from out
harbour, ons bring the Why Not, • a...el belonging to
Mr. Templeton°, and the other the Marie Lrocadie,
belonging to Mr. Stambii lie, of this town, b ith lodn
with coals. The vessels had bun in Portion I Road.,
and had oome out from thence that day, trying to mate
for our harbour. Why Not findiog she would not be
able to get in, prudently put back again into Portland
Roads, but the Marie Leocadie, having advanced further
into our bay then the other, found it impouible to go
beck. A 6,e was lighted on the beach as &signal to her
that no pilot could some out, the see being tremendously
rough, and the vessel stood eft as long es she could in
the hopes of coming in whet. it was high water, bet she
springs leak, and the bands had to go to work to pump
the water out, and after a time the captain found it
was necessary to try for Our harbour at once, as if be
did not ruse it. the vessel m st goon shore. Accordir sly
he made straight for it and clerarly contrifed to get in
between the piers netwithstan ling the wini ; but, un-
fortunately, the water was not high enough to enable
the 'suet—a Isrge thresimested one, beefily laden—to
ger over the bar of sand at the entrance to the harboor,
and eh. atranded. All might have pawd off well oven
then, but a tremendous wave at that moment washed
right over her, carrying away her stern, and destroying
the aides of the large deck cabin, upon which, the water
rushing in on her cargo. the vessel sank farther
down, and weal quite immoveable. Mr. Mazton,
the collector of customs and receiver of wreaks at
this port, seeing what condition the vessel was
in when outside the ;art, had made every preparation
is his power to assist her, by having the fire lighted on
the beach, and afterwards obtaining the assiiitence of
the Coast Gaud, and also by stationing men on each
pier with life buoys, hut be was enable to prevent the
catastrophe. When the vessel stuck in the tend he
endeavoured, by employing mew to warp the vessel in,
to get ber over the hex, het it wee ea mas, eke had sunk
too firmly after the wave had washed of her stern. ft
was about four p.m. whim abe got beide lias Imam,

and fears were entertained that the masts would go
durintr the night with the high wind then prevailing.
bit furtmotrly the grind •hated during the night, and
the masts tensioned standing. The were!, however, is
were aerionsly dairiegel. In addition to her stern being
cow., ei.e b.. her bul weeks w.bed away, and tie top
pet of moo of her sides gone, and tie coal is thorourly
maturated by the ma. Tie hands b,longing to her re-
moved everything morel:l4 on Friday night, and or,
Beturday shag was commended being unladen, witch
wel
continued on Sund•y, • numb, r of men carrying the
anal away in baskets t carts which were stationed near,
thus creating • neculi•r scene f r Sandy. but ne•esaity
tomprll.(l, as while the vessel remain, there. no
am come in. rtf course numbers of people visied ths
harbour on Saturday and a great number oa Sunday.
Tbe Captain is Mr. Steinbridge, the son of the owner,
and we believe he did everything NI could for the safety
of the Teasel when be was obliged tonic for the barbooe,
and stood at the wheel himself. The cargo is ineared,
we understand, in the full amount, and the vessel in
1:300 against total loss.