The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-18
fioro Marine Disasters.
LosS OF SHIP BLACK HAWK AT SEA-FORrUNagE
RESCUE OF HER PASSENGERS AND CREW.


! LOSS or SHIP BLACK HAWK AT SEA-FoRruYsrr
| RESCUE OF HER PASSENGERS AND CREW.
The chip Currituck, of Norfolk Captain Foster from
antwerp, arrived at this port yesterday, having on
board Captain Bunker, his crew, and $50 passengers
rescued from the ship Black Hawk from Liverpool for
New York lost at sea on the 2sd of April.
The following is the report Of Captain Foster, OF the
Currituck:-
April 2lst at P NJ, lat At 80, long 80 "a came IN
with the wreck Of ship Black Hawk Capt Bunker from
Liverpool for New York. dismasted and leaking badly
The ship pergo and British bark Caroline were laying by
her taking on passengers having than they could
take, my assistance was required Shortened sail and
lay by the wreck until morning April 22d-A the boats
belonging to the different ships mpoyed
ing passengers on board Of our ship until four
r. III, by which time had $50 souls on
board, the wind blowing so strong Is to
render any farther communication with the ship
exceedingly dangerous During tho night the wind
the wreck. 2Sd@At A. NJ it fell calm, with thick i
hazy weather. At IL midday 1t cleared up a little
and We discoyered the wreck bearing S. s. f.
and at llo III came up to her and hove TO until the
morning of the 2ith when we found that the gale had
eaused he's leak TO increase that al hopes saving
during the gale and the English bark Good Intent had
come up and took some of the passengers This dav we
% h c az ,ms ,as n
Bunker the doctor, the second mate and eighteen of
me crew w We lad our full share Of the pa scngers
1913 were English and Irish and 1853 Germans-making
in AL $50 Az eP 81, Of the Oath, while taking in
boats brig came up and hove to close by the Dirgo
and supposed took OF her passengers The brig
was hence bound to Glasgow
The following is Capt Bunlers report
Left Liverpool April 4 at P. NJ, with crow, in
Guiding captain and officers of thirty.6ve men, and
hundred and ninety adult passengers and two in
cabin making altogether including infants, eight hun
dred and nifty eight Nothing of note occurred until
April 15 when observed the barometer falling Wind
S W. Took in light sails and prepared for blow Sea
increasing 16h-Glass still falling and the wind yeer-
ing arouud to N f., and then to NJ W. Sea running in
all directions Concluded were going to have very
bad weather Kept the ship under very short sail Lat
4S-20N, long 36 2 Monday, l7th-Glass down to 2S
deg, and falling Wind, after backing to N. w around
70 about N, blew perfect hurricane. Took ia
The topgallant masts went carrying away head fore
tormas Soon the fore and mainmast fell, and at mid
night lost the mzzenmast; all close to the deck The
mainmast fell inboard, and smashed the cabin
the topail yard going through the main deck without
injnring any person. but ripping up the deck to
cause the water to flow down perfect avalanche The
heel Of the main fell on the pumps smashing them
down to the deck The mizzenmast swept all the sky
lights and broke in the eesde of the cabin, causing the
water to flow down there very freely. The foremast
went under the ships bottom, and fortunate TO
get clear of it. but not till II had thumped SO long there
to make the ship leak badly. Cut away portion of
main mast and got temporary break rugged to
pump and got the seerage passengers to work bling
Found feet water in the hold. Tuesday lSth.-pump.
ing bailing and clearing the wreck and throwing cargo
", ~, IN,
W.: at AM. a large ship passed SO near we
could see six feet below her waist from her deck
At AN II A M the bark = Caroline Of Poole ng came in
came to our relief. We we're employed usual heaving
cargo overheard pumping and bang and the crew get
ting up spars to rig . jury mast Began Transporting
the women passengers into the bark Our long had
been stove too bad to repair but the other boats
could repair sueient use them The captain of the
bark sent his boat and got about one hundred and
forty passengers on board in safety but who at
had foSf tn her fall nd
Thursday, 20thIght airs and battling; ship labored in
cessanty SO as to make it dangerous to stand deck
The ship Drigo, Capt Young, came along and offered
every assistance in his power and 1t deemed ndsa
BILE to get the passengers out possible, it
was evident the ship could not survive All the boats
employed in getting passengers provisions water
and the pumps going Frioay mornipg-The ship Curri-
Of al 'hi In
wind to blow too hard to pass any more. All
hope Of saving the ship was now Abandoned passen
gers and crew were down with fatigue and the
which was seven and half feet Saturday night was
barnt se lights ali hight K sras that the
might not lose sight of us. 23d-Thick weather. when
it cleared Dirigo and strange bark they came up
in the evening and took some passengers 24th-The
Currtuck got back and these gentlemen Ito whom am
under the greatest obligations for their unring
tops, together with their mates and crew. effected,
without the loss Of individual the transportation OF
all the rest of the passengers from the wreck and
left her her lower hold half full Of water and sho
perfectly hopeless wreck.
The Black Hawk fine vessel of 600 tons, and
valued at SloO,00O.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP WI HARBEcK
BY FIRE.
The ship W. H. Harbeck, Capt Marshall bound to Mo-
bile while at anchor at the Southwest Spit took fire
the forward part of the hold yesterday morning about
three O'Clock, and is total loss She had board 700
bales Of hay. Capt NJ had been below but short time
when the alarm Of fire was given and on his coming
deck used every exetion to get the fire under At nine
O'Clock the steamtug Achilles, Capt. Reynolds, came
alongside when hawser got TO the ship the anchor
chains slipped, and she started with her towards the
Narrows; but the flames increasing, and having once
burned the hawser Of, and the flames driving all hands
out the bowsprt obliged to abandon her for the
time and take them of. After wards got hawser the
arboard fore rigging, and owed her ashore the
bank, where she was scuttled
The w. H. H. about six years old and was owned
by Messrs. Harbeck Co., OF Wall street.
Great praise Ia due to Capt Baker Of the British ship
julia who, with his first officer and crew. rendered val
liable assistance to Capt Marshall in mis- TO
save the ship Also to Captain Grard Of he ship Da-
kotah.
There was dense fog at the time the FIRE broke out,
with fresh breeze from the southeast and it
tremely fortunate that the steamtug Achilles to
the ships aid when she did, for IL she had got adrft
among the large feet OF vessels at anchor at the spit
detained by head winds, vast deal of damage would
/ have been done.
Captain Marshall his GERS and crew came ND TO the
city last evening having saved nothing but what they
stood in.
Brooklyn City Intelligence.
| KINGS COUNTY COURT or GENERAL SEsSIoxs.--Before
Juege Moore and Justice Stilwei and Stryker-Thomas
R,a placed trial before this court, ndct-
mcnt for burglary in the third degree the charge
forcty entering the carpenter shop Of Norris Sherman
in March of last year and stealing therefrom number