The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-18
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! LOSS or SHIP BLACK HAWK AT sEA-FoRruNnyE
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 Esd of April
The following is the report Of Captain Foster of the
Currituck-
April 2lst, at p. NJ, Lat Al 80, long 80 "a came IN
with the wreck OF ship Black Hawk Capt Bunker from
Liverpool for New York dsmasted and leaking badly
Inc ship pergo and British bark Caroline laying by
her taking OIL passengers having more 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 employed transport
ing passengers on board of our ship until four
p, NJ, by which time we had $50 souls on
board, the wind now blowing so strong Is to
render any farther communication with the ship
exceedingly dangerous During tho night the wind
s eew a., strong a gale; AT Il F. lost sight Of
hazy weather. At IL midday it cleared up litte
and We discovered the wreck bearing S. s. Il,
morning of the 18th when found that the gale had
caused her leak to increase that all hope saving
her had vanished. The Caroline had parted from u
up and took of the passengers This day we
succeeded in taking OF all the passengers crew we
haulng taken the second time los passengers Captain
Bunker, the doctor the second mate and eighteen of
the We lad full share of the pa ssenrcrs ire
1913 we're English and Irisb, and 1853 Germana-nakng
in 1850. Ate N, OF the Oath while taking in our
and we supposed took some OF her The br
was hence bound to Glasgow.
The following is Capt. Buuker's report
Left Liverpool April 4, at P. NJ, with crow in
Guiding captain and officers, of thirty Ave men, and
seven hcndred and ninety adult passengers and two in
cabin, making altogether including infants, eight hun
dred and fifty eight Nothing Of note occurred until
s w he narom fuIlf srd
S. W. Took in light sails and prepared for blow Sea
increasing loth.Gass still falling and the wind
all directions. Concluded going to have Very
bad weather Kept the ship under very short sail Lat
deg, and falling. Wind, after backing to n W. around
to about N, blew perfect hurricane. Took in
fore and mzzen topsail. At r. NJ, wind increasing.
The topgaant masts went, carrying away head Of
tormast Soon the fore and mainmast fell, and at mid
night lost the mizzenmast all close to the deck Tho
mninmast fell inboard, and smashed the cabin
the topsai yard going through the Ina deck without
iniuring any person. but ripping up the deck
heel the fell on the pumps smashing them
down to the deck Tho mzzenmast swept OF all the sky
lights and broke in the leesde of the cabin causing the
water TO How down there very freely. The foremost
went under the ships bottom and fortunate TO
get clear of T. but not till it had thuped so long there
main mast and got a temporary break rugged to one
pump and got the steerage passengers to work hing
Found feet water in the hold Tuesday, iSth.-pump
overheard. wednesday, leth-Ias II, N, long 50. So
w.; at AM large ship passed we
could six feet below her waist from her deck
AT II A. NJ the bark Caroline, of Poole eng came in
sight and at r. meridian, she answered signal and
relief. We were employed as usual hcaving
cargo overheard pumping and balng and the crew get
t Ting up saIs 70 s %ls Began Transporting
been stove too bad to repair but the other boats
could repair sufficient to them The captain Of the
forty passengers board in safety; but man who at
tempted in the night to go board the bark by the
Thursday 20thLgh airs and baiing ship labored in.
cessantly as to make it dangerous to stand deck
The ship birigo Capt Young, came along and offered
BILE to get the passengers out possible it
evident the ship could not survive. All the boats
employed IL getting out passengers provisions and water
and the pumps going Friaay mornipg-The ship Curr-
tuck Of Norfolk, Capt Foster, up, and the next
day all the bouts all the ships employed till tbs
wind to blow too hard to pass any moro. All
hope Of saving the ship was now Abandoned passen
penter reported water up over the cargo in the hold
which seven and half feet. Saturday night
gloomy night pumps kept going, sent up rockets and
might not lose sight Of us. 23dThick weather; when
it cleared saw Drigo and strange bark they came up
Currituck got back, and these gentlemen Ito whom
under the greatest obligations for their untrng
without the loss Of an individual the transportation Of
all the rest of the passengers from the wreck and
left her, her lower hold half full of water and she
The Black Hawk was fine vessel Of GOO tons, and
valued at 100000.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP W. H. HARBEcK
BY FIRE.
The ship W. H. Harbeck, Capt. Marshall bound to No
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 on board 700
bales Of hay Capt NJ had been below but short time
when the alarm Of fire given, and his coming on
deck used every exeron 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 off, and the flames driving all hands
out the bowsprt obliged abandon her for the
time and take them OFF. After wards got hawser the
arboard fore rigging and towed her ashore the
bank, where she scuttled.
The w. II. II. about six years old, and was owned
by Messre. Harbeck & Co., of Wall street
Great praise is due to Capt Baker, OF the British ship
Julia, who with his first officer and crew. rendered val
liable assistance to Capt. Marshall in his endeavors to
the ship. Also to Captain Girard Of the ship Da-
kotah.
There 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 adrf
detained by head winds, vast Zeal of damage would
have been done.
Captain Marshall his officers and crew came up TO the
city last evening having saved nothing but what they
stood in.
Brooklyn City Intelligence.
KINGS COUNTY COURT or GENERAL sEssIoNs.--Before