The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-15

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! when sudden gust of wind blew he fore topgaIIlnt
mast over the sde, and three with It who were
drowned. Their names are, william Young Patrick Bow
dem, and Charles Virgins Every ezertion was made to
save them but all to no purpose, 1t then blowing per
mast short of TO the deck, making the shin comnete
wreck having only the stumps Of the fore and mica
as1s i,lt ana oowing complete hurricane from the
18th -Blowing complete hurricane from the South
Mi'n s very E heavy sea; ship laborng heavy Ats p
ana stove the BOBBY hatch; both pumps going with the
assistance OF the passengers named Philip
sIars All hands employed in clearing the wreck A. ia
A. M got small piece of the spanker on the stump
Of mizen mast all hands employed in clearing the
heavy latitude, by account 40 al longitude s s''
Hth.,Fore part strong winds from theeastward, with
Jumps going ali the time Six men disabled the
rest employed in trying to save the remnants
Ersh ship Jane from Liverpool for Quebec offered TO
Lay By us until daylight AT "A. ~ the foremast broke
light found the bovsprit broke and iibboom gone nnd
no ,hp il sights at 10 A. NJ. all hands that were able
win the as.ensers came a and requested to be put out
IN the first vessel that would take them Off moder
weather; pumps going lat. 40 25, lon. SO %.
9otb.-Commences with light easterly winds with a
at aP. NJ; put our ceors in the rigging union down;
f,om Liverpool for st. Johns, n. f.; captain came on
boar ana said lie would take all he could and he com
eneei beating away Of the passcngers up 10
P NJ he has taken about forty passengers and win ay
by until morning; latter part employed in geiti,g
provisions and water for the brig lat 40 33 N lon S
2lst Commences with moderate breezes aud pleasant
weather: ship relng heavy; ship in sight bearing
boat and said he would lay by and take all he could
she is called the Mary Caroline and was from Liver
pool bound for Quebec at N. made the ship to
our stern with hawser and sent his long boat for
passengers provisions, water &c; middle part squay
parted The hawser from the ship latter part light winds
pumps going; leaking bad: at 10 % Am 0,s was boarded
from The brig Anp bound to Quebec who kindly took 16
passengers, without stopping for any provisions water
kinds pleasant with heavy sea the ship and two brcs
layirg by waiting for it TO smooth down. SO as to
take of more passengers; no observation.
2.d.-Moderate breezes from the N.N.W. with large
three trips to The Mary Caroline with with provisions ds n
gers, together with stores and water into brig Ann
bound 70 Quebec 1t all he could take and he left
u.s. Ends moderate. No observation.
ed Commences light winds from the south and
weather looking bad; pumps going; ship rolling heavy
Passengers The above vessel has laid by for
three days. At P. NJ. strong winds. Got out our
ts sSs he only sosS We We to put the Of
turned at p. NJ, and got her hoisted up all
safe; The captain Of the Mary Caroline promised to
lay by us in order to take us all off as situation is
very perlous Throughout the night strong gales ship
making very bad weather; shipping much water wash
ed four casks water overheard besides about twenty bar
res Of provisions which had deck ready for the
ship to take this day. Sent TWO seamen with broken
Mary Caroline also let the Doctor 90 to attend them
Took of the passengers into the cabin would
hold At daylight, thick and stormy weather, with
heavy sea- it making fair breach the ship; pumps
going these twenty hours by passengers crew
No vessel in sight. No observation this day.
24h.-Commtn noes with strong winds from the south
and rainy weather; ship laborng heavily, making
fair breach over her. pumps going all these twenty four
hours At three vessels, ship partly dis
masted with loss OF head Of main and mzennssts and
fore torgallantmaas and ship lying BY her No obser
va;icn this day. lar
A. Towerfd our boat and boarusa - Sa Z.
gon, from Liverpool for Quebec and from the captain
lea ned that the dsmasted ship the J. L. Bogart
that sailed from Liverpool the same day as ourselves
and had lost his spars in the hurricane of the 18th
Sent twenty five passengers board of the Paragon
without provisions water At 43o P. NJ, boarded the
British brig Robert Bruce for Quebec when the captain
said he could take about forty passengers making in all
Sto. Latter part moderate the J. l. Bogart in sight
from deck; pumps constantly going Lat 80 55 IN, Ion
81 GOV
fair weather. ship laboring heavy pumps going all the
time got sail set the mzenmast fore and aft staysail
unbent the spanker TO repair vessel in sight latter
as 1T is smooth weather. Lat. 81 Is, Ion. 81 o.
27,h.-Commcnces fresh breezcs from the S.w.; ship
rolling heavy all bands employed in getting jury fore
ma st ready pumps going BY the passengers At 10 A.
NJ. bark steering to the NV took no notice OF u.s.
soi ns u. sds AMI m ans e Il ENDS
81 seN. '''s - : "N' : : - ~, ' -
2sth-Throughout these twenty -four hours moderate
hieezes with inc weather: all hands employed making
sas and rigging ury masts; pumps sti'l going. Lat
81 ION.
.9ih.-commerces with moderate breezes from the
westward. Employed making sails 70 suit our jury
masts At A. NJ wind n. W, kept tho ship of SOUTH
and run her under the jury oresa all hands employed
GERS 1ss' Lat 81 4 n.
3oth-Commences with moderate breezes from N w.,
with heavy sea- ship rolling very heavy running TO
the W. under the jury foresail mizen staysai aud
sail Ends strong winds from the n, with thick
weather and a large PUMPS kept going. Barome-
ter, 30 $40. Lat. by account so 20 n, Ion. 80 W
MAY l.-Ihroughout these twenty four hours strong
winds from the north, with hail squalls ship scuding
under the jury foresa and making very bad weather,
sp1ns great quantities o. water AZ % ae on "a sGa' course
2d.-Connenced with strong winds from the north,
with passing hail squalls; scudang to the s. w. under
jury toresai tie ship rolling heavily and shipping great
quantities Of water Throughout the night strong gales
with a. rough sea, ship making very bad weather
At nine A. NJ sawa steamship steering towards us
put coors in the mizen rigging, union down, when
she bore down for u.s. she proved 10 be the L. mail
steiner Washington, Captain Fitch frsm Southampton
told him wished to be taken off, ship was in
linking condition. He kndly said he would lay by us
until il moderated; then blowing gale from the
north, with high sent his lifeboat, with Mr.
King his chief oieer, and four seamen; and after two
diaeIy sunk alons .dc we got Mr. King and bis four
men on board ~ throwing them sowlines, when
they vely much exhausted. No observation.
sd.-commences wi h strong gales from the north
with very heavy sea- passengers and crewat the pumps
with five feet six inches in the hold; at midnight,
moderate and the sea going down pump. kept constant
y going at A. NJ commenced embarking the passen
gers with four boatsthree from the steamer and
vspv heu and found Ike wser S gaining s at
go =. N lad embarked all the passengers without
c'dent and took about fifty barrels of proyisions which
was ell we could stop got the water gaining
fast soun6ed the pumps at 400 r. NJ. end found
twelve feet water when the last boat left the ship
tainirg Captain Moore, his first oficer and Mr. King.
In iess than hour the ship sunk, and at h3D we
prccecced and reached New York the night OF the
4 lsth # Nay
i LETTER FROM MI. =. ". KISG, CHIEF OFFICER OF
THE STEAMSHIP WASHINGTON.
On loarcing the ship Winchester was entreated by
The igrants take them of the wreck they
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previous sixteen days account Of the ships rolling
found some Of them very much exhausted not able TO
help themselves the general feeling among them was,
that all had been done by the captain and officers that
ley in their power and they must either leave the ship
/ or find watery grave next examined the depth OF
in the hold and found TO be Eve feet six inches,
The and passengers the time working the pumps
| he state OF the spars follows the fore and
mainmast gone, the mzennast broken off below the
car. They had rgred in place Of foremast jury
irast where they could set mizentop sail with one