Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-04-15


PERILous VOYAGE AT SEA.-The following
interesting accounts taken from the log Of
the packet ship Underwater, which arrived
at New York on Wednesday April from
| Liverpool, from which port she sailed on the
23d of January:
January 81, Thomas Henderson, seaman,
fell from the foretopsail yard, and was severe
ly injured. February IL, lat. AZ l6, lon. SO,
while lying to under close -reefed fore and
main topsails, fore and main trysails aud fore
staysail, was struck bya hurricane from N ,
W., which blew away every sail that was set
leaving only the ropes hanging to the YARDS
The jib, flying jibl foresail and topgannt sails
were blown out ofthe gaskets. Two seamen,
named James Lamb and Thomas Martin. fell
from aloft this day, and were badly hurt, Feb.
l2,sshipped sea which washed one of the
boats off the deck house, stove bulwarks. sc.
March 8, one of the seamen fell from main
topsail yard, and dslocated his wrist. March
IL. lat. SO AZ, Ion. 90, while. lying to in tu-
rious hurricane from N. w, tremendous
sea running, the ship laboring very hard.
1t was suddenly discovered that she had
sprung leak, and was making water yerv
fast, having already ten feet in the lower hold.
Immediately mustered the crew and passeng
gers, and commenced throwing overheard the
cargo to tighten her, manned the main pumps
with strong gang; gang of seamen and
passengers baling with buckets at the after
hatch, both force pumps with suction hose at
tached. working at each end of the ship, and
after incessant pumping and baling for forty
eight hours succeeded in reducing the water
to two feet in the well-room. March ID. ex-
amined the il on tanks in the lower hold, and
found the salt water had got into them, rem
dcring the water unfit for use having now
been out 6fty-one days, thirty-seven of which
it has been blowing frightful gales and hurri
canes from s. W. to N. W., with not more
than two hu ndred gallons Of fresh water the
sails blown away, provisions getting short.
having been damaged by salt water, five of the
crew severely injured one lost overheard, and
one killed; only eight men being able to do
duty, concluded to bear up for the southwark.
and endeayor to get into Bermuda. Barney
King, seaman fell overheard and was in.
stantly kiled Robert Niece, seaman, fell
from spanker- boom overheard, the ship going
eleven knots an hour, before the wind. Il was
impossible TO save him. March II, lat. 80 20.
lon. 50 90, spoke barque Samson, Of Rock
land, out ninety days. Did not learn where
from, (irom Marseilles, Capt. Daley for n.
York, short Of provisions could not supply
her March 25, in a heavy squal, carried
away cross. jack yard. and blew away the
close.reeied foretopsail, split tho main trestle
truss, and sprang the head of mainmast. Mch.
~, VIM. Pickles Storage passenger, while on
the maintopsail yard, assisting to reef the sail,
lost his hold and fell overheard threw a life.
buoy within three feot Of him, but he paid no
attention 10 i rounded the ship to iinmed-
Meiy, lowered starboard quarter boat, aud
went IN search Of him the lfe.buoy was
picked up, but tho unfortunate man had sunk,
a.thopgh good swimmer. March 30, lat.
% %. lon o. 80. boarded the barque Lyon,
o. Boston, from Boston for Buenos Ayres, four
uayS OUT and brig Civilian Of ProNncetown,