The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-09

| TIE CAPTAINS ACCOUNTABLE sToKx-sCYNgs AT
TIE wkEcK-Loss OF THE NATE AND TWO MN
now THE REST WERE RESCUED. ETC.
Captain poane of the bark Clara has given shc follow
ve account Of the loss of his vesseAbou two CLOCK
A. H. on The Goth of October, when in latitude 40 to AZ
and >aei'ude GO, experienced strong gale from the
NNE ond were obliged to hcave to under aoublc rsccd
toI@als. Al five O'Clock A. NJ the vessel sprung leak
aud ceiged TO keep pumps consa .ty going
III. relieving each other by turns and nine working
Al sme our crow consisted Of eighteen men, all told.
The saer gained on faster than could pump out,
however at the rate OF sx inches every four hears
We ke7s the pumps going in this manner all
through the day and the following night and day,
and on She evening OF the neu day (the 26tst
sounded the ship, and found that there six feet Of
water in the nold The continued increase Ia
violence, and evening OF the 2sth ~ six O'Clock
VIC had our mansorsai blown away. On tho morning OF
the eth there was no change in the storm, which
tnued to blow VIII undated fury, the ship, the
away from the mzznnmas, and could not keep the ship
steady The ship appeared 20 be settling down, and
the wind yeesed little 10 the eastward The made
clean breach over her, and all the crew working al
the pumps together TO Keep her afoat We got
the boats anu had swung to bel readiness 70 leave
hor but lost the Gfst boats that atteli TO
lower. We then got ready the longboat, ami provided
her with water and bread to last all hands enc week
When she ready the mate and two into her,
and in than contrary 10 orders they
the ropes and pushed off, leaving the rest Of
fate get clear tho ship as aooa as
possible. They mad only proceeded far the bows
when they came under tho martinga.e OF tho vessel
which knocked hole in the beat and she b-gar be- AL
They then tried TO bale hor out and lowered Psns
that they might catch hod OF II she sunk These
avail however for she flied and they chung to se
guDwale as long could them which aivlt rs
minutes The crew were now able to do very little from
exbauson and the remainder OF the day and the succeed
eth the gale moderated but che still very high
AT daylight saw the bark Mary Stewart TO the wind
ward, and she immediately bore down toward AMI sent
a boat which took OF five OF our men. The bark Es-ax
Of Boston had in tho meantime hove in sight ami she
a boat and took Off five more. The MARY Stewart then
sent back her boat took the remaining dve of whcn
full Of water and she settled in the with the
water making clean breach over her main deck
This Thursday, and the Sunday FOL
lowing were transferred from the Mary
Stewart to the Francis b Cutting, which con
yeyed this port The Mary Stewart herself was in
Distress and had her buwarks stanrheons &C, washed
away she was endcavoring to make the nearest port
Halifax Our vessel hc Clara) bound from Shields
to New York with a cargo Of GOALS and we we're out
nineteen days when the storm commenced.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE STORM.
Captain Russell OF the ship Cuitvator gives the follow
ing account Of the storm which wrecked the Cra-0o
the evening OF the 25ih the wind blowing still from
the north northeast At2 NJ. OF the Goth il blow.
ing gale and took in sail kept the ship undcr
recfcd topsails and recfcd forcsal Before night
foresal blown away and the ship then hard 70
steer AT night the gale increased to perfect hurricane
from the northward and northwe eastward but VI. sill
managed TO keep her before il. She twenty
nine hours before the gallo, and endeavorei to se
trysa the mizzen to keep her steady, it would
not stand We then boarded the mzzen rigging with
planks supply tho place Of The stsrboard
ausrterboat now stove in by the waves, and the
second mate severely injured by Of the pieces
striking him on tho head Tho cabin and galley doors
were also stove in, the rails Of the poop washed
away and the boat the after house stove TO pieces
Tho maintopsa ha,srds were snapped IN tao by
the force OF a which washed the ship ani
struck the block expected all tho uass to 90 at
any moment for twenty hcurs On the 25th the gale
declined and backed towards the norhwsrd aud north
westward and got rccfed topsais Altogether
II was the most terrific storm have experienced