The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-24
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AT SEA.
WRECK OF THE BRITISH BARK DEOMAHAIg
bTAkVATfON OF PART OF HEK CRRw-REsoUE OF THE
RESr---rHEIR AWFUL BUFPRRlN0S, ErC,

WRECK OF THE BRITISH BARK DROMAHAR
bTAKVAriON OF PARr OF HER 0REw-REsouE OF THE
RESr--rHEIR AWFUL sUFrgalNos, Erc. -
The ship Centurion, Capt Csukins, from Ssgos Jan. B.
ay ed at lhs por, yesterday morning She has board
Two Of the Of The British bark Drom1hsir which
vessel waterlogged at Capt, reports, Jan. o.
lat 81 40 Ion. 49, fell in with British bark Dfonahair
fon Quebec for GFeeoock, waseroGssd ami too OF tho
SURVIVORS Of the In nurber-the remainder
thve) ha7ios peisned through Starvation h1vng been
iwenty one days the wreck, with half biscuit
day and what water they ca,glH when u ranei.
The Dro0ahair was from Quebec bound 70 GreenocE,
Scotland As stated above, with cargo OF timber Had
perhnced succession of heavy wcs. aud northwest
galss until Dec. 20; While lying to in trefan)ong gale
was boarded BY which swep. the decks OF every.
,hiDs -housss sulwsrks, rails s.aunshsons wheel with
the man, and sprung aeaz; kept pumps gong,
and got her free, but tae gale continuing she
Al,ed again, and became periccty manageable.
every sail ses having been blown from the yards;
n this situation for twenty days and suhssed for
fourteen days haf biscuit per day, and what
they coull catch running down the ass the other
days they lived small srips Of BAL. pork only During
these twenty days threo OF tho died from
hauston aad starvation andtwo others died after being
by Capt Calkins Of the Centurion Those surviving
were Captain Hutchinson, Mr.. Eliot, chief onlcsr, the
second mate, steward and three Of the seau1cn all OF
whom except Mr. Elliot and seaman, transferred,
February "a to the ship Magellan from Boston for Swan
sea- having perfectly recovered their health and streng
after having been on board tho c. forty FIVE days.
When Captain Caulsins Of the ship Centurion, tove his
shp to, under the lee Of the Dromahair it blowing
gale but notwithstanding, he lowered his boats and went
to the disabled ship On arriving there before
them such seldom presents itself to man, the dead and
dying there inter mingled they carefully low
cred into the boats Of the Centurion and when board
that ship every and attention which sailor could
give another given Mrs. Capt Caulkns fortunately
accompanied her husband this VOYAGE and tho rescued
speak in terms Of the highest praise of her gentle and
remittipg exertions for their benefit
One Of tho passengers Of the Dromahar, Mr.. John
Elliott who arrived in the Centurion, mate of the
former vessel and has given the following account
Of the wreck Of said vessel the death Of soe and the
suferngs Of all her crew
STATEMENT OF JOHN ELLIOTT, NATE OF THE WRECKED
VESSEL.
The British bark Dromahair sailed from Quebec on
the goth Of November 1885, for Grecnock Scotland load
ed with lumber and manned by thirteen perssns in
cludpg the captain and mate She carried passengers
Her officers wereJohn Hutchson, captain John Elliott,
first mate and VIM. Henderson, second mate. The fol-
lowing the names OF the rest Of the crewIiector
McNaughton, Hector Monroe, Dougad Campbell James
iosh, John Murray, James McGra and John McInnes
The bark was built in st. John, New Brunswick, and
red $50 TONS The voyage not characterized by any
thing worthy Of note until Saturday, the 18th day Of De-
cember; then, the sun crossed tho meridian Eou5
commanded the