The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-24
Heavy Gale at Sea.


THE FIRST MATE AND SEAMAN OF THE EMERALD
WASHED ovERBoARD-oTnER sEAMEN BADLY IN
JuRED, ETC.
We recently gave detailed account Of the loss Of the
British bark Franklin in severe gale We have since
learned Of losses at sea the same
time, and Of dreadful stormy weather generally the
Atlantic. The American ship Emerald, Captain William
Cook with general cargo, from London, arrived in this
port Saturday forenoon after severe stormy passage,
with the loss Of her first mate and seaman, who were
washed overheard and with several of her badly
brused-the effects of the storm.
The Emerald left London the I'd OF December and
the Downs the 9Th After the ship had got fairly TO
the wind became very stormy From the 10th TO the
23d the wind blew perfect hurricane from W. W. to
w.S.w. On the 21st the day commenced with thick
cloudy weather, blowing moderate gale wind veering
10 g. e., with heavy rain; barometer stood at 1900 Al
p. n. the wind increased and shifted to s. w., which
obliged them to take in b and mzen topsai and reef
main At nine O'Clock they took in fore and main
course and lower topsa wind continuing 10 blow fear
fully from W. At eleven O'Clock they took in foreopsa,
and hove the wind blowing very violently, with
heavy sea runnng causing the ship TO urch badly and
shipping considerable water; carriedeway main spen-
lifted and split foresaysa wind round TO northwest
barometer at 2S 80 at six O'Clock next morning. During
sixteen hours Of the gale the barometer as low as
2750. At the commencement Of the gale the ship was
in 25 degrees west Longitude and dred to 20 degrees be-
fore it moderated.
The morning Of the last Of December began with fresh
gales from eastward. A4P. NJ the ship rolled tremen-
dously in q confused running from all points Of the
compass. They took in every sail but the fore
and main lower topsails and foretopmast staysail,
and reefed foresail. At eight o'clock the wind
obliged the captain to keep ship Off southwest by south
to the spas. At ten O'Clock they shipped which
washed overheard the chief mate and Of the
The mate, Mr.. Henry Guyson, was native OF Belgium
He had his residence when ashore in Furman street,
Brooklyn where the news Of the husbands loss was con-
veyed to his wife on Saturday about the time she fondy
anticipated his return He had been on watch from eight
o'clock and had only been the quarter deck about
quarter hour wnen the sea washed everything off
the ship He much respected on board, and his sud-
den death cast gloom over the ship the remainder OF the
voyage.
time, was native Of Providence, Rhode Island. he
at the lee wheel at the time the over the
snip IKE an "a n0a sweeping before It, Ss
TO let CO. and in an instant was washed away and with
the mate was forever beyond the reach of human aid
Tom Eyre, who at the weather wheel at the time
also forced to let 60 his hold. He thrown over
the wheel to leeward and had his leg broken He
caught the CHAINS which tore large piece Of hesh o
his thigh sufficient resistance, however, to hold
him during the passage Of the sea over the ship, and
saved his fe Unfortunate Tom was left at the Sailors
Retreat Staten and on Saturday, as the ship passed or
to the city.
The rest of the watch were all more or less disabled
except two men, who fortunately escaped without serious
injury The washed the decks completely stavng in
deck houses and washing away calls and boats stove
long boat carried away cabin skylights and filed the
cabin with water. The saved providentally
as they were wnshed about from place to place with the
| furious sea- without power to help themselves.
The wind blew complete hurricane, and the entire
reduced to ten fit 60 alof. The captain
ordered the foresa and the oretopsa TO be cut away
the spars The only persons that could then go
ao for that business the second and third mates,
who did at great risk Of their lives The foretopmast
staysai blew into ribbons, and the foresai and foreop
sail went overheard.
The captain and Of the Emerald say they never
experienced such weather during the Of their
rience at During the gales they great many
ships lying to-, trying to ride out the storm; butt in all
probability, from some Of them unpleasant account
will be heard.