The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-05
DISASTERS At SEA-.

The Steamship Ottawa I'm . Gale.
The British steamship Ottawa, Captain Archer, which
arrived at this port Wednesday night last from Lon
don reports having experienced succession OF terrific
gales throughout: tho passage. December y, latitude
As 49, longitude 80 a. encountered tremendous gale
from southwest accompanied with rain. during which
VIM. Watson, a seaman, was thrown from the wheel,
breaking two OF his ribs VIM. Dunn, quarermast,r.
was also struck by the wheel. breaking one RIB.
December g. gale still Increasing, with very heavy
a heavy sen. smashing skds and unshippng davts Of
starboard lfcboat letting down on deck Immediately
after shipped another sea smashing lifeooat, washing
away ter hatch conf anion breaking engine room sky
ht and knocking In fore part Of after house, destroy
I'M books, papers, &c q
Several attempts made To get the after hatch
battened do@n--men being washed away repeatedly
with hammers, nails, 10 and II WIS nearly an hour be-
Injuries In the hack winch incapacitaied him.
one r, h.-Gale furious; all hards endeavoring TO
secure the fore rysa, which WAS blow Dg away, when
tremendous struck the ship tho -tarboard bow,
swccpn the decks fore and aft, washing overheard
Charles Dyson forr;h officer: VIM. Collins quarter
al III. bulwarks on pot side and part ON starboard,
water casks oil casks, port bow heb0at and davits,
hing skids and unshppng the davits of all the other
boat front of ioredek hons- carrying away
nessroo, carpenter berth, bakers room. lamp room
and water closet; DESTROYING lamps and oil tanks.
co,npa on the bridge staring an hor which lashed
ON Deck break NJ fore try all boom which struck Mr.
Mitch IL first officer th- sho dcr breaking bis collar
bmc besidcs severely injrring several Others.
ihr same carried away brfce OF for yard. which
afterward secured With treat dcuy started the
whole the fore house, aud caused leak in transom
lockcr which cps Continually battling; washed
overheard crerythin,. rov bic, such laid rs har
ness casks TICKLE ropes, night gasscs, DC. The rcmais-
der OF thc pssngc experienced strong gses and diss
grecable seather generally.
Fart hcr Particular OF the Loss % the
Brig o. ID. Carver.
Since our publication few days since Of the ioes q
the brig colia NJ Carver and suffer- ngs Of her ths
following additional particulars have been receivcd;-
THO brig Oc,a NJ Carver uas from Bucksve for 6earu-
port. On the passage tho brig very much straiue1
by tho rough weather end leaked badly, and week ago
Saturday esd ut) shout seventy miles southeast a
Tchers IstnnA capased, but afterwards the fore
mat broken aud she righied. One Of the CROW.
TlsS bancroft, drowned WI N the vessel capsized
The rest, Francis W. Treat, captain; Edmund Matthew,
mate; Jsc9 GRAVY. Aug ~ Rivct and John Ionuoes
steward, remained on tho wreck Here they renamed
without an ans u sgnsiIiua them. exposed 70 tho eas
mont With no food "a . such sill ht suseuanos e shsv
could derive from sssweed, and the snow whick fo1
around them On Saturday last, after week OF iuenss
suffering 10 steward dcd o. exposure. On Sunday
morning tho Emma ". from ,hariottsown, fsu h viii
tie wreck aud re scued the remaining They were
all In tho last stages of starva Ion, and weak ttey
could scaciy MOI q and nnust bsve pershed IN fsW
bours but for the timely suocor On thcIr arrival -
Gloucester d.. Hdreth called 20 attend upon The
s.ncrers Tho tive scamcn who badly fr0sen,
procured bosrdinx place on shore, whore they ass
slowly recovering The captalu's feet aud hauds -
badly frost bittca. and wtu DO some time before -
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