The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-12

$40 EXPERIENCE OF, "A MAINE VESSEL. ..f9s
q The following extrsBts are taken from pri-
vate letter, written by Mr.. j. o. Smith, second
mate of the brig Concord of. Bath, and giving
an account of the late hurricane which over
Nassau N. P.s We copy from the Brunswick
Telegraph: ~ q, 49,, ,s... .......,.f.
ti.l 80 :. NASSAU, N. p, Oct. 18th, 1866.
We arr we'd here the 18th, all well. I suppose
you will be anxious to hear from u.s. that is,
if you have heard OF the terrible hurricane that
has visited this part of the world. We left
Bath on Saturday, I'D ult., (as you already
know, and had pretty good run for few
days: then commenced series of gales from
all quarters; there were storms squalls, and
everything disagreeable; but these were moth
ing when compared with that which followed.
On the morning of the Sd, there was strong
gale of wind from the east, and by 10 o'clock
we were hove to under close-reefsd mainsail;
at II O'Clock the hurricane setin from e. s. E,
we were in Lat 81 30, Long. ~. thought [
had seen some wind in my life before; but all
the gales ever experienced dwindled into
calms when compared with this. 1t continued
to blow harder and harder and at z. M, our
boat at the stern, which was well dashed, went,
carrying one dayt; aud cut the flashing on
the other end, 50 that sine would not knock u
hole in the vessel. .-sis. ~ t,,..
The wind still increasing, our sails and spars
began to go-frst in order, the main topmast
went, and hung half way to the deck, swinging
the length of the rigging. Shortly after this,
our fore top gallant mast, royal mast, top gal
liant yard, royal yard, running rigging, stand
ing rigging &c, went over the side, or rather,
as far as the rigging would allow-and there it
hung, with the main topmast all in one mess,
swinging, and making 1t dangerous to be about
1--WE had to clear the wreck and at aar, had
the satisfaction OF cutting the Last stay and
seeing It 90 into the water and forever disap-
pear. =
1t was very fortunate that the TOP gallant
mast went, for lift had not, the topmast would
surely have gone in half an hour at the
L We got out drag to keep her head to the
wind, In case the little piece of inainsail we
showed should split, Which was expected every
Our lower topsail, which was well furied. be-
gan to blow away nom the yard, in pieces as
large as your hand to those foot square. Our
fore SAIL whichwas new, went, about half of it,
In the same manner. 80. "a ~, -.
1t was then dark, the wind still increasing.
and the barometer going downtown lower
It go again; There was nothing to be done but
| 70 let her hight 1t out on her own line" so all
hands were ordered below for safety For six
, long hours we remained below, without even
found that the hurricane had moderated into
q living gale of wind; so called ali hands to
pump ship; and the long and short of the mat
in the hold not yerv .our aeet OF water
but much better than the hnrr;cane pia'e'
much water we co,cs,Idad ie wienous gettlng
/ stou Till morn;ng r. ,,,o..ss; " ~ DeIoW ana
| cot round NORTH ths h,,r. .;ng sne WIND nad
| from i. s. e. to n II n W. ~ LAYING Reen
Srect s,S %, ,,,',,, ooMmenced TO clear up the
we had lust two sails 7se en w we Icuna tnat
hlo,'-n 49, Ivy elther entirely or partially
fore tonsa;I W. be on gan .oPsaii and upper
morning. L,el, fsvnr;,o wa was now Lnursd "a
wind, which continued till the following Mon
W. arliyea az tnls port without further
ADaco one night, the light having been blown