Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-16
Terrible SuITerinGs at Sea-Twen-
twilight Dnys without Food.

The following statement has been made
by Capt. Casey, the late commander and
only survivor of the crew of the British
ship Jane Louden, laden with timber, from
Quebec for Falmouth, who was rescued
from the water-logged ship by the Dutch
bark Ida Elizabeth, of Rotterdam, from
Batavia for Amsterdam:
We sailed from Quebec on the 2Sth of
November. Nothing particular occurred
until December 20, in latitude 81 degrees47
minutes. Ats A. NJ. fresh wind from 5.
W.. which increased to a gale at noon; the
barometer 2S.6. The gale increased, and at
6 2. M. a complete hurricane all hands at
the pumps, the ship straining heavily, and
making great quantities of water. On the
2lst still blowing a hurricane, the ship
making more water, the pumps not able to
keep her free, sea making fair breach
over her, and all hands lashed to the
pumps. At noon heavy sea struck the
ship on the starboard side, smashing three
boats and washing them overheard, with
all the fresh water and every movable ar
ticle on deck. Sounded the pumps an
found five feet of water in the hold; at
the time running with close reefed topsail
aud reefed fore all before the hurricane.
Tried to take the foresail in, but it blew to
ribbons; all hands commenced at the
pumps again. At $50 p. NJ, in spite of
every exertion, the ship was full of water,
the sea burying the hull, and all hands
obliged to take to the rigging. AT mid
night the gale abated, the barometer rising
fast. On the 22d, at 10 A. M. the weather
being moderate, the crew were able to
leave the tops and get on deck; commenced
finding provisions, and got bread and but
ter, potatoes and some turnips into the top.
=. q 60 l.N,,r L..
from the southwest to north, myself again
compelled to take the top. At +. M. the
gale had increased to hurricane, causing
the sea to rise fearfully, which struck the
ship, heaving her on her beam ends with
her masts in the water, washing all hands
into the wa -er, seventeen in number. Nine
of the number at once met watery grave;
myself and the remaining seven with a
hard struggle gained the wreck. BY this
time the bowsprit, foremast and topgallant
mast were carried away with the sea. The
remaining part of the crew got on the ships
side, and there secured themselves as well
'as they could. In about one hour and
twenty minutes, the squall being over, the
ship rolled to an upright position, and we
again took to the maintOp, but to our sor-
row found all the provisions that we had
saved washed away, the cabin forecastle
washed overheard, and nothing left on
board in the shape OF provisions. At half
past p. NJ. the whole of the stern frame
came out, taking the rudder and stern post
with it, the cargo coming out very fast
On the 23d the weather moderated, and
nothing particular occurred until the 9Th
ofJanuary, when one of the crew, named
Alfred Bolton, fell from exhaustion, and at
o on the same evening he died, and the
next morning we committed his body to
the deep, having been fourteen days with
out food of any description. On the 9TH
one more, William Thomas, a native of
Wales, died; and in spite of all could do,
the men would drink salt water, which
drove them mad. On the dayatter (the Sth)
four more died from exhaustion, cold and
hunger, leaving me and the carpenter
alone. We were SO much exhausted that
we could not move the bodies into the sea,
so we lowered them on the deck of the yes
sell. On the 10th the carpenter died, be-
ing then the only survivor; & and on the