The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-09
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| The Bark Oak Ridge Feundered ne ssa-Nias
| Hives Lost. t
The severe storm OF August has doubtless proved
injurious 10 many v,>sssls from which shall hear in
all probability within few dsyh The most severe dIs-
that yet come TO our knowledge with regard
the late gale the Sdering at sea OF the bark Oak
Ridge Captain Ginu boz md from Philadelphia 10 Bes
son which went down with all on board nine In nua
ber except the captain who was picked up from rsfs
and brought to this city by the inward bound Bremen
bark Marco Polo Captain ins gives the following par
ticulars Of the dissstsr:-
The Oak Ridge sailed from Philadelphia for Bestsa
July a. and from Cape Henlopsn on the s0th Every
thing went we'll until August q which commenced vita
nns steady breeze and nns wea thsr. Al nine A. T.
the sky became with squa Of Wind about this
time, and while taking in sail, ~man belonging 70
Havsrhi Aass fell from aof 70 the deck and died u
an hour. A. she sosdl ling before fear
ful hurricane, from e. T.. with, very heavy
cross ssa; at half-past two p n the oHes
shifted. the wiad falling calm, AND changing
suddenly 70 the westward, tho ve ssel became
unmanassabls in . essrfuily heavy crtus So. ship.
ping heavy bodies Of water deck. That cabin
badly stove and vast quantities Of water wsnt below.
At four NJ II became svdent the vessel ~ sinking
whom attention was turned to tho longboat which
slowed bottom up on the forward houss; juut she
ready TO turn over, stove the Yorwacd house
and the boat fell into tho water bottom up The ssv
panking Of the forward house then presented the
only refuge left, and accordingly all hands bAds's
plunge to secure Q place upon IL, and about hall
Of the crew had succeeded in reaching II and the
down and our place Of refu9e became entaasasl
with the braces and was taken down also, but
afterwards freeing itself again As soon the
captain camo 70 the surface he for the and
succeeded in reaching It, but was 80 completely OK
haused to be unable to get on 1t for some momens
mons heads above water among tho debris OF TIE
tnguish them the crew consisted OF nine persons al
told James r. CHM mate and Albert H. CHM one
ana their names were not known The following Is ths
diary OF the succeeding adventures OF the shpwrscksd
August Son tho raft; roggy except q short
vas all day. have seen four vessels and heard the fsS
AUGUST 4-Boeu more or less foggy rainy through
out tho day and night have seen two ocesn stssmsrs
three sailing vessels and New York pilot boat ,x
water, with bu. very little sleep and nnd !. -
ginning to tell on my strength; the wssshss
Of being taken q today day SIN think :.
doomed to perish upon these psnks Il can manage
change for the better. Doubt suffer much frosH
cold At nights in consequence OF my scanty cioshAs
being calm and smooth have been able 70 lie dow
tolsrably comfortable upon small platform. con,
During this afternoon caught small ter
ue drank its blood and ate some Of the esh Had
Except afeslng Of innssi feel a. we'll a. did ysssss-
day.
very calm and smooth, and slept well, the might
passing on quietly. Except an increased fainness 90
OF which appears to be steering this way. Later in the
day tho vessel steering towards me proved % be tes
with emiarants on board OF which taken and
treated with all possible kindness -
Tho os ks' ~: .n ods osssd
Alex Fulton, OF Blue Hill; N T. Hill, Of BuclOportf
Jos Westcott Of Portland, and George W. cam. sne
captain. . wmF
Tho schooner Dasher Dismantied. =
Tho John D. Jones pilot boat No. Is arrived from 80
yesterday, having been sixteen days out Her oosA-
mander Mr. Theodore Robinson reports having spoken
the schooner Dasher, Of Frespor Ms in astads 40 ~
longitude % 60 twenty days out from HAyu. ssd
bound for Boston Both her mass were gone. bat her
Brssh assmef Bsiions, was esdsavorns % make BOs-
.on hazesI; NJ Rebinson .lso report. having sss.
the gale. though not in want u assistance.
General McCiclian-The Schooner Wateries
Bosros, August q 1881.
Ths bark Eva r. Fisk which hes arrived here. ~.
ports thai Sd Of August she spoke the ship Gene
raj Mcclellan from New York 70 San Francisco whs
reported having Lost overheard two ssamsn thea
another hand had fallen from ao and been crippled
during the gallo Of the I'd inst
The schooner Waterloo, OF Deer Islo win coal,
ashore at Chatham bar, and 10 leaking badly.
The had been rescued. The vessel will proho.
bly, be total loss. The wreckers dischargng The
cargo
The Steamer Emily b. Seader Ashore.
FoRr HAmLror. L. l., August q 1857.
The steamer Emily B. souder for Charleston. =
ashore the West Bank She went ashore at ebb tide
with the wind southeast She refused the assistance a
| pilot
Disasters to the Hawaiian Bark Nlalade, the
Spanish Brig Linda and = Hambarg BrtG.
FoRrRzss MoHloA August 9. 1851.
The revenue cutter NshAma boarded to-day In Ne
Chesapeake Bay the Hawaiian bark kalado from Santa
Cruz Bremen In latitude Is north Longitude "a q
west she experienced . heavy gale from east south
east Increasing 70 Q huricaas. she vs. sailina
under close reefed mansaf ana fore topmast etaym.
The sudden squal hove the weasel her beam ends,
when her manmast cut away, and she also lost hes
fore topmAst and mixzen topmss After righing i've
feet Of water found In her hold, and her boats,
water CASKS stove. bulwarks charts instruments ana
provisions were washed overheard. M -
The brig Romance, from HavasDa for Baltimore, with
guano arriving :he Chesapeake Bay this aftsrnoon
spoke, the LIST OF August In latitude 50 81 north,
longitude q 80 east the spssish brig Linda from Cadix
dsrnasted; also Hamburg brig from Rio Janers fol
New York 10 latitude s. 80 north Longitude Is wsss
which lost her spars and buiwarkS.