Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-16
The Loss of Barque Oak Ridg
and SlEe LlVeS.

Tue telegraph has ban, ill repeated the
tounderlngo of the barqur OAK Masc ct
Buekspu.r, Me. and the loss Of al on
hoard *, 1T Captain Giun. siHil=aa,
rescu dby IA passing VESSEL and taegn 10
New York. We find the follawi,- d,
tailed siatr.Hrnt by es,t ';iuu al ti.r ,.is
aster Nhicn b,ie. II, vessel and erea, III
the New York Commercial:
The Oak Rid.c'.a,led from Philadelphia
i0r huston, july =, aud from Cape Hen
lapen en the ;}1,n. Everything went wall
anai August @,wiirn al nine 4. NJ, tn.
sky became overcast, WITH squalls oi wind.
ADnut thls time, and while taking III sall
:. sca.nan belonging to liaverhll. Mas
tell rom alo.t to TIE .leck and died in an
h7Ir. At noon the vessel was scaadiHy
b inre fearful hurricane from East
Southeast With very heavy cross sea; at
haltpast "" clock II. NJ. the cargo shift
cd aud Wind falling calm. aud changing
suddenly to the Westward. the vessel be
cam. unilialiascahle IN fearful hea"y
etoss SEA. aud shipped heavy bodies OF
water on deck. Inc cabin was bad Y
stove aud vast quantities of water went
below. At tour clo, k p. NJ. it became
evident the vessel was sinkiUg. when at.
tcntlnn was turned To the long boat, which
was slowed bottom up on the forward
house. but ust AS she had been got ready
to Turn over, sea stove the forward house
aud the boat fell into the water bottom
up.
The top planking Of the forward house
tb4.p nod h.. n.,ly r..Iu,r.. I.,it
accordingly all hands FASTENED to secure
crew had succeeded IN reaching it. and
the others close III hand, wnru the vessel
suddenly went down, and our place of
refuge became entinslcd by the braces.
aud MAS taken down also. but afterwards
freeing itself came up again. As so"n as
the captain came to the surface he swan
tor The raft, aud Succeeded III reaching IT,
On looking about he could see hut .wo
iurii s heads above the water. among the
debris OF the sunkcn vessel, but WAS too
tar away 10 distinguish tnen. The crew
consisted ut me persons all told. Jaars
X. Ginu Was mate. aud Albert II Glnn
was one Ot the sramcn. The others had
been recently shipped, and their names
We're not known.
August 3, On the raft-foggy. except
at short intervals. all day have seen tour
vessels and heard the ios horn OF another.
August /. Been more or less foggy and
rainy throughout the day aud night have
sen three ocean steamers three sailing
vessels, and New York pilot boat.
August ). Have now been three DAYS
wllho food or water, with but very l.tllr
sleep. aud find 1t beginning to tell on my
strength the weather cs'm and toggy.
and but small prospect ot being taken
"ti to day. still cannot think | AN don;u-
ed to perish an these plauks. Ii can
manage Ia mold out tor II couple of days
longer there viii be- change Tar the bet
ter no doubt, sutt much troni cold al
mghts. III cons lnener OF M scanty cloth
ing being constantly saturated with water.
10 day the sca hring cdlin aud s",outh.
nave been able 10 lie do@u ioierably oil-
Portable upon "a small platform have con
structcd out of few p.cces of boards that
secured fr".n The wreck.
During tnls afternoon | caught a turtle.
and drank its blood and ate some o, IN,
flesh. has been calm and foggy all day
had glnnpsc oI ore vessel during short
hitting ol the fog Except iceiing ui
taintucs. icly H- well a. dit yesterday
Ausu>t q. sunrise. pGfns last night the
sra las been very calm aud smooth. aad
Steps we'll and the night passed oil quickly
except AN increased taintnrss J am leelug
no wursc. here are three vessels III
asat, one Of Which appear, to be tea.
IA. ihis way. Later II. the day. the YES
sci steariug toward ne proved to he the
Bremen barque Meroo Polo. lvOa, Bremen
for New York. with emigrants. On board
Of which am taken aud treated with ali
possible kindness.
Captain Giun arrived in this city yester
day. aud although having recovered Aome
what from his recent exposure, his coun
tenance still shows the effec. Of the trying
scene which closed over the wreck of his
fine vessel. The Captain states that he
suffered most while on the raft from the
want OF sleep, when a. times bis mipd