The Portland daily press., 1867-08-10
THr Loss o. BAnour OAK Ismor Avn Ntss

The Loss Or BAneur OAK Rnor AND MIN
Lvns.-The telegraph has briefly reported the
foundering Of the barque Oak Ridge, Of Bucks
Port, Me.' and the loss Of all on board EXCEPT
Capt dinn, who was rescued BY passing ves-
sci and taken to New York. We fpd the fol-
lowing detailed statement by Cant. CHM Of
the disaster which befel his vessel and crev in
the New York Commercial:
The Oak Ridge sailed from Philade,nh;a for
Boston July 9th and from Cape Henlopen on
the 3Oth. Everything went well until August
ID, when, at A. M the sky became overcast.
with squalls OF wind. About this time, and
while taking in sail, seaman belonging to
Haverhill, Mass, fell from alOft TO the deck and
died in an hour At noon the vesse twas scud
ing before q fearful hurricane from East
Southeast, with a very heavy cross sea; az
half.past 9 o'clock p. M. the cargo shifted and
wind falling calm and changing suddenly to
the Westward the vessel became unmanagea,
Bile in fearfully heavy cross sea. and shipped
heavy bodies OF water on deck. The cabin was
badly stove and vast quantities Of water went
the vessel was sinking, when attention was
turned to the long boat, which was slowed bot
tom up on the forward house, but Just as she
had been got ready to turn over, o sea stove
the forward house and the boat fell into the
water bottom up. l-
The top planking of the forward house then
presented the only refuge left, and accordingly
all nands fastened to secure place upon it,
and about half of the crew had succeeded in
reaching II, and the others close at hand whom
the vessel suddenly went down, and our place
OF refuge became entanghed by the braces, and
was taken dawn also, but afterward freeing it
self came up again. As soon as the captain
came TO the surface he SWAN for the raft and
succeeded in reaching il On booking about he
among the debris of the sunken vessel, but was
too far away to distinguish them The crew
consisted Of nine persons, all told. James r.
CHM was mate, and Albert Fl. CHM was one
of the seanien. The others had been recently
shipped, and their names were not known.
August 3. On the raft-foggy except at
short intervals, all day; have seen four vessels
and heard the fog horn of another.
August e. Been more or less foggy and
rainy throughout the day and night; have seen
three ocean steamers, three sailing vessels, and
| New York pilot boat
| August 3. Have now been three days with
out food CT water, with but very little sleep
| and find it beginning to tell on my strength
the weather calm and foggy, and but small
| prospect OF being taken off to-day, still can
not think am doomed to perish ON these
pianks. Ii can manage to hold out for a
couple Of days longer there will be a change
| Tor the better, no doubt. / suffer much from
| cold at nights, in consequence of my scanty
clothing being constantly saturated with water
To-day, the sea being calm and smooth, have
| been able to lie down tolerably comfortable
| upon small platform have constructed out
OF few pieces of board that secured from
/ the wreck. 80 E4.fa I M .fr.-l-5
| During this afternoon caught q small tur
tie. and drank its blood and ate some of the
flesh. Has been calm and foggy all dav; had
a glimpse of one vessel during q short lifting
of the fog. Except feeling of faintness, fel
as well as did yesterday. tAs'tA III ,-.ssl
August 8, sunrise. During last night thu
sea has been very calm and smooth, and slep
well, and the night passed off quickly; excep
| an increased faintness am feeling no worse
There are three vessels in sight, one of whicl
day, the vessel steering. toward me proved i
be the Bremen barque Marco Polo, from Bre
men for New York, with emigrants, on boar,
Of which 1 am taken and treated with all pos
sible Kindness. l.zr4g,-r4s.ts IN