Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-02-27
The story Of shlpvrectsd Ctsv.


The British merchant ship f. B.
Cutting, from Savannah for Liverpool,
put into Cork harbor, on the 9th, wind
bound. Capt. Tyson reported that he
had on board the Captain and crew oil
Nova Scotisn brig, whom he had res
cued on his voyage home. On 18th
Dec. in lat. So So long 81 80, Capt.
Tysen sighted a brig, with masts and
rigging carried away. He bore down
on her, but owing to a gale from SW,
four hours elapsed before he could
communicate with her. The crew was
found in an exhausted state. The ship
was the Maggie Rose, of Assam, Wey-
mouth, Nova Scotia, for Barbados,
with cargo Of timber. Seven days
previous, when lying to in gale of
wind, under balanced reefed main
sail, the little ship was struck on the
starboard quarter by very heavy sea.
She was turned completely over, in
which position she remained for some
time. The crew succeeded in getting
on the port side, which was the only
part of the vessel above water, and IN
this way they saved their lives. While
the vessel was in this positioh, every
thing WAS swept out oil her by the sea
which constantly washed over her.
One of the crew sawed the Two maste,
and the ship being thus lightened, she
soon rlgnted. The Captain now found
bis ship a complete wreck, and nearly
all the provisions had been lost. After
searching, barrel was found under q
quantity of wreck, and in it were about
10 pounds OF -four. In the hold was
found an equally small supply OF fresh
water which enabled the crew to have a
daily supply of only half a pint, A
difficulty then arose as to how the -four
which had been found could be made
eatable. There was a stove lashed to
the deck and pleny of timber about
but light was wanting. Search was
made all through the ship for some
thing with which to strike light, and
when the men were about giving mp
the hunt, one of them suddenly came
upon an old coat, which was stuffed
into a hole in the forecastle. The
pockets we're carefully examined, three
matches were found and the most
elaborate arrangements were made TO
secure the light. The seven men sur
rounded the stove, and with their coats
prevented all draughts The captain,
with little hesitation indeed, strnck
the first match, but it was damp and
gave no light. Their chances of success
we're now reduced, only two matches
remaining, and further precautions
against draughts we're taken. The
second match was struck but il pro-
duce d 40 fire, and hopes OF being able
to make their only food eatable were
very slight indeed, It was not till
after good deal of deliberation and
improved arrangements had been made
for preventing the least puff of air ex.
tinguishing the only hope left, that
the last match was struck. On this oc-
casion, the men gathered more closely
and With greater anxiety for the resu
than before. Their delight can be imag-
ined when blaze came from the match.
Paper was then lighted, and from that
a fire was kindled in the stove. By
constant attendance it was kept in for
the remainder of the time. The guam.
tum of provisions for each man was
then fixed OF about a quarter pound of
flour and half pint Of water For
seven days the poor men subsisted on
this short allowance, their sufferings in
the meantime being Intense, both from
want Of food aud the extreme severity
Of the weather. The F. B. Cutting,
on the seventh day, came to their assis-
tance.