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wreck OF n ship from Quebec FOR Alb.
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Terings ofthe S~urviVorss

Wreck Of n hip from Quebec FOR Alb.
crdcen-Eight ofiierC crew hos'-s"'
Terings ofthe survlvors'
From the quebec Mercury, Aug. 9.
The ship Renfrewshire has arrived at
Greenock with the second mate, steward,
and five hands of the bark Harmonic, OF
Aberdeen, nom Quebec for Aberdeen.
Tie mon were picked mp at sea on the Oth
of July. They had abandoned thoir vessel.
The captain, mate, carpenter, salimaker
and -four hands were drowned. Inc iol-
lowing details regarding the abandonment
orthe Harmonic have been furnished by
the surviving members ofthe Inflated ship:
The Harmonic, Gi3 tons register, Capt
Peter Ross, left Quebec for Aberdeen on
the 9th OF June, with n cargo Of timber.
Her crow mustered fifteen, all told. Light
winds we're experienced till Monday even
ming, the 9th inst, when n strong breeze
from L. n. +. was experienced. About q
o'clock all the ships small sails were taken
in, and two hours afterward the topsail was
reefed; at 9 o'clock slowed topsail, main
vail, lib, &c. AT midnight the wind had
increased TO n severe gale, with n heavy
sea running. During the night the ship
sprang q leak, aud the crew were almost
constantly engaged ut the pumps. Fairly
on tho morning of tho 9th all hands
were called TO take the ioretopsail
oil the ship. The vessel was there
fore hove 20, the crew again renewing
their excrtions nt the pumps in order TO
keen down the leak. All that day the gale
continued to increase in violence, while the
ship began TO labor heavily in the tempestu-
ous seas. About $50 p. NJ. oil hands were
called TO set foretopmnst staysail, in the
hope of being able to wear the ship. This
sail, however, gave way, and as Il wastound
impossible to get the ship round, thoc crew
were again sent to the pumps, wher They're
manned till called by the mate TO 90 into
the cabin "a poop one) and bring out q sail
for the purpose of covering the quarter
hatch. which was found 10 have burst. At
this time the sea was Washing over the
ships lee side, and the deck Cargo
was being washed about the dock. About
1880 the vessel fell over on her beam.
ends, the mast being under the water
Seven of the crew, who were eventually
saved, managed to get on tho outside OF the
ships side, and there they remained, wash
ed by heavy seas. for about two hours, when
the vessel rightcd in consequence Of the
masis going 10y the board. IL was thcI as
certnined that the poop cabin and every
thing on deck had been washed away, and
that the master, mate, carpenter and five
of the crew were missing. II is believed
that they were all swept away when the
cabin was washed overheard. The seven
survivors ultimately succeeded in getting
10 the fore part of the ship and found shell
ter under the topgallant iorecastle-head.-
Meanwhile, tho storm continued 20 rage.
When daylight came a corpse was observed
washing about the after part Of the YES
vel. Tho ship was now completely water
logged. Confined 30 their narrow prison,
the unfortunate survivors remained often
standing up to their knees in water, and
having neither food nor water till next
day, when the weather somewhat modor-
ated. On the morning of the 9Th the main
top mast staysail was secured, and the crew
succeeded in covering the %topgallant fore
castle with it which gave them additional
shelter from the piercing cold cast wind.
During the earlier part of this day, mother
alip could be seen, but toward tho after
noon n vessel was seen to the westward mp
approaching them. The house flag was
quickly hOisted, and the signal of distress
being observed, the ship which ultimately
proved Il be the 'Rmfrenshbe' OF Green
ock, Capt. Littleiohn, bore down upon
them and promptly rescued them. When
taken on board every kindness was shown
the unfortunate men who have lost all Their
effects.
Tho names of those saved are Richard
Cox, boatswain; VIM. Duguid, steward.
Geo. Adams, A. b.. Geo. Thompson, A. b,
Charles Ross, ordinary seaman, Ga nephew
Of the C~aptain's3 Charles Wemyss, A. b.,
and Walter Sutherland, A. b. They all
belong 10 Aberdeen.
The names of those who persisted were
Peter Ross, master, aged 45; leaves a wild
ow and family residing in Aberdeen. Alex,
Crookshanks, mate, aged 3d. leaves wife in
Aberdeen. -- Simpson, carpenter, wife
and family living in Aberdeen, Alexam-
der Robertson, cook, married, wife resides
in Aberdeen. Alex. Collie, sailmaker, I'M.
married, belongs in Aberdeen. Gordon
Black, A. b., married; resides in Aberdeen.
Peter Gillies, A. b., single; resides In Aber
deem. Thos. Higgins, A b. married leayei
a widow and family residing in Aberdeen
On tho outward passage Of the Harmonic
an able seaman, named John Murray, wa
lost overheard in the Portland FIRTH on
the Sth Of April. lie was unmarried, Thu
Harmonic was well known on the Clyde
having at one time formed one of the CLYDE
and American packet ships. She was own.
ed in Aberdeen by Messrs. Geo. Mill * Co.
T%HREATENED STARVATION. Survey have
lately been made for a railroad through the
White Mountain notch. The engineers
nave sometimes been compelled to contenI
themselves with such provisi ons ns they
could get at solitary farmhouse among the
mountains. One day a party Of four sur,
veyors stopped ut a house in the woods and
asked the good woman II she could furnish
them a dinner. She said her husband was
gone and she had nobody TO kill her chick
ems, but they were willing 10 put up with
front she would do what she could tor
them. Noyes, who was spokesman, turn
ed grayely 10 his hungry companions, and
asked them II they FELT as If they could
''put up with trout?'
They expressed their willingness to try,
50 they went into the kitchen, where the
good womah showed them n great milk pan
tull Of shining trouti she said her boy had
poor luck that morning, be usually did bet
tori ~
For tho dinner of the party of four sho
fried q peck. Perhaps she was astonished
at the resignation with which they eat down
10 such farel--N. Y. Post. q
six thousand masons are on a strike in
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