, 1869-08-16
LOST AT SEA,
wreck OF n ship from Quebec Tor
AberdceD-EBEht OF Her Cros1 Lost
-sutrertpED Of she Survivors.

From Is Qtxb<e Mercury, AuguHa.
The ship Renfrewahtre has arrived At Gresuock
with the second male, steward and Eve hands Of
tna bark Assnopia 81 Asssdes9 A s,s3 :. Dn M Qasoes
The 9Th OF Jui5- Thee had abandoned their res
sci. The Captain. nste, carpenter, ss1Ecsker and
regarding the abandonment Of the Harm6nta have
been furn!shea BY the surviving members Of the
crew of the ul-fated ship:
Ross, left Quebec for Aberueen On otn OF June,
Win cargo of timber. Her Greg mustered 1i.
teen, all thld. Light winds were experienced I'LL
breeze from E. y. E. WAS experienced. About &
o'clock nll the ships small sails were taken In,
and two honfs alterwnrd the topsau, was reefed;
Al midnight the wind had Increased to 4 severe
g4le, with d heavy Sea running. Dorng the
night the ship sprnnG aleaf, and the crew We.e
On the mornipg OF the 9Th all hands were called
10 take the foretopsail on the ahlp- The Vessel
WIS therefore hove to- the crew again renewing
down s he ise esfs I = All that day The gale continued
to increase In violence, while the ship began %
labor heavily In the tenpestnona SEA- About $50
p, N. all hands were called 10 set fnretopmast
stay sail. IN the hope Of being able to wear the
ship. Tits sal, however, gave way, and, as II
WAS found impossible % set the ship to1nd,
they remained till called BY the mate TO
f9r The 81 ne IT.
SEA was wahhibg over the ships lee side, aud the
deck cargo was being washed nooat the deck
About II 80 the vessel fell over on her beam eals
The mast being under WATER Seven OF the crew,
who were eventually saved, managed TO get on
the uutsde OF the ships side, and there tney re.
Eaincd, wished by heavy se1s, for about two
huufe when the vessel rshted IN consequence
OF the nasts going BY the board 1t WAS then
asce1talped that the poop cabin aud ere.F-
thtbg on deck had been sEert away, and that the
ulas.er, mate, carpenter and I've Of the crew we're
niss,rg. II IS believed that they we're all swept
away when the cabin was washed overheard. The
seven SURVIVORS ultimately succeeded IN getting TO
The lore part OF the ship, and found shelter under
the topgaIlant forecastle hesd. Meanwhile the
storm ragged With uAabated violence When day
light came corpse was Observed washing about
the after.r4It Of the ressel. The ship was now
completely Mater-logged- Conn1ed to their mar.
row prison. the unfortunate survivors re-
maired often standing up to their knees
In water, and having neither food nor
water til next day, when the weather
moderated. On the morning Of the 5th
the maintopmast asaysa1 was secured, aud The
crew succeedtd In covering the topgallAnt FORE
castle with 1t, which gave them additional shelter
from the piercing. cod east Wind. During the
es1er part OF The day no other ship could be keeu
hut toxAIu the afternoon, Vessel xAs See TO the
approaching them. The "houae 1.g"
was quickly ho!sted, and, and this signal OF dis
[rehs being observed. the ship, which ultimately
proved to he the Renfrewahlre, Of Greenock, Cap
ain IIttlejohn, bore down upon them aud |
promptly rescued them. When taken on board |
be Renfre Eshre, every Kindness vas shown
he unfortunate men, who have lost all their |