Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-08-25
8tnctal Sutrlli9rnre.
LOST AT SEA.

Wreck of ship from Quebec for Alb.
erdeen-EighI of Her Crew Lost-sut
ferings Ofthe Survivors
From the Quebec Mercury, Aug. o.
The Ship Renfrewshire has arrived a
Greenock with the second mate, steward
and five hands of the bark Harmonic, o
Abenleen, from Quebec for Aberdeen
The men were picked mp at sea on the 6tl
olJuly, They had abandoned Their vessel
The captain, mate carpenter, sailmakel
and four hands were drowned. The fol
lowing details regarding the abandonment
ofthe Harmonic have been furnished by
the surviving members of the Inflated ship
The Harmonic, 643 tons register, Capt
Peter Ross, left Quebec for Aberdeen OF
the 5th of June, with cargo of timber
Her crew mustered fifteen, all told. Light
winds were experienced till Monday eyen'
ming, the 9Th inst, when n strong breeze
from Il. N. T.. was experienced. About {
o'clock all the ships small sails were taken
in and two hours afterward the topsail was
reefed; at o'clock slowed topsail main.
sail, jib, &c. At midnight the wind had
increased to as'severe gale, with o heavy
sea running. During the night the ship
sprang leak, and the crew were almost
constantly engaged at the pumps. Early
on the morning of the 9th all hands
were called to take the foretopsail
off the ship. The vessel was there
fore hov5 TO, the crew again renewing
their exertions at the pumps in order to
keep down the leak. All that day the gale
continued to increase in violence, while the
ship began to labor heavily in the tempestrl-
ous seas. About $50 p NJ. all hands were
called to set foretopmast staysail, in the
hope of being able to wear the ship. This
sail, however, gave way, and asst was found
impossible to get the ship round, the crew
were again sent to the pumps, where they're
manned till called by the mate to 90 into
the cabin "a poop one) and bring out sail
for the purpose of covering the quarter
hatch, which was found TO have burst, AT
this time the sea was washing over the
ships leo side, and the deck cargo
was being washed about the deck. About
ll:30 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 the outside OF the
ships side, and there they remained, wash
ed by heavy seas, for about two hours, when
the vessel righted in consequence of the
masts going by the board. 1t was then as
certained 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. 1t Is believed
that they were all swept away when the
cabin was washed overheard The sever
survivors ultimately succeeded in getting
to the fore part of the ship and found shel
ter under the topgnllant foreeastle-head.-
Meanwhile, the storm continued to rage
When daylight came q corpse was observed
washing about tho alter part of the yes
sci. The ship was now completely water
logged Confined to their narrow prison
the unfortunate survivors remained ofLel
standing up to their knees in water, AM
having neither food nor water till mex
day, when the weather somewhat moder
ated. On the morning of the 8th the mail
top mast staysail was secured, and the crew
succeeded in covering the topgalant fore
castle with it which gave them additiona
shelter from the piercing cold east wind
During the earlier part Of this day noothcI
ship could be seon but toward the after
noon vessel was seen to the westward ap
approaching them. The honse flag wa
quickly hoisted, and the signal of distres
being observed, the ship which ultimatel,
proved TO be the 'ReafrepshirS' Of Green
ock, Capt. Littlejohn, bore down upOl
them and promptly rescued them, Whel
taken on board every kindness was show
the unfortunate men whohave lost all thei
effects.
The names of those saved are Richart
Cox, boatswain; VIM. Dugnid, steward
Geo. Adams, A. b. Geo, Thompson, A. +,
Charles Ross ordinary seaman Ia nephew
of the Captains;) Charles Wemyss, A, 3,
and Walter Sutherland, A i. They al
belong TO Aberdeen. |.i 's
The names of those who persisted wer
Peter Ross master, aged As leaves a wild
ow and family residing in Aberdeen. Alex
Crookshanks, mate, aged 80; leaves wife il
Aberdeen. .-- Simpson, carpenter, wifi
and family living in Aberdeen. Alexnn
der Robertson, cook, married. wife reside
in Aberdeen. Alex. Collie, sailmaker, un
married, belongs in Aberdeen. Gordon
Black, A. b., married; resides in Aberdeen
Peter GilIies, A. b., single; resides in Aber
deem. Thos. Higgins, A B. married leave
widow and family residing in Aberdeen
On the outward passage Of the Harmonit
an able seaman, named John Murray, wa
lost overheard in the Pentlnnd Firth Of
the 9Th of April. He vas unmarried. Th
Harmonic was well known on tho Clyde
having at one time formed one of the Clyd
and American packet ships, She was own
p ed in Aberdeen by Messrs Geo, Mill d 90
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THREATENED STARVATION. Survey hau
lately been made for railroad through tht
White Mountain notch. The engineers
have sometimes been compelled to content
themselves with such proviBi ons as they
could get Mt solitary farm house among the
mountains. One day a party OF four sur
yeyors stopped at house in the woods and
asked the good woman il she could furnish
them dinner. She sal I her husband was
gone and she had nobody to kill her chick
ems, but they were willing TO put up with
trout she would do what she could foi
4 them. Noyes, who was spokesman, turn.
ed gravey 10 his hungry companions, and
asked them If they felt rs II they Could
'put up with troutI", 5..6r w.
They representation willingness 10 try
.sothey went into the kitchen, where tho
good woman showed them q great milk ppr
full Of shining trout; she said her boy had
poor luck that morpingi he usually did bet
teri NO ~ tNAN s.@IA
lrortl dinner Of tho party Of four she
fried peck. Perhaps she, was nstonishet
q nj the resignation with which they sal down
, 10 such hrei IN X Post. ~ ~
\ -sSix thousand masons are On q strike ir
Berlin.