The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-13
LOST AT SEA.
Wreck of Ship from Quebec for Aberdeen
Eight of Her Crew Lost SuIIcrings of the

Eight of Her Crew Lost SuIcrings of the
Survivors.
From, the Quesec Mercury, Aug.9
The ship Renfrewshire has arrived at Gree
mock with the second mate, steward and five
hands of the bark HarmOnia of Aberdeen, from
Quebec for Aberdeen. The men were picked
up at sea on the 9th of July. They had aban-
doned their vessel The captain, mate carpen-
ter sail-maNer, and four hands were drowned
The following details regarding the abandon
ment of the Harmonic have been furnished 10y
the surviving members of the crew of the i'll
fated ship
The Harmonic, G43 tons register, Captain
Peter Ross, left Quebec for Aberdeen on 9TH of
June with n cargo of timber. Her crew mus
tered fifteen, all told. Light winds were eXpe-
rienced till Monday evening, the 9th instant,
when strong breeze from E. NE. was eX-
perienced About o'clock all the ships small
sails were taken in, and two hours afterwards
the tOpsail reefed at nine o'clock slowed
topsails, mainsail, jib, etc. At midnight the
wind had increased to severe gale
with n heavy sea running. During the
night the ship sprang aleak, and the crew were
almost constantly engaged at the pumps. Early
on the morning of the 9th all hands were called
to take the tOretopsail off the ship. The vessel
was therefore hove TO-, the crew again renewing
their eXertOns 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 tempestuOus sea. About
$50 ?. NJ. all hands were called to set fore
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wear the ship. This sail, however, gave way,
and as it was found impossible to get the ship
round, the crew were again sent to the pumps,
where they remained till called by the mate to
go into the cabin Ga 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 lee side, and the
deck cargo was being washed about the deck.
About 1870 the vessel fell over on her BEAM
ends, the mast being under water. Seven of the
uhn Nya frn1 IN.
get on the outside of the ships side, and there
they remained washed by heavy seas, for about
two hours, when the vessel righted in conse-
quence of the masts going by the board 1t was
then ascertained that the poop cabin and every
| thing on deck had been swept 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 over
| board. The seven survivors ultimately sue
| ceeded in getting to the fore part of the ship,
and found shelter under the topgalantforecastle-
| head. Meanwhile, the storm ragged with un-
abated violence. When daylight came corpse
| was observed washing about the after part OF
the vessel. The ship was now completely water
| logged. Confined to 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 moderated. On the morning of the Stl
| the maintopmast staysail was secured and the
| crew succeeded in covering the topgalant fore
castle with it, which gave them additional shell
| ter from the piercing cold east wind. Durine
the earlier part of this day no other ship coult
| be seen, but towards the afternoon n vessel wa,
seen to the westward approaching them. The
| 'house flag" was quickly hOisted and this sir
| nal of distress being Observed the shin. whirl
ultimately proved TO be the Renfrewsbire, o
| Greenock, Captain Littleiohn, bore down unor
them and promptly rescued them. When taken
on board the Renfrewshire every Kindness wa,
shown the unfortunate men, who have lost nj
their effects "
The names of those saved are Richard Cox
Doatswam; William Duguid, steward; Georre
Adams, A. b.; George Thomson, A. B.: Charles
Koss, an ordinary seaman Ca nephew of the
SaPtalns); Charles Wemyss. A. b., and Walter
sutherland, A. b. They all belong to Aberdeen
The names of those who perished were Pete
Ross, MASTER aged 49, leaves a widow and
family, who reside in Aberdeen. Aieyander
CTookshanks, mate, aged 30 leaves wife i'm
Aoerdeen' - Simpson, carpenter; wife and
Iamlly residing in Aberdeen. Alexander Rohert.
son, COOK married; wife resides in Aberdeen
alexander Collie, sailmaker, single; beloncs to
aberdeen. Gordon Black, A. b. married? ro1
SIDES In Aberdeen. Peter Gillies A. B. singIo
resides in Aberdeen. Thomas Higgins 4 q
married; leaves widow and family residino ip
Aberdeen. "S III
On the outward passage of the Harmonic an
able seaman named John Murray was LOST oyerI s,,l
board in the Pentland Firth on the Sth of Anrii
He was unmarried. The Harmonic was VOL
known on the Clyde, having at one time formed
one of the Clyde and American packet Shin
She was owned in Aberdeen by Messrs. George
Mill Il Co. wv s0