The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-02

oui Food Wafer.
From the Hartford CONN., CouranI NOV. IL
ont brief despa,ehes p5 saoe colcerns we p JOS
ton ia August last, have been published, and none
o. the foreign papers have gwen more than oriei
VILE master OF the vessel has arrived IN this city
and b NOW stopping WIN ms 96i James
From r aa we nave terrible In ana inrs so
sh,pwreek record The schooner sailed from
sostsn on the 2J,a Of February, 1885, on general
stanch thor1ugh-hut craft, capable OF encoantering
TIE toughest weather.
MRS. RoUNsEyIilE AND CHILDREN.
Mrs. Rounsevllie, with her two children, a
bright little err Of eight years and promising
during the absence OF her husband, at Mr.. Chap
mans, and very many people upon The hui made
fast spring and on the com OF April laft vessel
where she was 10 meet her husband and join him IN
his voyage. she reached there on the 18Th OF May, /
her arrival, her husbands vessel came INTO
port and soon the family was united
the number OF twenty-iour, Mrs. Rounsevile and
Children making twenty-seyen persons ia ali on
board the vesse! proceeded to the island of Domin.
ique but nothing OF special account transpred
until the hour OF the dreadful catastrophe came.
On the 2sth Of august the wind had been
blowing fresh, and continued into the night
Two O'Clock the uexf night 50 Severe was the TEN.
pest thar all bands were called to close reef the sas
winch was done speedily. Hail nour later the
wind blew perfect hurricane; yet under close san
me vessel was Pept or before IT, ana plunged madV
ing clear over fer decks ana sweeping every port
ane dnins aysay. AZ three O'Clock the gale SUI
iastenngs as II they were paper balloons, anu, at
irn e same sae Hge heavy sea washed the decks
boat was car ried into the ocean. The vessel then
yan under ARE poles until about four O'Clock,
me man az wheel evidently losing all control OF
the heim lie had been obliged steer by the wind,
;s the com lass in the midst OF the gale gave no
alrecionV ihatever, but constantly whirled around
MIG aroup d. THIS was the critical time. Could the
original have been taken the struggling
sei might have rode ont the storm in safely, bat the
,sa '9 OF the wheel bad lost contro Of every
srnggt to save In the face OF overwhelming aisad-
VantaN IS.
THE CAPTAINS BFFoRrs.
tap' ain Rounseyille had left his wife and children
IN the cabin when first his services were required
upon deck bur he had no fear then that the vessel
woul be wrecked. He realized tue severity of the
she aorm but had confidence IN his vessel and so
long she kept steady with the wind he appre-
hen hen led no danger. The .'broachIng ,oo was
n no. looked for; 1t came suddenly, and then
as soon as TINS took place the high sea
D' ried the vessels rail some two or three feet
. ader water. Captain housewife immediately
oremast, in order that the vessel might right IN.
! Alter cutting tue rigging AL clear he found the
! mast would not fall and commenced cutting that,
but had not gwen more than two three blows
AND IN hslr minute, at the longest The ' masis
were lying upon the water, the vessel was clear
hurricane and roared ike heavy thunder. The
sea was cbopping ugly and dashing in wildly from
ali quarters. The going over and al quickly
done that the captain could not change MS position
to get aft where his wife and children and most or
his crew were; for as soon as the mass touched the
water the vessel settled down bodily, and he was
washed away from the foremost. Alter being in the
water two Or three mfnutes-most OF the time
nnder-he washed against the rigging OF the
inainmast and caught there, getting badly hurt
In The breast as lie brought up heavily against
he-Spar lie got on 10 the rigging at the top ot
the mas, by craving through the ratings, and
there found nearly the whole crew and the Officers
collected and holding on TO ropes and chains.
While there he secured himself with rope, and The
TWENTY FEET UNDER WATER.
Here were twenty or more men in the rigging.
jus. as the captain and mate had got secured very
heavy sea swept over the ill-lated schooner aud
buried the mast fifteen or twenty feer under water
under water at least a minute; he came
up stran9led ana gaspmg and wnen he could
himself and the mate. Another furious swept
over and broke their lastenings. and both went
under water. The captain does not know how long
he buried, but he never expected to rise again.
though his head struck against something, and he
found he was IN the rigging at the end OF tue mast
and by cllnching in between the cross-trees he
secured himself again. here he saw The mate trying
10 get hold OF some portion or the rigging, but he
didn't succeed and the poor fellow dropped away
ana was never seen again.
Captain bonneville also found here one OF the
crew, who had been washed away holding 70
up and got hold OF the mast. When daylight cane
two men discovered sitting on uie vessels oow
These men had been in the forecsetle, and when
the schooner went over got out, and as the mast
broke secured place 10 hold on Til the hull par
italy righted. AT about halfpast seven O'Clock one
of the oficers came In swimming and got on the
deck, but, after speaking lew words TO those on
the bow, laid down and Immediately died from
hours, aud was naked and chilled. Az about the
same time one OF the men found the mast
left and succeeded In getting on board the vesse,
the only, portion Of which out q water was part
of the port bow. The other man IN the rigging was
washed away and drowned.
THE CAPTAIN GETS ON BOARD
Now left alone on the mast Captain housewife
&c una It exceedingly difficult 70 sustain himself.
Every that washed the PROSTATE spar buried
him from two to ten feet under water barely giving
him time to catch breath as each rolling wave In
turn covered him.. Sc often were these seas upon
him that three or four times n minute he was under
water and the waves dashed against him with ter
rihciorce. AT two O'Clock III the afternoon the
sleWeu around and the men on the vessel got rope
TO him, and by It's aid he was drawn on board TO
keep company with the other survivors there await
THIRTY HOURS MORE.
Nothing OF special interest occurred during the
following thirty hours; ali this time through the
dismal, watches OF the night, The rescued, but not
yet saved, men held firmly 10 their places, hoping
for help in the coming day. On Monday aiterhoonn
another. OF the crew swan, toward the vessel and
ASoined the others-now i've In all. He was seen for
3twyo hours before he came up aud was floating on a
lcalNn door, on which he had been ior thirty.six
hou.s. All that these Ave men bad to bod them
eight inches vide Here they sat with their feet on
In siLSs, making fast TO each other.
GOING TO THE CABIN.
On Wednesday,, the condition OF the weather aud
oitte yessel was such that the captain able to
some hing>of tho fate OF his loved ones and It was
also eslra Nle tDpt something to eat DRINK should
be found, II ANYTHING remained, but the cabin had
been washed completely out, and neither the bodies
were discovered, nor could anything be got 20 ap.
pease hunger " thirst This was bitter disappont
Inent, for II had been believed that when the Cabin
could be explored, provisions would be obtained
Rnd It lad now been Tour days since particle OF
food had been eat or drop " fresh water tasted
Il with heavy hearts that The sufferers returpA
90 their narrow sitting place on tue rail- VITA but
O q ON M
came however as barrel was discovered noatia0
ont OF the vessel. lhlnking that il might continn
PROVISIONS OF some sort two Of the men started lor
IL, and after two no 1rs steady work IN the water
secured 1t, but found . Their disappointment that ID
norra i.f gAIt