, 1869-12-03
ASI0RY OF SHlPWREck.
Thrilling Narrative Of the Voyage
and Loss Of the Bark
Ccesn Wave,
The Vessel Cast AWAY on a lone,y
Shore and Totnilv Wrecked.
Z Weak Of SuHorinr;

ihe story Of the voyage and snipxreck OF the
marx Ocean Wave, Captain Henry fattn, which
1clt this port On the 10th Of November bound for
cSdentburRh, New York, viii gire tho reader
eonc idea ot tie hardsh!ps borne by those who 80
dc*n to the Sea n shipe, and do buslnezs IN great
waters. The bark wAs goo1iy veAsei, etout knd
ssannco, with csrE!laE capacity Of go tons. aud
q crew OF eight a, told. She wss built ia 1854,
asd rebuilt ana rrmoaeled In 1s:i. since which sne
hucdfed yusaSca and has weathered a thousand
GALES. bet she vas mortal, ltc AL earthly
tatrEs, aLd she gave up the gnost the other day.
II ffnbfrA GIoaniEG Ia aEony, aud the wind aud
waves ho ElpG dismal tltEe over the catastrophe
IN TIE nth II hast tron.n She Failed proudly
."nn;aht'nR Ga:iaa, cIew. she Wa la1en with
tfn ar IND waa fais and the sea casy during
1sr'aE- -. with the night cane down the Storm
at Int tEow. Tue xloi rose aud the waves rau
t..h- Se,ttng e.1ull be keen .hsoaEh the th,ek
ata HlsQre show+ 1he5 knew taey were on the
,ssf ~; haI 40 means excep; ~ des': reckoaia.
.H:. At:d The Esta EruH1nT stronger every hoar,
!:'In hf 1o:'heast, lhs Ships nean was put To-
- :tr.a'sr:e, sae; male that h4s:,er tattus ihe
,'.s.- A'.rat dozen ye-se.s na1 found s1eltrr
Ttie:-ltir lie ocean Wave arrived.
ur ;he l1th tie e:o.m a,1tet, and the uarE Has
sta'f. lraititc over the waves towards her doom.
s7e TAT cos y ii. Like 10 Tw,G Rtgcr Point where
tne arsoared, IA COMPANY with fourteen ves-
ss-:a!! huuih Hcs: sla the storm a3ateI AgAtu.
s.s ara:n d:a :ac no!I rc.scl face The raging We
west with & little snow. and : fongp but not dan
Etrons rra- Fer Two days she sailed through this
si aa q e g. ths ase sas
Wahtic.aauk Al te,s I1rc tarse werc th!ns
s,s ,n fs 1nsss Tsfe M G nc ot.s of
!. :sas 1nd tn,n the cass, wt:h Little soa,herly
rp:.lus ,heJ ran iaso Cnehoyran BAY, an ,nlei u
N-tkfuaE suAs;s. Tie h.g anchor vas let 70
With nf'stix tathotn. Of chsio. The wind gatp-
IN 3Nrfn ~ f,+,- - bt.,sr
de With eCok from The east~Eort1e1sL 1t wss
.'-rctls mid. The mcc c31id hardly s'a5 on deck
JOSE -: ;se lead Of .!ae 'fa."' :asn evess
= s;,s, ..a' 90 S aaxC W., ;,sssa 1ssa
ta5, s.5 :. .gss a,e .ss e to-; ,ss
r,r. q et.s3 i:Qs THIS ran best be DESCRIBED in
tic enc wo1ds Of the Captain: at was the n!s-
f%s: sale Ct ~snd eser saw blow: never saw
ttr Ike tA fore aod no 1nAu ever did On tbt axe.
Tte ke4- made u Clean bfesch over the decks,
Ttstr was 20 "alhoE noout 1t, bat sIflog
1.-rt alotc."
a:c:t tal,e on adding dattness to The seene,
Ei:1n r ~ird ali na1e seem more hiteoak Loud
c. ed strLEt1 hes lie wind Each mountain
ratt tt.aek the sa'p's see rcse:aera'tnS ike
t'ut",ts, aid :h 1ounsns The de = fell IN vast
ss1tlc upon IL The ettnD On the caels Mas
r;t4t There wes ,iatfts OF lis enspp'rr. and
s.EE ), T.: a. IL destruction. THERE was lie
s:,f. i tx ore than Lille aud nAi %. fne
s.ts nd archer was let 60, aid tt1tg fathons Of
skH'n ea< .uA ont on ho;h. Nut AT eye
s.u..I o,. Lp..d the vesset that Eight
VIZ irai:a tiases nen IN TIE face they DO not
s'e,tiSa' caiae, sd /, xaI i da1s as Erebas.
ns~ ar. hor= teran 10 drag Tpat was rot
p$a-At: y IL n the tesstl AIS .stn;lAS towarH4 .
sr- lag, u. h:ea tut sates srat a.,d btose IN
ttti! r-fe T1e utrn:ng orcAc AID found The
aa:,h Mar r.re~u ~':h wtsrks. Toe following
t.a"sc rts!"!. wttt a>bo:e dus159 The night:
1.e 'e.to1rr has- k.l:e,. tap:4l hobaSt IlaJts,
t,2iI tn t-cntseuEsn b, with cargo Of wheat
ffaD M,ls suite: thu rark 0Ieonia, Captain
sa':t, ~uh Htva' isou Ihte'so to Buffalo; tae
,ssSol no,t noqta ta E9ss sc4ea sap'a'a i1n Rs:
is": n Hasa' 9ae sehocner ea S 1sSeula. Rui5 VIII
ph.s: xL,ch Was Itsntft1sel 10 the schooner
tat Tnc.uas. attn coal TIE Us, mentioned wAs
toad .f ~ the tuc T. $. Craft. TIE otdera
t.a.ld. rala. 4!h~ agst bat we're takcn 10 Cneb0y-
.r :te l-Ie, The xtul aas liza. 1tuu the suath-
W., :ld fte tre3r Wave LETT Caebofgsn with
s.! Tsks!s n s9r32' AZ 1 i "a ns.
s-ek 1o A:r'toERa7 IN Anticipation u the c11ing
t:.lt. Tie barometer tel. during The day, loser
I=.:h trrt.l tie tcsaresa'l, ,:oua:c rccfed the
,e;rhl. s.lE.c lutsd Tic Esain,.:l. and mace
oa asl a5a ns dssaa lssn
Wus. pull asvu1 aud made Tor the s:ra'fs Of
Na'lIa~. The wiuI h.ew tat,oas!s, aud the
t.ep. Sbc ra7 sess i5 nul,h for Two hours. us1
~ J: ucttI tar t-urEe Was changed 10 west uustt
v.At. Al i:.o the men were sent aIoft tn tue
t.n1 nE cut Ut the to. ropesy and bad lust reach
eli tsv Atlk ~ltu lie second maze fejed stat
fsss sesses Is i a!soTe. do-n WITH iss helm
Tse hs rom NJ: pat ae"n on1 there x3s
kfcck, nad the vessel went on the rocks aide
ta.s. She struck Que second. and the next wsa
fai Of ua!ct. Tnc Captain as,d: "Tae sea burst
the na.ch.s ard swept eyer. thing or the decAs."
The crew TOOK 10 1he boat, but neser expected to
reach The saoEc, which vas m eighth OF mile
away. They we.t raised upon khtee or four Waves
And dashtd upon the beaca. The Captain aald he
oid ncs kEow no. they got there. Captain Pntdg,
ihree Sc esys seioTe Aa aood n' on IA tie @ nsse5 sa
he etss OF be aees oean Wsse sey Tsey
nsmnond nsy, 1esldes lie oesan Nv Wave % tue foi. s
lorIr vtesels were wrecked there during fhe
slta harley and posder 10 Chicago: tue c. s.
klng, Captain Fordy, with iron ore from Ksea-
hs..:e t.sss:ana; tes Iat;zs.se, Sspss.n s;sea.
canaez; the schooEes 1af1, Captain nuntoon,
C. :Errto0, rt;h irou cre iron Escanaba, had her
tact hrote Aad the Alice Richards, of MAntto xoc,
"ssh g.. o. a. an9 ,as 70 G5s.s
who tteated thx1 fofIosn brothers NTH great knl.
I'D
= house within tIentJ-seyeu miles Of them. .TheJ
had 10 wak that iustaace aloug the Aho.e ss
Wnlic On the beach they hurled one Of the ere.
u The Halt, who ~a8 killed bJ tie foreJasd
the deck, and had to be cpt away with hatcheta
lie lies on that lonely shore1 buried tn the sand
Ais bane uEkrGszn and hls gT1ye unmarried
Perhaps euHe so1tnWLg atea loo6 to1 him VIII
will r-trEn 20 more forever.
The crews that reached Chel,oygau took paasag
IN Tie Eupire Stale. Two Cap;ains who went i
1Irtror OF her, Supposed tnty would b. taken IRE
Nv -htpw1rcked a2ors. They Ncra disappointed
luwc.er, rs the Captain Of the propeller charge
tleu q rnch, and when they landed At Detrnl
Ole hAlS crnts snd The other IS eentA IN hi1 poca
= 7h,Ee they vent to The cass House, wber
tsty wire A1tulJ 1feaIe1.
t"r..!n F.1lh rs,-u.ce.l TO th!s cisy yes" eriay
HIS =H'i5 ra cltrc hin ur for i3st aud tLourne
hs ...a'h. GrvA. VILE lhe;r i1J when he rest
l.s1''i Il tt. Eunit. lie 10 noE suffering froI
II. ssta raL1ct1 py te cold, aIla II EonnEcA
t'~'."s, lie T.1ta:r-.s with Era1;L1le the kiut
L.r+"t tar1siu John I'atmeE, OF tho tug MaRgo
a1tst ailAtn Bu.hte, mali sEcat, both Ut whol
1t+l.tu !! III tlutl!. TIE Vessel wa4 owed
1.uuti., fn:ia, ND vas insured for e5.Ve1.