The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-02
FEARFUL STOp'.Is or A SNlpWRECK.

and Fo.lr aeamen suvcd-Eight Days with
cut E.sod or Water.
lfrom the Hartford CONN., CouranI NOV. IL
Wy brief dispatches by cable concerning tqe JOSS
top in August last have been published ana none
% the foreign papers have gwen more tnan brief
VILE, master or the vessel has arrived IN this city
and Is now stopping with ms brothern.law James
l.. Chapman, Esq, No. 25i Asylum avenue.
From MIN We nave full ana com
ple.e narrative, OF the terrible occurrence,
shpwreck on record. The schooner sailed from
BOSTON on the 2Jlh Of February, 1865, on general
whaling voyage In the Atlantic Ocean. she was n
stanch thor1ugh-huilt craft capable OF encoantefing
Tie toughest weather.
MRS. RouNsEvILlE AND CHILDREN.
Mrs. Rounsevllie, with her two children, a
bright little grl OF eight years aud promising
during the absence OF her husband, at Mr.. Chap
mans, and very many people upon the hui made
preston OF her character she was here during
fast spring and on the 20th or April LEFT on 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
Inc number OF twenty-iour, Mrs. kounseville ami
children making twenty seven persons IL all on
board, the vesse! proceeded 10 the island Of Domin
iquei 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;
us was m mo,ng IKE gaze 81 Wv VIM no. ,ca
pest thar all bands were called close reef the sans
which was done speedily Han an nour latel me
winu blew perfect hurricane; yet under close san
the vessel Was Kept OF before H. ana plunged nadE
through the heGvy sea the highIolns waves mas mas,
abe thIn2 away At three O'Clock the gale, sun
growing more furious tore the SAILS rom tnelr
,asienlngs as " they were paper balloons ana. az
Lne same uu e, heavy sea washed the decks
b1at ws sem r 70 stern agaD and every ms
ran under ARE poles until about four O'Clock,
W., Waen she 20 coached to-lhat IS came to the wind
Tue man as wheel evidently losing all control or
the helm lie had been obliged 10 steer by the wind,
s tne com ass IN the midst Of the gale gave no
and aroup d. THIS was the critical time. Could the
original curse have been taken the struggling YES
sci might have out the storm IN safety bat the
iatal tufr i or the wheel bad lost contro Of every
s shng az 1t was now lie or death-an earnest
vantage s.
the oArTAIN,s EFFORTS
Copt ain Rounseyie had left his wife and children
I'D me cabin when first his services were required
upon deck bur he had no fear then that The vessel
NouN lba wrecked. He realized tue severity OF the
the torn, but had confidence IN his vessel, and so
nes as she was kept steady with the WIND be appre
not looked for; 1T came suddenly, and then
i d re was desperate work to a.. Just
oI .ried the vesse's rain come two or three feet
. ader water. Captain housewife Immediately
? aized an and wen, forward TO cut away the
, oremast IN order tnat the vessel might right M.
After cutting tue rigging al clear lie found the
mast would not lall and commenced cutting that
but had not gwen more tnan two or three blows
before the schooner began TO go over gradually
and ID hall q minute, at the longest, the Inasts
were living upon the water, the vessel was clear
over. AT this time the wind blowing ike
hurricane and roared ike heavy thunder. The
sea was chopping ugly and dashing In wildly from
ali quarters. The going over and al was quickly
done that the captain could not change position
TO get aft where his wife and children and most or
his crew Sere for as soon as the masts touched the
water, the vessel settled down bodily, and he was
washed away from the foremost. Alter being In the
water two or three mnutes-most Of the time
under-he washed against the rigging OF the
mainmast ana caught there, getting badly hurt
IN the breast as he brought up heavily against
Tie SPAR lie got on 10 the rigging at the top
the mas, by craving through the ratings, anG
there found nearly the whole crew and the officers
corrected ana noiing on 70 ropes and chains
While there he secured himself with rope ana lie
FIRST mate did the same.
TWENTY FEET UNDER WATER
Here were twenty or more men in the rigging
Just the captain and mate had got secured a very
heavy sea swept over the Inflated schooner aud
buried the mas fifteen or twenty feet under water.
Captain Rounseyllie says thai he thinks lie was
under water at least minute; he came
up stfan2ied ana gasping, and wnen he could
look about hun lie found that al were gone except
himself and the mate. Another furious sea swept
over and brohe Their lastenings. and both went
under water. The captain does net know how long
ne was buried but ne never expected 10 rise again.
though bis head struck against something ana he
found he was N the rigging at the END o. tue mast
and by clinching IN between the cross-trees he
secured himself again. Here ne saw The mate trying
10 get hold OF some portion OF the rigging, bui he
didn't succeed, and the poor fellow dropped away
ana was never seen again.
MORE MEN DISCOVERED.
Captain Rounesytle also found nere one Of the
crew, who had been washed away holding OH 10
the rigging and an hour later another man swan
up and got hold OF the mast. When daylight cane
two men discovered sitting dhe yesse i GOV.
These men had been in the forecsste, Gnd when
the schooner went over got out. and the mast
broke secured place 10 hold on TIL the huh par
tally rghted AT about hali-past seven O'Clock one
OF the officers came In swimming and got on the
deck, but after speaking few words to those on
the bow laid down and immediately died from ex
haustion he had been in the water about three
hours aud was naked ana chilled. At about rne
same time one OF the men found the mas
left and succeeded In getting on board The vesse,
a
Of the port bow. The other man in tue rigging was
washed away and drowned.
THE CAPTAIN GETS OK BOARD.
Now LETT alone on the mast Captain Housewife
Cund II exceedingly difficult 70 sustain himself.
Every sea that washed the PROSTATE spar buried
bin from two TO ten feet under water, barely giving
bin time to catch breath as each rolling wave I'M
turn covered him. Sc often were these Sea- UPON
him that three or four times minute ne was under
water and the waves dashed against nm with ter.
rlciorce. AT two O'Clock IN the afternoon the mast
sleWen around aud the men on the vessel got rope
TO him, and by IT'S aid he was drawn on board 10
Keep company with The other survivors there await
THIRTY HOURS MORE
Nothing OF special interest occurred during the
following thirty hours; all tins time throuoh lie
dismal PATCHES Of the nlght, The rescued but not
for help in the coming day on Monday AFTERNOON
another q the crew swan toward the vessel aud
ASolned the others-now five III all He was seen for
ltnNo hours before he came up, and naating on
lcaLNn door, on which he mad been Tor thirty-six
nouns. All that these five men had 10 bold them
was portion OF the rail, about six feet long and
eight vches vide Here lhey sat with their feet on
IL siCSs, making fast 70 each other
GOING TO TIE CABIN.
On Wednesday the condition Of the weather aud
tire veSsel was such that the captain was able 10
GO - the cabin. lie had hoped that he might learn
some thing,of the fate OF his loved ones and 1t was
also esra PIE tDet something to eat or drink should
be found, II ANYTHING renamed, but the cabin had
been washed completely out, and neither the bodies
were discovered nor could anything be cot 20 az.
pease hunger " thirst. TINS a bitter dsappOint.
lneDt Tor u had been believed That when the Cabin
could ~ explored, provisions would be Obtained
end 1t rad now been Jour udys since 4 particle OF
food had been eaten or dr0p 81 fresh water tasted
Il with heavy hearts That The sufferers retrlluM
20 their narrow s'ttirs place the ram with put
little nope left TO encourage them. One ray Of hope
came however, as 4 barrel was discovered noatiau
ont OF tire vessel. thlnhlng that Il might contain
PROVISIONS Of some SORT two Of tae men started fCr
~, and after two no ara steady work III Tie water
secured H., but found tlclr disappointment that ii
,cgas a barrel VI epson sails