New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-22
ARRIVAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI
WRECKS ON THE FLORIDA COAST
ELEVEN wRECKs PASSED
THE MARIPOSA lASHOR

VI
We are indebted to the olIliging courtesy
of Captain Henry, Of the Steamship Missis-
sippi. arrived at this port last night, for the
following Transcript OF the lPS OF that vessel,
which describes the disastrd dus effects Of tue
recent terrible gale, of which we have had
some particulars by telegraph.
Captain Doane, of the bar X William Rath-
bone, also kindly furnishes tla with the par
ticulars of the loss OF that vesscl:
LOG OF THE STEAMSHIP MISSISSIPPI
Steamship Mississippi, lie hry, master, left
New York October T., with merchandise
| and passengers, to Low * ILudw gscn, had
moderate weather and high Icastwardiy seas
along the coast of Florida.
From daylight to dark passed eleven
wrecks on tho Florida chast. Eighteen
| miles south of Jupiter saw Il brig ashore
| head on, both mastS gone; saw no one
| near her She had white quarter bul-
| warks and hailed from y lcw York. Five
! miles south of her saw u laHge ship ashore
| stern on, masts broken off. stern and decks
washed out, and the cargh ,, mahogany, on
the beach The wreck ot the masts and
| torn sails were hanging found her. Saw
| some men on the beach making signals
| sent boat II their nsslStaIice, but OWING to
| the high seas running, could render them no
aid. A few miles further south saw the
| wreck of a ship, completely broken up ana
| piled up in huge mass upon the beach,
| over which hung the name Nv Wll!lam Rath-
| bone" The shore for miles Was covered with
| general merchandise. | saI Iw large num-
| Der of men upon the beach making Signals
! sent q boat in with a life buoy life Jackets
| and long lines to float theIl ashore. After
| the boats capsizing three Zines. succeeded
| in getting the captain into her. The rest OF
| her crew being afraid to attempt 1t, the
! boat returned to the ship. The captain OF
the William Rathbone, II. IL. Doane, was
unable to stand, his limbs being greatly
swollen, blstered from THE SIN and gan
greened. He had many wounds about his
! head and body, caused hv parts OF the
| wreck striking him while being washed
ashore We did what we could for him,
and landed him on Sand key. where he
! could find conveyance to Aey West. 1t Is
! his intention To procure Wreckers and re-
| turn at once for his men AMI what cargo he
| can save. The crew are in no danger OF
| starving: but from the Ia rye 1t!nIlty OF
| brandy peaches on the betch, the captain
| apprehends q worse fate tqr some OF them.
| He informed me that two days before we
| came along, one of his meh brought hlm
! life.jackct marked Marilfos;t, which had
| but Just been washed ashore. Tn Monday
| morning one of his officers reported seeing
| the stern of n vessel on the beach. with the
| above name painted upon it. about fifteen
miles north of Hillsborou.h Inlet. He re-
| ports wrecked stuff constantly coming on
| shore.
Three miles south of lisllsbOrough saw
| the three-mas schooner Jefferson Borden
ashore; she belongs to Fall River, and was
| bound from Philadelphia td Key West with
! Goals. Ten miles further soq hth saw schooner
| Ida Fowler on shore. North of Cape Flor
| ida /. large dismasted ship ashore with flag
| OF distress flying, we coull not reach her,
| but sent schooner to her assistance. Three
miles south of Cape Florida saw large
| schooner ashore. On Ragged Key saw a
| frigate ashore with masts standing and thir-
! teen Wrecking vessels around her. A few
miles north of Carysfort Reef saw IA dis
masteG ship ashore, head ONT South OF the
| same reef saw u Eark ASHORE with fore and
| mainmast gone.
Six p: M.-Saw a ship ashore on Rick 8
| Reef. Night shut in and | could see 10
| more wrecks.
| For forty miles, the florida beach is
| strewn with general nero dhandise, cotton,
| empty cigar boxes and petitions OF wrecks.
Twenty miles north of Chpe Florida took
| from boat the second mate and three men
| of the ship William Rathbbne, and brought
| them to this port
| REPORT OF LOSS OF BARK WILLIAM RATH-
BONE.
Left New York September 81, and had
| stormy southerly winds uni il October 7, and
then took strong easteIAy gale; passed
Hole in the Wall on the morning OF the
eighth, and made the Isaafs same evening,
and hove to, being very thick and heavy
from east by north; at 3 A. NJ. on the
ninth, the weather clearing up and wind
| mOderating, wore to the southward and
made sail, and made Benz iini Islands at T.
NJ; l:30 z. M. passed Gum hey; at 5 +. NJ,
the bark being under double reefed topsalis
and reefed mainsail whole foresail and
fOretopmast staysails, wal nearly hove on
her beams end by heat ty gust OF wind,
which blew away both folesall and mann
sail: turled upper topsails and forctOpmast
stays,4il and brought the bark to the wind,
heading up southeast by $ buth; at . 7. NJ.
furled ioretopsail, the wind blowing with
great violence. October l5, the gale in
creasing and canting soutlierly; at A. NJ.
wore to the northeast; during the day gale
blowing with unabated violence, accom-
panied with hail and sheet: 10 7. NJ,
moderating and clearing MP: at a. NJ. on
the eleventh, made the Hand, three miles
distant; finding it impossible to work
the bark of the lee SHIRE by carrying
press Of canvas, owing tn wind and
! sea, let go both anchors d nd veered whole
length of cables and helA on for fifteen
minutes, when the port chain parted and
the bark payed off, head tb the southward,
and struck heavily, the sch making clean
breach over her; found it impossible to
ease her of the masts; in loa5 than one hour
after the bark struck, she was completely
broken up, all hands being saved on por-
ton of the stern that was rim on the beach;
on the morning of the thirteenth sent third
mate and carpenter down the beach i'll
search of assistance they returned on the
fourteenth, having been as far as Hillsb0ro,
fourteen miles distant, and could hnd no
aid saw Il steamer, bound south; could
render us no assistance, oh account OF the
heavy sea running; OctPber H. saw Il
steamer, bound south, wnieh proved to be
the Mississippi, Captain Henry, bound from
New York to New Orleans.who hove to and
sent liteboat ashore, whl;h, after several
attempts. succeeded in bringing me on
board, owing to the perset tering efforts OF
the first officer and boats Grew.
To Captain Henry and h1s officers desire
to express my heartfelt thanks for their
many kind attentions, in dressing my
wounds and clothing me, d nj otherwise ad-
ministering to my comfort.
The steamship Mariposa, Captain Kemble,
cleared from this port for New York on the
fourth instant, and sailed Pn the fifth. She
carried no passengers, but PAD the following
cargo 1872 bales cotton, y bundles hides,
~ hides. Is bales hides adnd moss, 80 bar
rels flour.
VNU.BLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE AT
AISyrrov Ry THE SuERIRF-We are re-
oues4ed 10 call attention. to the sale at
anrt;on to he made this day, at