The New York herald., 1870-02-12
raR1Is OF THE SEA.

WRECK M the schooner Canemas from jack
rcnviile to New York, on Hattoras-Hoscue
Of the Crew and Pnssengers-Their ARRIVAL
at This Ports ~
The intelligence which comes In tardlly from yhe
broad bosom OF the sea brn,gs tid'ngs OF sosne or
the perils an0 trials OF the late Storm ntc'ls OF mi
raeuous escapes from death, the surerpgs OF crews
ana the terror Of passengers. No better evidence
OF its severity 1t hewled Its fury from the Gull
OF Mexico along tho entire coast Is needed than tue
simple Dst suggestive story told ut midnight yester
day on Sandy Hook lby the shlpwrecked crew and
passengers Of the schooner Canema of Stockton
Me. They were on board the schooner L. y Davis
Captain T.. l.. Bishop from New orleans to this port
the knd-hearted mariners OF which rescued them
from the very jaws Of death. Captain Bishop mar.
rates that Tuesday, sth ins at eight O'Clock In the
morning, he sighted vessel to eeward, with main
mast gone, when he kept or ms course aDd ran
down TO her, finding 1t TO be the vessel named.
lad he not seen the schooner just provldenally
happened no mortal aid could have saved the seven
persons rescued by him, as the period that elapsed
In his successful! efforts IN rescuing them was OF
comparative calm between two terrible gales. An
eaSt-nortl-easL blow had suDSlded, and thirty
minutes after the sinking schooner mad peen left
u terrific nOr'woster Durst up0n,tneln.
Captain dudgett OF tue lost schooner, thus tel s
the story u the TRIALS which bUrell hlnl and com
panons:-
ton, Me-. ier Jacksonville, Fla laden with lumber
ON the 2oln OF January. Had two passengers, who
had been s0journing on the 81 J0hhs tor their
health. Had moderate weather until February s.
when, on The north Ot Hnteras latitude 81 70 long
tude 10 10. We encountered heavy northeast yale.
lasting l0rty-eight hours, causing the vessd
TO leak badly. ON the 7th INST. the Wind
hanled 10 tho cast southeast increasing IN
lnry until blew almost = hurricane
At two A. NJ this day. while running with woreefs
In The fOyesail, found that The vessel was makinK
water tSer and Faster, when we rugged both pumps
and kept them constantly Ut WORK, but tue water
continually gained upon u, and the yessel
Sth Of February, at four A. NJ, Kept the Canema
oil before the wind In hopes OF getting b,
The land before ste bed. AT six A. NJ.
there much water III her hold thai she
became nnuanapeabe. AT seven a. NJ. she rolled
on ner side, being lull OF water at Llils tilnc;
by the run; cut away the mainnast to right her,
put only partially succeeded. Al eight A. NJ. saw
large schooner 10 Wlndward laying 10; we set sig
nal OF distress, and NJ nne A. NJ. II becoming mod
crate lOr whIe, the vessel, the l.. >. DAVIS, rdn
down Tor us uluer our lee, ana, aitef coaSiderale
peril. succeeded Ia Doarung her IN our own boat.
We saved nothing. The wreck was abandoned Ja
February s, III latitude 81 so, .ongitnde a.
The rescued crew and passengers were found quite
comfortable on board the schooner l.. ;. Davis Wnci
visited last night. ana Win terms ol ,na niglesi
praise they tianN Captain Bsaop Tor nls Kindness
ana consideration thelr names and places oi resi-
dence are folIows:--
u. j.. Mndgett, captain, Prospect, Ne.
A. NJ. Franks. mate Bluehlii, nle.
- Greenwood COOK, Nova Scotia
John DeyereaS seaman penODseoI Ne.
David Carr. Baltimore M.
George FeIrt5, passenger New York city.
j. IL. dor, passenger, Portiand Me-