The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-24
FOUNDERING OF A STEAMER.

Csns @ nct Of Of a GeSrGia PiiotNFuii Particulars.
The barque Gem, Of Antigua, Captain Powers
which arrived at Darien, Ga, on the 18th, after
an Intellectual attempt to outride the terrible
storm which blew SO fercely on Monday and
Tuesday nights of last week, brings newo of
wrecks and disasters. 1t is to be fervently
hoped that the dreadful gales which roared
around the Gem on the boisterous sea were
mild in their anger on the waste of waters
over which sped the City of Boston. The Gem
left New York on the 31st of January, and ON
the second day out encountered a severe and
heavy gale from the west. The wind shortly
afterwards veered round TO the north and east,
from which points 1t continued b blow with
great fury for twenty-five hours. After con-
siderable hardship in this contest with the ele-
instant in longitude 70 80 west, where's a steamer
was sighted flying signal OF distress.
On being approached she was found to be the
Two Boys, Captain White. She was in a sink
ing condition, the engine being broken, and the
water pouring in over the bulwarks. The men
on board of her were exhausted by thelr. con-
slant labors at the pumps. Captain Powers on
being hailed lowered boat to windward, the
sea being very heavy, and went towards the
sinking vessel. he found that the crew of the
Two Boys were anxious TO get away, as they
expected their vessel to go down at any moment,
Considerable difficulty was experienced in get
ting the crew off, the boat not being able to
hold more than four. -Four trips had to be
made. The captain of the Two Boys, three
passengers, two engineers, and nine men, all
the persons on board, were thus rescued from
their inevitable fate. While the boat of the
Gem, with her heroic crew. were alongside
taking away their last cargo of human beings,
the Two Boys sunk suddenly in the waves, and
white wave rushed over the place where
she stood. In latitude 3l'30, longitude 1880
West on Friday, the 11th, at 4'30 Z. M, pilot
boat No. was sighted off Tybee Island.
AS Captain White, of the Two Boys, was
desirous OF going to Savannah, Captain
Powers hailed, but before speaking the pilot
came alongside with his skiff and inquired what
the matter was, and was told the particulars of
the disaster which befel the Two Boys. The
pilot, on being told that there was a ship
wrecked crew on board, and that assistance
was required, uttered an exclamation more ex-
pressive of disappointment than indicative of
politeness. lie pulled away, and did not come
back.
On the following Sunday when the ruffan of
pilot boat No. and his inhumanity were for
gotten, toe Gem met the revenue cutter Nance
man twelve miles northeast of this port. The
commander of this vessel was more humane
than the master of the pilot boat, and took the
passengers and crew of the Two BOYS on board
and landed them at Brunswick on Monday at III
o'clock. Captain Powers, who showed laudable
promptness in rescuing the passengers and crew
of the Inflated Two Boys, succeeded in reaching
this port in safety yesterday. He states that
Captain White deserves much credit for keeping
his steamer afoat as long as he did.-N Y.
Herald today. ".Ih'