The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-10
STRUCK BY A STORM.

The English Ship Hudson Disabled at Sea
"A Terrific Gale-Conduct of the Vessel
and Creyv-The Voyage and the Dtsas ter
Safe Arrival In Port.
A magnificent iron ship, belonging to the
Tapscotts, of Liverpool and trading from that
port to Calcutta and New York, was towed into
the harbor on Wednesday by the steamship Ash
land, which had picked her up at sea completely
disabled. The Hudson was a full-rigged ship,
and had only left New York on Friday, the 3lst
of March, with q cargo of ballast for New Or
leans, to take in cotton and return to England.
On Saturday afternoon the wind was
BLOWING A FURIOUS GALE
from the East, the ship running under closely
reefed canvas at the time; when, about half
past o'clock, a tremendous sea struck the
vessel on the port side, shifting the ballast All
hands on board Immediately hurried to shorten
sail, seeing the peril the ship was in, and were
hard st work taking in the spread canvas, when
another mountain of water lashed her on the
quarter, heaving her completely on her beam.
noble ship, lost all thought for themselves, and
set to work vigorously to save the vessel. Every
effort was made to cut away the main and miz-
zen baekstay lanyards, but the mast only trem-
bled with the fury of the gale, and would not gs
over. Roll after roll came, the
VAST HILLS OF WATER
breaking upon the ship and deluging her decks
The mizzen rigging was all cut away, but to no
purpose. They were then obliged to sacrifice
the mainmast, when, with lurch, all went over
The vessel behaved most admirably the men ad-
nit, plunging through the heavy sea as if she
feared no injury from the fercest action of the
elements. 1t a dreadful moment to all on
board before the gear went OVER every man on
the ship knew that If one more sea struck her
before they cut away-the rigging it would
BURY THEM BENEATH 1T,
leaving not vestige of their existence behind.
With every muscle trembling as they saw a
dreadful death before them the men worked on,
and the only indication of their feelings to each
other was the quiet, steadfast look of the sailors
watchful eye. They cut and pulled and broke
until the mainmast gave way and went over. The
the ship righted. The storm still con.
tinued in all its violence, but
the officers and crew felt the greatest
to the ballast in the hold. From six o'clock in
the evening to eight the following morning off
GERS and men were below trimming the ballas
to right the ship. Throughout the entire nigh
and lashed the snip with unabated fury. AT day
light, however, the storm gave signs of modera
tion, and
THE wEARIED CREW
began to hope tor little rest after the terribl,
experience of the past twenty-tour hours. Th
ship was about hundred miles out, running
along before the wind, with jb foresail fore
topu and staysail set, when the Ashland cam
along They might have got into port SAT
enough In this condition, but fearing the win
was safer to be towed in than trust to the sligh
gear left them. When the storm had cleared OF
somewhat, and they came to see about putin
things into ship shape again. they found tn
only remaining available help they possesse
were the foremast foreyard, jibboom, and bow
spirit, with a foretop and staysail.
THIS BCANfY AID
was put INTO requisition as quickly as possibl,
and, the wind yeering to q favorable quartz
they put back towards port. The crew al
unanimous in praise of the bravery of the ca
penter In the darkest hour of their danger. BI
certainly one Of the most extraordinary items