The New York herald., 1871-03-14
THREE GRAVES IN THE SEA.

The Captain, First Mate and Third Mate Of
tho Steamer Europa Washed Overheard
The Scene mt Night-EnorLs Made by the
Second Mate and Grow TO Save Their Conn
rndes-An Address 60 the Second Matc-He
Gets q Purse or S0vercigns-SmallpOx on
Board the Europa and the City Of Brussels.
When the terror of storm seizes the passengers
and crew OF q vessel at sea the widest excitement
OF human dread and fear creates CONSERVATION and
dsmay. Bad as 1t is when the heavens lend all
their disturbed elements to rock the ship to pieces
by day,
THE sCRNE MUST BE TERRIBLE
at night. when beneath starless sky and amid
bowling, raging winds hundreds OF persons lock
themselves together within the limits OF few yards
OF space awaiting the sentence Of Him who rules the
winds and the waves for life or death. Such night
was II on the 4th inst. wnen the steamship Europa
mad been out from Glasgow, bound for this port,
seven days. and was uyertaken by gale that
brought
DEATH TO THREE STRONG MEN,
officers OF the ship, who were swept INTO eternity
while attending to their duty. From the day the
Europa left her port westerly winds prevailed for
the most OF the time during the first seven days. but
the evening Of the 7th, about nine O'Clock, q
heavy gale set in and the ship obliged to steady
at her best in perfect deluge OF rising waves which
HAMMERED THE VESSEL ROUGHLY.
The gale had scarcely set In when the double reef
main and mizzen topsails were swept away.
and then the wind began signing mournfuly,
abating In Its furious vigor for awhile
But suddenly the most piercing shrek Of
wind and sea tore through the Ship and in second
like a thunder clap, the force OF a thousand mad
dened pillows rolled against the vessel, and in the
swell OF the sea, its declining after the shock the
captain and first and third mates who, when the
~ SfN " IN q n
WERE WASHED OVERHEARD.
The names OF the dead are Captain Mcdonald,
William Davis first mate. and Henry II. Waller,
third mate. The safety OF the ship now depended
having heard the crash which was caused
by the tearing away OF the bridge, went on deck,
and learning from the watch the fate OF his captain
and two associate officers stopped the ship For len
minutes all hands peered anXiousy into the ioam-
Ing waters in which the sap lay trembling and II
about to break up in every beam, ana the lifeboat
was In second making search FOR the lost officers,
while the voices Of their old comrades on the deck
$500 T TIRE ANGRY WIND AND WAVES,
calling for response that was never to be uttered.
II was plain tnat the death struggle was over and
that among the thousands whose last resting place
Is beneath the waves OF the Atlantic three more
were to be numbered. Ali efforts to find the bodies
the trough or the sea the voyage was continued
WITHIN few hours, some time about midnight the
FURY OF THE GALE ABATED,
as IL satisfied with the work it mad done. Next
morning dawned upon q more even expanse OF
ocean, and me winds now only moaned with mel.
terrible effort. The following Monday there was a
stLi gale enough-comlng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES this
too, after while, subsidized, and from that time out
the weather during the voyage was pleasant. As
may be easily imagined the passengers, having
seen the wreck caused by the storm, were
THANKFUL FOR DELlvERANCE
from imminent peril OF their llyes Some days be-
fore arriving at this port the cabin Intermediate
and Storage passengers, by way OF expressing their
appreciation OF how much they owed to the excel
cumstances the most trying and diricult, made up
purse OF sovereigns with which they presented
him, and In doing SO the following address was
read
ADDRESS TO THE SECOND NATE.
he passsngers on board the steamship Luropa Anchor
York. whe feeling deeply moved for the loss Of the much
press you thanks for extraordinary skill
so s e kad
Of this purse ,, of .soyeIeisns as token OF our
night March steamship Europa We W trust your
services ss win meet with the reward they and desire
thanks for the orderly which they them
STsaaE STsaaE stAR1r stA1s,
DUNCAN MUIR
The Europa arrived at this port yesterday fore
noon. bringing 204 passengers 1874 Of whom were
steerage. She had scarcely anchored in the love-
bay when Dr. Moscher. Or. Calnochan's associate.
boarded ner and found that there was
ONE CASE SMALLPOX On BOARD
he Immediately had this case Isolated and placed
Inc snip IN quarantine IL is Dut right 10 say that
Dr. Skipton, OF the Europa had been closely watch
ing the patient since Saturday last, when he 1irst
began to complain OF feeling ILL but it was
only yesterday that the patient could really
be pronounced as having the dread
disease. A HERALD reporter yesterday afternoon
rowed over in one OF the HERALD boats to the
Europa, and. through the courtesy OF Dr. Moscher,
was allowed to board her. Tue ship shows signs OF
having seen some very rough weather.
THE PASS ENGERS
naturally state Of agoniZng anxiety to
tread the soil oil the free. 1t was DR.. Moschers an
tentlon to take the patient late in the evening, 1pom
the Europa and place him In the West Bank Hos
and then hermit the Eurana q hnr n g.