The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-09-21
The LOss of the L0dOna.

AMoSGt many vessels that succum bed
to the yiOl nee OF the gales which pre-
vailed on tn Florida coast daring the lat
ter part Of last N )nth, vas the steamship
Lodona. This splendid vessel, com
manded by Captain Hoyey, sailed from
New York on the 18th of August, bound
for New Orleans, and nothing further W. S
heard OF her until August p, when an IN
defined report was received from New
Orleans stating that she had been lost
The following day intelligence was re-
celved confirming the previous statement,
together with the information that the
captain and twenty men were lost.
The steamship Ashland, belonging to
Mr. James Hand, o. tins city, and com
msnded by Captaia Moore, arrived at this
port late on Wednesday nj zht, from Fer
nandina, Fla. Among her passengers
was Mr. Francis Farrar, the chief COOK,
four sean.eD, one fireman, and the second
mate of the dictated LOdJna. Mr.. FarraJ
made the following statement yesterday,
which gives the full particulars Of the sad
catastrophe.
On the night of the fifth OF August a
perfect hurricane cane up, at about ten
o'clock, and increased IN violence until six
o'clock the following morning, when, al
though the vessel carried steam all he
time, she became unmala5 eable, owing to
the fury of the gale, AMI soon after struck
on the beach on the coast OF Florida,
about seven miles north of Cape Carnival
All on board had been called on deck at
II o'clock the previous night, and, being
made aware of the dangerous position in
which they were placed, and instructed in
their various duties by the Captain, they
used every eXerticn 10 save the ship, but
without avail, as she could not be kept 10
the wind. Captain HOvey remained gal
lantly on deck during the tempest. When
the LOdona struck she turned on her
beam ends and commenced breaking up.
Captain HOvey, who was in the pilot
house, was carried overheard by the re-
ceding waves of the sea, which boarded
the vessel in every direction. Such was
the furious character OF the gale that
every movable article Of the ships furui
ture and fittings was swept away, and it
was only by the or ates. physical exertion
that auy of the crew could save themselves
from being washed away by hanging on to
various parts OF the rigging.
Mr.. Farrar was the las. person who
ever spoke TO Captain u0vey, who said 10
him: Try and he p secure those matches
meaning the forward AID anid7hlp
matches, which had started. Farrar, no.
tiCing that the water was very mud ly,
asked TIE Captain at he did not fear 60
ing on the lee shore" Captain Hovey re-
Piled We must IT; and get her on the
other tack and told Farrar to ste If Mr..
Stevens, the mate, Was at the relieving
tackle. These were the lsst words tn
gallant Captain ever spoke. Immediately
after the ship struck, and The Captain DIS
appeared beneath fearful waves, which
fairly enAulled the ship AL Lands now
mustered on the main-hOuse. and clung
for life to the rigging Mr.. Stevens, the
mate, attempted 10 save himself and ship
mates in one of the ships boats, il which
he dashed himself, Tut before he could
hold on long CT u h Tor his shlpmates, the
beat filled With water aud the mate, lash
Cd firmly to it, was hurried,y driven AVA
from the wreck BY the tJriols waters.
Some fourteen Cf the crew, including the
Captains son, Mr.. Morgan, the purser, Mr..
Farrar, and the second cook, sucCet dld 10
ascending the mainmast, aGd despair
ingly cluug TO the rigging. Ia this
perllous position they remained for two
hours, beng CCustsuIly washed by the
waves, which were thrown 10 graf
height by the fury Of tie storm, wren, TO
their h3r.o., the ma t Was unshipped, snd
with lis living FIRE GIT WAS cas- in'o the
ocean. All on the IL st persisted With the
exception of Mr.. Farrsr, the cook, AM the
captains son, wao, ia a s mi conscious
c0nd ton, afer great suffering, tinaLy
reached the sh re, which was an uninhs0-
tied beach HIRE, to their JOY, hey found
the chief CINE r, mate and second mate.
A Temporary camp was made of trunss,
board, and suca o,hcT articles as came
ashore from the wreck Alter c0nsu Ia
ton on the following day, Mr. Farrar, the
cook, Chi Z gjneer Scotield, ami young
HJvyy, started for Cape Carnival Light
house, which they reac1ed sitter a severe
march, and were assisted by the Keeper
with food, etc. They then attempted to
reach p Int twenty eight miles distant,
but failed, from exhaustion. Trey finally
reached Col mel Ttgs' house, twenty
miles from Fernandina, and were through
the kindness of that gentleman, enabled 10
reach FeTnandina in safety. Thence they
came to this port on the steamer Ashland.
Captain Hovey's b. dy was not recovered,
although Mr. Farrar examined fourteen
bodies which had been washed ashore
NeJo York Times Seyt,m 5tr ).