Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-26
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SO THE vgGBCEsTER DALEY sPE
shipwreck of the Barque Charles Ward,
Eleven Lives LOst-statcment Of the
Captain.

pdltNld, capt. MOUl1nH, which arrived at This
port to-day from Liverpool brings intelligence
of Il melancholy shipwreck At sea. involving the
loss OF a valuable vessel and eleven of her CROW
Capt. M0uland states that on tine 18Th of No.
Yenber, in latitude 46 dec 16 min. north. lonui-
tude Al der q min west he fen in ,Uitl, thn
British bark Charles Ward of Newcastle, Emo
bound from Quebec for Sunderland diSnn,tld
and watcrlogged, the vessel having encountered
a hurricane on the morning of the 1Stb durin,r
which she was almost torn to pieces by The fear
full violence of the winds and waves. When
found by the Batavia the after mart of the vessel
had been washed away by the action of the sea.
and the survivors of the crew were clinrinr to
the rigging, having been in that perilOus posi-
ton for thirty-SiX hours. During that i'm e
eleven of the crew were washed overheard and
drowned
On reaching within hailino distance Of tho
wreck, and ascertaining the desperate condition
of the Shipwreeked mariners Cant. MouIand i'm
mediately took measures TO relieve Them. and
in a short time had the satisfaction of scenr nh
OF them safely transferred 10 the steamer. where
they received every attention their wants de.
manded. The persons saved and brnuo.bt m This
port were Can't, l. +. Bell. master the frst and
second mates and six scamen.
STATEMENT OF CAPT. nErI
Capt john F. Bell. who commended tba
barque Charles Ward, reported Mt the british
consulate this forenoon, ard from him are oath.
cred the following facts rplatinu 10 tho disaster.
The baruue sailed from Onebpc nm SotnrdSr
the I'd oil November The vessel was Sn5
tons burthen, buit eighteen or twenty wears 400
at Kennebunk, Maine but well lOund and yerv
able Capt. Bell did not like the load, but the
wish of the owner Mr. George Gazing of New.
castle, England, was compIipd with however
and he took on board at Quebec eleven hundred
loads Of heavy timber, which is about 55 600
feet. This necessitated the CARVING of n IHroe
deck load, and made great risk at This season
OF the year. The vessel had made half the voy-
age, when the wind at the close of day on the
nth increased, and at eight bells in the first
watch there was every appearance of a heavy
gale Accordingly all hands were called TO
shorten sail, but before the order was
executed another was given which stripped
the barque of every stitch of can.
vas. The vessel, with everything cleWcd
up, was bowling along at a terrible rate
and laboring hard, with her lee hulwarks almost
level with the sea. So fierce was the wind that
the loretOpSail yard and sail and forctOpmast
staysail were blown away and ropes parted;
when the ship preached to- and was, as gently
as the rock OF a cradle, laid upon her beam-ends,
but soon began to pound and gruan as only "A
heavy lumber-laden ship can in a gale so terrific.
AT A. NJ. the following day, Sunday, souall
heavier than any beiOrea struck the disabled
batque, and coming with a heavy sea, buried
the side OF the barque so that her masts we're
under water All hands had managed during
the night TO get TO the windward side OF the YES.
sci and took themselves to the rigging, and so
when the squall broke none were swept away,
AT the first partial cessation of the blast an
effort was made to cut away the maumast In
this daring venture eleven of the crew so
engaged were swept off by a giant sea. and
washed clear Of even the Heating wreck. Before
the eyes Of those still on the vessels side the
men tossed for some three minutes: but M one
could aid them, and their cries and last words
were lot amid sounds Of the pipiup gale and
sGething sea which sent them into eternity Tho
ship upon her side filed with wafer and then
she partially riohtcd Int not till her bowsnrif
foremost, maintopmast aud mizzeumast had
been knocked ont or broken from her. Then
too, her deck load had zone. and her
decks were swept Of cabin and dcc, 6ouses. Her
stern, too, had been beaten off. and the miahtv
rush of the sea through tins openlnr r,odr thc
decks heave as if they would burst omen As
wave alter wave recoiled from her omarter
pieces of her deck beam and timbcrs washed oni
and toated away She had been mon her side
half an hour when the men were Iost. and tben
followed all Monday and Monday MONT and
Tuesday, without seeing a sail or n sbir5s ii%bt
and Tuesday night found Them drcncbpd nearly
famshed and SUFFERING with fine cold in MD
ocean, and nothing TO Give the sIiohtest hone
that anything but tbe fate Of their late comnon-
ions awaited them. or that tbcir story rvor
would be known. 1t NASHVILLE these stont hearts
were well nigh failing that the Cunnrd mail
steamship Batavia hove in sight. and the Glad
cry went up from the barGue 'sTbanil cod +b"S
have seen nsI" It was sfiII bIoyirl All, tnCg
the sea was running high. but Cam Monlond
and his officers and those under his command
lost no time in going to the rescnc, the boat