The New York herald., 1872-11-27
Loss OF A BRITISH STEAMER.


Her Fires Extinguished- -Heroulean Efforts
of Her Crew-They are Rescued from
Death by . Foreign Bark = The
Steamer Sinks to an Ocean Grave.
The Norwegian bark Magnus Lagaboter, Captain
Bergh, from Gloucester, bound to New York, on
the 14th inst. when in latitude "A north longitude
SO 20 west, fell in with the British steamer Caroline,
from Baltimore, bound to Queenstown, in q sinking
condition. The Magnus Lagaboter rescued Captain
McGearr his wife and twenty five of the crew Of tn
illfated steamer and brought them safely into this
port yesterday.
The following is an account Of the loss OF the
VESSEL
The steamship Caroline British, Captain Nc
Carr sailed from Baltimore for Queenstown on
October &c. On November she encountered
terrific westerly gale and very heavy sea run
ning ship scudding before it under all steam. At
eight A. M. the gale increased the vessel shipping
heavy seas which broke the engineers and
mates house up, washing out all the contents,
staving in the front Of the galley, washing all the
berths down on the starboard side OF the bridge
and filing the stokehoe. Captain and oil hands
employed securing the stokehole and other places
the best way they could with boards
and canvas. At noon the wind veered sud-
denly to the northward, blowing q hurricane
with tremendous sea running, the ship coming
to against her port helm, filing the fore deck with
water, which ran down upon the boilers. At two
P. M. the chief engineer reported to the captain
that the starboard fires had been put out and the
vessel could only steam with one boiler. At three
P. NJ found the water gaining in the stokehole. 1t
extinguished the port fires and
STOPPED TIE ENGINES.
Got all hands with buckets to work baiing out the
engine room; then got the donkey Ore lighted with
great difficulty, the place being constantly full of
water. At eight T. NJ. obtained steam on the DON
key boiler; tried to start the pump but it was
so immersed in water that 1t would not
work, the steam condensing with the cold
water al hands 9ag T e S the
overheard, this being the last means OF Keeping
the ship afoat At midnight 10 feet of wateri in the
November 5-An hands employed throwing
cargo overheard, the weather moderatng and the
the stoke-hole and working the hand pumps, half
OF the crew being below in watches during the
nlSot; goSem,er s-r,ne moderate weather. a, hand,
pumping and bailing. with buckets, out or the
stoke-hole. Lifted valves in fore and after holds
gained on the water in the engine room feet,
half or the crew pumping and bailing all night.
Two or three of the crew got the boats ready in
case we should have to leave the ship.
November Fine moderate weather; gained
on the water six feet during the day; got the
key. fire on and set the pump to work, all hands
three feet In the stoke-hoe by midnight, the ship
having strong list to startoard; depth of water,
two feet In after hold two and half feet In fore
hold and three feet in engine room.
November s.-Fresh soutnerly Winds with threat
enng weather Got the port fires lighted 70 try to
lor st. JOINS 'nf Noohp s%'p nsaS,ns sarons
HANDS bane and pampnS pare sFOna n
gales and strong sea; all hands pumping and bali
ing; water not showing In the stoke-h0le all en-
heavy sea- All hands employed IS before; engines man
still going with one boiler, the 1remen being
wAIST-DEEP IN WATER;
coal and ashes still choking all the pumps and max
Ing sea; got one OF the bige pumps to work; all
hands bailing and pumping. Midnight, lowered
the water SO as to allow oil two OF the starboard
November 1O.-Moderate gale, with strong sea
running; all hands bailing and pumping. Ats A. M
vided the crew into three Watches two hours be-
r low and , four % on deck deck ship steamlng with both
the weather moderated; three feet OF water in the
engine room.
November 11.-Moderate weather, with strong
sea; ship started to make water. in two hours
making eighteen inches stacking out all fires and
stopping the engines; All hands commenced bail
ing out the stokehOle and engine room. Noon
port nres lighted again. At 7. N. SIT Started ted
ma make Ss more water At uSs0 P. ' M Sh,P sackeS
out the fres again; all hands pumping and bail
p M tried to uncouple the shaft from the engine
In order to make the ship steer but failed to sue
ceed, as, not having sufficient tools, could not get
into the tunnel to uncoupe 1t aft account or it
being full 0! foul air.
November 12-strong winds and sea; all hands
pumping and bang. The water had gained three
eet In the engine room three feet in the fore and
three feet in the after hold. At daylight all hands
the ship; got two beef barrels siung and began
bailing with them, heaving them up by steam, but
even with that method could only keep the water
November 13.-Strong southerly winds and sea-
At daylight found the water had gained eighteen
being five feet OF water in her. All hands bailing
with casks and throwing cargo overheard. At two
the captain was going to do, as they were fairly
worn out and could not work any longer, having
been ten days at hard word. They wanted to know
IL the captain would not let them take to the boats
He told them that half-sunken ship was better
than an open boat
as by little exerton the ship could be kept from
sinking. They said they would commence work
again on condition @ that nat the skipper would let
would take them on.
November l4.---strong southerly winds aud sea,
cargo and bailins during the night. At daylight
found the ship had gained eighteen inches more
room. nine feet; alter hold fve feet; fore hold
four and half feet At daylight all hands com.
menced TO throw cargo overheard, and though
the ship from sinking. At two p NJ. ship hove In
sight, the crew
KNOCKED OFF WORK
and wanted to leave the ship Hosting signals
ofdisress the ship bore down to and proved to be
Bergh, from Gloucester Tor New York. He kindly
consented to receive the unfortunates on board
asking them to bring. some provisions along with
them. Having launched the quarter and lIieb0ats
sent all the crew and provisions on board
Before he left the ship himself he looked down
the engine room and found the water had risen
eighteen inches, that the stern post had started
and great deal oil water was coming In there
Captain McGarr says. ~ can only say for the