The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-30

Twsnty-four Days Buffsting on the Bfllows~
Tho coasting Schooner Franklin. Of wiscas
sstt. Me-. Driven to sea-ssvere Gales
The Vessel and Cargo Saved, but tho
Captain Badly Frozsn-Towsd Into
Port by Pilot Boat Fanny.

Fort by Pilot Boat Fanny.
From Captain William Colby, Of the scl10onee
Franklin. OF Wtscassett, Me-, which was towed
into this port yesterday morning BY the pilot boat
Fanny No. II, Captain q. H. Woolsey, the details al
excruciatlng suffering experienced by the captain
and crew OF the schooner have been Obtained. The
Franklin is vessel Of slxty-seven tons. owned By
Alfred Lennox, Of Wiscassett employed as coast
ing trader between Wlscassett and Boston. with
captain ana o crew OF three men. James Colby
(son OF the captaial Atwood Smith and Charles
West. all OF Wiscassett. On Sunday morning. the
81 inst, she sail rom Boston, bound for Wis
cassett and ladcned with several hundred bushels
Of corn, seventy-hve barrels OF nour and general
cargo, the total valued at about $4,000 When on
Cape Elizabeth, on the night Of The lth severe gale
was encountered that
CARRIED AWAY THE JIB HALYARDs
ana jibboom. The storm Increased in fury and the
crew had to keep her OH In order get the boom In
During the night OF the 4th and morning OK the 5th
the captain reports that the gale was very Nigh but
shortly alter daylight 1t somewhat abated and was
succeeded by thick weather. He then attempted to
make saguine, but the vessel and rigging became
so completely enveloped In Ice, and the wind chang
Ing around, he was forced to run 10 the westward
during Tuesday, tile 9TH. On Tuesday evcning, dur
Ing the increase OF the storm, the bowsprit, foresai
both jos and one anchor were lost, and the crew
worked energeiicaly to keep the vessel that shipped
water very freely, af0at. On Wednesday morning,
when the vessel was about twenty miles or Cape
Elizabeth, the wind being NORTHWEST, the main
throat halyards were cut away ana portion OF ter
mainmasJ was saved. The gale continued, aud the
vessel scud before 1t until Saturday noon,
SKIPPING WATER CONTINUALLY,
ana this froze quickly that her waste was quickly
filed with Ice. On Saturday afternoon, the gale
abattng somewhat preventer stay was rugged to
set Jb, and no event OF interest occurred during
the night. On Sunday, the 10th, the captain found
himself In the afternoon on Georgia shoals, about
sixty miles northeast OF Cape Cod, and with the
wind favorable he attempted to in across the
shoals; but the wind suddenly veered to the north
west and during the night, under the small supply
OF sail available, the vessel stood on northeastern
course. On Monday the wind was northeast, and
as the storm had abated slightly Captain Colby
rugged piece of the mainsail and under severe
snow storm ran until eight A. M. Tuesday. The
wind again increasing he was compelled 10 take In
Sail ana scud t
n before THE WIND y
under bare poles and On "Wednesday they ran under
bare poles before the gale, and on Thursday noon
sighted two vessels on Georgia reef but were un.
able to get within hailng distance. The same night
they continued running with the wind southeast,
and remained ON that course until saturday, the
10th. In the afternoon OF mat day the course OF
the vessel was signify changed, but on sunday
morning the FraaKin ran into snow storm aud
wlud from the and again headed for tne coast.
The wind veered again during the nlght " the
THE VESSEL WAS DRIVEN TO SEA,
being unable to make SulclenL SAIL to reach port.
On Tuesday the gale had some what moderated, and
the vessel which was filled with ice lay TO uuLh
Wednesday morning. when the wind again went to
the southwest and drove The vessel snoreward. ALI
that day, and on Thursday ana Friday the craft
was at the mercy OF the gale the wind being south
captain again headed Tor the coast, bat, the wind
giving out, ne lay to until Monday morning: On
Tuesday, the wind beinV favorable, the vessel was
headed IN q n0Itheriy direction,
IN THE HOPE OF SIGHTING LAND
or encounterlng vessel, and THIS course was kept
unul thursday morning, when thoy spoke an un-
known VESSEL nom Boston 10 baltimore, who sup.
tam Colby That If he would keep Oh That course he
MEET THE NEW YORK PILOT BOATS,
Parted company with che schooner.
~ The prediction OF the unknown captain proved
Woolsey ana George Chen0witn OF pilot boat Fanny,
fell In With the schooner about nfty miles SOUTH
dltion, bore down upon her and lowed her INTO thls
port where she arrived yesterday morning, Ia Q
MARKS Of ner twenty days buenas Wt ,ns
adverse winds and storms OF the Atlantic.
captain GoiDy reports mat he aas been iorty-dve
Boston and In voyages across the Atlantic, aud
never mas he enconntered sucn a severe and con-
tinuOus gale as the one from which he was 90
miraculously saved Dy tue prOmptness OF the New
York pilots. The captain has mOOrcd his vessel at
the Atlantic docks, Brooklyn, where her disabled
condition yesterday attracted considerable nouce.
The owner was tele2raphed 70 ana informed OF her
safe arrival In the narb0r, and the despatch will,
no doubt, bring JOY The friends OF the hardy crew.
who had abandoned all hope oil their escape from
watery grave. Fortunately, Captain Colby had laid
IN an extra supply OF provisions On departing from
Boston, ana his crew were well supplied With eat
qo.es, 50 That was unnecessary 10 attack the flour
In the cargo They ran out Of wood, however, and,
after -5l-
CONSUMING EVERYTHING ABOUT THE VESSEL
OF combustibie character, to preYent themselves
from iree1ing they cut up portion OF the foreast
the malnl ODmaSt anu lenders, and tnus Kept them
selves alive. All the crew, WIN the exception OF
the captain, are young, hardy men, capable oil great
endurance, and DISPLAY no visible evidences OF sui
Ieriug. The captain, however, Is ald up with q
frozen foot That Will likely conne MIN TO his cabin
for many weeks. lie is devouy thankful for his
deliverance rom the dangers Of the sea- and espe-
cially gra etul to Captain Woolsey, Of the Fanny,
Tor his prompt action. 1t Is admitted by Captain
colby That he had no nautical instruments on the
vessel, with the exception OF compass, and II he
had had them they would have been Useless, as
lie, however, takes pleasure IN Boosting that not
withsandiIg ali the dangers he was subjected 10 he
has saved his vessel and all tie cargo, with the
exception OF little corn that they used as fuel ana
one cask OF molasscs that was losl overheard.
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