New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
dreadful Weather on she Atlantic.
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The ship Liverpool, Lambert. from Lon
| don and Isle of Wight, forty-nine days. with
| merchandise to Grinnell, Minturn g. Co,
| arrived at this port yesterday, after having
been nineteen days west of the Banks. On
| December %, at 3 Z. NJ. no latitude. etc.
wind south, Captain Lambert saw vessel
| on the weather bow with signal of distress
| flying, with nothing but the fore yard and
mast standing; hauled ship to the wind and
| got as near ~ possible TO her; saw two boats
leave the ship: laid the main yard aback
| and at i Z. NJ the crew came on board. The
vessel proved to be the ship Europa, OF
Glasgow Captain Wood, from Glasgow for
| New York, who reported the ship making
| great deal OF water, with pump and steer
ing gear broken. The crew were twenty
six i'll number, and were all much exhausted,
only about six being fit for duty.
Left Glasgow October Is and Lamlash on
the twenty-fOurtb; had ordinary wind and
weather to the twenty-titth of November,
latitude 40o 20, longitude $50 y. where We
encOunttred very heavy gale from south
to northwest, with tremendous cross sea
for three days, shipping large quantities of
water, washing away bulwarks and caus-
ing the ship to labor and strain very much.
From November 90 to December 20, lati-
tude 40o 2y longitude 6lo ., had the worst
weather l ever experienced; continued
gales from south round to northwest, caus-
ing very heavy cross sea, ship rolling and
straining teartuly, washing away buwark..
rails, etc, and causing the ship to make "a
great deal of water, the watch constantly
at the pumps. December 20 commenced
with very heavy gale from southwest, h,-
ing round to northwest. causing ship to roll
both rails III the water; ship under low top
sails; sea making clean breach over tho
ship.
: P. M.-Set foresail and maintOpmast
staysail to keep her steady. the stays;,il
blowing away when up; midnight, same
weather, at 8 A. NJ. the wind increasing
still more; hauled the forcsail up; lille the
crew were making il fast tremendous sea
struck tie ship IN the port side, throwing
her right over to starboard, when the main
aud mzzeDmasts fell over the side close by
the deck, with diLthe yards. sails and gear
attached, injuIIng the boats, breaking the
pumps and iiie-Iail, carrying away head
lights and blaces-the people on tho fore
ward being in II very pcrllous position, the
ward topping and swinging first one way.
then the other, throwing the men down TO
the deck and into tho rigging. They were
only saved by a miracle, though much
bruised. We then cut away the wreck,
got the pHnps repaired as well a. possible
and got spar with fifteen iathoms
chain over FOR drag: tho head yards
swinging, abnnt expecting them ,to come
down every minute; nobody was able to 70
near them, the sea having washed away
part OF TIE topgallant fOrecastle and mid
ship house, December q, less Wind, but
very heavy cross sea; decks continually full
of water, all hands dashed to the pumps; at
7 p. n the toretopmast with yards went
over the side, leaving nothing but the fore
mast and yard; A. H., the drag carried
aray: sea making a complete breach over
the ship. December %, ship in an awful
condition; bulwalks gone, pumps and steer
ing gear broke, no masts, and the crew
nearly worn out, they having been at the
pumps for tour days and nights, wet aud
cold all the time, carpenter patching the
boats; at night sighted vessel that bore
down to us; got two beats out with diff
Guilty, and All hands left the ship. there
being seven feet of water in the hold. and
making eighteen inches an hour; at $50 Z.
NJ got On board the ship Liverpool. Captain
Lambert, from London to New York. who
kindly received us and brought us TO this
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