, 1872-12-26
TERR0Rs Of THE SEA.

Gee1 Q16ctyeT6d On me-.
TERR0RS Of THE SEA.
wreck of the Ship Allan, of Glasgow
Rescue of the Crew by the Alri-
attic.
From the Keo Fork Times, Dec. %.
On the 9th inst, the steamship Adriatic, OF
the White Star line, left Liverpool for this port,
having on board fifty saloon and 148 steerage
passengers. The Adriatic encountered unu-
sually severe weather, and was compelled during
the first four or five days to buffet her way
against head winds and q heavy sea. On the
sixth day out, at o'clock in the afternoon, while
in latitude 49 degrees SO minutes north, and lon
midst Of terrific gale, the steamer be-
came G. To Rs5aYb bsass ssa6sa q b b tho .19s ess
No Inconvenience WAS sustained by the accident
other than being compelled to run ut half speed.
As the day wore on the violence of the gale de-
creased but the sea WAS still running very high,
ATTIC being then in latitude 10 degrees Is min
utes north, and longitude s5 degrees Is minutes
west, fuu~rigged ship was deserted By the
lookout, showing large white Light. The ship
WAS directly in the course Of the steamer, and
was soon discovered to bein 8 dismant1ed con
dition. Captain Perry approached near enoughto
speak the stranger, but to inquiries addressed
through his speaking trumpet could elicit moth
ing but the despairipg cry, For Gods sake,
take us off," Without further loss Of time, the
commander Of tho Adriatic lowered boat, into
which stepped picked crew Of si1 men. The
eecond officer was placed in command. As the
gallant little crew put off from the side Of the
vessel, the cheer given by their comrades on
deck was halt suppressed BY the fear present to
all that the frail craft would be swallowed up in
the fierce boiling waves. Anxious eyes strained
through the darkness striving to trace the course
Of the relief-boat. For an instant only it re-
NAMED in sight, and then came for those on
board the Adriatic a period Of terrible suspense
iusty crew, the li1e-boat bounded over the
mountainous waves, and WAS soon within
speaking distance OF the distressed ship. But
to approach nearer was impossible. Tho sea
was running mountains high and the Al1an-for
such the officer in command Of the Adriatic's
boat learned was the namo of the strnnge1-
bending before the waves rolled over until her
gunwale WAS completely under water. Several
efforts were made to approach her but without
SUGGEST. After beating about for nearly half
swamped, the Adriatic's boat WAS compelled to
put back without being able to take of the crew
Of the Allan. To add to the difficulty OF the
undertaking rain commenced to descend In blind
ing torrents aud seemed to have the effect Of
increasing rather than diminishing the fury Of
the waves. After about an hour had elapsed,
and a consultation had been held, Captain Perry
sent off another boat with crew Of si1, COM
1nanded BY the fourth officer, to the aid Of the
Allan. This time the expedition WAS more suc-
cessful. The boat, because Of the danger Of be-
ing swamped, could not approach sufficiently
near to permit Of the crew Of the Allan stepping
on board. An expedient was, however, adopted,
which proved eminently successful and resulted
in the ultimate rescue OF the crew. The Adri-
atic's boat approached the side Of the ship as
near as it VAS possible to 60. The crew Of the
Allan got out their only remaining boat, on the
weather Bide, and, fastening it to slack-rope,
managed BY this means to ferry them
Selves one By one, to the boat sent by the Aelrl-
atic. In this way nine Of the crew we're taken
safely of and plnced en- board the steamship.
The weather being somewhnt moderated, tho re-
naming men-there being twenty in all compos-
ing the crow of the Allan-were enabled to get
Adriatic's. The Allan, at the time she WAS thus
deserted, had seven feet Of water in her hold,
and WAS in q leaking condition. With the e1cep-
tion OF being somewhat orerworked, BY reason Of
having to keep the pumps going constantly, the
crew had putrered comparatively little. Provis-
ions were plenty at the time the ship was de-
serted but the men lost all their effects. having
nothing when they boarded the Adriatic but tho
clothes then upon their persons
The Allan WAS . ful-rigged ship OF about goo
firm OF Rankin d Gilmore. She was at least
twenty years old, and in very uneeaEorthy
condition. On the 18th November last the Al
Ian left the port Of Bathurst in the st. Lawrence
Cult, bound for Liverpool, with cargo Of deals.
At the time she left port, her condition vas such
that it was found necessary to pump her out
every four hours. When the Times reporter, to
whom this fact was related by Mr. William Doig,
the second mate Of tho Allan, in presence Of
Mr. T. ". Williams, the chief officer Of the Adri-
attic, remarked on the danger Of going to sea in
such vessel, both gentlemen smiled, and Alr.
Williams said that it was nothing unusual, IS be
knew of that class Of ahips going to sea, when,
while in port, it was found necessary to keep
the pumps going six hours day. After the Al
Ian had left Bathurst she experienced fair
winds until about the eighth day out, when, in
latitude 81 Q north, and 45o vest, heavy east
erly gale Was encountered. In the gale the Al
Ian lost her rudder. Every effort was made to
repair the disaster, but without avail. No steer
ing apparatus could be coiftrived, and the ship
from that dny until the 18th inst, when the
crew was taken off by the Adriatlo, drifted about
at the mercy of the waves. An endeavor was
made by keeping set a reefcd top-sail to steady
the ship and prevent the cargo Of deals from
breaking her to pieces. This e1pedient, how
ever, was OF little avail, as the Allan con-
tinued to encounter very stormy weather. n
few days after the loss of the rudder, the bull
warks, ga1leys, and deck cargo were swept away
by the violence Of the waves. In order to Tighten
tie ship, Captain Locke ordered the anchors
and chains to be thrown overheard. Fortunate
" there Vas plentiful supply OF provisions,
but when the galleys were carried away these
we're cooked with difficulty. The men had to
NAN~A
condition OF the ship VAS becoming worse. Not
once during all these days Of tossing hslplesaly
ship. Four times hope wes held out to them
By the appearance on the horizon Of steam
ships, but on each occasion they were
made to feel q pang Of disappointment that must
have been nearly akin to despair. Captain
Locke stated to the commander Of the Adriatio
that he was certain that some, at least Of these
steamers had seen his signal Of distress, but had
passed on, refusing to make . sign Of recogni-
tion. A few days more, and the in-fated Allan
must have gone to the bottom with all on board
By regular watches the men worked at the
pumps in the first days Of the disaster, but,
toward the end, all hands we're obliged, to work
on deck at once in order to keep the ship from
sinking. It is complained BY the officers Of the
Adriatic that the crew Of the Allan after being
allowed day or two for rest, refused, with
some few exceptions, to do any work: The men
offer, as an excuse, that, being provided With nc
change of clothing, it WAS impossible to do work
| which almost necessarily involved getting wei
every day. Whstever the merits Of the case
| T. ;u rarta;n that the nafcOn pnHHbNraTf