Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-03-14
The Perils Of the Sea.

A seaman Of the bark Fills dOrson,
which touched at Sable Island, off the
Nova Scotia coast, for water, brings a
painful story of the wreck of the Lilly
Parker, Capt Fletcher, of Swanse,
England, on Sable Island. The watch
men on duty at the cleft bar" that night
were attracted by the whining of dog,
and on attaching lantern to his neck
were able to follow him, and were
brought to the beach, where they found
woman and her child, a little girl two
years old, lying almost drowned. They
removed her to the Sailors Hospital,
about half mile distant, where she lay
insensible for a day or two, The child
died the following morning from the
exposure. When the mother became
conscious she asked where she was.
Her appearance was refined and hand,
some On being told that she had been
saved from some wreck, and was then in
the hands Of those who would take care
of her, she earnestly expressed her graft.
fude. Memory returning she suddenly
asked: "Where is Robert? Where is
Capt. Fletcher" Nobody could tell,
The surgeon could only respond that as
nothing had yet been learned Of the
wreck, Capt. Fletcher might be safe,
The poor lady wept bitterly for some
moments, and again suddenly turning
toward the surgeon, asked for her child
It's death was not announced to her then,
but the following night found the lady
so far recovered as TO be able to narrate
the incidents of her untoward fate, and
hear the narrowing news that her hus-
band, Capt. Fletcher, had not been
heard of, and that her child had died,
Her story is substantially as follows:
On the 3D. of January the bark Lilly
Parker left Swansea, England bound
to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with merchan-
disc and salt. After being out five days,
the foretopmast and foretop-gallantmast
were carried away in a severe gale,
which lasted over forty-eight hours,
Jury -masts were promptly supplied, and
the Lilly Parker proceeded on her voy'
| age favored by good winds for about ter
| days, after which she again experienced
foul weather, in which a large quantity
I of canvas and the foretop gallantmast
were lost. After being thirty days at
sea, she encountered a violent hurricane
and lost nearly all of her foremost, and
the mizzenmast was literally split in two
by tremendous sea, which also made 6
large breach in the bulwarks, and forced
the ship on her beam-endS. Thus dis
abled the bark continued until the 10Th
when it was found that she had drifteC
over 800 miles out of her course, and lay
in the Latitude of Sable Island. Late OF
the night of the 10th, a strong north-eas
wind sprung up. and the sea rose to {
fearful height. The wind increased, an(
the ship lost her rudder. The ship wa'
tossed about like a log, until she drifteC
on 4 lee shore, striking heavily upon thu
submarine ledge which stretches beyouC
the most northern point of the LAND
The bark filled rapidly as her bows haC
been stove in. The storm still ragged 81
wildly, it was useless to suggest any plal
Of rescue.
Further than this Mrs. Fletcher's be
wildered memory could not lead her
All that she could say definitely was tina
the bark suddenly broke in two, anC
those on board were either thrown int
the sea, OF had time to seize some por
hon of the wreck before the vessel feel
asunder. All was confusion and dismay
Some shrieked for ropes, some for boats
and the Captain cried out wildly TO
"Bella," his wife. Mrs. Fletcher re
members little after the parting of tn
ship, until she was conscious of bein|
dragged ashore by somebody, as sh
thought. She held her babe frml
clasped to her during the awful ordeal
1t was her faithful Newfoundland do
that saved them, and the noble ANNA
was worn out, when his whines attracts
the attention of the Waterman.