The Republican journal., 1872-12-12

| Partridge Island, laboring heavily in the
sea yet making a gallant fight with
the elements, and bearing on her decks
the lives and fortunes of more than a
hundred souls The New Brunswick, had
a tale of her own to recount and this is
HER STORY.
The steamer New Brunswick arrived at
PASSPORT on Friday afternoon at $40 in
the middle of a snow storm. 1t was
thought that she might be enabled to
leave tor St. John at one o'clock, but was
| delayed until a. m. Saturday, when she
started. AT that time there was a very
light breeze from the southwest, but no
one on board dreamed OF the terrible or
deal which awaited them. When off
Head Harbor light it began to get squally
and good deal of snow fell Captain
Pike, fearing thick night, Immediately
put back and had proceeded short dis
lance on the return to Eastport when it
suddenly cleared up and the stars shone
out brilliantly. Captain Pike, naturally
thinking that the storm was over, again
changed his course and headed the steam
er for st. John. Things continued in this
way until they reached the Wolves and
then the storm burst upon them in all its
fury. BY great good fortune the New
| Brunswick was abundantly furnished with
seamen of the first water. Eight St. John
pilots had been left at PASSPORT by out
ward bound vessels, and they were on
their return. She also had on board the
crew of the Summer, which was wrecked
the other day on Seal Rock. Captain
Pike is a man Of tried nerve and ability
and he was ably aided and assisted by
the pilots, in his efforts to bring the yes
sci safely through the storm. By the time
Point LepreauX was reached, it was blow
ing a perfect hurricane, and after they
passed that place the sea was so heavy
that the steamer would not wear or in
fact steer at all-although there were four
men at the wheel. 1t then became neces-
sary to make sail, matter of no ordi-
nary difficulty under such circumstances
but the energy of the pilots overcame
every obstacle and the jib was first 90,
up and afterwards the foresail This was
of great assistance in steering the vessel,
and she became much more manageable
but at O'Clock the sensation OF the
voyage took place. Captain Pike was
in the pilot-house ever on the alert, wher
suddenly the steamer gave plunge
downward, bow first as if she intended to
90 to the bottom, and at the same mo.
ment,
A HUGE WAVE BOARDED HER.
The effect was startling, and, indeed
4 terrifying. The sea struck the starboar(
{ bulwark and stove it in tor distance O
? more than 20 teet-smashing the small
f boat of pilot hurry, which was on the
main deck. 1t carried away about TWEEN
ty feet of the starboard rail off the prom
t enade deck, and striking the pilot house
| smashed in the glass front and sash on tn,
, starboard side, filling the pilot-house will
water, and burrying up for Il momen
t Captain Pike and the wheelman, AM
e breaking the glass even in the back of tn
j., pilot-house. Everything in the pilot
n house was, of course, turned up sid
down and most of the articles brok
h en-, But the damage did not end here
4 the same sea burst in the forward door o.
II the starboard side of the main saloon
it sending heavy column of water throug
y the saloon nearly its entire length, goin
+ as far back as the after stove and pourin,
. a mighty cataract down the saloon stairs
4 to the no small establishment and terro
of those who were in the vicinity. On
It of the hands had one of his legs severel
sprained, but not broken, by the sea, an
another received bad cut on the heaC
BY great good fortune and by the skill
full and courageous conduct of the car
d tain, she was able to put into Pisarinco 8
d O'Clock a. M. where she lay until
IS p. M, and then proceeded to st. Johr
arriving between two and three not niue
e the worse for the storm, though shown
that she had got a good drubbing. TIL
e captain says she behaved nobly, ridin
fe the waves like duck, and exhibiting til
J. most sterling qualities as a sea boa
The pilots say that no other man but Cal
sr tain Pike could have saved the vesse
le and in proof of the opinion which h
holds Of their conduct we append the 70