New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-11
PERILS or THE SEA.
vuRTInR PARTICULARS or THE loss or THE ANNA
wAN-sUFFERINGs OF TuE CREW

vURTInzR PARTICULARS or THE loss or THE ANNA
wAN-sUFFERINGs OF TuE CREW.
FRoH OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE !
Kw-BEDFoRD. Oct. 6.-The third mate, Mr.. VIM.
p Booth the steward. George W. Stowell, and N.
y. Jcnness, foremast hand Of the wrecked bark
AnnawRn of thie port arrived here on Friday night
hast from Liverpool, wa Boston. coming in the
Schooner George +. Thatcher. They furnish some
interesting details concerning the oes of their yes
sell their treatment after being rescued and during
their soorfn in Liverpool besides some other facts
relative to the disaster which show IN a striking
manner the perils Of whaling The Annawan was
lost July O. 1873 near the Bermuda Islands, in lat
S5c 30 Ion. GSo 05. being thrown on her beam ends
by n heavy sea aud becoming waterloCged. rive 81
the crew were drowned and the remainder, n in
number after spending five days and five nights on
the wreck were rescued by the English bark Peer
loss Capt Cobb and landed at Liverpool. The per
sons Just arrived repeat the story of the great suffer
ing experienced by them, and speak in warm COM
incubation Of the excellent treatment which they
received while on the Peerless. singular incident
connected with the wreck is the miraculous escape
from drowning Of Jenness who was in the
foreoastle at the time Of the accident and who was
frst made of the severity of the gale by being
thrown out of his bunk In a few minutes afterward
the vessel went on her beam ends Several times he
tried TO gain the scutte. hut the water continually
forced him back. When the vessel righted the fore
castle at once filled with water. and he arose
through the water keeping bis eyes on the light
which came through the scutte, and strange 10 say,
came out deck with but few bruises. He says
that bis companions in the forecastle talking
before the vessel rghted of helping each other to
gain the deck but they were unable to reach it, For
the first three days the crew were on the wreck
Jenness had nothing but a shirt and became ter
Tibly blistored. On the fourth day bureau came
up from which he obtained an oil-cloth suit, and
although rather uncomfortable under the circum-
stances, II was priced very highly
After a passage of % days on the Peerless, the
surviving officers and crew were safely landed at
Liverpool, and Immediately proceeded to the office
of the American Consul where. after waiting nearly
all day, the story Of their shpwreck was told. The
Consul divided the number into two gangs, and
gave them paper good for three DAYS board. The
men complain bitterly Of the character of the
boarding houses TO which they were sent. The cap
tain and first mate made known their condition to
other captains in the place, and the former being
Mason no trouble was experienced in receiving suf
cient aid from members Of the order while the lat
Ter was helped by his fellows and both soon on
their way home inone of the regular steamers. The
third mate tried in vain for chance TO work his pas
sage home. Applying once more 20 the Consul he was
offered an opportunity to So 10 Mobile which would
have left him as far from home as he was then.
The remainder of the crew were forced 70 take
whatever offered, and some Of them had to 60 TO
ports far away from home in order TO obtain the
necessities Of life The three who have just arrived
here az last obtained this chance and were greatly
overwOrked on the passage the vessel leaking badly
aud they only averaged about two hours sleep out
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