The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-10


The Pennsylvania encountered succession OF
heavy westerly gales, with high cross seas; Feb,
violent hurricane from southwest to northwest,
barometer standing 1890, with high confused sea
running.
February 81, midnight. shipped a tremendous
sea, sweeping forward deck OF everything NOV
able, washing away forward house and portion
OF the forward wheel, and carrying overheard
Captain Bradburn, Mr.. Sweetland, first officer; Mr..
Ross, second officer, and two seamen, all OF whom
re ene 0S ccer IN the North Atlantic trade,
who has been in the employ OF the Liverpool
and, by request OF the remaining officers, took
command OF the ship. From the Banks TOOK
southerly course, and experienced strong south
Used the after steering apparatus.
February % mo latitude, &c) spoke ship Charles
25 min, north, longitude 81 deg. min. west, eX-
changed signals with ship Cornelius Grnneli,
Brandywine Light at ten p. M. Sth inst. The hull,
engines and spars OF the ship are ali sound.
Such is the statement Of the company.
CABIN PASSENGERS STATEMENT.
supplementary to this your correspondent would
annex the words of Mr.. c. II. Walton, Of New York
city, who was the only cabin passenger registered
on board
On the 2lst OF February, 1874, the steamship
Pennsylvania left Liverpool and on the 9th of the
u
heavy sea aft, which stove in the forward part Of
the after house and filed the cabin with water to
the depth Of two or three feet. At twelve O'Clock
that same night as the officers were relieving
watch we shipped tremendous on our star.
board side, which carried away our Captain, our
first and second mates, two men who were on the
bridge at the time, and part OF the wheelhouse.
along with four matches. At this time the gang.
way was full of water, and we had no knowledge
OF the loss OF our officers. Captain c.
L. Brady, who, as you remember, was
the third oncer on board the Atlantic
at the time Of her disaster, was here at this time
He was en- route to America in order to assume an
important position in the Office OF the company.
You remember how calamity Captain G. L. Brady
behaved when the Atlantic was wrecked or Nova
Scotia on April /, 1873. He was third officer on
the ship and saved the lives Of dozens by scram.
bling into the mizzen rigging making an outlook,
and finally took ropes end swan to q rock,
fastened It there and thus formed . cable by
means OF which many souls were saved. This
brave man was at the time assisting the carpenter
in flashing down the after companionway. He sent
man on board to ask the Captain If the matches
below could not be transferred above. The man re.
turned saying he could not find Captain Brad
burn.
BRADY DISCOVERS THE LOSS OF THE OFFICERS.
Mr. Brady then went on deck alone ana in a
moment realized all-saw that the house had
orriad IL n N hut
the men at the wheel, who knew nothing of tho
loss of the officers. Then he went below, con-
suited with the chief engineer and purser; saw
also the third mate, Charles Rivers who was walk
ing up and down, not knowing what to DO.
The third mate said he could find no men to 60
on deck.
The purser said, "Go on deck yourself and thus
set your men an example," Instead of dong this
he simply resumed his walk up and down.
Brady was then in moment asked to take
command and went above He ordered the matches
to be brought up from the middle decks and put on
the main deck. No seamen were present to
execute the ORDER all having slowed themselves
away. Mr.. Peterson, chief steward, and Mr.. Bre-
the order, and by their bravery, assisted by four
men, the carpenter and quartermaster, succeeded
in covering up the hatchways, ana saved the ship
from total wreck.
BRADY STOOD AT TIE WHEEL
and ordered the rate of speed to be diminished.
He kept his post until daylight, the third mate
never once putting in an appearance. In the
morning Mr.. Brady had a second consultation and
found the ship sufficiently provisioned, coaled and
oiled to 90 on her voyage. We experienced pretty
nice weather during the rest OF the voyage, and
when the third mate, Rivers, wanted to take
charge we all laughed at him, and the brave,
heroic Brady brought us safely to port.
Your correspondent has had an interview with
Mr.. Brady, and when he asked him whether the
third mate, Rivers, showed the white feather, he
simply shook his head and smiled.
Captain Bradburn leaves wife In Liverpool and
q widowed daughter in Baltimore. He has been q
seafaring man for twenty 1--WE years.
The first and second oYlcers were named re-
spectively Henry Sweetland and Mr.. Ross. The
names of the two seamen are at present unknown.
FAULT OF CONSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Walton says the fault Of the ship was IN the
fact that the decks are supplied with wooden
houses instead OF iron. Had oil the officers been
In their houses asleep the quarters were slight
that the force OF the sea would have carried them
entirely away. The steamer forward Is very badly
disabled; four Of her iron beams are broken
squarely in twain and were entirely disodged from
their places while the knees are greatly separated
from their fastenings.
This was to have been the last voyage Of Captain
Bradburn to this port, 1t having been arranged "a