The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-04-08
] nERoIsne At SEA.

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On Saturday We, REFERRED briefly "a ii,
rescue Of the crew pt the. Norwegian ,bril
lsFpdlin. by the Culard steamer Algeria
The following account BY an eyewitness i
interesting :,.,,t ,,,..r.s s..re. ! sl i
The Gunard steamship Algtris.. Captaii
Lott. ON l,erTeeent trip from this port te
Liverpool. experienced gale Of unnsua
n,agnitnde aud dcrpiionf Beginning On
The morning of thes2yd. tLe gale coptinne,
with increasing fury until the 18th alt. Tb.
seas following the steamship threatened hel
destruction. and the whole situation WA
9ss q grave ppprssslpss W y e 'le possible
IsfuNfsA q - SsYs,s ttxsS srna. sFaHM
On the 2Giliult.. To- the midst of tht
widest period Of fhc storm. when tie off
GERS we're strapped to tie bridge aud iie
quartermaster 70 the wheel. Signals u dis.
treas we're seen and 4 dismaniled brig va.
discovered IN si,lLing coildiiinl.s Miiih-
cut a moments hesitation. Captain Lott
ordered, all hands on deck. aud LeganItLe
aifhcult operation of,.wearing' ship 20 ~ to
bring her into communication with the
shipSreaked sailors. Signals Of encourage
ment were given 10 cheer tbe survivors On
the disabled vessel. Il. indeed. the waves,
which wereleakisg clean iLfcaull over her,
had spared any 81 the crew.
After an hour passed in hringing the
steamship within reach III the vessel. II Was
decided 10 sond out life boat. End Zap.
tam Lcti. ,frpm the bridge, addressed The
s;samship- erew. telling them that his
doubts aste ,iLe psssiLilityef thehie boat
living ip such Al auGry sealwsfe " great
that be would not order any boat of. but
II there were aiy yiwiliing 10 volunteer he
would Permit. ihem 10 go,S losiantly q
boat. 4 crewE sas fbrned eheaded By Third
Otiirer William Frederick Hartford. with
boatswain William, White aud six ,hraye
ssamen. Tue boat was launched with great
difficulty. amid the roaring 81 the wind and
the rsgihg ofthc wayes. Ihthe launching
the boat Has tllTiep s,ps'zed By the carcen-
ipgof ethegsteames .snd H0tfHd laii It's
rigIt hsnd nearly dmwnl from his wrist.
having beeu caught in the tackle, but be
grasped the illlsr with his left. and IN u
molaeut the boat had PASSED ~, on moun-
tain wave m1st high. aud was then carried
out of eight. All hearts went up 10 pray-
er for that gallant crew. for il was sruwiug
dark aud the storm seemeil to gain furJ %
every moment.
An bqmr wss passed In brcathless sas-
pehse xlea.tle lie-Lozt eameia yiewEgain
riding Akss sea- gaH over tile wAsess As
it nesred the steamer. The anxious watch
ers saw tba, il cpr,sipasd sighs rescued sal
lOrs aud tso dogs. Il was at this moment
that the peril wss must .iamisesi. lt
seemed as If no human power could devise
means BY which the poor fellows could safs-
" board the steamer. Eles thrown to
them as they came down % fle waves,
broke like wisps Of stray. and the iron
siJcs Sf tie 4 esrip ofFtfea 1ulS certain de.
struslion 70 their frsii bark. At one mo-.
ment they were as high Is the yards, and
The next they sank apparea,ly into tLe
drpibs Of the sea. fr44gt f5sf
Many ropes were thrown ont over the
steamers .sdss, and as The life. boat was
carried by The waves near The ship. Tap
tain Lott Orsercd iIieHfis JUMP for their
lives. ,4Gd by i'rosideace ~ marked 81
that ~ whieh tie stcaeer bid beeo driven
out % e. sourse By tie gale towards the
fnuDjerilg ship, the disiancs between the
steamer and the life boat Was 50 reduced
that the pses, were cnaLlea " prasp the
ropcs. aud we're hauled Oh deck exhausted
aud tfui,~dl giN III HEllEs4 9Hl
Que poor man plone fell betEsen The
host aud the steamer. aud was cruelty
crushed. his collar bone and several ribs
having been brpken. Exhausted, he Ia-t
Nj. hold and sank. Drawn along ihs sica-
m,r's sids by fks vsyes. pps after rope
was thrown around hip, but failed to raise
him. Three tines did he lalI back. aud he
l,ascd l,eynnd the reach Of al but one nlan.
With shpcr hnnap courage. the las. man
--william White, one Of the Fsscuing
crew--coilipe bis feet around the rigxiag
aud .hrswillr hihlsolf llo~sw1rds east o
ripe around the sinking sppa and fhe was
drawn on deck IN. \. Esening Post.
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