Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-19
HerOiSIia at Sea.

by the Cunard steamer Algeria. The follow
ing account by an witness is interesting:
1.-THE Curard steamship Algeria, Captain
Lott, on her recent trip from this port t. Liver
| nool. experienced gale of unusual magnitu de
| and dura.ion. Beginning on The morning of the
| ODD. the gale continued with increasing fury un-
til The 7th uit The seas following the steamship
threatened her destruction. and The whole sltua-
ton was one of grave apprehension rs to the
| possible result.
| ION the 18th ul,imo, in the midst Of the Wild
| est period of the storm, when the officers were
! strapped to the br ige and the quartermaster to
the wheel, signals of distress were seen and
dismantled brig WAS discovered IN q sinking con-
dition Without moments hesitation, Captain
Lott ordered all hands on deck, and began the
difficult operation Of wearing ship so rs to bring
her into Communication with the shipwreckeu
sailors. Signals of encouragement were K iven to
cheer the survivors on the disabled yes ell it. in
| deed, the waves, which were making clean
breach over her. had spared any of IT,. crew
After an hour passed in bringing the steam
| ship within reach of the vessel, II Was decided to
send out q lifeboat and Captain Lott from the
bridge, addressed the steamship crew telling
them that his doubts to the possibility OF the
liieboat living in such an angry sea were 50
great that he would not order any boat oil, but
If there were any willing to volunteer he would
permit them TO 60 Instantly boats crew were
formed, headed by Third Officer William Fred
er.ck Hartford, with Boatswain William Whlte
with great difficulty, amid the roaring OF the
wind and the raging Of the wives. In the
laucl ing the boat WAS thrice capsiZed by the ca
reening of the steamer, and Hartford had his
right hand nearly drawn from his wrist Wing
been caught in the tackle, but he grasped the
tler with his LETT and III moment the boat
had passed up on 8 mountain wave mast high,
and was then carried out Of sight All hearts
wrnt up in prayer for that gallant crew, for 1t
was growing dark and the storm seemed to gain
fury at every moment
IAN hour was passed in breathless suspense,
when the life boat came in Wow again, riding
like seagull over the waves AS IL neared The
steamer the anxious watchers saw that it con-
tanned eight rescued sailors and two dogs. 1t was
al this moment that the peril Was most nlIent.
1t seemed as if 40 human power could devise
means by which the poor fellows could safely
board tho steamer. Ropes thrown to them AS
they came down on the waves broke like whlSps
of straw and the iron sides OF the Algeria otier
ed only certain destruction to their frai bark.
At one moment they Wero rs high Us the yards,
and The next they sank apparently into the
depths of the sea
Man ropes were thrown out over tho steam
er's side and IS the lIteboat carried by the
waves near the ship Captain Lott ordered them
10 jump for their lives, NJ d by n Providence rs
marked SIS that by which the steamer had been
driven out of il course By the gale towards the
laundering ship, the distance between the steam
or and the Ii ebost was SO reduced that the men
were enabled 10 grasp the r'pcs, and were haul
ed on deck exhausted and bruised.
lone poor man alone fell between the boat
and the steamer and was cruelty crushed, his
collar bone and several ribs having baeu broken.
Exhausted, he lost his hold and sank. Drawn
along the steamers size by the waves, rope after
rope WAS thrown around him. but Jailed t. raise
him. Three times did he fall back, and he pass
ed hey ond the reach of I'LL but one IN m With
superhunan courage that last man-WlIiam
White, one of The rescung crow-coiling his
feet around tho rigging and throwing himself
downward cast rope around the sinking man
and he was drawn on deck"
TRUST DEEDS. -Siuce the Code of 1919 our
statute law has furnished the form of trust
deed which is silent as to the terms upon which
the property conveyed BY the deed is to be sold,
ifa sale becomes necessary; but the statute de-
clares that sales under such deeds shall be Tor
cash. The Supreme Court Of Appeals has re-
Gently decided in the case OF Crenshaw vs.
Seigiried that court OF equity canuot direct
property to be sold on time, when the trust
deed provides for cash sale, without the con-
sent of the parties interested. Since 1919 near
" all trust deeds have been written accor ling
to the form prescribed by the statute, aud the
property therefore must be sold for cash, if
sale takes place, unless the parties Interested
consent to have it otherwise. = Charlottesville
Jc6ersonian.
The EDUCATIONAL BUREAU We copy the
following from a recent Washington correspon
dent of the Memphis Ledger "The Bureau
OF Education, uuder General Eaton direction,
has grown almost to the proportions OF de-
partment 1t entirely occupies a large four
story brick building opposite the Patent office,
and worthy OF Il visit | speEt one entire morn
ing there and found not only an accurate and
comprehensive system Of arranging educational
statistics, but much to interest and instruct
A large clerical force, male and female. is EN-
| ployed and at present Is unusually busy IN pre-
pairing the next annual report OF Commissioners
Eaton. He supervises each division in person,
besides doing heavy amout of work III his own
Office. F."
THE STATE DEBT AND FOREIGN BONDHOLD-
Rs.-And now, the foreign holders are after
Virginia and the Southern States for speedy
settlement of their old debts with interest on
the same These gentlemen have formed an
association in London called 'Council of For
eigo Bondholders, whose objects are stated by
themselves to be for the ''Vlndlcatlon aud protcc-
ton of the rights aud interests of the holders OF
foreign bonds, and the maintenance of the pub
lie credit of foreign governments by IT'S propsN
CATION of sound doctrines with respect TO the
punctual iu6meDt of their financial engage
! mentS, especially tOWafu loTeiSn cieui'oiS.
IMPORTANT DECISION. In Judge Hughes
court, on Monday, in the case of George "
Anderson an order was made deciding that the
State court wherein creditors bill was filled
subsequent to Andersou's adjudication 10 back
ruptcy has DO jurisdiction, but that the bank
rupt court has jurisdiction over all such mat
tiers. Also, awarding restraining order for
bidding the creditors from further proceeding
in the State court.
VALLEY RAILROAD. The connection be-
tween the Valley railroad and the Chesapeake
! u Ohio al Stauntoo was completed yesterday,
and the first train will run through to-day.
| ALEXANDRIA, March 4 1874.
DY DIRECTION of the Proprietors of the
~ GAZETTE BOOK and JOB PRINTING
| Ecnh d ISlMENT I this dar nssutna the IN