The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-14
FATHER AND DAUGHTER IN ouoD.
The Suacripgs of six Of the Crew of the
American Bark Forest Queen.

The SuHcrtuEg ot ~iN OF the trcW OF tue
American Bark Forest Queen.
The bark Forest Queen. John Summons
master. which left Portland, Oregon, on March :,
when 81 d1ys out encountered a heavy gale on
Cape Horn, which lasted i've days. The vessel
laborcd heavily aud began to leak, requiring two
hours in each watch at the pumps. On the third
day Of the gale the deck load shifted, ana while
trying to replace 1t the captain was jammed
between two spars, and died IN an hour after he
had been extricated. His backbone was broken,
and he was almost crushed in two. One boat
WAS stove by the sea. md the fotetopmast and
mantop-E1ll ntWaet were carried away. a boy
named John ca michael was washed on the
poop 10y the same sea TIA I stove the boat. When
the weather moderated, damages were repaired
as much as possible, but the vessel leaking
badly, the crew asked the mato to nut into the
Falkland Islands. This he refused to do, say
INK the leak would take up" as soon rs they
had better weather. After this they had sue
ces-tun oi weather, until, " hen IN the lati-
tude of the River Pate, the vessel was struck
by a " pamrero" which threw her gu her beam
ends. shIf iug the deck load aud part Of the
hold cargo To lccwdrd. Alter spending thice
ii as In tr, ing to right ner, the mate announced
that they must take to the boats. Accordingly
on July .. 40 $50 Il. NJ, the crew left the vessel
| the mate. George Hughes the carpenter Jonn
| Hendttck-ou; the cook and five seaincn IN the
| small lite boat, aud the second mate, john ray
| lur tuar seaiucn. aud james Madison, steward,
|
| 81 bread, case of preserved meat, and four
! hresl,,rs II wafer: in the zig they had about
"i'e ""- W. w "a 81 go, - nv Lii ,y,t,,r and
ON -cc'unt ol Dtlite udu 'Ecu "l sai' "a'V.' aiiu
! two breakers hhuu4 fuc ghluhsp 81 YER
owes lie following narrative Of the suferugs of
| Ii,r-.lI and mi, cDuipAnious to tue LONDON
| newspaper
For four days We had vc'N bad wtnihtr, ana were
oh ige 10 hrc1 the u,at iug ftr order kecp her
Gear oi wafer. Two oi tae icn grambl ~ goud al
az the stsu.H mate utcausc hc refused to give them
moe .u tii, allow M. Of water. namely hdf pat
dAj winch mai agreed TO- restrict uur-c'ts to. aud
sf & so ond MAI and H., .c h.a t. rrpusr them by
an attyn tI stab mate Nnu VAS tunpe d
10 knOcn Dlu doNA With cir, and he ~. lnsel
nearly Cap i1el. lut following dlf, Ou oNt hIut
Ing siu ID ut uig whlch had been t.fowu INTO tuf
01lt. fouAd inc ana somc hooks, and ere "einl
| zone ultI ,n~ni ayAs ahuat We tucct edcd 90
at,Mug ouc. Weighing ABOUT lus, w. en- ~as ui'Id a
lniu s.4rt- aDl ca. Vita cousaeraulc rvAsh, IA" ~
r,nl MOI. d. u, t tnr boat I.y. too MICA ~ as uu o.,
Al Ter u..gu' ZOOS place L b. 4a. relative Go o.,
All vance vi ur.aH. one nln sIcgiuy tult his slal'
prevent any fur,htr uisasrctmeatr tnc second mat'
ARIA. sd az thr 10 tons oi 600 AL 'ul %, p.'
Should r.. uut Mao shuAI lave tach share d. 30 4" 80
t,ucara by ,hc sccuus ul.fc li, SELF tAs o., W
rtrrclrd ll.,tl cauv--. 81 Al 20. tuc .ottui OF t
bOat. VIII ca ,utulcd Two Mcu l. lie down aad get
huc si0.Y N.tn conc .i.-. .t rec Of 'myfi, ID is
WurI cuuli be- Properly appuct 10 inca IA our mi.cf
| able siatr. We also al,dtl latO Two watches, IN
seconu mate h.,in- Charge Of ou9 and the other.
about 90 stc,rlug northeast tucar the create
/ part time. and ~ Juugc We ought TO ot 10 Ia
trAcs vessels go or from the lNcr f.tr.hu settc
. | ma r. showed Arcal p.ucA all through. lie Nae
small man aud tle oily In. lshinan among u. JON
pf09Os,d ar wing 10 Tor the d,atI OF one u.
vas DcA,en severely 0y tie otner men for proposin