New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-12
. sHrpWRECKED SAILORS STORY.

sIJFFEBINGs AND HARDsHIPS OF THE CREW OF
THE ITALIAN VESSEL GIovANNI-THE CIRCUM-
STANCES OF THE DISASTER.
Salvatore Chiattara, the steward and only
survivor OF the Italian ship Giovanni, which went
ashore on March Cape Cod, and was lost together
with the captain and thireen OF tho crew. arrived in
this city yesterday, and through a. p. Agresta who
acted as Interpreter told the following story Of his ship
wreck TO TRIBUNE reporter:
After left Palermo we had buheting winds for
seventy days but no serious result occurred On the
eighty first day we encountered terrible n0rtheast
gale which drove US well down the coast below latitude
40 and tore the main canvas all to shreds The snow
was binding and the sea running tremendously high.
On March bad weather continued snow prevailed and
fog set III. We passed tho American steamer Indiana
in what we beeyei to be longitude 60 lV All
tine large sails were blown away, and at D. N. all the
siaysails under these ran all night before most
severe gale On NJ rch 2. about D. ln We TOOK sound
course, and on the following day found so fatnoms OF
water At midnight the gale increased IN intensity and
another set H. The lower foretopsail and
one star sail carried away. and with only one top
sail and one staysal remaining we Kept as best we
we're again taken and 36 fathoms of water discovered
the wind voered more 10 the nOrthward and
In doing this the shore was discovered about two or
three miles distant. All efforts to keep the vessel
driving toward the beach ana to dssirqe5,sa
helpless and the vessel was swept toward the BREAKERS
Finally che struck the outward Pickett Hill bar pound
ing upon 1t with every advancing wave, causing the
the vessel II possible across the inlet and on the
inner Lifted toy the waves and assisted by the
wind reached the inner bar and at D. III. the
keel, which struck upon the ersyely bottom, broke.
and tue vessels hold soon filled with water.
TIE crew could the people on the beach, and I'M
derstOOd their unavaiinR efforts 10 throw line over the
vessel with shells. Ala p. tho captain called all
hands forward and told each man TO look after himself
Several OF then went into the cabin on the Deck aud
then determining 10 trust myself 10 the waves, bid
them all farewell. noticed that tho captaiu's
pOcketboOk, which contained all his money, was
plainly visible between his vest and shirt, and know
L
OF sight. He did So and concealed his watch IN
similar manner. THIS circumstance was recalled when
with nothing on but his stockings and uDdcrgarnens.
Tue body surrounded by wrcckcrs, and his
money and vauables gone
Upon leaving the captain la the cabin fastened to
board determined throw the board beIev
ing that 1t would me from being carried by
the underow made the leap and reached the ali
right but swept of three times b. the Immense
AT 8 O'Clock the following morning found my
self IN house lying bed la the Lie Saving Station
left the Life Saving Station about March 8,
aud went the brsch 10 II could discover any
my shipmates, and there behrld the dead body Of
Capt Piairan0 In the condition have described and
the bodies OF Francisco Pulllia GrOnno Lababra and
Carlo then ascertained that the others OF the
had all lost. The bodies winch had been washed
ashore buried In the Churchysrd at ProyinceOwn.
village three miles friiD the wreck. bat The body OF
this city preparatory TO its transmission TO bis friends
10 Italy.
A r. Agests said to the reporter that the Impression
generally prevailed that the captain had born robbed
possibly murdered. by the wTeekcrs Oh the beach, aud
that the quarrel that eosucd among them aiterward
Which resulted IA the hath OF two Of thom,
probably excited the question o: division Of tue
piandCf.
Dtetug Of sryera Italians. shDbrokers. aud steve