The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-25
PRICE TWO CENTS
AN ILL-STARRED VOYAGE.
THE MYSTERIOUS COLLISION Ar
NIGHT orr SINDY HOOK.
All but tue Hclmsmsn sick with Fever ..
their Derths, and the IIelmsmnn Exhsust-
ed and FnsI AsIecp ut his Wheel.

their uerths, and the Hetmsmnn Exhaust-
ed and Fast Asleep at his Wheel.
The British schooner Southern Homo.
that was In collision with the German bark Dro-
mon on Wednesday morning, Is lying ton miles
down the bay In quarantine. Hor crew tell tor
rible story of suffering. She sailed from San Do
mingo on the Both Of last month, with a cargo of
sugar for New York. She was commanded By
Capt Thomas, and carried OF seven men.
including the steward, who was sick when he
embarked with kind OF cOngestivo fever. He
grew worse a. the voyage progressed, and some
Of the other men were attacked with the same
disease. rendering the handling OF the schooner
u matter of difficulty. On the NTH day Qua
from San Domingo the steward died. and was
buried at From this time until the schoon-
er arrived in New York four Of the soven men
left were constantly sick with the fcvcr. Some
times ono recovered sum nently to work little.
hut another quickly took his place on the
sick list: No ono escaped II, and as II was
impossible to allow tho men iimo TO recover
their strength when tho disease left them.
those membcrs Of the crew who were ablo to 20
on deck soon became 80 enfeebicd that n wns
almost impossible to work the schooner. The
captain, who had very severe attack, rs soon
~ he was able to lonve his berth, set an example
ana the latter endured all the hardships OF tho
disastrous voyage toiling until failing strength
forced them to take their places once more
among their sick comrades iclow.
The work had to he divided as equ lily as pos
slDlo among the thrcO men VINO were aOio ~
least to attomn to do IL. and very little rest
could DO obtained by any one. At tho close of
four-hours' trick" at the wheel tn steors-
man. much IA he needed rest, could not
take his watch below, ana thought himself for
tunate II he was atle to get half the repose
that under ordinary circumstances ho would
have been entitled TO: rho mon became
living skeletons, and finally It WIS found impos-
slble to keen a look out. Fortunately the wea-
ther was fine, and the wind favorable for tho
run to New York. Had 1t been otherwise, ths
| southern Home must have been lost
with ulDmitahlo perseverance, Can't. Thomas
| stlll kept on his course, and on "wednesday
| morning the schooner at last sighted Sandy
| Hook, and here occurred the GROWING calamity
Of the ill-starrcd voyage. All sail was set when
the Southern Home bore down upon the bark
| Bremen, and II her crew had heard the
warning shouts from the latter vessel, It 10
very doubtful whether they could have
helpless from the fever suffering
| from the effects Of II, every one was below OK
| asleep. L. was terrible moment fcr the heip-
| less mon below whom the shock came, and very
| en- crew that the dreary voyage had terminated
1t last, and the Southern Home was going 70
| the bottom. All who could leave their bcrths
staggered no on deck IN time To see the bark, with
| her crushed boat and broken timbcrs, sailing
| broke that the tuil oXtont of the damage TO tho
schooner WAS ascertaincd. Her bnwsprit and
| jiuboOm were carried away, ana her toIechnins
| aud fores ays; with the execution OF the lb-
stay. gone. The preservation Of tho iibstav
probably saved the forenast, for IN view
| of the nature Of the collision II wa
looked uuon 10y Capt. Thomas as little short
| OF miraculous that both masts did not 90 by tho
| board The foremnst, indeed, was thrown so
| far back by the shock that the mlinStay hung
| slack between the masts. The schooner's hull
| was not injured.
As soon a. the anchor was down, the four men
| suffering from the fever were sent To the quar-
| nntine hospital ana there they arc progressing
| favorably.
The disense is not. as has been alleged, yellow
| fever. 1t IA "A malignant fever common along the
| coasts and up the rivers OF Georgia and North
| Carolina.
The Norwegian bark Falcon, which arrived In
the bay last saturday furnished terrible In
s'ance OF the mnlienant deadly nature OF this
malady. Tho Fdlcon Capt. Christopbersen,
sailed from wilmington. N g., for London On
the IA inst. She carried "a cargo OF nfval storos
chiefly turDentine, and crew of eleven men
a few days out from whining, on fever made III
HpDc uance ON bOnrd, and one after anotboi
OF tho crew were rendered helpless by Il
N no escaped IT, and very n there were moi
enough men capable OF working on board "a
MANAGE the bark. Had she encountered storm
weather she must unqucstiOnahly have beot
lost, tut the wind fasorinC her, little work was
required aloit. The odOr Of the turpentine ng
rravHted the disease, anj Can't ChristOpherseu
altered his course and sailed for New York
Those of the crew vino were not actually suffer
ing from the fever we're 50 entoeuled that tney
were unable even to fIrl the sails, and men
had to be hired To bring the ship TO anchor. Sil
Of the crew were transferred to the hospital
where one died Immediately and two others thu
following lay.