The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-10
THE BARK GIOVANNI.

STORY OF THE WRECK by THE ONLY SURVIVOR
THE ENCOUNTER OF PICKET HLL-INcIDENrs
DURING THE FURY OF THE NORTHEAST GALE.
BosToN, March Q, 1875.
The only survivor OF the Inflated Italian Bark
Giovanni arrived in this city this Forenoon having
come through from Provincetown by rail. He is
Italian, and the story, which ne tells only IN his
native tongue, is as folows:--
STORY OF TEE WRECK.
The first we hear OF she Giovanni after her sail
ing is that she is spoken February % in latitude
IS so, longitude 81, by the bark Zephyrinc, bound
to Boston, with $50, 900 cargo for Messrs Tuly &
Co. Next in the storm OF Thursday. March T. she
Is reported as probably the bark on the lower
Pickett Hill bar, stranded, with the seas
making clean sweeps over her ana hey ond
aid or human hands. Then comes the
report that it Is certainly the Giovanni and that
she is breaking up. On tho following morning the
telegraph from highland light brings the news
that she is wrecked and going to pieces the bar,
and only one OF her crew, the steward, saved. Inc
details OF the last hours OF the vessel and crew,
until to-day, have renamed blank; only sucn
information being received as could be learned
from the wreckers at the Life Saving station, who
Iruitlessly essayed to render aid and who saw her
wrecked. The only survivor, although ne has three
times before visited this country, could speak but
little English.
THE SURVIVORS STORY.
Ills narrative IL simple. Their run was seventy
odd days from Palermo when they were last
spoken, and the usual northern gales Of the sea-
son had buneted them about, but not seriously
crippled them, On the eigntydrst day they en-
countered terrible NORTHEASTERN, which drove
them well down the coast below, in latitude 42s,
and TOOK in shreds rom their spars The canvas
upon which all depended The snow was binding
and the sea running mountains high, when. at
last. near the morning OF Thursday, they sounded
and found forty fathoms OF water Highland light
they had been endeavoring to see all night, and
failing TO find 1t, their reckoning was somewhat
confused. The struggle then was 10 work or
snore; but the icy blasts while they rendered the
men almost helpless, were at the same time tear
ing their sails from the bolt ropes and sweeping
her every moment more helpless toward the bar
OF the treacherous shore. Finally, IL became APP
parent TO all that she would soon bring up where
no wind, even as strong as this. could sweep or
Int her. The lead was kept constantly sounding
listened to the gradually lessening figures that
were called from the BOW and reported to the
quarter deck. To think OF dong nything with the
anchors was like hoping against hope, and slowly
on she came, hghIing hard 10 keep on the lee
shore.
RUNNING ON PICKETT HILL.
. About noon she encountered the outer Pickett
Hnl bar, bounding over IL with heavy strains and
shaking her top hamper like reeds and skeins OF
thread, crash came down the maintopmast TAX
ing along pieces or sails and entan Cling run ming
anu standing rigging IN . hopeless con fusleu,
sue was IN every sense now crippled, aud the
only chance was that she would beat over and be
cast ppop ne Reechs where tAeAe on poArp could