, 1875-12-26
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
r.o.. of e. Vessel and Twelve Lives
r-r;l Of the Survivors. and Their
Heroic lkescnes
Correspondence Eetu York Ror1d.
ST.. JoHss, N. F., Dec. 9.-At O'clock Ii the
afternoon on Monday, Nov. 29. small coastlng
vessel named the Water-Witcb, left Ut. johns
bonnd for Cupids. . small port on the northern
snore OF Conception Bay. The run was shofs
one being q little over 40 miles Soon a1tor
leaving the harbor strong gale from the
sontbeaat set in. accompanied with dense
fail Of snow. As darkness closed iu the gale m
creased in violence. hurling the snowhakes on
its wings. and driving the huge Atlant!o WAVES,
with sullen roar, far mp the dark ohns. Ine
night Was intensely dark. The little Vessel.
With twenty-fouE souls on board. four OF them
women, was battling With the waves
endeayoring to double Cape st; Francis,
at the entrance OF Conception Say: aigoro 20 ~
closely, and at $50 o'clock the startling cry from
the lookout was heard, "Rocks ahead!" The
words had not passed bis lips three minutes
when the vessel struck against rock With great
force TIE Captain and tive mon saPea Gpod R tbe
gloom, rightly concluding that this was II the
only chance Of saving their lives. INC
wa1er was deep at this spot
presently hurled . second time against tue rocks
- faw va1da distant from the place whero ene
1a~ e1 yaaJs Here nine nore Of the men leaped
1nr ti,e;r lives and managed to cling to the sur
faeo ~ aharnjv-sInptine rock. over which at
times the waves were breaking. Tho Water
aorad hack a few wards and sank, carrying down
With her eight men and fonr women. The altua-
ton of tho poor fellows who we're now clinEing
to the rocks was terrible in the extreme.
;ntn neansu ssus1, inet caliea Horraud's Gulch. a
intD ii+tI. no14h of Pouch Cove The entrance OF
~. o,1c1, ia Init a few Yards wide. and had
el,a stTnnk to tim right or left Of it not a soul
et, eo,,d have heen saved a the shore is a steep
sT.M - rnct- The rock moon which the cap
M Mal oa toch a ~ 9 tbs eo1n craw eano5 ia small
,.rn;snt;nr ehalf m the north sido Of the inlet,
r.:tts .t.t - v1,;ch tha othara vara cnotno "a an
~ uuT nnnns;,s ~ sdc The nostion Of tf,o latter
~ fpsrfnl to think Of They were holding on to
a1;.,1,ox1s a1on;nv roct onlv faw feat above tbe
s.ops tuea, a,d ~ H,ra1y i.rra anonah
~ o 4a - oor ~ cronch ~ }ta an1faca TIA
" 5.s5 atod n,.ar +ham w;th avarv weva and at
sl.ara1s he.vu sa. hroke over tn. rrcks as.
,ulsi az .a.ha tno,7 nartohaa - ~, dosr 1;fo
nonu.eu ot .aoya ~ ~ saa waa a1i
They dared not move 1of fn, me 81 se9 tv was cord
aaoonI ALL VI. ,,arnard;c,ar c1fY shootino m f1
see ua1A; 20 pSn;a,,t ar ~ IT,. L.,Sa r.vea
1eet ILL., t1nde-;nn sas a. thar faet and he snov.
"eao "9's1. a55,er,,osd fo1 fast fron than
4...,. +ha+ 1,,,n ~ THAR mas razt connar.
.ney kne% suat - 4ho hn,+o-' ' =, r. ses Tha
eas;n1 suGs 10y o1aa nf tha fssntain md his two
post.lou =. t ,,.,ta 90 ,,er11oro 20 t,av
y "ea 4is +o1e a. ,aat rsE to scram
h1a M frou fhe ahelf On which thew first found
p!e un LUZ Thor Hand tta roice ~ thar conn-
1oone iney h n,har .d s;ds ~ 10 na'ln and
cbeeped gbos G them I b7 telling them that they we're
aoout ~ naAe ~ tI W 1ras o., ~
tnn n.,S d;stanca ;aua eu ~ mi1a' % and Tho tho men
Inc os.al01 y. 'e, tho 1ocaii1v
nAu t, ~ le',a~., eror+. +har cI.n
borad bas Mt.n WI +a etasn roeks forcing ther
oereu ~ suo s.oeP +1.a &c. hrrab ,nod
way painias tnsoun b .ne ospse onnt, a1roa,
wdefe tnsEG tsz snS no ~ pA1n tie s,,it + WA
.la e1naos1eu, 1usy ~ t ~ 10 ~ 11n.;o, ~ tla
pltehy dark ana they hao no hGslon @ T. o. +,ae hne
p51pes 4h sond 9ut an at snstS @ psscned
tonoHeu me souno, auu ~ ,shgsn a9aGavu - ponala
dshermans cottage on me + oo'sklss s o1 roasn sa
Cove yage ano e1 eod sa4 9a aad +.a sn
no" 1:3o O'CLOCK; 4noy to4a ths1r ea1 Iale, auu
described as well as they eoulo inc pace where s
their conpanons wsTe Enng '{.a 70 sne aeI;4
Soon more than mar tne Vluage We asln
ropes and other appliances were gov reaay,
and rescue party mustered 70 save II Poss!ole
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