The New York herald., 1876-02-04
THE WRECK OF THE HANNA.

RESCUE OF HER CREW BY THE STEAMER vINDI-
NAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The steamship vindcator Of the Clyde line of Phila-
delphia steamers, succeeded Wednesday evening In
rescung in Delaware Bay the officers and of the
Norwegian bark Hanna, bound from Philadelphia to
Bremen, with cargo OF 2o2 $50 gallons of refined Pc
troleum. Last evening a HERALD reporter went on
board the vindicator at her pier No SO East River,
and from Second 0fhcer Cole obtained the following
description OF the rescue:-
''we the Norwegian vessel at halfpast
four o'clock on Wednesday evening, seeing that she
had signals OF distress flying Her national flag which
had been reversed, was blown away. We stood by nc
half-past four O'Clock and had the survivors all on
board our vesse-hftecn, all tod-at twenty minutes
past five, including Pilot Lamanson They all came or
In their boat and only made one trip The Hanna
covered with ice fore and aft and the spray from the
waves beating upon her made the coating thicker and
thicker instant by instant The carpenter had
been killed by the breaking of the starboard chain
was LETT on board Tho rescued had suffered Q
great deal by the cold and had nothing to all day.
Nothing was saved except the logbook Subsequently,
we landed the party al the Delaware Breakwater. Is
the intention OF the Captain to take tugboat this
morning Thursday and try and haul the vessel OF.
He had part interest In her. Among the crew we
brought was a wounded sailor, whose ribs are
broken, believe. He said that he was a native OF
Norway AS soon as our vessel was made fast to her
wharf Mr.. Clyde had the United States Marine Hos
pital ambulance sent down for him and he was taken
over to the Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn.
Shoals Delaware Bay. II we had not taken the poor
fellows on they would have passed fearful night"
THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
Captain Lietken OF the wrecked vessel sent by the
Vndicator the following account of the wreck ION
the morning Of the I'd at five O'CLOCK was struck by
heavy squall from WN.W., parted the starboard
chain which killed and badly injured another
endeavored to slip the port chan but could not and
the masts being OF iron could them away bus
succeeded in cutting down the main and mzzen top
masts At halfpast seven O'Clock A. NJ, Wednesday,
dragged ashore Somers Shoals where the steamer
indicator, from Philadelphia TO New York. came up
and took all hands off and landed them Delaware
Breakwater. When all hands left the vessel had eight
feet OF water In the hold and badly strained, rud-
der carried away, with all the sails blown OF the
ropes; teegraphed 10 Philadelphia for assistance
save what they could from the wreck" !"
DESCRIPTION VESSEL
The Hanna is 6S7 tons burden, and was built in 1855
at Eshout in Norway, and halls from Chrstiana,
where she is principally owned by T. Berda The fol-
lowing her principal dimensions Length 1877 feet
breadth Of beam 81 eet depth OF hold u Her
dranght when loaded Is feet She copper and
fastened. In the Bureau Vertas she ranked 10-4
Up 70 the hour OF going 10 press the insurance
vessel and cargo is unknown The crew of Life Saving
Station No. 39 went board the wrecked vessel at
nine O'Clock and found her abandoned. Tney discov-
cred the dead body OF the carpenter In the forecase