The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-11-10


Rescue at Sea.
rERRIBIE E suFFERrNGs OF A SHIPS CREW
THREE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR DRINK
LIVING on sHARKS-REsCUE ST
THE BRIG NELlIE wARE-THE
CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
The brig Nellie Ware, Captain Ashbury,
from Minatitlan, arrived at New York
Thursday after stormy voyage of forty
days. Captain Ashbury made the follow
ing statement We had fine weather to
Thursday, October 10, when off Jupiter
inlet we encountered hurricane from
east northeast, blowing dead on shore,
which was not very far distant. We carried
considerable sail until it was all blown
away. Kept constantly heavine the lead
during the night, but could not exactly tell
the depth. The last astounding we supposed
to be about seventeen fathoms Attwo A.
M. our last sail was blown away and we
were drifting to lee ward very fast. At four
A. NJ. the wind shifted to the southeast,
when we wore ship and headed off shore.
Friday, October 90. forenoon, terrible
gale was blowing from southwest which
came in heavy pulls. At four p. NJ, that
day the wind moderated and it cleared in
the west. We got all hands to work and
cleared the wreck. On Saturday, October
81, we made what sail we could and bore
up for New York. The next day, Sunday,
ct seven A. NJ, in latitude % deg. AZ min.
north, longitude n deg. 33 min. west, we
saw a dismasted vessel about six miles to
wind ward of us. In the afternoon we beat
up TO her and found her to be the schooner
Katie p. Lunt kof fremont Me- Capt. Lo-
paus and bound from Brunswick, Ca. for
st. Jago (Cnba) with a cargo of pine lun,-
ber. She was in a most deplorable condi-
ton, her masts and jibboom gone and her
decks swept clean. We sent boat to her
and took off her captain, his wife and crew
and brought them to this port. s
Captain Lopaus was interviewed and
stated as follows We sailed from Bruins
wick, Ga, on Sunday, October IS, with
light westerly winds and fine weather.
That night the wind shifted to the north
and east, blowing fresh. On Monday it
was blowing strong breeze and we short
ened sail. During the day the wind in
creased to strong gale from northeast.
The weather became hazy and the vessel
began to leak. Next day. the weather
moderating, we made all sail. During the
night of Wednesday, the 18th, it blew a
fresh gale from the northwest We put
the vessel under short sail and rs she
leaking badly all hands were put at the
pumps. Wednesday morning the wind
moderated and came more from the cast
northward and set the jib. with n heavy
sea running from the southeast and the
vessel labOring heavily and leaking badly.
At this time we were in latitude 90 deg. -
min. north longitude n deg. sc min. west.
On Thursday, at noon, the wind and
weather stood the same. In the afternoon
the wind increased and we shortened sail.
The barometer Tas unsteady. BY mid
night it was blowing heavy, the vessel being
under three reefed sails, and all hands at
the pumps. Friday, at daylight, there WAS
every sign OF a hurricane. All hands were
kept at the pumps an6 the barometer kept
falling fast. At half past nine A. NJ. the
vessel was thrown on her beam ends. and
@e had to cut away the mainmast to right
her, which carried away the foremast.-
When she RIG hted the decks were swept of
everything-deck load, forward house and
loose spars and gear. The vessel was full
of water. 1t was blowing hurricane. AT
II 4. NJ. the barometer stood very low and
the sea making a clean breach over the
vessel and through the cabin, staving the
bu,kheadS and everything in the cabin, and
driving all hands on the top of the house,
where they lashed themselves as best they
could for safety. My wife with her child
in her arms was washed off the house. but
having rope made fast around her she
was hauled on board, but without the child.
which was drowned. Myself and another
child were washed in the cabin and nearly
drowned When ] recovered myself the
child was gone, having been washed
through the cabin.
At midnight the wind shifted to the
northwest, which made the wreck lay easier
and gave us a little shelter in the after
ompaniopway, which was not washed
away. The weather moderating we took
look around and fouid .he provisions,
except a can Of tomatoes and the water, all
gone, and the deck split open. Saturday,
the 2lst, we kept a lookout for a sail. but
none came in sight. Sunday we made a
sail six miles, heading to the northeast !;
after awhile we made her out to he = brig,
nnder short sail. We hoisted q shirt on
board as a signal to her, which she did not
seem to see, as she kept on her course until
noon. when she was almost out OF sight
she then tackled and bore mp for us. While
the sail was coming toward us we caught
a shark, which we managed to roas. i'm an
old stove wa found. Partly roasted, we
found it tasted good and sweet, Init had no
water to drink with it. At half-past fou"
the wind was very light and the vessel
coming very slowly toward u.s. Shortly
after she sent a boa. to us and brought us
on board the vessel, when we found her to
be the brig Nellie Ware, Capt. Ashbury,
from Minatinlan for New York Captain
Ashbury did everything in his power to
make us comfortable, aud our thanks are
due to him for the kind manner in which
he treated us. My wife was badly bruised,
and had very little clothing on when we
were rescued. E
THE BUTTER SCULPTREss.-An exhibi-
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