The Republican journal., 1876-11-09
Rescue Of a Maine Crew

The brig Nellie Ware, at New York.
from Minatitlan, brought the captain and
crew of the schooner Katie p Lunt Of
fremont. Capt. Lopans relates his hard
experience as follows
1--WE sailed from Brunswick, Ga, on Sunday,
oct. 10, 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 shortened
sail. During the day the wind increased to a
strong gale from northeast. The weather be-
came hazv and the vessel began to leak. Next
day, Tuesday, the weather moderating, we
made all sail. During the night of Wednes-
day, the 18th, it blew fresh gale from the
northeast. We put the vessel under short sail,
and us she was leaking badly all hands We're
put at the pumps. Wednesday morning the
wind moderated and came more from the east
ward. At 10 A. NJ. we wore ship to the north
ward and set the jib with heavy sea running
from the southeast and the vessel laborlng
heavily and still leaking badly. At this time
We were in latitude 80 deg. II min. north, Ion
gltude :, deg. 36 min. west On Thursday. at
noon, the wind and the weather stood the
same. In the afternoon the wind increased
and We shortened sail. The barometer was
very unsteady. BY midnight ii was blowing
heavy, the vessel being under three reeted sails
and all hands at the pumps. Friday, at day
light, there was every sign of a hurricane. All
hands We're kept at the pumps, and the barom-
eter kept falling fast. AT hall-past nine A. Nj.
the vessel was thrown on her beam ends, and
we had to cllt away the mainmast to right her.
which carried away the toremast When she
righted the decks were swept of everything
deckload, forward house and loose sparS and
gear. The vessel was full Of water. 1t was
blowing hurricane. Al II A. NJ. the barom
eter stood very low and the sea making clean
breach over the vessel and through the cabin,
stayin@ the bulkheadS and everything i'll 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 of the house, but hay
ing rope made fast around her she was hauled
on board, but without the child, which was
drowned Myself and the other child were
washed i'll the cabin and nearly drowned.
When | recovered myself the child was gone,
having been washed through the cabin At
midnight the wind shifted 10 the northwest,
which made the wreck lay easier and gave lis
a little shelter in the after c0mpan ionWay,
which was not washed away. The weather
mOderating we took look around, and found
the provisions, except a can of tomatoes and
the water, all gone, and the decks split open.
| Saturday, the 2l9t, we kept lookout for a sail,
but none came il sight. Sunday we made a
sail six mi les distant, and heading to the north
east after awhile we made her out 10 be Il
brig, under short sail. We hoi-ted shirt on
a board as a signal TO her, which she did not
seem to see, she Kept on her course until
! noon, when she was almost ont of siPht; she
| then tackled and bore up for us. While the
sail was coming toward Us we caught Il shark,
which we managed to roast in an old stove we
| found. Partly roasted, we found it tasted good
aud sweet, but had no water TO drink with it,
| AT halt-past four the wind was very light and
| the vessel coming very slowly toward us.
| Shortly after she sent boat to US and brought
US on board the vessel, when we found her to
be the BRIG Nellie Ware. Captain Ashbury,
| from Minatitlan, for New YORK. Captain Ash
| bury did everything in his power to make us
comfortable, and our thanks are due 10 him for
| the Kind manner in which he treated US. MY
wife was badly bruised, and had very little
clothing on when we We're rescued.