The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-02
IN JUPITER INLET.
A vesseI Torn TO Pieces IN Hurricane-Thc
Crew Naked and starving.


Tho brig Nellie Ware, after n terribly
rough passage Of forty days from Minatitlan
arrived ia tho East river yesterday, having on
board the survivors OF tho schooner Katie 7.
Lunt, that was wrecked In the hurricane OF the
10Th and Goth ult. Capt. Ashburv. Of tho Nellie
Ware. gives tho following account OF the storm
and the rescue:
"On Thursd ~. the 10Th when on Jupiter Inlet
light, hurricane blew up from about r. N.
H., and run us ashore. Our sails were all new
aud strong but they were torn from their
fastenings like paper. We constantly took
soundings during the night. About II o'clock
the next morning the wind shifted to south ana
east, aud headed OF shore. We immedia oily
cleared the wreck. and on Saturday made what
little sail we could On Sunday morning, about
o'clock. we saw to the windward what seemed
Co DO dismantled vessel. ny half past In the
afternoon we beat up to II, and found her to be
the Katlo 7. Lunt Of fremont, Me-, bound from
brunswick. Ca, to st. Jdgo, Cuba, with a cargo
OF pine Ium Der: she was tn dep'orsoIe eondi ~,
gone. her deck split open, and tho fierce sea had
rushed clear through the cabin, carrying away
anu the Captains two children, leaving literally
nothing but tho roof aud sides. We took on the
naked, and had been wtsoSt food d or water Tor
three days. The Captains vile had suffered
most. and she was In a truly pitiable cvnsItion.
Nearly all her clothing had been washed Of, ana
she was badly bruised aud nearly famished. Yet
she bore up bravely like the noble wife OF a ar-
ing sailor"
Capt. Lopez Of the wrecked schooner tells the
following story:
1--WE sailed from brunswick. Ca. on the 18th
and got along moderately well until the 18th
Then we got fresh gales from the north and
east, and sprung a leak, making water freely.
We Kept the pumps going all day and night, and
managed to set the jib. but the vessel was labor
Ing heavily and leaking badly. About o o clock
on Thursday morning the vessel made a heavy
lurch or roll. and heforo she righted We had 10
Guy away the ,nainmast, and the foremas,
the deck load had been washed Of, nd tho
cabin was fun Of water. AT 10 o'clock 1t was
blowing hurricane, and the barometer getting
very low. At noon the hurricane was at its
height, the sea making Il clear breach over she
wreck and through the cabin, carrying every
thing before It and driving all hands to the root
OF the cabin There they lashed themselves
fast My wife was washed overheard with hot
ten-months old bate IN her arms, She had :
soon as we could, but the child was gone
The other boy Of four years, hac
way. trying to calm bis fears when ,
monstrous wave crashed through tho cabin
osrrying US with Il. For moment l wa
| stunned. and when l recovered found that the
child had been torn from my grasp and WASHED
overheard, aud never saw him after AT mid
| night the wind shifted and the wreck lay 40 tina
We could get little shelter In the companion
way. AT daybreak discovered that all our pro
visions and water had been carried away. On'
can OF tomatoes was all we found, and all W.
| had to eat for three DAYS. All day and all nigh
we sat waiting and watching and trying to com
| fort each other About daylight we saw a eiil
l tied sheet to the end Of a board and tried &
signal her, but she seemed not to see IL aud KEEP
on her way. At noon the u was almost out oil
sight aud NO were emil ely disneartencd. Aoou
| one o'clock It appeared again. and at about half
past four a boat came for US and we were sooI
ON board the brig"
Capt. Lopez and his wife are without clothing
| or means to take them homo. Capt. Ashbur,
started subscription list for their benefit yes
terday. subscriptions can be sent to j. y. W arr
| Co., Al South street.