The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-28
DISASTERS IN THE STORM.
sHIPs WRECKED AND LIVES LOST
ON THE ATLANTIC CoAST
ehs stes mship Great Western In Coilisien
nj sen and then Ashore on Loug Island-
A Brig aud All but One of her Crew Of
Einha Men .n.f nn The Ielea Of hhonls.

The steamship Great Western, which ran
ashore OF Amityve, Long Island In the storm
and fog on Saturday evening, Is a total wreck
Bhs sailed from Messina on the goth ult., touch
Ing at Palermo or the 1st inst, and had miscel-
Ianeous cargo OF oranges, lemons, sumac' sui
phur, and rags. The gale In which she went
ashore was very severe. She struck on sand
bar OF Amityvllle, about Ave miles east OF fire
Island light. and was instantly thrown on her
beam ends, the sea making a clean breach over
her The Captain was on the bridge when the
,hip went ashore. The 1rst of1lcer, Mr. Fox was
below, and II was the watch Of the second OF
hcer, MIR. Barnes. Both the Captain aud he are
tpoken Of as capable aud trustworthy officers.
No observations had been taken for three,days,
md the accident is attributed by other officers
sf the line to an error OF Judgment
with considerable difficulty boat was
launched, and while the crew were getting
aboard a seaman fell between the boat and the
steamer, but he was nshed out, though badly
bruised. All hands reached the shore in safety,
with most OF their personal effects. They we're
,aken se ;he Government ufe-savinG station,
and there provided for They speak In high
terms Of their treatment at the station, whore
they remained until yesterday forenoon. They
arrived in this city In the afternoon, under
sharge Of the second mate. and were taken on
board the Cornwall Of the same line, which lies
In Burling slip, Il. r., unloading. As they are
English and Welsh sailors, shipped at Bristol'
they are to be taken back Ia the Cornwall to that
port The Captain and FIRST ofilcer are still at
the scene OF the wreck, experimenting the saw
Ing OF the sails, rigging. &c.
w. ID. Morgan, OF w. ID. Morgan Co.. the
New York agents Of the line, with Capt Samper,
Of the Cornwall, who was the FIRST commander
Of the Great Western, went down to tho beach
on Sunday night and returned yesterday with
the wrecked vessels crew. Mr.. Morgan says
that the Great Western has parted amidshps.
Her cargo, which was con.lcned to Phelps Bros.
& Co. Of this city, Il fully insured the fruit.
sumAc, and rays for $'A tup IN the Orient Mutual
10 a Liverpool once for sli,OtO. rbe officers OF
the wreckin9 company say tnat probably the
green fruit. and that in a d maced condition.
Mr.. w. ID. Morgan was sineul rly unrommuni-
oative ON the subject OF the disaster. lie readily
gave permission TO hav. tbs crew interrosated,
but II was soon asCer aimed thai they were un-
der orders to give no information whatever on
the subject, and 70 refer inqnirors 20 their M
GERS: and their officers still at the scene Of
tho wreck, with the exception OF the second
mate, and he was inv sible YESTERDAYS.
A paragraph In Yesterdays SuN prob ably con-
tains a partial explanation 81 this retcence. II
announced that tile bark Dauhne hnd been in
collision with the Great Western, and had put IN
20 Belloport for repairs. Shortly before O'Clock
last evening the Captain 4 the Cornwall had an
Marshal Harlow's ONCE in Brooklyn. hanaed
him n paper Informing him that the Cornwall
aesiost Mark whitwell and John Doe as owners
Great the wsssTn s Ina S%d ON !Se
count OF damages done to vessel not
asmsd so ,h ,he bsrn amount nshn OF $500
sailed from Baltimore on the 18th inst, for
Marsailles, with a cargo Of assorted merchan-
disc, and that on Thursday night she run
into by the Great Western. he steamer struck
her on the starboad 5idc, abaft OF the fore rig
einR, breaking the plank from the sails down to
her water line. The Gre. Western immedi-
ately hove to, sent Second Ohicer Barnes aboard
with assist.nce and lay oy her nearly all the
next day. The Daphne ran into Bsllepori, and
this del y, the Great Western might have got in
ahead OF the fog and storm Of SATURDAY., in
which they ran ashore. They attribute the col
llson entirely TO the fog, Which was So thick
however, that, except In the delay IT caused, the
collision In no way contributed TO the disaster
by which the vessel was lost.
The Great Western one NJ the vessels OF
the Great Western Steamship Line; but the Of
hcers OF the Cornwall say that, while belonging
TO the same llne the concern is not company
that can be sued; that the vessels have offer.
ent owners, ana that the libellants on behalf Of
the Daphne have, therefore, erred In selling the
Cornwall for damages done bv the Great West
ern. The departure OF the Cornwall, which was
announced for Tomorrow. Is necessarily post
poned. II Is said, until ; saturday.
The Great Western was built at Sunderland in
1872 for Messrs. Whitwell Co. Of Bristol. and
Is OF 1,5il tons register. She Is 216 feet long. 32
feet inches breadth OF beam, and % feet
inches depth OF hold. Her machinery is Of the
compound model, she has six bukheads, Is
bnV rigged and was classed Al. She was
estimated to be worth $1,000, and Is insured In
England.
E-Gnr LIVES LOST on THE ISLES OF SHOALS.
PORTSMOUTH. N. IL, March q. The south
east storm that SWEET over this section OF
than the storm on Tuesday last. The Isles Of
Shoals, N ass ofdetach ed rocks about seventeen
miles from the mouth Of this naroor, are a terror
90 all coasting vessels during a southerly gale.
On White Island. the most dangerous Of all. Is
bituated lighthouse of medium class. To the
nftf Ia lam lei swaI It
rocks over which the sea breaks at high water.
snort distance on 10 u reef Of rocks generally
JubLnefPed. On this rect the brig A. Porter, OF
Annapol', Nd, struck on Sunday morning and
became a total wreck. One man only was saved
Di the crew 81 nine persons on board; This
Ing account OF the loss OF the vessel:
Tho brig was loaded with 100 bushels OF salt
bound from st. Martins, W. l., to Boston. She
was commanded by Caot. Geo. johnson II An
nayolis. Inc vessel left st. Martins on Feb. is.
When three days out she sprung leak and was
put INTO ST. Thomas har or. She lett there on
the I'D and soon encountered be,vy winds,
eleven days in making one degree north. ON |
baiuruay night at u'c Ock, the gale struck her.
a thick fog surrounded the vessel, which was
falllng under reefed malnstayshl. At o |
o'clock on sunday morning twenty fathoms |
lt water were sounded. Tne vessel was headed |
10 the eastward. Nothing could De seen, not |
even the light from tne lighthouse. Al eight |
o'clock breakers were seen on the reef To the |
louth OF White Island. The rolling noun |
.ahs nigh drove the vessel toward them All |
the upper sails were twisted in an attempt TO |
wear on from the rocks but the gale increased,
hhd Captain Johnson endeavoTed to drive his |
vessel 10 one SIDE Of the reef then steer clear
ot Longing lsapd which was just In sight A |
tremendous wave raised the vessel on high |
snd dashed her on the reef. She struck on |
her Keel, The succeeding wave dashed |
esanst the stern tore 1t of, carried away |
Tue boat, and swept I've sailors from |
we deck into the seethng water. Jonn Lietcn |
ana George Watt we're at the wheel when the |
yea struck them, BuTket Fowler, James Nc |
Earye, and Arthur Powers were near midships. |
Sapt. Johnson ana three other men were the |
pow Ihey saw their comrades raise their hands |
tn u Oeseeching manner, but tney were helpless |
20 save them, the wave lifting the vessel over the
feeI few seas more drove II on an outer rock |
OF Lunging Island. The surviving sailors mad |
tahen pOsitlo at the windward rail, and clung |
Ior dear life TO the ratings. The last sea |
mat struck tho vessel drove her still fur
tber on the rocks, swept clean over the deck.
second mate, the Captain brother. was swept |
oVerDo ird. he vessel began 10 break into |
pieces immediately, and Capt. Johnson, Free |
man Cropley and the II st mate swung them
selyes se irom the oowsprit and landed on the |
Iock, over which the sea was breaking every in |
etdnt' Ihey WithstoOd one wave, and then the |
mate, seeing passage-w. ~ made by the reced- |
thg waves, called 10 his comrades TO follow him
70 the island. They hesila ed, and were lost |
Lynch ptaDg between the waves, and after be- |
lhg dashed against this rocks several times was |
swept lnto cove between two rocks. and afteT a |
desperate nRht win tne undertOw climbed upOn |
rising ground. The bodies OF the Ca1taln aud |