The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-12
SAILORS ESCAPING DEATH.
MORE FROM THE WRECKS IN THE
RECENT GREAT STORMS.
A Nisht Of Terror on tho Coast below Caps
Honry-The Fearful suGefipgs and Peril
Of the Crew ofan Irish Fishing Hooker.

Nisht Of Terror on tho Coast below Cspe
Honry-The Fearful ssGefings and Peril
Of the Crew ofsn Irish Fishing Hooker.
The steamship Old Dominion, which ar
rived at this port yesterday, brought the crews
Of two wrecked vessels whom the British Con-
sui at Norfolk had sent TO New York. There
are fourteen Italians who manned the bark
America, Of Genoa. which sailed from Amster-
dam for Baltimore, in ballast, early In Novem-
Der. After very rough passage Of nfty.fou
days, storm from the south-southesst struck
the vessel, and for days and nights the sun and
the stars were obscured, and Capt. Daeustini
lost his reckoning. On Christmas eve, while the
storm was at Its height, tho America ran high
on shore one hundred miles south OF Cape Henry,
and enormous waves swept from her deck every
thing except the benumbed sailors, who with
clothing coated with Ice were lashed to the
masts and rigging. The bark gradually settled,
and careened on her starbo ird side.
When day broke on Christmas morning, the
wreck was seen from the shore and the crew Of
Life Saving station No. rescued the almost life
less sailors In small boats. On the same morning
the America broke amidships and was soon In
splinters. No lives were lost. The men, IRON
the Captain to the least OF toe crow, saved only
the clothing on their backs.
The other crew brought by the Old Dominion
are three irish fishermen. They lived In Glade,
nesr Galway, and sold nsh In the market In the
sailed from Galway In the st. Patrick. a hooker
or open smack OF nine tons burden. Nicholas
Moran, about 45 years OF age, was Can't In, aud
under him were hs uncle Jonn Moran, % years
OF sge; his father, Patrick Norm. SO years old
and young man named Nicholas Smith. Capt.
Nicholas Moran bad heard that behring's were
plentiful OF Slime Head. sixty miles from
Galway. He set sail Ia the morning. 1shed
all day. caught nothing and turned homeward
at dusk with the wind northeast. Suddenly .
gale rose from the cast and southeast, heavy
sea was stirred up. and the boat became unm an
ageable II shipped several waves. and the
smouldering bits OF turf by which the fisher
men kindled their nre were quenched. For six
days they were blown about. far away from
md. with their boat constantly full Of water. q
freezing wind prevailing, and nothing to eat
or Drink. The Captains hand was frozen
and swelled as big as his head, When
they desired to slcep. the fishermen
threw overheard a basket filled with stones and
fastened to IA hAu-er from the hookers stern.
| On the tfth night. when deat h seemed near TO
| all, the Younger men were sleeping In tho bot
| tom OF the boat. and John Nor N, the Old man,
WAS lytns on the little deck at, a tremendous
wave struca the liitlc vessel. and old John
| Nor was pitched overb ard. ON the next
nignt the others we're picked up 10y the Swe iish
| bark Georgiin, l.. Olsen Captain, bound for
Hun pton Roads. Oi SIturiav last they we're
Landed at Norfolk. ihc Captain was sailor In
tue Confederate man -of-war SnenaLdoan at the
/ time OF The rebellion.