The New York herald., 1877-01-17
THE STORMS DOINGS.
THE VOYAGE OF THE FIVE sIsrERs--THE
WRECK OF THE GEORGE GIEEN-GErTING

THE VOYAGE OF THE FIVE sIsrERs--THE
WRECK OF THE GEORGE oREEN-GErTING
OFF L'AMERIQUE--HER PILOTS STATEMENT
Tho schooner Five Sisters, Captain Wallace, belong
ing 10 Messrs Simpson, Clapp 4 CO., seventeen days
from nagua. one OF the Bahama group OF islands, has
Just arrived at this port after stormy PASSAGE in
which she aborcd through series violent gales She
LETT lnagua December ~, with fair weather, and met
with no serious delay until January g. when she en-.
counlered u severe gallo from tho southeast, which
lasted twelve hours. She was struck by the gale
In latitude 20 deg IL min. longitude "a deg min,
and was driven before It like a cork. The main and
foresail blown from tho booms and the jb split
into ribbons. Ina lew hours the force OF the wind
caused the sea 10 run very high and tho lnto vessel
was half the time submerged. Her deck swept
clear OF everything movable, and the washed over
her SO frequently that II was hazardous to move
about tho deck. rho schooner laborcd heavily
IN this storm and shipped water In consider.
abo quantities. While driving before the bias.
n number Of other lighter craft were seen, ono
OF which was under baro poles and displaying what
was taken for signal Of distress She far the
and oil the starboard quarter OF the Five sstcrs
On the I'd The schooner struck by immense sen
which washed away tho galley and flooded the cabin.
part Of forcsai rugged helped to steady the
vessel In the afternoon the gale veercd to the north.
and increased IN violence, completely changing
her course, driving her bnck over nearly the same
track she had come. The gale from the
northwest. los,cd sixteen hours, and Is de-
scribed by Captain Wallace as terrific. The
wind had subsIdcd, causing the schooner roll and
pitch heavily during the rolling OF the vessel one o
the crew, Germnn namcd August Evarts, attempted
for some purpose 10 ascend the main rigging When
about hall way up the shrouds ra,line parted and
lowered. From tho san hc Tell 10 The deck When
picked up he was nsensDlc and seriously II not fatally
Long Island Hospital scamen His hurt is internal
and pronounced dangsrous. The Five Sisters lies at
tho loot OF JoraIcmon street, Brooklyn, and is con-
signed 10 i. =. Monte Il Son.
wRxcK THE GEORGE GREEN
Mr.. G. Green, Of No. So Wall street, the owner OF
the snip George Grcon, which WAS wrecked near
HERALD, when all on board are supposed TO have per-
ished, madc the following statement TO HERALD re-
have no additional cable dispatches concer ming the
catastrophe, and believe that nobody survives to tell
the tale OF the shipwrcck. 1t was undoubtedly my
sell The Captain, who Is from New bedford, Mass.
had his w,ie on board with him. After loading puano
tor. he procccaed 10 Apa. about two degrees TO the
south, and took watcr board Thence he
wrote under date OF Sth OF September and
said he hoped to be ut COwes by Dccember where
he 10 receive orders where " discharge The
was shipped NJ Hamburg | do not know tho name OF
the German house who chartered hcr 10 70 to Endcr
berry Island. She left there At the end OF last March,
Her previous voyage was to the same island, which rs
claimed to 10 tho property Of New Bedford people
vessel, us consider that private affair.
MOVING LAMERIQUE
The General Transatlantic COmpany's steamer
LAm6riQuc stil lies brOadsde to the beach upon
New Jersey coast. The coast wreckng people have
nbors lar has bcen that tho vessel been moved
thirty Ave iect toward deep water since last Sunday
night. The agent oilhc company believes that Captain
Merritt will got LAmcr.quc rafely of, unless gale
IRON tho northeast should blow.
rnx CARGO SAFE
All the cargo has been safely removed. This labor
gangs AMI the lucky iact that no heavy storm hus
beat upon the ship since her lfnted acquaintance with
the treachcrous beach, But little fuel has been
moved LON tho vessel, Tor she has used her
steam IN hosting out carso and in all tho attempts
that have been made 70 move her by tho OF houvy
chains and hawsers and by kcdge anchors.
TuE PILOT STEAKS
The pilot Mr. Weaver, has not lett tho vessel since
sho struck except TO climb down the side ladder 10
tho beach he and tho captain both having "stuck 10
the ship'
According to the statements OF tho pilot and which
arc not contradcted by the captain he and the captain
were both on tho bridge, and soundngs were being
constantly takcn tie result OF each hcaving Of tue
lead being promptly reported " thcm by the man In
charge Vt tho lead and limo.
Tho report made the pilot was "scvcnteen faith.
oms, and tho tal!ow upon tho lead showed white
gravel; another sounding and tho word was, "Thrtccn
ia,honis and shouIing fAa' Upon this ,Hc pilot rug
gcslcd that from the depth Of water and the gravel
brought up from be bottom, the steamer upon the
Cholera Banks, several mil0s away from sandy HOOK,
as The only similar bottom was to be found upon what
supg his charts, found such 10 DO tho case, ana tho
two men Sill retained their position the bridge
Tho first intlmatOn Of danger came from the captain
who asked ths pilot, "What Is that ahcadY" Mr..
Weaver looked. in tho direction named and AZ once
replied. That's the Jersey beach" Tho lolcgrapho
signal was at onco gwen 10 the engineer TO 'back
with all speed" and the captain thought for u tme
that tho steamer under sernway, when IN reality
II was only the effect OF tho quck water" caused by
tho sudden reversal of the screw. Tho pilot states
that tho ship at least 200 yards along the beach
tore she stopped
THE PILOT COMMISSIONERS AND THE CiRcAssrAx
meeting OF tho Sandy Hook Pilot Commssio ners
took place yesterday at their Office IN Burling sup il
wrecked ship Circassan. sullivan, and the steamer
Amerique, Weaver Tho trial ol Weaver not
called, as the commissioners considered him not to
bnmo In the matter.
rHE ciRcAssrAN's PILOT.
Tho trial Of Mr. Sullivan was called for one O'CLOCK
but after waiting until twO tho reporters present
informed that tho trial would take place in secret and
that any Information that Was proper they should
have, would be given them ahcrward. Thus was pro.
scntcd the somewhat unusual spectacle OF commits
SION Of public servants closing their doors 10 tho
people and discussing In private whether or not q
ship had been wrecked by carclessnoss.
THE TESTIMONY.
Eugene Sullivan stated that he boarded the Cir.
cassian $50 miles outside of tho limits, aud nnding
one OF the compssscs frozen up and the other not
good condition no refused 10 take charge OF the ship
stated that he had boon asleep long before no felt
tho ship strike. and running upon deck found Tint
they werc ashore on tho Long Island coast. The
Ing OF tho crew whs described materially rs II np-
pcarcd In the HERALD Al the time oi the wreck.
Mr.. Sullivan Will DO acquitted OF all blame In tho
matter