New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-29
DISASTERS ON THE SEA.

Cant Steward and three apprentice boys,
William Iightfoot, William Denwood and fredeHeA
joyce OF the British ship Ada Iredale arrived NJ eau
Francisco OIL Friday last from Tahiti in the schooner
John Bright The Ada Iredale left Androssan Scotland
June 90, with load OF coal on Oct - the eoai was
discovered 10 be on fire. and efforts were made 10 e1t
gush IL without In SO hours afterwaru the
large volume gas which had been generated oXpodcd
and blew up the deck Finding it Impossible 10 save 'hc
ship it was determined to abandon her. and the captain
officers and ciew-23 persons all old-ett the VeSsel Ill
the small boats, taking with them such provisions as
they could carry the ship papers, nautical Instruments
and charts. A course was laid for the Galapagos
Islands 200 miles distant After leaving the vessel,
the captains boat capsized ny heaNF sea- a"u
everything was lost except sextant The men were
plcked up after the boat was rghtcd. Inc opposing
winds and currents caused the captain alter his
and steer toward the Marqucsas Islands, over 2oOo
miles distant On Nov one OF the other boats was cap
sized, and the carlehter william Dgne, Vas % %
were put short allow n"e until their arrival at DOM
,ck Island one OF the MarqueSas group, on Nov lie
sunerings of The men throughout the trip were very
From MarqueSas the captain ana crew Went 10
Tahiti the schooner which brought the captain ana
three boys 10 San Francisco The two mates and the
rest OF the paid OF AZ Ihil where an pn'
fonr OF the sailors shipped OH tne snip Coral Newbed
The steamship wieand, Capt. Tcbck, arrived at this
pGrt on Saturday after passare Of X days from liam
burg on the sixth day violent storm broke upon
her lasting for 90 hours, driving her out OF her course
and delaying her arrival at this port than week
The waves almost continuously swept the deck, render
Ing it nearly impossible for M sainen 20 stand u. lhe
uosts During the night of the storm the Nessel
began TO leak AND about two feet OF wafer accnnIlacG
in the hold before the pumps could se got To- WORK ahd
thc leak stopped. Great excitement prevailed among
the passengers when this fact became known ana an IN
encctual attempt was male TO reach the ur'r deck
where they would have been exposed Ia great danger
The steamship Celtic which arrived at THIS port yester
day brought Capt. Woodman aud three survivors of his
crew of the schooner Island Belle abandoned Jan. q.
CAPT Woo nan that lie sailed from ST. Johns, n
f. for Boston. Dee. Z. Nine miles south Of Halifax
gale was encountered, lasting until Jan ~, in which al
sails lost and the vessel spTunGa leak Fonr o &c
crew dying nom cold and exposure he concluded 10
abandon vessel. The only person that could astst
TIE captain III trying to the vessel passenger
named j. Alien and he had his ribs broken on Jan 9,
Edrdgc Doan Of Rockaud the mate, died from cxpos-
urc ON jan II, j. L. Dodge, coOred Of Santa Cruz the
cook Manuel k0zp. and John G.. Kelley, scamcn died
from frost exposure. On Dee % all the provisions
and lights were lost. on Jan >, the steamship taor
mia took of Mrs WOOdman and child and brought them
10 this port Jan ~ survivors rescued by
Celtic. The Island Belle was $50 IONS burd ~ Dill
at Rorkland Me- in 1867, and owned 10y Wright and
others % ROcklaud.