The New York herald., 1878-10-06
AT THE MERCY OF THE WINDS.

rwo VESSELS IN HUnRICANE-oNE HAS HER
RuDDER DAMAGED AND THE OTHER LOSES
HER SAILS.
It sometimes happens that different vessels starting
on long voyage from widely different ports reach the
harbor OF New York the same day, with strikingiy
similar tales OF storm and disaster. Two such IN
stances reported IN the HxRALD's ship news
yesterday The bark Chalmette, OF Frespors, Captain
Chadbourne. from Iloio. IN the Philippine Islands,
with sugar. for Boston, put into this port for repairs
yesterday WAS lying OF the Battery preparatory
to making arrangements TO that end. At the same
ume foot OF Grand street, East River, was the
Italian bark Nuova Chiarins, Captain Atlanani, ffty-
seven days from LcghorD, with cargo Of marble.
Both vessels had encountered hurricane the voy-
age both had been stripped Of lneir sails within
few days OF each other and widely different ati-
tudes Ihe story Of sscn na: an interest o. rs own
than The commonpiace terms OF a ships log.
ACCIDENTS CHALxETTa.
Leaving lloii0 on tns 18th OF April the Chalmette
passed AMER the coast Of Java the 20h Of May
and asubled tho Cape OF Good Hope on the 14lh Of
July 1t may be said the bark was then on tne home
stretch but already she sunerea from Two misor-
tunes, ana she then seeking the iamous island,
where
St. Helens's donjon keep
Scowis defiance Ger the deep.
to repair the damage TO her rudder which had been
caused in u gale month before she driited into
friendly port On the 1911 OF June while the vessel
skirtng the coast OF Africa Fiorsncia Pivo-
SAID OF the sailors TO HERALD reporter ycster
day, Two made every effort to save him, but had 10
leave htm tar benind." A lew days LATER on the I'd
OF July, the CLaimetts encountered heavy gale of
Aigoa Bay which did great damage 10 hcr rudder
head was necessary 10 seek the nearest port Tor
REPAIRS and ST. Helena was not reached until the Atm
oil August THIS part OF the voyage is described BY
those board as exceedingly tedious, but At last,
after month and Two days. ST. Helena was reached,
q week was spent IN making temporary rspairs.
But The Chalmetss's troubles yet over. She
sailed the 9tn OF August, aud on the 18th Of Sop
teinber she was met by hurricane when approach
ing the Leeward Islands, IN whsch she lost several
sails.
STORY OF THE NUovA cHIARINA.
Five days lalcr The 17tn ot September, tho Nuova
ChIarina which had passed Gibraltar the 9th Of
August and sailing toward this port from The OPP
posite directson struck by squall which sealod
70 q hurricane To the HERALD reporter thus gale
represented OF the severest In the m0ry Of
old sailors The vessel knocked on her bsam ends,
while lhe cabin and hold Hooded with water in
tho latter 70 depth OF four feet Ono OF the boats
Was washed away, and the bark stripped OF a
whole suit OF sails at swept away rs clean .
shirt from pole" said young fellow TO whom The
reporter had applied Tor information Ia righting the
vessel found necessary cut away the iorctop-
mast, falling carried with II the topgalant-
mast NoLoay could be found on beard the Nuova
Cniarins who could givo Intelligent sccou nt OF the
hurricane describe the movements b. which the
danger met the bare iacts esequsnt do
scrpSion OF the event