The New York herald., 1878-03-25
wATERLOGGED AND ABANDONED

LOSS OF THE SCHOONER FLORA NJ CROWLEY
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THE CAPTAIN
WAS THE VESSEL ovEELADEN2
The bark Aeaniyr on Friday brought to this port
the captain. officers and crew of the waterIogged
schooner Flora NJ. Crowley. The captain, J. q. Crow
10y, steadily refused give any information how
HIS vessel became waterlopged. or, in fac any OF the
particulars OF the voyage and its disastrous termna-
ton. One OF the sailors OF the schooner, however,
camc ashore, and In his story charges the captain
with unseamaukc conduct and knowingly leaving
the port Of Savannah with an ovcradcn vessel. The
captain and tho remainder OF the crew
werc lost night still board Of the Agantyr.
A SAILORS STORY.
Joseph Bird, the only OF the that came
ashore yesterday, was found at the Sailors Home,
No. 100 Cherry street. Brd said that he had shipped
on tho Flora NJ. Crowley at Savannah, Ca, on the
29,n OF last January. She was laden with lumber
and bound tor Seville, Spain. There were on board
Captain T. G.. Crowley, first mate Crowley,
second mate Crowley, forecaste boy Crowley,
Mrs. Crowley, Sr. Mra Charlotte Crowley,
and Flora NJ Crowley, after whom the shir was
named; steward cook John Williams and two
men, Joseph Bird and John Delwin, OF ST. Thomas.
She laden with timber, and Bird says was very
much overladen. so much 30, in fact, that the con-
signees At Savannah protested against the ships
VILE, they sail. But the captain determined
to take his entire cargo, including tho deck load,
and tho matter rested for a time. Before
vessel LETT port the mates got quarrel
which nearly ended said Bird, in tho death Of the
mate. He did not know what they quarreied
about, but the first mate had capstan bar and the
mate an IRON murling spike, with which they
made each OLher. Bird interrered and succeeded
preventing bloodshed Tor the time but the quarrel
ling between them continued during the short and
rather eventiul voyage
A FLOATING FAMILY.
Tho first mates name was Debcrt Crowley and he
was son OF the captain. rne second mates name
Orrn Crowley-Brd thinks very distant relative
the captain. Orrin Cr0nley sister Is RS. Delbert
Crowley aud Miss Flora NJ Crowley is likely become
Mrs Orrn Crowley. MRS Crowley, the wifc oil CAPITA n
Crowley, also on board lhe lorecastc boy (Crow-
ley) alsoa relative OF the capain end the s'eward
Bird believed Is aso connected with the family in
some way the two men ure not members OF
the family, SO far AS Bird knows
On the sh OF January the FIora N. Crowley started
on her vnyage for Seville. The first day cut, Bird
SAID, the wina was far and everything went smoothly
anu pioasant,y The first and second mates would
occasionally have row, and sometimes the steward
aud f0recastle boy would join the iamny contro-
versy. Bird says. however, that tho captain and
hall of the crew, except that they Kept
working most OF The time. rhe Captain continu-
ally altering the sails, and tho second day out,
when he breeze hardly fresh enough 10 Keep tho
schooners head on her course, he took In the gan
calm The Captain would order the sails lowered,
as breeze would spring up again The labor of
hosting them would devOlvc the
SPRUNG ALEAK.
The vessel had gone Out "a snort distance on her
voyage before It was discovered tnat she had lcak
somewhere, and that II would be necessary TO
the pumps This was DONE and from that limo until
the final disaster the pumping was kept up all the
time, night and day, escu waicn taking its turn.
Several tunes vessel mot rather heavy soas and
high WINDS aud oeiny so low IN the water the decks
would Oe frequently washed fore and aft
On Monday the 1lth oi February, at iour O'Clock IN
the morning (clpht bells) Bro says BIO was He'd on
deck and put at the wheel There a very high
Mt 4 fh.l nntf mi rh n "a ANITA IA
directions were W Keep the vessel steady and not al
low ner TO ship any seas ms Bird says. he tried
could do sea was shipped on the quarter,
and the Captain came up on deck again and
at the time. hardly enough to Keep the ship
be.0re the very heavy .es Bird says, but notwlth-
reeied everything The reduced sail was enough
10 take her out OF the seaway, aud she shipped
alter sen. During tue time that the crew were busy
double rechng the mansaiI, about two and halt
hours, the pumps were standing Idle, anu when the
well was sounded atterward II was found 10 contain
about two ieet OF water
wArERLoGGED.
The Increased IN violence greatly aud the deck
was continually flooded Tho lumber was thrown
about tho ana OF the Two boats broken
TO pieces. The Captain now ordered the deck load
be thrown overheard, aud The men went TO work
with u will to the sh Zip and their One OF
the heavy this time struck aud washed away
the side OF the forward gangway OF the after cabin
and the water poured into the cabin below. There
holes III this cabin that allowed the water into
the hold below, and u sounding OF the we'll now
Veaieu "oout hVe ieet vi WaeT III tue hoiu Ihe pumps
manned again, but with no success. Tue water st
poured Uver the deck, and the issts were away.
The vessel was now nllcd with water aud nothing
could he done Some provisions were saved, and tho
males and three females sat together the
roll oil the after cabin. Tie forward boat, which
slightly stove, was stove by floating pieces ot lumber,
but was launched nevertheless 1t was IN the water,
however, but a moment when a towering sea dashed
II against the snips side and broke II to pieces.
RESCUED.
From this time until the 23d OF February the ships
people suDsist, d on salt junk aud water and slept
day they were sighted by the Norwegian bark Agantyr
Captain UImer, from Rotterdam ior New York, aud
the Captain and crew taken board aud brought
10 tins city. The Flora N. crowley was n schooner
of 30 tons and was built at HARRINGTON Me I'm 1872