Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-05-16
The Wrecked Ship P. R. Haxeltine.

PARTICULARS or HER Loss. LETTER PROM
WELLINGTON wHrrE-THE CAPTAINS
son AND SIX ME-. MIssiNG-suFrERINGs
or THE RESCUED.
James p. White on Saturday. received q
letter from Nesmi,h & Sons. of New York
stating that the underwriters had . letter
from their agents At Valparaiso. OF which
the following is q copy
I'VE are sorry to report the total loss OF the
hne ship +. K Haxeltine. bound from your port
TO San Francisco. She struck = sunken rock OF
WalIaston Island. near Cape Horn. on the 18th
oUt ebruary. and SINK Immediately. Capt.
Hartman. wife and /. OF the crew were brought
In by The French bark Gusiave. bound 10 Quay
squi. One boat. containing the captain. son
aid six meu, has lot been heard from since IL
parted company with the other two boats on
the eist, although Capt VI. has searched for Il
for two weeks; but being In the vicinity Of
shore, and vessels continually passing. the men
have no joub, been picked up. Capt II. blame.
bis mate for the loss OF the ship
The mali OF Monday evening brought to
Mrs. Geo r. White Il iett.r from her son
Wellington. who wss seaman on the
HazeItine- The latter Ma wiNi,u A,lH
2ad. a, Portland. Oregon. to which place
he and five Others OF the ships company
had been taken on steamer fror. Valpa-
also. The letter is full OF Interesting par
ticulars, which We give below
The ship bad ind kn from New York to
Cape Horn. although IL was q rough one. light
days out We lost our fore-iop-gAllani mast. We
passed through the straits OF Le Marie, and
amer that hsd gale amer gale. The chip wss
within few miles Of the Cape. when the Cap
tain decided 10 go up Nassau Sound. around
WallAs,on Island. and down the back channel
TO seA AZ ain. This was Sunday. That night nj
IL O'Clock ran into bay and anchored. Next
morning, the lsah Of February, the wind hauled
a little and We got urder way; but the wind
soon came ahead again. We stood once or
twice across the sound. but We could no, b. nj
out. started back for the bay. Had furled every
thing but the iopsail., and were running shout
knots an hour. when we struck, head on,
upon = sunken rock in the North Roads. The
next SEA hfted the ship, and then dropped her
on the same rock. knocking her bottom IN. The
carpenter sounded the pumps. and fonnd three
feet Of water Ia her. We then CONNIE need 10
clear away the boats. got the secood mates
mate and four men vent In her. Got the long
boat over next. put eleven men. with proyis-
ions, sails, clothes and few cooking things in
her. IL Was then about O'clock; the ship had
struck al 3.
A!ter that boa, had left, there WAS the mate
and seven Of us left on board with the small
boat. II vas by this time blowing . gale Of
wind. aud heavy sea running. Soon after the
chip struck. this host, which Was the only one
hanging on the dAviis. had been lowered even
with the rail, and We had our clothes, &c. in
her. II was halt past three when we ieft, and
the water had jus, commenced to come in on
the cabin floor.
At first we pulled head to the Sea, trying 70
reach the nearest land. The boat took water,
nrst over the bow and then over the stern 80
~ . had In mt hAr hs~fa g..
miles nicely, when two heavy seas came. the
second one nlling the boat Threw everything
out 10 tighten her, and started again.
We got ashore at O'Clock. not having seen
the other boats since they lief, the ship. We
were wet through, with no other clothes, We,
or dry, TO put on. and II was raining and snow
ing. had two old shirts, = pair OF pants and
boots on. sad pistol in my pocket. We suf-
fered much from cold that night Next morn
ing the mate and one man went up the coast
and another down. trying to ind the other
bosis. While they were gone, got DIRE with
my pistol.
Wednesday We found the second mates boat
with the second mate and three men Ia Il. They
told Us that the night they went ashore from
the ship. the captain. his wife and one man got
into the long bost, and took them In tow, but
the line parted and they lost sight Of each other
Friday afternoon We started for the Straits Of
IL Aere. the mate with four men and the sec
ond mste With sig. was with the mate. We
bAo 10 60 - miles AIoes Inc toInu 70 Inc next
Island. called Lennox. A. We did not know
but that the other bost was there, thought il
hest 10 have one boat 90 esch gay around the
island. and NEST on the other side, the distance
around being % miles
We pulled bali way round and landed 1t ten
the next morning. There wss . native hut
where we landed, but no natives. About dark
i've natives came. and rs We were afraid Of
them, We LETT in the boat. In half an hour went
back and they were gone; SO We remained
there all night. AT daylight seven natives
came. with = great many dogs, and just around
= point We saw six more native boats coming I;
90 we 90, into our boat and ieft. They chased
Us for four or five miles. Amer this we found
the long bost. Then both boAts kept going
from one place TO another. for the remainder 81
Is days, trying to lind the lost bosi. We were
1t last picked up by the French bark GUstsve.
from bordeaux for Gusysquil. We were on
board the French vessel % days, when we ar
rived At Valparaiso. Six Of rs there went on
board tbs steam Oregon, bound 10 Portland.
Oregon, where We arrived safely. could tell
You great deal more. bot hayo not time, IS
wish to get this letter away . coon = possible,
From here J. shall 20 to San Francisco."-BeI'
fast journal.