New-York tribune., 1878-10-12
HEAVY HTORMS AT SEA.
WRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE.
SIX VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE AT SANTA ANNA

SIX VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE AT SANTA ANNA,
MEXICO, AND THEE LIvr S LOST.
The brig Mary KnOwltOn, which arrived
from Peruambuco Monday, encountered hurricane
on September 49, in latitude go north, longitude go
west, and barely escaped being wrecked. The upper
sails blown away, and the fore-topmast wac
broken The vessel got in the trough OF the a. where
she lnOored heavily aud In danger Of oundering
tut huay escaped. The hurricane lasted several days,
and was accompanied by heavy raiUs The starbOdrd
bulwarls snat tered from the gangway aft for q
distance Of more forty feet laying the vessel
petey open the Length OF the quarterback The sea
rushed in In torrents, filling the cabin aud the space be-
tween decks. As the vessel dlliug orders were
given TO cut away fore-top 1t fell to the wind
W ,rd and partly on deck carrying away the main
rail- and smashing both boats, taking the tOrcmast head
yf n ose 10 the GAN On S,ptr,Pr 49, IN the middle
OF a heavy gale, all hands employed IN Cle9rI' e
away wreck boarding un the sups side, and doing
ali tIat coud be done To keep the wafer out Tue fol-
loving day as the vessel rolling and dboring very
much. 4 temporary tOpmast WAS set up composed or
scaItjIng I'M order TO get some head sail on On Sep
tcnl.,cr 23 there were hue breezes. large sup
sighted IN the winds eye, distant about FIX or seven
mics with everything gone but lower mast aud
buwspTt she displayed neither sail nor signal II
was concluded that she WAS abandoned
Three shpwTecked crews arrived III port tuesday
from Mexico, on ~ steamship CITY OF New York. The
latter was more tnan twcnty-iour hours over.
due from Havana, having had succession "I
head gales during the entire passage; Toe snip
wrecked sailors were rom "a thres-ma7lcd
American schuOnelS c. H. Dow and Santa Rosa aud
the Dutch bark Vrede owned u Rotterdam Tue details
of tine disasters Santa Anna Mexico, tod by sew
cral capains about the Captain III. o. Saul
of ne santa ROsa said that bis vessel was LOADING with
mahogany tins city, and five other vessels were at
anchor IN The hHrOor when the hurricane cam, up' 0n
September IL began blow heavy squalls from the
northwest at first ana increased volume Tor twenty
four hours Al the vessels had put out their anchors.
sea broke over the masthrads and swept everything
movable from the decks Tie vessel was allowed
m drive on beach to the lives the crew, all ot
whom were rrsCu #. fhs gale cOniInu"d win great
fy days, aud at the end Of that une the crews
tn X yrB,cs enabled e. save their chrgues rig
gIug sails. and otter valuable materials, when were
30 at auction. IN Santa Rosa was valued at aOOut
81 900 AMI was partially Insured .
The schooner CnaIlcs ii. Dow, A. H. ChlldS captain,
ws ya.u. at bout $I5 900, and Ony partially In
surcd. Captain j. LcaadcT Wndt and niue others, the
crew Of Dutcu bank Irde, were tie ote Whu nc
honr on the steamship. Tue British bark Lgltclh was
also wrecked,
Purscr Des Marets, OF the CITY Of Hew-York. added
that ,hs British bark Crmea, Of Liverpool, wn mahOg-
Ouy for OurcusIOWu also wrecked at Santa Anna.
CAPTAIN Alfred G. Glover on shore when the storm
began He could get take hiW un 90 his vessel IN
wentyfour hours hen she broke from her mOOrIngs aud
drftcd toward shore. The boat which carried hrs
Glover was swamp"d The cal tain attempted 10 save
we but she drowned before be got 10 her the second
and captain wtrC also Il Owned. The remainder
OF Mr.. Drs Marcts rayr there was
yellow fever vera Cruz when the vessel elt thorc
and that 1t abatIng III Havana.
The steamship CIty ~ san Antonio arrv Tuesday
from Galveston three days overdue Sue had continuous
tic The very violent breaking over the decHs
IT the vessel The Pa"ifc Mali steamship clyde, tOn
Aspnwa due on Saturday last, was also detained Dy
strong and continuous head winds