The New York herald., 1878-10-09
WRECKED ON THE MEXICAN COAST.
FIVE VESSELS LOST IN THE SAME KURRr.
cANE-TKBRIBLE PRIvATIoNs or THE

FIVE VESSELS LOST IN THE SAME KURRr-
cANE-TKRRIBLE PRIvATIoNs or THE
CREWS.
The steamer City Of New York. from Vera Cruz
September % for this CITY, arrived here yesterday
morning, and reported that sno had rescued the
crews OF nvc wrecked vessels. The vessels wrecked
were the Charles II. Dow, bark, OF South Dennis
Masa, bound from this emy TO Frontera, Mexico; tho
Santa Rosa, n three-masted schooner, OF Santa
Anna, Mexico, bound for New York. An
English bark and two other Darks-one
from Holland aud the other from Norway.
These vessels were all wrecked the same day In
hurricane which swept doxn tho Moxican coast In
the early part last month"; all five seemed
to have experienced about the hardships rnrss
OF the crews landed at Havana October 2, and
the other two were brought to this city. The Santa
Rosa's crew ana the crew Of tho Charles II. Dow
were found at New Sailors Homo In Franklin
square by HERALD reporter last evening, and tho
hrst mates OF each gave The story OF Their shIpwrsck
The Charles II. Dow. after dischargiDg her cargo
at Frontera, Mexico, proceeded a lew miles beyond
where she lay anchor IN sight OF lana On the 12th
q hurricane ana At eleven Z. NJ. she dragged ner
anchors and driftcdttoward the shore "We wero en-
tirey helpless, SAID Mr. Rassensen tho first mate,
.and alter struck ON the bal. rne small boat
tnsn launc ed and tue were row ed ashore.
Before 20 struck tue bar u coored man VINO was
working his passage had his leg smashed while hauling
In a chain. All that saved IRON the wreck q
few pieces OF canvas and poll, of wuicn made q
tent, we're miles from any habitation. We had
not been the beach long before we were joined by
the OF the Santa Rosa, which had also been
wrecked the same hurricane. We made
place TO sleep for the night, alter
which tho Captain Of the Dow went down
TO santa Anna what could be dons lhe author.
itics Of the place SEM back squad Of soldiers
who got aghting during the night, ana one OF them
killed an officer They then stole some OF our pro-
. visions anu clothing ana dug out On the morning
OF the 18th We all went down TO santa Anna
cured tne services OF small smack ana crew 10
take us 10 trontera Iho boat proved
light Tor tho soa and we were obliged
10 leave her letting tho crew go back
to Santa Anna. On landing wo found ourselves In
Tho centre OF large swamp aud a thickot o UNDER
brush. There was nothing to no, however, but 10
push ahead, aud ahead we went Tor nignt ana DAY
until We reached Frontera nearly exhausted. There
We found The Grew oi an English bark, except the
captain, hrst mate aud tho captains vile, VINO had
been drowned BY the capszing Of their boat while
coming ashore"
The nrsl mate OF the Santa Rosa then stated that
the barks were lying Ia sight oi each oner when the
hurricane struck them and that IL the
no had experienced Tor ksme time. fne crews we're
kept at Frontera until tns 26th OF September when
board rescued sailors from wrecked parks, which
had also been struck by the same hurricane on the
coast OF Mexico The two crews which we're on board
wnen the steamer reached Frontera were lett At
Havana from which place they we're TO be forwarded
fhe English bark belonged al Liverpool, ana 10 wss
not known whether the bodies OF lost rom her
had been recovered One 0i the crows thai arrived
ncre from aHolland park and u was thought tney
would return home tosdy via the Rotterdam line