The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-02
TIE LOSS or THE MELJILLE BRYINT
The Crew Making Charges thnt arc, the Cap
tain says, Ridiculous.

The bark Melville Bryant sailed from this
port Oh the 20th Of November last for Monte
video with general cargo. She was command
ed by Capt. George p. Bulkley. OF Danvillo.
Conn. In January. Sylvester Gildcrslecve 4
Co.. agents at l59 Maiden lane. learned that the
vessel was lost OF the coast Of Brazil on the 3lst
~ December. A f"w days ago the schooner
NJ. T. Douglass. Capt. Ron. arrived at this port
from Para. South America. with Augustus Bar
rs. Charles Livingston. and Thomas Schmeis-
Ser Of the shipwreckcl crew They accused
their late Captain of wifully losing his ship.
In the sailors boarding house at Albany
street. Augustus Barry. sialwart old sailor.
told the following story yesterday. and II was
corrohOrat"d 10y his shlpmatrs:
We had been beating against the southeast
trades for about twelve days. when. carly on the
morning Of Dec. 90, We sighted Cape st.
Rogue. tho extreme eastern point oi South
America, coral reef extends from its shores
three-knot current. varying in direction accord
ing to the, wind. For this reason the Cape is
trick at the wheel and ! was steering the ship
fun and by according to orders. She was head
ing south southeast. when at about o.. o'clock
mate had been in the galley all the morning
the forecastle turning out the starboard watch
When he heard her strike he came aft. went
below. and soon returned with Capt. Bulkley.
Instead Of being, excited. they. ,oked about tho
accident The Captain said. Well. she's Just
whore wanted her 10 be-
We made the Brazilian coast over 2oO, miles
the land the Captain Went whole week with
out getting the sum-, although the Ky was clear
all the time. An English bark spoke us. and
The Cqptain replied that he hadn't it, had
maie IN" BRAZILIAN voyage many time. and |
knew that We should have crossed the line in
2s degrees west longitude. then made the Cape,
AND steercd to the south westward direct for
ssN a ~ 1
2nd Ihr' 81 her iureiVot. nni there were seven
fee Of water in the hold. Notwithstanding this.
W" move her stern around in the evening. So
that the sails We're struck aback by tho wind,
and she slid on Although we kept two fly
wheel pumps at work. the water gained on us
rapidly, The wind was from the south ard and
and stnysail. and run her before il.
Al o'clock the following night SUNDAY We
could have run the ship, in there with free
wind and saved her. He didn't change his
four hundred miles long, while the water had
gained such headway in the hold that the hogs
leads Of sugar were smashing about tween
we threw overheard about 500. On the 3lst Of
December she became unmanageuble. and final
ly went over on her beam ends.
We took to the boats. The Captain saved all
his clothes We saved none. At this time We
were hundreds Of miles away from the coast.
place called Parnuhyba Thence We were taken
by steamship to Maranham and thence Ia Para,
where llyc Of Us shipped in schooner for New
York. The Captain and mates left Para in tho
schooner Susan Is. Ray
Il have beard and believe that Capt. Buckley
owned a sl5OO0 interest in the vessel which in .
terest was fully insured. He also had his
freight insured"
Capt Bulkley was found in the Office OF Sylves-
ter Gldersleeve * Co.. the agents. He said
that the vessel wiLs valued at $40 900. and was
only partly insured. He had an s. 900 interest
IN her. and on II there WINS an insurance of only
$4,000. He sailed her on wnat IL known ns half
shares. which makes him responsible for tho
mcns wages and food. This will amsunt to
about 81 900. In answer to n question ia to tho
chnrge that he did not know where he was pre-
vioun to his going ashore at the Cape he said
a current that ne did not know Of. which drew
the vessel ashore. III WAS making for n harbOr
when the vessel capsizcd. MIR Gilderscevc did
not know whether the cargo was insured The
vessel wHs owned in shares. Tho share ho
owned was nOt insured.