The New York herald., 1878-11-01
DISASTERS AT SEA.
RESCUE or THE CAPTAINS AND oREws OF THE

AEbCOG OF IhE CAfAAANS AMI SA6"o W AnS
SHIPS ,. P. WHEELER AND CLARENCE.
The ship Edward O'Brien, which at the
Delaware Breakwa.er At seven O'Clock Wednesday
evening, naa board Captain McCay and nine Of
the crow OF the ship J. p. Wheeler 92O tons burden.
which left ST. John. N. b. on the 19ih Of September,
ana which abandoned al the 10Th Of Oc-
toOer. Captain McCay and mis- steward. j. D.
Lennon were taken up from the Break water to Pha-
delphia in the wrccking tuRboat North America and
arrived 10 this oily yesterday. The captain made
the following statement TO a HERALD reporter:-"We
LETT St John the 18th OF September with a cargo
OF deals for Londonderry. Our ship was owned by
Messrs. A. Major ana c. Alion, OF that city. On
Tuesday, October s. when opGituce 80 deg 10 min.
west latitude Al deg. 20 min. north, tho wind blew
a perfect burrIcane from wost south west, with
heavy running The ship broashed TO on she star
board tack. Washing away the deckload and tho
houses OF deck, as we'll everything on deck
tina. was movable. The vessel filed rapidly, until
there wero fourteen feet OF In the hold
we then took tho tops the water had raised
the decks and spiis the waterway. The sea was
a,ns remained on '" 81. % sops iii iii ak O'Clock The
following morning, when the wind moderated,
and We came down only TO and tnat sne rudder was
being almost exhausted from hungor. mado every
effort 10 obtain somsthing TO eat some OF our crow
waded and swan Till they reached the only locker
lott the main cabin, where they found some
bread aud apples. and, tnoug gu they were thoroughly
saturated with. salt water tnsy ate them heartily.
We then had to lake to the tops for tho night,
the gale fresnened again. We took up some
w.asa AZ v. ocioct sex morDns ws saw sh. h
In the distance from the maintop port quarter
and sen. up two rockets - had in my pocket, which
proved TO be the Edward O'Brieu, Of Thomaston Me-,
bound from n. Liverpool 70 New YORK % I've Of
one that remained fve Of our men went
toward the Edward. o'Bren, and by tho time
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tney to be hauled aboard heavy sea was run
ming at the time, and Captain George E. Wallace, OF
terrific gale was blowing Of crew were taken
aboard 10 two trips When the boat was max ing the
third ana last mp WIN tne remSinins egns OF cur
hove sight and took he eight men aboard and
brought them 10 this port. We were very much cx-
nausied, having been two days In the tops without
food wotrr. We received every attention and
kindness from Captain Wallace and the officers OF the
tho latter snip also met the bark Clarence. which
sailed from this port ON September "a Tor London,
gitude AZ deg. Captain Atkinson, who In CON-
mand, was taken oil With his crew aud conveyed with
water. Captain AtkinGon paid the faro OF his fellow
ca ptan In distress, Mr. McCay and his steward, 10
This city. on the Psnnsyivania Railroad. The re-
mainder OF the crew are expected 10 arrive IN this
city this morning.
TIE CITY or HOUSTON asse#
Tho Clyde line steamship Margaret, running be-
cred steamer City OF Houston In sinking condition
and from ner the passen and crew. with their
baggage, arrived " this port yesterday. Tho nrst
male gave the following account OF tns voyags:--
ssThe Margaret left this port for Fcrnandina Oc-
tober 10 had rough weather for several days. On
the I'D. the steamer was caught In q
hurricane which con ntinued with abatement until
midpigbi. She imminent danger during the
stsrm tho making clean breach over the decks.
About three O'CLOCK the following morning sighted
a steamer about ten mi es Distant, showing signal
lights OF Distress Captain Holmes gave orders
to keep Of The helm put port,
and tho steamer bore east by southeast. At seven
A. "A. we came up and hove TO within quarter oil a
mile of the disabled steamer aud found her 10 be the
City OF Houston, OF the Mallory lins As soon the
Margaret hove to boats sent from the City OF
Houston with the passengers and crew and thor bag
gage. Captain stevens, of the Houston the last
TO leave the SHIP. and ut thai time The vesseI's
stern was I've feet out Of the water, the
cab ms flooded ard the sea making q clean
breach over the bow Al nine A. NJ. we abandoned
me steamer and proceeded on our course. About
twelve O'Clock the same day sgnted tho Houston
from the rigging. and a. that Time she sin king
rapidly. Tho captain oil the Houston thought she
could not 1oat more than two or three hours more.
None OF the cargo was taken aboard the Margaret.
We arrived Of Fernandna October 2S, whom most
OF the OF Inc Houston and some OF the passep.
gers landed, tho remainder taxing passage tor
New York a the Marqarel.p