The New York herald., 1878-11-05
SAVED FROM THE SEA.

THE MAIL STEAMER CANIMA's ARRIVAL IN THIS
PORT WITH SCORE OF sHIPwREcKED SAILORS.
Part of the shipwrecked crews of several vessels
were brought to this port yesterday by the British
mail steamer Gamma, from Bermuda now lying at
pier l2 North River. Among the rescued was Cap
tain Barnes, of the brig Comrade, bound from Hail.
fax N. S.. to Kingston ia The following story was
told by the Captain a reporter of the HERALD yes
terday:-
1--WE left Halifax on the I'd of October. We expert
enced light variable winds mp to the evening OF the
5th when it began to blow from the southeast with
rain. At midnight it was blowing half gale; top
sail yard was carried away and the sail split to
ribbons At four A. NJ the wind increased to
a strong gale; hove ship to on port tack
with cloth in the main rigging wind increasing all the
time and veering easterly. AT seven A. NJ. 1t was
blowing terrifcally and terrible sea was running
The vessel was lying down on her beamends and la-
boring heavily We found it necessary to cut away
the foretopmast and foretopgallantmast letting the
maintopmast and jibboom go with them This
righted the vessel The tempest then was so severe
that board the ship had ever seen the like
of it before Every stitch of canvas that was set was
carried away. The cabin was full of water. We
cleared away the wreck and had to keep the pumps
going all the time. At eleven A. NJ the struck the
stanchions starting the piankng round the bow and
carrying away the forward scutte hatchway. We i'm
medately made arrangements TO Keep the wafer from
the hold. At noon the wind moderated. On the 7th,
at eleven A. NJ, the wind and sea having
both gone down, bark hove in sight and
proved to be the Svea, Captain Murchison. from
New York bound to Cette We were taken on board
and treated with great Kindness Part of clothing
was saved in damaged condition. While on board
the svea had fine weather, with light southerly
Winds until the evening of the 18th Of October when
il began to blow from the southeast On the 14th at
four A. NJ the wind increased to violent hurricane.
throwing the vessel on her beam ends and shifting
part of the cargo. She aboring heavily and the
decks full of water At quarter to five A. NJ the
bowsprit and jibboom were carried away; the fore
mast went by the deck. with all the gear attached;
the maintopmast and mainmast head and mizzen top
mast followed. We cleared away the wreck, and at
noon, the wind moderating. rigged jury sails and
kept of for Bermuda. On the 10th of October we
experienced the most terrible hurricane had yet
encountered. The wind at the northeast and the
vessel lay on her beamends for four hours. On Oc-
tober 30, at three P. NJ. we made Bermuda bearing
northwest and at four A. NJ got pilot. left the
crew at Bermuda when came on board the Gamma"
OTHER sHIPwREcKED SAILORS
The Gamma brought in addition to Captain Barnes,
the mate and part of the OF the Alice Richard
son. and the mate and part of the Of the schooner
Iris also the colored steward of the bark Rocket Cap
tain Pickering. which left this port the 9th Of
September for Hobart Town. and put into Bermuda
the 9th Of October for repairs. There also
board the captain and mine in number) Of the
German bark Consul Platen, which had been aban-
doned but has since been taken to Queenstown
by the English ship Brdgewater