The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12
CAUGHT IN THE CYCLONE.

THE SCHOONER CRESCENT DIsMANTLED AND
ABANDONED AFTER RUNNING FIVE DAYS BE-
FORE THE wIND-rHE EsEMPIo's vOYAGE-A
CAPsIZED VESSEL
Captain James Wilkie of the schooner Crescent, of
Bridgewater. N. s., which wrecked off the coast
OF Canso in violent hurricane on October 49, was
brought to this city yesterday morning by the Nova
Scotian bark Blomidon. now lying at the foot of
south Third street. Williamsburg. Four members
of the crew Of the Crescent residing Bridgewater
n. S-Peter Frelick, James whitecross, James Ra.
fuse and Elias Conrad-were also picked up by the
bark and brought to this city. They will go before
the British Consul this morning and enter their
test. Captain Wilke told HERALD reporter the cir
cumstances of the wreck Of the vessel by the hur-
rcane which ragged of the Nova Scotia coast Octo-
Der 20. He said:-"We were about eight miles from
Canso to which port we were going awaiting orders.
Tho weather. after leaving the island of ST. Pierre
Miquelon, fair until she reached the neighbor-
hood of Cameo aud there every prospect OF q
good rum The Crescent was . strongly built
schooner. having been engaged in the cod fishing
trade on the Banks. and could live through any
ordinary gale On the 10Th of October, about six
o'clock in the morning. the wind began to blow
gale and kept increasing to a hurricane. l ordered
the mainsail and foresail to be double reefed
and tin bonnet taken off the jib. About
haf-past six tho gale increased to hurricane, and
then we took three re in the foreeaii ana mainsa
and reefed the jib. About seven we took IN the
mainsail. The wind was then fast increasing. An
hour later it blew away the reefed oresai and the
wind had assumed such violence that the jb was
taken i'll and the schooner hove to under bare
poles. Later I ordered her to be kept before the
wind, and we made from sixteen to twenty miles in
this manner along the west coast At nine O'Clock
the schooner rolled on her beamends. In order to
right her was compelled to cut away her mainmast,
and afterward her foremast followed. In falling,
the latter carried away the bowsprit and attach
ments. The wind hauling around at that time. the
Crescent righted herself. 1t was still blowing
strong gale from the northwest when We rugged
jurymast but finding our rudder braces damaged
s we pai bY p sS Sart 81 Of
Morris, and on the following day, ut one O'Clock in
the afternoon. we were taken on board OF her.
abandoning the Crescent. She was about seventy
five tons burden, and was insured in Nova Scotia
BEAM ENDS.
Tho Austrian bark Esempio. Captain Petrina en-
on October 70. The vessel coming into port yester-
day afternoon. showed many signs OF the rough
usage she received from the strong winds and heavy
seas She also short ono membar OF hcr crow
that left Dundee, Scotland. fifty days ago. LIE
sails sails and while manesnsrns in the ropes
he lost his hold and was blown into the
water. II was Impossible to lower boat:
to his fate. He was an Austrian. named August
Budinioh. The Eseinpio was standing on the coast
OF Saole Island about forty-hv miles from shore
on the evening of tho 2sth of October. aud heading
westward. The wind which had been moderate
throughout the night began to increase to
rougher aud began pouring over tho decks The
crew were put to work at the pumps ana con
creased to hurricane as tho day wore and in
the afternoon the cyclone broke upon them. The
had been blowing from tho southwest. hauled
around to the northwest shortly after hting the
vessel. Tho forctopsail was lost. and many Of the
smaller sails were split blown into the water. aud
tho head seas, which flooded the decks com PEELED
tho men to constantly work the pumps. Captain
Petrtna believes that the pig iron which composed
the cargo of the Esoinpio saved the vessel from
being wrecked. The wind moderated during the
night OF 18TH and the ship had fair weather into
port.
ruK sPERANzA's VOYAGE.
The Austrian bark Spcranza. Captain Lucovtch.
was struck by the gale from the southw ard of the
Banks. She did not encounter the gale in all ITS
severity for the captain says that they not far
off the coast when the hurricane running out
side. On thes morning OF November they fell In
with q British ship OF about 900 tons burden. She
was heading to the eastward at the time but the
lookout could not discern the name, she stood
ak or seven miles out to sea. She was evidently
making her way into some northern port under diff
hculties.
The bark Donald Ferguson. Captain Ross.
through tho south Atlantic from the Cape OF Good
Hope. While OIL the coast OF Bermuda on the 18th
OF October the hurricane from the Cult region
struck her. but did no damage. Toward the morn.
ing of the 30th the wind moderated. About eleven
she met with . wrecked vessel, bottom up. boat
was lowered with three men, and after padding
around until morning in the vicinity they were
taken on board. without discovering tho vessels
name or anything by which she might be identified.
The ship Donald Mckay, Captain Ihder,
twenty-five days west of the Banks. The hurricane
from the southwark struck the vessel about thirty
miles south from that point causing the loss of the
smaller sails.