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-THE EsEMpIoS voYAGE-A
CAPsIZED VESSEL.
Captain James wilkie. Of the schooner Crescent of
Brdgewater. N. s., which wrecked off the coast
OF Canso in q violent hurricane October 20. 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 in Brdgewater
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 pro-
test. Captain Wilkie told HERALD reporter the cir
cumstances OF the wreck OF the vessel by the hur-
ricane which ragged off the Nova Scotia coast Octo
Der 30 He sad:-"we were about eight miles from
Canso to which port we were going awaiting orders.
Tho weather. after leaving the island of ST. Pierre,
AIiquelon, fair until she reached the neighbor-
hood of CAMEO. and there every prospect Of
good run. The Crescent strongly built
schooner. having been engaged in the cod fishing
trade OF the Banks and could live through any
ordinary gale. On the 29th Of October, about six
o'clock in the morning. the wind began to blow
gale and kept increasing to hurricane. ordered
the mainsail and foresail to be double reefed
and tin bonnet taken off the jib. About
past six the gale increased to hurricane, and
then we took three refs In the foreeaii ana mansa
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 foresai and the
wind had assumed such violence that the Jib was
taken i'll and the schooner was 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 manmast,
and afterward her foremost 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 ruddcr braces damaged
sighted by tho bark Dlomidon. Of Windsor. captain
Norris 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
1--WE tons burden and was insured in Nova Scotia.
HER BEAM ENDS.
Tho Austrian bark Esempio, Captain Pctrina, en-
countered the cyclone in the vicinity Of Sable Island
on October 70. The vessel coming into port yeeter
day afternoon, showed many signs Of the rough
usage she received from the strong winds and heavy
She also short ono member OF hcr crew
that left Dundee. Scotland. fifty days ago. LIE
aloft. when the gale began to rage. TO unloosen
sails, and while inaneeuvring in the ropes
he lost his hold and was blown into the
watcr. II was impossible to lower . boat
with the heavy sea running. and the was left
to his fate. He Austrian, named August
Budinieh. The Esenpio was standing on the coast
of Saple Island about fortyhvc miles from shore
the evening of tho 18th OF October. aud heading
westward. The wind which had been moderate
throughout the night began to increase to a
gallo us morning dawned. The became
Tougher aud began pouring over tho decks. The
t tnHed a. them for three days. p Tho gale in
creased to a hurricane as tho day wore on, and in
the afternoon the cyclone broke upon them. The
had been blowing from tho southwest. hauled
around to the northwest shortly AFTER righting the
vessel. The forctopsail was lost, and many of the
smaller sails split blown into the water. and
tho head SEAS which flooded the decks. compelled
tho to constantly work the pumps. Captain
Petrfna 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
ruH sPxRAszAs VOYAGE.
The Austrian bark Sporanza. captain Lucovtch.
was struck by tho gallo from the southw ard Oft 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 British ship of about 900 tons burden. She
was heading to the eastward at the time. but the
lookout could not discern the name. M she stood
six or seven miles out to She evidently
making her way into some northern port under diff
hculties.
The bark Donald Ferguson. Captain Ross. camo
through the South Atlantic from the Cape of Good
Hope. While OIL the coast of bermuda. on the 18th
OF October, the hurricane from the Gulf 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 A boat
around until morning in tho vicinity they
taken on board, without discovering the vessels
name or anything which she might be identified.
The ship Donald Mckay, Captain Ihlder.
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 tho
liar