New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-22
DISASTERS on THE OCEAN.
A SCHOONER ABANDONED AT sEA-oTHER VESSEL
PARTIALLY DIsMAsTED.

4 SCHOONER ABANDONED AT sEA-OTHER VESSELS
PARTIALLY DIsMAsTED.
The experience of vessels during Mondays hurri-
cane at sea confirms the reports Of its severity.
Nearly every vessel arriving yesterday was more or
less damaged. Captain Johnson, OF the schooner
Campbell belongings at Deer Island arrived in port
Yesterday on the schooner Vesper. He reports that
the Campbell, while on her way from Providence
for Baltimore. and during the hurricane, which
lasted four hours without any abatement, was
thrown on her beam-euds. The masts cut
away, but the schooner would not right and as she
was gradually sinking, the crew were transferred To-
n French bark, and the vessel was abandoned.
The bark Reindeer arrived from 50. Pierre look
ing almost a wreck The hurricane struck her on
MOnday eighty miles from Sandy Hook and she
lost her lnainInast fOrc-tOp and mIzzen-top
mast and had her buwarks and rails washed away
by the heavy seas. The deck was under water hVc
hours. At the same time barkcntIne, with all
her masts gone at the deck, was sighted at a dis
The steamship MORO Castle. from Havana, re-
ports that on Wednesday near Cape May Llghtshlp
She spoke the brlg Caroline Eddy, from Boston for
Charleston with loss of forward spars above the
forcmast-hcad, with all the rigging and sails at
tached; also with loss of the maumast-head. Ten
miles further north tine schooner John X.
Shaw, from Baltimore for Ncw-lOrk, was
communicated WITH having lost the fore,
mast, jib-boOm, main-tOpmast, boats ana
sails Several other schOOners were passed partially
dismasted and with loss of sails. schooner hay-
ing n dIsnastcd vessel in tow was seen running
info the Delaware River On August L, John
Price a Storage passenger on the Moro Castle,
and native of England, died OF consumption and
was buried at sea. The captain of the steamship
Andes from Baranquila. reports that on August 10
the wreck of u vessel was seen near Fortune Island,
and living i'm the track of vessels passing through
Cracked Island Straits. 1t was impossible 10 make
ONT the vessels name. On August 20, ten miles
south of Cape May Lightship, she passed two masts
of a vessel, and twenty-five miles further north
Great quantities of floating lumber, wood, water
melons a broken boat and watcg-caSks were seen.
The steamship Aby,sinia which arr ycdN edle day
from Liverpool, also felt the force OF tie hurricane
and shipped several heavy seas on her deck. The
b0rll Esrelpaud, from Glasgow, and the brig {. G..
Sweeney, from Hayre, lost several sails and light
spaIs >.
The steamer City Of Austin passed several dis
abed vessels north of HatJeras, bound this way.
The steamer Beuclactor passed, of Cape May, u
thrce-lnastcd schooner with fore and main masts
gone and off Absecom passed q soop bottom mp.
The bark !. Sargent, from CaiUarlen, encountered
the hurricane OFF Barucgat, IN which several sails
were lost One heavy sea boarded the ship with
great force, taking everything movable from the
decks and one of the boats from the dayits. The
ship was on her beam-ouds for two hours, and the
cabin aud forward house filed with water. When
the ship righted. it was found that there were Dig
feet of water in the hold. 1t is feared that the
lower Tier Of sugar is damaged The ship b. ID. Met
calf lost several sails during the hurricane.