The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
A TALE OF SHIPwRECK.

SURVIVORS OF THE BRITISH SCHOONER MoERC
REscUED-THE VESSEL UPSET AND ALL Ex-
CEPr TWO DRowNED-DETAILs OF TERRIBLE
SUFFERING.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BALTIMORE. Nd, Jan. 26. 1879
The British bark Romo Captain Carroll, which ar
rived at this port from Calais Friday. brought
two men, James Morris and John Blaekett. the
only survivors of the of the schooner Mo ero
Captain James Layton. who had been picked up at
by the bark. The other members OF the crew of the
Moero six in number including the captain were
all lost. The schooner belonged at Yarmouth, from
which port she was bound for st. Kits with cargo
of lumber and fish.
PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER.
Morris, who was the first mate of the Moero, yes
terday gave the following particulars of the d;sas
ter:--The schooner left Yarmouth December last
and encountered succession of terrific gales unit
Friday, the 18th. when the weather slightly mod
Grated allo wing them to take their observations
They then in latitude rs deg 81 min longitude
81 deg 10 min. off the southeast coast of Bermuda
On Saturday. the 18th. the weather again became
heavy and the schooner was nearly unmanageable
Toward nghtfall the weather again moderated, and
about midnight the captain and crew, who had been
deck for two days and nights, turned in leaving
the mate and one seaman, John Blackett, on deck.
UPSET.
About three A. NJ terrific gust of wind struck the
schooner. carecning her to the waters edge. The
deck load OF lumber shifted and the next instant the
vessel turned bottom upward. Morris and Blackett
succeeded in extrcating themselves from the
wreck and getting top of the overturned vessel.
OF the six below including Captain Layton the
cook, named Williams and Clarence Kenny and a
seaman, the only one known to Morris. were all
drowned in their berths except Williams who man.
aged to get out of the cabin and join the the
bottom OF the schooner
A PEIILoUs POSITION.
The position of the three men pcrilous in the
extreme, the schooner being nearly submerged and
they in constant danger OF being washed away The
deck load of lumber became loosened and the heavy
mass repeatedly swept against the hull Williams
carried away and drowned. The two remaining men
succeeded with great difficulty and danger in cutting
away the braces of the masts when the latter fell
out allowing the schooner right herself In getting
from the hull as the schooner turned the two men
barely escaped drowning.
AGAIN ON DECK
When again on the deck which was two feet under
water Morris turned his attention his unfortunate
comrades below. Looking through the cabin win
dow they could the bodies of Captain Layton and
the floating around in the water. Owing to the
position of the schooner they could not open the
cabin door to get at the bodies of the men. They
chung to the waterlogged vessel all day Sunday and
Sunday night. and on Monday nearly dead from
cold and exposure.
BURIAL AT SEA.
They finally succeeded in cutting away the fasten-
ings of the anchors and chains which lghtened the
vessel considerably The mate then lowered a rope
through the window of the cabin and succeeded in
drawing out the body of Captain Layton. Toward
aged to tie up the body in hammock, and. after
making prayer the body, pushed it overheard
just as it was becoming dark.
RESCUE.
They had then abandoned all hope Of saving them
selves when they sighted the bark Romo and were
rescued. The names of all the lost not known,
but most OF them belonged to Yarmouth The Moero
and her cargo owned by Messrs. Parker. Atkins
Il Co., of Yarmouth