The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-02
Sunk by d Sea lronS.er.

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Iho steamship +. Calane, which ar.
| y.ved at New York from lottendaus
Tuesday, had on board Capt. T.. @. Lar.
sen and the entire crew of O Norwegian
bsrE which was lost in fnid.ocean undeg5
remarkable circumstances. Capa Lar.
sen,r story, which is fully coryoborated
1 ny his men, goes 10 show that the &C.
4 counts wb' \ have been given 70 tha
public fro. dime to time Of dangerous
sea monsters inhabffing the ocean, are
not wholly false. Either the, ofigiual
sea serpent, or como powerful suhmarirls
| creature OF the race ran into the bark
Columbia on Speteaaber 4, In lat. 47 day.
~ M, and Ion. 40 deg. 81 M, and Injured
that vessel SO that she sank within n
short time eteers she had hean struck.
The bark Colu,nbia LEFT I ,ondon for
Quebeck, In ballast, on August 8. and
met with variable weather until the
morning Of the 4th mat, when she was
sailing et the rate Of from six 60 aeven !
miles an hour before q fair wind. The
sea was not very rough, aud the bark
was carrying oil aail and heading West-
WARD. The captain was on deck at five
bells in the morning watch, when sii
Tremendous ahcak, which shook the bark
from stem to stern, we- suddonly felt.
The men who we're asleep la their bunks
were awakened, and, thinking stbst the {
foremost bad been carried away. eprana
on deck. Capt. LaTsen and shrea Of bis
men ran to the port aide and saw The
water discclored with blood, Yhile tina
tail and fns of huge monster were e,aen
eplashing about In the cen, which had
become violently agitated on Tint side Of
the vessel. AT this moment ona Of
the crew cried out that leak he'd beeI,
sprung, and captain Larsen and the car.
penter hurried down into tbs hole I'd sac
II the bark had suffered any injuries. In
The fF,e... l.cg at,as:s ssh;::S1e s i,o ,,,,o
water mark, they found that four planks
had been crushed in for q space Of about
four feet long. "a largo hole had bean
made, through which the daylight above
the water could be plainly seen. The
water r'was pouring rapidly into tho yes-s
sci through this hole. Several attempts +
wero made to stop it up, but the captain
soon found that it would be useless 10
remain below any longer. In the mean.
time Inc men oa deck had become terri.
bly, frightened. Some cried bitterly. while
others had become 90 friphtansd bv ti,e;r hair
unexpected encounter with the eea mon.
ster that they were for. the time hsinp nj.
most helpless. When Captain LaSsen
reached he deck he directed his nlea Ia pat
the boats in readiness for abandoiiihg the
vessel. The log book, instruments an!
few clothes with eome provisions, were
bundled into two boats. which were t,T,t =
over the side as soon as the excited sail
ora had placed little fresh water in
chem. The water casks had been slowed :,
in the hold, into which the sea was ponr-
ing so rapidly that not moro than one
days fresh water could bo snyed. For i
tnnately, the sen was not Yourh and
when he bcats mad been Launched the
antira crew abandoned the bark. The :
larger boat was commanded by Cant.
Larsen, while Mr. Fl. Pederser. the mate. (,
took charge of the smaller one. AZ I9
o'clock, an hour and half after The =
vessel had received her death wonnd 4.
from the sea monster, tho boats ,roHed