The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-14
Total Loss of the American Ship
Thomas M. Reed.
TERRIBLE WEATHER REPORTED
Ship Huguenot Ashore on the
Cornwall Coast.
WRECKS ON THE AMERICAN COAST


Haven, coast OF South Wales, telegraphs
that the American ship Thomas NJ. Reed,
Captain Small, bound from San Francisco
for Liverpool, went ashore in the breakers
in Freshwater Bay, near Linny Head,
yesterday. The sea was running very high
at the time, and, although the rocket appa-
ratus was soon on the spot, great difficulty
was experienced in getting line on board.
The crew were in very dangerous position,
but by means OF the line twenty of the
men were saved. Three men had unfor-
tunately been washed overheard and were
drowned.
TOTAL WRECK
Lloyds' agent proceeded to the scene Of
the wreck and is saving all the cargo that
comes ashore. This consists mainly Of
boxes Of canned meat and fish. The sands
for more than mile are strewn with tho
cargo and broken spars. The amount Of
salvage will be large. The ship has already
become total wreck The yacht in the
service of Trinity House had been sent for
and was hourly expected at the time our
Reed left San Francisco on September %,
and made the voyage in safety to within
about one hundred miles of her port. She
was built at Bath, Me-, in 1877, where she
was owned, and she registered 1.507 tons.
ABANDONMENT EoUATEUR
The French bark Equateur. Captain Menard. from
San Francisco August g. for Liverpool has been aban
doned off Pwllheli, North Wales. The crew were
saved.
LOSS OF LIVE STOCK.
The steamship Averill, from Boston. Mass. arrived
gales on passage lost overheard most
of her live stock.
HUGUENoT
The American ship Huguenot, Captain Nickerson.
from Huon Island Lacepedes, is ashore at St. Mawes.
Cornwall, England.
,-HE oRMUs IN A HURRICANE. -r~vs -rt.
The American bark Ormus, at Hull. from Round
Pond. encountered q hurricane on the passage and
lost Gideon Smith, seaman. from Pembroke Me-,
overheard. Her forward house also carried
away and her boats damaged
GRAIN THROWN OVERHEARD.
The British brig Wexford, Captain Covert from
New York, November 49, for Oporto. arrived at vigo
the 9Th inst, with her cargo damaged. She jetti-
soned 300 sacks of grain
FROM SEA.
Twelve of the crew of the British bark Gunhilda,
from Baltimore for Bordeaux, before reported lost,
have been saved. Two missing.
TOTAL WRECK OF THE LUIGI oLIvARI
The Italian bark Luigi Ovari. Captain Revello,
from Philadelphia. by way Of Falmouth for Silloth.
has been totally wrecked near Whitchaven. Eight of
her have been cast up on the beach. Nothing
is known as to the fate OF the rest
THE GENERAL cAULrIELD.
The British bark General Cauield, Captain Cleaf.
from New York. November -. for Dunkirk is ashore
near Kinsale and is a total wreck. Her crew were
saved. The cargo is saturated with water.
LEAKY CRAFT
The Danish bark Alert, Captain Erickson, from
Philadelphia, December Z. for Tuborg. Denmark. has
put into Falmouth. England, lcaky.
The British bark Hancock, Captain Hughes, from
Calais. December %, for Hampton Roads, and the
German ship James, Captain wilmsen. from Ant
werp. December l6. for the United States were in
collision the eth inst. The Hancock lost her fore
mast and maintopgallantmast and had her bows
stove. The James lost her jbboom and foretopmast.
Both vessels have been locked at Queenstown.
The British bark Numa, from Philadeiphiafor Dun
kirk, and the British bark Ramoino, from Philadel-
pha, both arrived at queenstown the 18th the
former with loss of foremost head and maintopgal-
antmast and the latter with buwarks carried away.
RESCUE OF THE DARKENTINE ADDIE L. SLEEPER
by THE BRITISH STEAMER OCEAN KING-rwo
OF THE CREW WASHED ovERBoARD-THE
BAgKEyrISE TowED INTO NEWPORT THE
BARK MARS IN GALE.
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD
NEWPORT, r. l., Jan. 49, 1879.
The barkentine Addie i. Sleeper of Rockland, Cap
tain Wiley, from Aspinwall for New York, with
cargo Of railroad iron towed into this port to-day
in distress. She has had evcntfu voyage and the
story of her weather beaten will be found equal
in interest to those that have been told in the
HERALD of late. The vessel now lies in the outer
harlor, the steamer Ocean King, of Glasgow, from
New York for London, which brought her in, being
alongside. She presents strange appearance. Her
asts are all carried away and signs visible of
sails or spars. The whcclhouse AMI cabin com
petely demolished, aud the vessel Is wreck every
sense Of the word. She left Aspinwall for New
York on December To- The hrst accident hap
pened when the vessel was but two days out.
ONE DROWNED.
While taking in tho lighs sails, the 18th ins at
midnight, Peter Olsen, OF Norway lost his balance
and fell overheard. The was running too high
for any endeavor to lie made to him. On the
"a Of the present month in latitude 30 deg.
AZ min longitude "A deg. min, heavy
ualc from the nor Invest encountered. At
noon of that day New York pilot taken on
board. At haf-past one T. VI. the topsaii jibs were
taken in and the sails fore and ar double rccicd
At four T.. NJ. the same day all the sails were
blown away except the spankcr. The gale unusu-
ally severe all day and heavy running from
the northwest The vessel soon aftcrvard headed to
the south in order 90 clear Fire Island. The gale
tnued on the 5th inst and terrible added to
the gloomy surroundings.
CARRIED AWAY.
AT noon the forotopgaantnast was carried away,
and in falling II bore away the opseil braces and
the fore yards: The vessel at this time was