New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-03
SEVERE sUFFERINGs AT SEA.

RESCUE OF THE sHIPwRECKED CREW OF THE sh'r
CRKrG BY THE STEAMER THANEMoRF.
The steamship Thanemorc, from Cardiff, brought
to this poit yesterday Captain Thele, Mrs. lheie'
and eighteen officers and seamen from the snip
Creig. of Greenock, which was wrecked at sea feo-
ruary % The experience of the rescued persons as
told bv CAPTAIN Thele, is one Of great suffering,
and is follows:
1--WE left Pensacola for Greenock, Scotland WIN
n cargo of lumber, on December 81 Nothing OF
spccial moment occurred until February 8, in ati-
tude 429 north, longitude 40 west, we encoun-
tered a heavy southwest gale and were forced to
run before it, We shipped n tremendous sea over
our stern. which carried away the steering-wheel'
pinnacle and compass stove in the cabin door, tore
ont the coinpanion-way, filed tine cabin whitewater
damaged our stores and washed away our instru-
ments. charts log-book and clothing The crew
was then called, and fQG three days and nights
the men worked necessarily making repairs TO the
wreck. On February 10 the gale increased 10 q
hurricane aud the seas broke over uS continuously
tearing away the bulwarks on the port sde, Wasl-
ing away the spars which were dashed on dGck' anu
sweeping everything movable from the DECKS lhc
centre Of the hurricane reached us the toiloWlhg
morning and we tried to keen the shlp away heloic
the wind. but she would not pay OIL ana the ire
mendOus waves broke over us with great iOIcc anu
almost buried the ship under the sea. frames Chn-
haut Il cabin boy, was washed overheard by act
and was lost. AZ the same time the carpenter as
swept across the deck under spar and had his col
laT-hone broken. We also found that the IunucI
had been carried away, and we were lett TO 1a'e
- Tie next day the weather moderated ana We
tried hawsor and drag TO steer by Dhl 10 no g.
feet. On February il we took announcer terrific nu'-
rica Nc from the northwest, and the waves made q
clean breach over the vessel tearing away me bui-
wark- on the starbOard side. me forward mouse
was started, the malnyard was torn from tne mast
| and all the sails were blown like paper Iron, tic
! yards. We kept our donkcy-angne running 10 Keep
the water out of the ship but Iounu that the cover
ing boards. nearly all the butts OF the deck as wen
as the hiding-ends the stern had been started,
and during the nqht the water bad gained nine feet
! in the hold. Our fresh watcr was also spoiled. On
the following day We fOnnd that our supply OF coal
| for the dOnkey-pumps was ge!tlnB sLoi', ana We
used some of the spaTs for trcwOOd and tired to re-
pair the damages as we'll az possible. The crew
! continued TO wO,k night and dan IN patching mp
| the wreck in hopes Of getting tie SSei INTO man
apeable condition. The gale continued 10 increase,
tLe shin aborcd heavily and tie water continued 10
| gain in the hold. On the 18th we cut up hawseT
! to make a rope Tudder. At this time we lad
scarcely enough fuel TO make steam enough 10 keep
The pumps WOI king slowly, the men were nearly eX-
! haliSted and growing weaker from drinking biack-
! ish water and eating provisions soakcd WIN sa'
| water. On the following day we slghied a haih'
but our signals Of distress were not gwen even q
passing notice, although II seems as II theX must
! have been seen.
"On The DIST we completed our hawscr rulder
and fastened it to its place by pGttlug sheaIlceS
| under the spanker-bOom and fastening II to the
stern-post by means OF guys. We f0und the NoSsel
would not steer with 1t, aud in the evening the men
begged me to abandon the vessel AT the hrst oppoi
tunitV as they were quite exhausted but would
work as long as they were able ! asscnted to thel
pIOpositon and on the following morning orr sig
mails of distress were sighted from the deck OF the
Thanemore and in two hours aftcrWard we were
rescned and well cared for by the steamers people.
The sea was still rough, and it was with great ann
Guilty that were transferred rom tle NTeCk ~
the steamers boat The second oihcer OF the
steamer was seriously injured IN his efforts TO
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