Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-20
amid Fields Office.

IL steamship Ahsnbrs, Capt. McEbenpy
OF The Cromwell line, sriiVed at this port yes
terday from Halifax, brought among her pms,
seDgcrs Two cf6c:rs and thirtaen men belonging
to the Norwegian bark Goodrur, wrecked
among tho ictberes off the Barks of New.
foundland on tic 81 Of May. Tho Goodrun
was bound from Dranmen, Norsay. 10 Qle
f6tc. 10 ballast, and sailed on the 81 of April
She experienced heavy weather o the way 10
tho banks. and there encountered fogs and ic,
besides. GA the 30th OF April eleven ic .bores
Wero 10 sight, and on the following day sho was
comp etcty sutrluaded by masses Of Il )ating icc.
"a that day the wind blew heavily and her
rudder was carried away, so that she was reader
Cd helpless. Hurled about among the huge
fragments CT ice. she Was every moment 10
danger of fould,riDg Her bow AID sides
were chafed and stove in and, 10 add
to the horror of tho situation, when the lcc
lifted she Was found 10 bs neat q rocky coast,
with the gale still at its height ard blowing to-
ward tho shore. Tho sea was breaking over
her and at times she was % her beam ends
That $40 would be blown upon tho rocks was
Inevitable, bu. Before reaching the shora she
struck and grounded. As tho sea continued
to break over her the captain and q:sw were
compelled to tako to t6o rigging, whero thew
remained iVo days aud nights before they were
rescued. Tho men Q1sctlbo their sutferip @,
during this Tine as aWIul ia tho extreme,
They were drerched With water, almost fr,z,n
with tho cold, which was iotense, aud Gum pleto
ly exhausted from tho want OF food and drink
at length they waro rescled by some fishermen
belonging to st. Pierre, Mieuron, and carried
to that Island. from which they made their way
10 HALIFAX Iheuco they were SAINT to this mort
by the SEodsh consul, and from hero they will
DC Compelled to slip Oil s0mo Gu. going ysis.
~ order to reach their huniS oil Drammeo
Tho GOodIun %rnt To pieces snun after the crew
Wero rescued.
Alter the aIIlgal Of tho AIh4mbfa at her
ucck. O reporter Went on board to verify tho
story ct the s!ll rings OF the crw of the g BOD.
run from Their oSu lips. In their broken
Eug'iah they GhVo al account vi their hardships
anu the dagger through WhiUh they had passJd,
aud although IL was no easy matter To tilloW
them 10 their dosctp ,iOus tho scene itsclfloomed
up wildly before the mind. Tho icabergs,
each OF them hugo palSc, Of silver, tho gale
oioRHg with Jury knOwn only % tho banks
OF NoHiouCd'and, the fogs hanging like a cur
tain between soa and sky aud tho helpless bark
dashlng against tho ico or ru,hor towards tho
shore, were oil parts Of picuro Which the
mate OF tho GoCdrua palotci in words thnt
vera only mado in'olilihl1 by expressive res
lures. Then tho two days ia tho rigging,
expecting that each moment wauli be the last
Gold, hungry. exhausted and almost welcoming
death as release from tho horrors of such a
hold upon lite. al! this tho mate told ovtr and
over asalo, while the others ,lncd with word,
a look CT 81 stura. This captain OF tho Good
iul romainod at HALIFAX aud will return homo
nv one OF tho steamers from that nCrt.-N T.
Herald Of ycs!cnlly.