The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-11-26
A. the Mercy or the Waves.
p New York Sun

3D.. .... p New York Sun.
The Ss5 cabin and steerage passengers that
arrived here yesterday on the Anchor line
Steamship California saw . thrilling ;spectar
Gle in mid-oceau.I When four days out from
London bark was seen in an apparently
sinking condition. o. The sea.was beisterous.
and'the Grew, clinging 70 her shrouds, Hayed,
their hats In sppeslifcr help. Captain Dom
up INTO the Wind d g HArdie, he said, calling
to the first officer, slower the big cutter and
try to get to herr. .Hardie, veteran mari
ner, lost no time In clearing away bis boat,
which, manned by hardy crew, was soon in
the heavy seas that hsd been generssed by
fierce moth easter Officer Hardie says that,
with aerrst erertion, he succeeded In getting
to the leeward Of the bark, which was toss
IND about helplessly In the trough Of the sea.
Afterr many attempts his crew got the ends OF
the line which had been made fast TO q bro
ken spar and thrown overboardby the barks
crew. His bost was pitched up and down
on top OF the waves as though 1t had been In
the sun, and before he could approach nearer
| the line parted. Many Of the crew In the
rigging seemed 70 have their d dunnage
strapped In the rigging; and they did not ire'
| spond to his sppeal to jump overheard ii BY
their signaling he learned that the bark 'wss
the Macedonia, fiom Pensacola for Berwick
ENGLAND. She had ten feet Of water in hel
1 hold and WAS leaking, badly. The day Wa
waning and thick have setting IN: So gres!
diHiculty, had Hardie and his crow expert
enced in reaching the sinking bark, and y
heavy tar, upon his men had u proved Y
keen their bost-head to the sea, that he fin
ally decided that it would be fatal 70 al
hands 10 remain longer away from the steam
sbip. which was fast becoming indistinct
Before returning, however, he made . flna
effort to induce the men in the shrouds y
| lump overheard. This they seemed losth y
do. Their ship was lounging about In tn
sea-way, the waves making clean breacl
\ over her. II would have been fatal, he says
| TO have approached her. Z Had he 'touche'
4 her rearing sides his boat would have bee
tcru.hed. This was the reason, he says, ths
he was finally compelled to sheer off an
tmake for the steamship His men were 8
4 exhausted when they reached the ship ths
Il they had TO be llifted aboard by q fall an
4 tackle. Captain Donaldson decided to n
main as near as possible TO the. sinking shi
and make another attempt at rescue In tn
morning. Il When darkness Get in . white sit
4 nal light was seen on board Of the bark, IN
. ! red one was displayed BY the steamshipI
!. Iresponse. The gale continued al night IN
4 lin the morning the sinking bark was not
II sight After describing egreAt circle, VII
lookouts in the tops, without seeing an
& thing of the bark, the California proceede
. on her way hithsr. The officers Of the ca
a forpia are Of the opinion that the bark "
settling very rapidly Int the sea. They .
/. ishe wes, when last seen. directly In i the pa
lof passing vessels, and they think she s-i M
. hare bsen rescued The bark was last se'
! in lstisude AS degrees Al minutes north, AZ
! Longitude a degrees ~ minutes mute west.