Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26

pr,soned crew terribly long time they
saw the daylight once more break throagh
the skylighL The men were then wazss-
deep In water, and rs soon - the compan-
ion Was clear Of wafer they rushed On
deck Here scene q destruction mes
their gaze. The mixxen nAass had bsea
snapped Oh by the deck, and with its saii
and ngging had gone. The mainaail was
split into shreds, the boat Was hone from
its gr1pes and even the cApskan hsd been
carried away. The daainK gear also had
gone from the side and most OF the bul-
wark and rail had been carried q, side Of
the mAinmAst. Tho topmast had also
been carried away. and the boom. which,
when the vessel struck had been on the
s,arboard side. was now on the pors side,
and the sta-board channel plates bad sll
parted. 1t WAS these two facts which trse
led the crew 60 suppose that the smack had
gress had merely been hove down and
come up again on the same side. the star
board would all the time have been the lee
side, and it is difficult 10 imagine what
would have caused The breaking Of the lee
Channel plates There is also another In
dication that the vessel had been II QUO
time keel uppermost. That is that the
upper cap from her niainmas, had como
of and slipped over the stump Of the top
mast, which was still in position when
the vessel had once more righ,sd herself.
Ii any further indications were wanting
that the vessel had been completely upside
down, 1t was supplied by the condition Of
the cabin. In all smacks the dour lecker.
for the sake Of keeping the nour dry. u
near the fireplace, and on the under side
OF the deck there was, when the vessel A.
rived at Hull, a mass OF paste, which had
| been formed by the flour dropping out u
| the locker and mixing with the sea water.
The danger was not all over whea the ves-
sci once more rishted herself, although
| the wind fell somewhat during the
| night there was still a very high sea
running and 50 much water had got into her
that she was ne arly level with the waters
edge. Without loss Of time the crew, al
though drenched TO the skin and their spare
clothes had been for some time under wa
ter, ut once manned the pumps, and after
several hours OF exhausting toll, they sue
ceededin freeing the smack OF water All
that night, the vessel having had every
stitch OF canvas carried away. drove il
hclplessly before the gale. On Monday
morning the iron smack Thomas Carlton,
OF Grin'sby hove in sight and noticing the
disabled condition of the Progress, she
came alongside and took her in tow. The
wo vessels stood away for the Humber
during the whole OF the day, but q. night
the gale again came on with great fury,
and the Thomas Charlton WAS compelled
to cast of the Progress. Some time after
wards the master OF the latter vessel took
soGndlngs, and .eu.d that he ~oule, te aI.e
to anchor. The Progress was \>Acrcfors
brought up. During Tucsday as she lay
at her anchor, small Swedish steamer
came up, and the master hailed the crew,
asking whether he could have them. Cap
tam Harvey coolly replied that they consid-
cred themselves saved. but as all their food
} had been washed away, he should be glad
/ If the master OF the steamer would scnC
them some food. On hearing this the Swe
dish Captain ordered his engines full spoee
, ahead, and left them to their fate. II
/ this condition the crew remained until
; "Wednesday morning, when the Hull SMACK
c Dart came along, to1a the vessel Ia tow,
( and supplied the crew WITHHOLD.