Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-31
A STORY OF THE SEA.
Details of the Sufferings Of the
Crew of the Sandusky.

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New YORK, August 30.-The steam ship
Hudson, from New Orleans, arrived here to-
day. She reports that she had heavy
weather Off the east coast OF Fl9rlda, last
ing thirty hours. On August 2Sth she fell
in with the ship Sanduskp, from Pensacola
for Liverpool, with lumber, water r-logged
and her stem gone. She took OF the crew,
who had been seventy hours without food
or water, gave them clothes and made them
as comfortable as possible.
The report of Captain Lowden, of the
ship Sandusky, SAYS: We left Pensacola on
August 18th for Liverpool. On the 25th
the wind increased to a heavy gale from the
northeast and the ship commenced leaking
badly On the 26th the gale increased to
hurricane and the leak gained so
fast that both pumps could not
keep the vessel free. At 6 p. m. she
had ten feet of water in the hold, with both
pumps constantly going but to 10 purpose.
At 8 p. IN. a squall of gy at violence threw
the ship on her beam ends, when the masts
were cut away. At the same time every
thing was swept from the deck including
both houses, with all stores and fresh water.
All the officers and crew reached the weather
mizzen rigging except two seamen and the
cook, who were never after seen and must
have been swept away when the deck load
went over. The ship slowly righted after
the loss of her hamper. but was q CON-
plete water logged wreck. The crew re-
manned on the mizzen rigging until
day break, the sea continually sweep
ing over them and threatening to
carry them off every moment.
At daybreak we was enabled to better our
position somewhat but as the ship was con-
stantly breaking up, it was day of terrol.
About p. m., we saw brig steering nearly
for us, but she passed us by without
noticing, although her people were plainly
visible to US. The wind was still blowing
heavy gale and tremendous streams breaking
over the ship. When nearly dark, the
whole stream formed, broke, and was
swept away with the otter part of the main
deck, and the timbers commenced
coming out from between the decks.
were obliged to abandon our position aft, and
after great risk, got forward and into the
foretop, where the night of the 9th was
passed. The next day was fine, but with
heavy seas constantly deluging the ship.
At $50 p. m. we saw vessel, which
proved to be the steamship Hudson, from
New Orleans, for New York The crew and
officers were taken off, after being
rs hours on the wreck, without food
or water. Every kindness was shown
us by Capt. Freeman, his officers and pas
sengers, the latter making up purse which
greatly gladdened the hearts of the desti-
! tute mariners. The gale was one of the
most severe, so Captain Freeman reports,
that he ever experienced. The wind
reached the velocity of a hurricane on the
evening of the Goth. AS the ship WAS fast
breaking up, she will soon cease to be dan.
gerous to navigators, although she was
abandoned i'll the track of the northern
bound vessels. The steamship Chalmette,
from New Orleans, which arrived here to.
Jucie Wheatley, Capea..-' the schoone,
Jacksonville for Baltimore, in sinking
condition, and took off the captain anL
crew aud brought them to this port.
Report of Capt J. W. Sipple, of the
schooner Lucie Wheatley; Left jackson
vile August 13, at p. M; was struck by
lightning, shivering the foremost foretop
mast and mizzen-top mast and damaging
the hull; wind W. S. w; fixed foremas
and seemed it, but it was not safe; fitted VI
the jumper stay and set spare jib as mail
stay sail wind variable on the 18th ant
partly calm. On the 18th to 18th wind S
W. and weather hazy. On the Goth winc
changed to n. E., and increasing; 21st t.
oath heavy seas and blowing hurricane
vessel leaking and pumps constant,
going. On the 26th and 9th threw
overheard part of the deck load. On th'
9th at noon the vessel was full of water
the masts were swept away and the hui
righted, but was wholly under water auC
all hands were obliged To lookout for them
selves, being part of the night up to ou
waists in water. On the 28th, at a. m.
the steamer Chalmette, from New Orlean
for New York, sighted us and came to ou
rescue, and launched their boat, with tw
officers and four men. At $50 a. m. the,
had all of us on board the steamer. Th
schooner was then breaking to pieces, s
that the lumber was coming out. We wer
} then in latitude 81, longitude 7so, 45
The schooner was built in 1874 at Frederico
Del, and owned by Gov. J. W. Hall an
son, of Urederico, and Mrs. Wheatty, O
Lebanon, and was nineteen tons register.