New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
wprCEs AND DAMAGE AT SEA.

WRECKS AND DAMAGE Al SEA.
NIX MEN RESCUED FROM A SINKING SCHOONER
HEAVY WEATHER ENCOUNTERED BY OTHER
VESSELS.
The brig Le,itia arrived yesterday from Hayti,
Having on boar, six of the of the wrecked
schooner James Bliss from Belfast Maine pounu
10 Jacksonville with cargo o, nee, ~ o m
in latitude 20 % longitude 74c 80, he saw
vessel waterlogged, bearing northeast, with the
mannast broken at the deck ana tne i%re't ass
was hoisted. The vessels sails were even win ,ne
waters edge and the washing all over ner
lie found nj her stern raft. which sat the cap
tain and five men waiting for the arrival OF some
vessel to rescue them. boat was srhl 10 ,r rio
wrecked schooner aud all hands were sa say h;S
men were chilled and wet ana were ihu'n ,, -
Inv the falling of the masthead ineS WI -
cned about 2:3O p. M. and NJ . ociock III, S,',r
sprung up from the northwest, At Hrir dawn The
sea WAS 40 high and the wind 50 strong th9i ihe
captan thought that the wrecked crew wonluc Ger
t.,niv have pcrshed if they had not been rescued
G.ufain Hatch of the wrecked schooner, sta,eu
that he left Belfast March 20 aud went 10 anchor
near Cape Cod with strong Western g'e, hnred
six days he continued the voyage ana aiicno,o u
again at Vineyard Haven, but started on hP is.J
With light northeast winds. The wind soon shifted
to the north aceompanied oy n fran 1 the
The sLip was run under short SAIL untii noon Al
D. H. she began to leak and hed III less 'L,m H.
bours The ,nainmast cut away 10 keep thc
sbin from rolling over. as there was a very heaNE
sea and the cargo was all adrift IN the hold On
April 10 the men made raft and they nad TO isn vi
Themselves to it for safety They had hard Work 10
keen on the raft as il blew strong gale ana 'hce
was a heavy SEA The captain sald thnl M Sim
seven vessels running to the north ana Ine eo'',s
south One was a bark which ran very close To
'' The bark Annie j. Marshall, from London which
arrived YESTERDAY reported that on April - Ill Ia'
tn,, 3oS 81, Longitude SO IL she passed vessel
of about 600 tons. bottom up. which had not eeeh Ill
that position I"E trrrfo mT in dangerous place
Tn, steamship Sorrento sighted II wrecked bark IN
latitude so. longitude 26o, The fore ana main
masts were hanging over the side ana the h'i@~eh
"' CAPTAIN CoI'ori, of the bark G. A. Littlcfcld.
rcp"rted yesterday that he had encountered a
W,.s nearly foundcred. The short canvas was
blown into shrc,ls in less than an hour ana tne
masts were damaged The vessel was repaired IN
the calm weather that followed. but from March
10 TO April IL the bark met with continual gales
which caused further damage The bulwark' Mere
stove III and the decks constantly washed ne
vessel was driven out of lis cOutSc, ana the pf"Nl-
siors ran short. aud at one time the men ""t~
threatened with starvation. .
The ship Constantine reported that on March 10 u
gale struck her which lasted fftysix hours. ON
April IL another storm cauc mp. which washed
every movable thing from the deck to the sea. An
Ure "A Chinaiuan died from exposure on March -.
A lighter loaded with part uf the cargo OF the
ship Transit ashore AT Cranberry Inlet. near bar-
negat, arrived Yesterday at the Merritt '@ n
Wreckng ConImny's Dock Staplcton, ;. l. Inc
stranded ship lies the beach entirely dry oii one
side nj low tide 1t is believed however, that w'il
favorable weather the vessel can be Heated without
much injury.
The sh,ui,er Nellie Chase. which has been for sey,
eral DAYS at Staplrton III Sunkrn CONDITION, ana
guarded by a United States marshal. IN the interests
of p.r>.uls having claims against the NcsS' was
pumped out Yesterday aud placed on the Marine
RAILWAY ut litnn.
Ths schooner Annic f. Collins Captain V. Cousins,
from New-York for Providence with steel wirc,whe
off Clinton, Conn. at 4 y. m. TUESDAY. sprung alcak
aud went down Immediately. All on bodfd were
saved tn. crew was picked up by the schooner
Daniel Webster and taken t. NcW-fiaNcn