New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-08
PERILS OLE THE SEA.
SEVERAL LIVES REPORTED LOST.


BOAT CAPRIcE-wREcK OF A BARK on 1HE LONG
ISLAND CoAsr--LOsS OF AT LEAST ONE OF THB
CREW
The bark Souvenir from Baltimore, for Queens
town. arrived in this port in distress yesterday. She
left the mouth Of Chesapeake Bay on the morn
ing of New-Years Day, and at midnight en-
countered heavy squalls, with terrific ana
irregular All sails were taken in except
ing the lower tOp-sals and lIgnt head-Sais.
In the night several heavy seas broke over the YES
sci with great force. and al a. H., Sunday, when
all of the forward preparing 10 take IN
the faresaI Captain Ackland shouted for all hands
TO 90 aft. At that moment heavy sea broke over
the stern. sweeping the boat from the davis
and wicnching off IA part OF the po3I-rail
] he captain was swept overheard. The Sec0ld mate
att and threw life buoy TO the captain, who
was only - few feet distant. An effort was maze
alsO to put The vessel about, hut Whcu she was be-
tore the wind heavy rain squall AMI a sea struck
her making It impossible to bring her MP TO the
wni aud obscurlng from view everything
more thau few feet distant. When
last seen the captain tie
boat and buoy but he soon disappeared. The
pumps were also found ch0ked with cargo. and il
vas several hours before they could be made to
work. Alter that bad wrathcr WAS encountered
amo.t continuously Captain Ackand, wife AND
Chd were on board of The cS;ei when the captain
was lost.
A sad story OF the loss Ct three sailors from the
pilct boat C'plcr. Thursday morning " - t@Id YES
tcrday, at the Custom House. by pilots CoHnor;
Metctli and NIckley. The Caprice was lying OF
the highlands waiting for incoming vessels. ana
Was hOvetO under clOSc-rrClcd sails 1T was blow
ing very hard at the time and heavy was rui-
ning A5oui p. H.. the jlb was hauled down and
four men were sent out the how-Sprit 10 iur the
sail. Among them Fredrrlck Saunders,
ii Norwegian sa!.or, who reached over 700
for, lost his balance and went overheard.
Boa keeper William Wright ran afr, giving the
alarm. and threw line 10 saunders who "''s CLOSE
alongside. Pilot Couuor threw line lo nun ana
p1t Hrky tnrew 70 pv ay Lna W;
lowered and Wright and Moses smith
manned il and pulled away to save Saun-
ders. In q few moments the men IN
tie boat crled out, All right, wc'vr got him and
the j lots turned the Caprice around 10 pc MAJ
NJ. In IN another instant sl"nt was hcarh ir' Ill
the small boat " We are capSlZed; help! IN e.
fort WAS made to get overheard her small boat
and Pilots Mickey and Common STOOD ready Win
over the rlll heavy SEA swept over thr VI
sci. and the boat was SWahprd. az
efforts to catch lie boot were frultes~, ana no ana
could b" given to the thee men IN me sea- "n'>o
cries gradually grew faluttT. The Cairrr crHlN'n
aboa uni iayh.elk and then kept up the SEA ch
Siun,Irr, was about twenty-five years of
age and had been on the Caprice only
a short time. lie was saved from
droW ung once before on another Pllct h'1'
SuItn about forty-hvc years old. hat been Oh
ps'ot boats about twenty ycars. and raves VII
years I'D. r"sticut Of Broohiyn. ard bad h''n on
the Caprice uCIrlV two year. " Cdince ms
been an uulucAy VeN>ei, HAVING been ah1ndoIrd al
sea about TOM years age: 81" was t"W'd ~ ny
New -Jrr,c, plio-nuat. She run INFO 10y thr
s'ram,nip NrN-Url,ans III tllc bay about two year
ago and sunk.
10 tnr bark j sic !. Marshall OF LOCO ms. a,
Ia. joseph Parker from utwrrp Tor Ncw-G"'k
srnch broad III" on the outer pa'' "3 'rIe my,
v,.lr l.. l.. about c'Hhi mes Wr' 81 rlr' .','hu
IIgii . and jWu miles west q: ldic->ivi'g station
No. % Al the time a heavy SET wa@ ri 'pIhG I"
tire east ward, and the bark began to hi almost IN
LlrdIlirlv; III lcSs than two nous sic srit "a
ast-rn and was hldly wTcnchcd As soon IL the
vessel struck Captain Parker bu'nr t"ich'S on ne
and ~
sgutllrd from the beach 10y the Llt->IvuH patrol
Although the bark Is tuliv MI" from tn sI"rr
tbe pailOi saw that there was no immediate danger
of her Going 10 pecrS aud did Ii" 20 Oh o. her
until daylight As so"n rs the vessel AtLuGh the
srameu, hradcd by III" steward Ar'nnr J"hnson
n cOlorrd man, determined to take 10 the
boats. Tue captain uS'd every argument IL
his power to prevent them from doing 80, tel iuS
them mat they would 10 rescued at daylight, bu'
the men excepting four five. paid lIitie heed 10
him. hc first boat launched cont aimed the mat ana
getting CLEAR and pulled about III the vcinty II III
dat hight, when, almost frozen. a. th'v wei" thhnS
clad aud wet with the surf they Succ"hrl n reach;
uIgthr shore l ne src0hd baat containing he steward
and two searnri also got clear ana arm he 20 ih'
east ward. had not been seen nr heard ron ih~t
night The third boat, with only seaman III
IT, Oxale Andersen, age ."entJ seven, "a native u
Sweuen broke IuOs" and was ewa'uIcd ana Stow.
Au.cl~cii's body was " shed upon the heach neal
the Government House Yesterday morning. Inc
cIuiaiu. buat>waIn and the remainder of tie crew
RENAL cd the vessel all IL Iht and were taken Oh
h, The Liie.SavIng crew at daylight. None of the
men saved anything except the ci0tAcS " mon they
he bark was III ballast. and sailed from Antwerp
November .. The weather during the entire WOW
age was unusually rough, "ntliluuus gale blowing
for twenty three days. For the Last fifteen DAYS the
captain was unable to obtain ms rec konlg tne sun
beng o'iscured. Thursday night there WAS II heavy
foy Which at intervals lifted and from Soundngs
the capt am believed That lac was Oh iarega About
ii O'Clock he signaed a pllOt-boat that was near
INN by burning tor chcS the deck oil his vessel
un the sails could be PLAINLY scell AMI aE oil Tor
some TIM expecting "A pilot 10 come on board ont
haeH al fD
thrown the lead only lew minute. before ms YES
sci struck aud found ample water but tho log "ts
dense that ne could not see the FIRE Island Ligh
ana lac intended to work ms way un with thc l'ad
reducing sail for tins purpose. The captain ana
his crew arrived in tins city last evening
1hcy were compelled to cross the Great South BAY
from the beach 10 AmitIViiiC on the zee, pulling
heavy boat after them. the ice beng 80 rough lhat
an ice BOAT could not be used. 1t ~ thought that
tie vessel will prove total loss She was Duiit a.
D!gby, Nova Scotia fourteen months ago. Is owned
bv the captain and j. ". Parker q Co.. OF No. 10
pearI->t and Is partly insured. he Coast Wreck
ing Compauy's steamer was near The wreck last
evening. bnt tue captain would not allow the DARK
t. be taken BIZ tho wreckcrS until he had seen ms
cousVnees Too bod, of The seanaa Anderson Will
he burc1 the beach TO-DAY. Captain Parker 1nd
his urn speak in the highest terms OF Captain r. h.
Wicks amt ms crew of The Lf.-SayIng Station.
The bark Belvldere arrived mere from Ronrn yes
terday having on board the CAPTAIN ana crew oil the
The Bcvderc had IA very bois cions passage anu
was driven 900 miles south of the Latitude OF Tins
port bv succession Of northwest gales; On Decem
Der 81 III latitude $50 II nth. longitude ~ west
tn, Joseph Porter va sighted III sinking con-
dsO Time liner" s%1 tht ' faow urine night St' after
much difficulty and risk boat was liunched
from the bark and the were taken on from the
schooner. Ihc crew were III an exhausted cOnd-
ton from continuous working at the pumps 10 keep
their vessel a1Jat.
The lark Ad niral reports that IN latitude 80 81
north, lonetudc II, OBJ wet December 20. The
schooner florence Dean. vi Kcuncbuuk. Me-, WAS
passed III a d'smasIed and abandoned condition.
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