New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AT SEA IN AN OPEN BOAT.

EXPERIENCE or THE CREW OF THE BRIG ALPHoNsE
UNNECESSARILY STRICT QUARANTINE AT
CHARLESTON.
Captain L. p Thompson. late of the British brig
Aphon- g, owned by j. x g. Fowler, OF this CITY.
which was recently wrecked 10 miles east ot
Charleston S. c.. arrived in this city on Saturday
and related n thrilling account of his experience;
His vcs-el sailed from Cienfnegos on August ., and
from that time had cams and battling winds uht w
August 81 when the vessel was oil the colSI OF
Florida moderate east wind was followed by
violent gale from the northeast and a hurricane
The following morning there a compositions
sen running. and sail after sail was blown away
until there was nothing left but bare poles The
vessel then fell of IN tho trough of the sea- and De-
ing uDmanageabe, was caused TO leak.
After considerable effort the brig was got before
the wind and she sped along at terrific rate, the
crew meanwhile working at the pumps. Al
through the night the men worked inccss lntly
without light food, drink or Sleep the vessel grad
uallv sinking, and the outlook for their safety
growing more hopeless The f0recastie was washed
away by the seas breaking over, crushing IN e
bulwarls, filing the cabins with water and scatt r
ing the hunks anu effects of the crew over the sea-
saturday morning broke with less hope the vessel
still scuddmg along before the tempest. Saturday
afternoon found the captain and crew exhausted
and FAINT, and the briggs deck even with the surface
of the sea, which had begun to moderate. The last
resort was 70 leave the wreck in Il small boat with
out food or water, and steer toward land. The
wreck soon disappeared aud left Captain Ghomp-
son and his seven men on the sea III an open boat
and in a furnishing condition.
After dark Saturday the rain fell in torrents
and the gale frcshencd. The boat with great
difficulty kept before the wind and several times
was nearly swampel by fine great seas. One heavy
sea knocked the captain and Mate Sullivan against
tho thwarts and filled the boat with water. The
wa or was bailed and the boat RICH ed again
All day sunday the boat was kept On a northwest
course until about p. NJ, when n NesSei was
sighted which proved TO be the schooner NJ. T..
,ioscly, from Boston for Charleston, ;. Z. The
crew was soon rescued from its perllous position
and was fed aud clothed 10y Captain q. W. Dow.
The Moscly had also on board tie captain and crew
OF the wrecked swedish bar lla aid, from Mobile
for Gothcuburg, ,escucd on sunday morning.
The Mosely reached Charleston on the following
day and went directly 10 the city without stopping
At Quarantine. Tine Mayor of Charleston ordered
the vessel back to Quarantine Tor several days DO
cause she had the wrecked crew OF the AlphOnse on
board, first permitting the larad's crew to 90 on
shore Exception was taken TO the Mayors ruling by
Captain Dow, who thought IL an undoSeryed penalty
for rescuing supwTccked mariners that his vessel
shOuld be- subjected to additional expense by quar-
aatinc and delay and seemed to TANK that lt might
be necessary the future 10 ask shlpwrccked people
what port they last from before attempting 10
rescue them.
The AlphDnso was built nj Quebec ten years ago,
was of !s tons capacity, and was valued at TlO,oOo
The cargo, consisting OF sugar ana rnOiassea, was
consigned to j. * u. Fowler and was valued al
ZOO.