The Republican journal., 1883-01-25

THE BARK MENDOZA ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
FROM 81. THOMAS SSUNDAY-CAPT. fuckers
DESCRIPTION OF THE VOYAGE.
The steam bark Mendoza, of Bath,
which took an involuntary trip to the
Island of st. Thomas last month, arrived
in New York Sunday, Jan. llth. Capt.
Tucker gave the following description Of
the voyage TO a sun reporter Sunday
evening:
The Mendoza was calculated" lie
said. ''to carry 1}5 tons, and was TO have
loaded III New York with general mer-
chandise, and to have sailed for the River
Plate and Buenos Ayres. We left Bath
Dec. 4th and intended to 90 to New York
by Marthas Vineyard, by the route which
we term over the shoals, and through
Long Island Sound. Soon after we left
port We heated an engine pin, everything
being new, and had to shut down steam.
We were without steam for eighteen
hours. \ strong breeze sprang up, ana
our light ballast was not sufficient to
prevent us from drifting off. saw
could not fetch Cape Cod, and it soon
became evident on the 18th, when we
were in Al deg. latitude and II deg. lon
gitude, that there was nothing for us but
an impromptu trip to the Bermudas,
eve had taken on board most of our
provisions for the entire trip, and had
coal enough, for the reason that we
couldn't use the coal in the heavy wealth
er we had had, the propeller blades being
so far out of the water that our steam
W, S practically useless. You see how
these cabins and stateroOms are equipped
equal % the best of pleasure yachts.
Well, OF course we were comfortable, tut
Mrs. Packard and her daughter had new
very sick for two or three days; and our
sudden change of port was to them a
great annoyance and fright.
'We were in a gale from the 18th that
kept US some Of the time tipped over at
an angle of 40 degrees. That tumber
rack hanging there touched the ceiling.
A big story; bat Mrs. Tucker will tell you
it's true. Could the ladies climb from
one side of the cabin to the other? Well,
not very much. We were twenty three
days to st. Thomas, reaching there on
the 9th. Our cabin passengers were quite
contented after their initiation, and had
plenty Of reading on board to occupy
their time. After we got south Of the
Both degree we had fine weather. We
made for st. Thomas only after continu-
Gus westerly winds had settled the fact
that we couldn't reach the Bahamas.
AT st. Thomas we learned in New
York papers OF the alarm which was felt
at home, and cablcd instantly. We took
in IO4 tons of stone ballast-enough to
submerge the propeller in all weathers
and keep the bark from drifting-and
then, on the 29th, we set sail for New
York. We passed everything we saw be
fore reaching the Narrows, and on the
eleventh day from St. Thomas that was
last Tuesday night-were off Barnegat
aud took pilot. The average time would
be about fifteen or sixteen days But
there the northeast snow storm struck us.
There was d tremendous sea on, and we
we're blown out, and had another hard
time Of it. Last night we anchored off
Quarantine, and to day we came up,
having just completed the forty days
which the Bible says Noah spent in the
ark.
II have been captain fourteen years,
and have sailed between here and the
Plate during the last ten years, making
two East Indian voyages. SO | knew my
bearings perfectly, and all our party had
complete confidence in me. came on
here last May in the Martha p Tucker,
from Manila. | have heard Of bnt one
case at all similar to ours The Walker
Arlington, Jr., bark of about 600 tons,
left Rockland, Me-, bound for ST. Johns
She was blown to the Bermudas, and had
a dreadful time. Once she was thrown on
her beam ends, and they were going to
cut away her masts.
"Mr. II. r. Hamilton was member Of
our party on the return voyage. He has
gone with Mr.. Packard and his family to
the Astor House. They were very glad,
indeed to reach New York in fact, we
all were. We shall go up to Delamater's
wharf, at Thirteenth street and North
river, for some repairs tomorrow, and
sail for Buenos Ayres in few days with
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