The sun., 1883-12-09
A TALE OF THE WINTER SEAS
THE BARK BENEFtOTREss LIES TEN
DAYS 4 Y.iTIsRLOGGkD HULK.

THE BARK BEREFd CTREss LIES TIN
DAYS 4 W. p.iTISRLO6GkD HULK.
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teen Men Take tho Long Boat and arc
Never Heard Of-sevcu A hide In the Wreck
and arc snved by q State Lac Steamer.
Three days out from Larne, Ireland, and
ten days from this port. on Wednesday,. Nov.
49, an hour after noon. the steamer State Of
Pennsylvania. Capt. Alexander Ritchie. sighted
q sail on the port bow. The weather had been
rough and the wind had recently shifted to
west-southwest, leaving heavy northwest sea
running. Chief Officer James Thompson. who
was on the bridge. made out with his glass two
short thick masts swaylng about with the roll
OF a hulk which was below them. but was out
OF sight. On one Of the masts. which. by the
rigging was seen to be a mainmast. was a
single yard. Tho upper spars had been car
ried away from both masts. and 1t was plain
that the vessel was a complete wreck rolling in
tho trough Of the sea. Capt. Richie was no.
titled. and orders were given to head the Penn
sylvania for the wreck. The wreck Was at least
nine miles away. and for nearly half an hour
no sign OF life about her could be madc out.
The hull was out Of eight. except for an
occasional moment. beneath the heavy
waves that were breaking over it. Then. rs
Mr.. Thompson watched 1t through his glass.
he saw man come MP through the foam and
spray about the shrouds on the foremast. and
slowly climb aloft as the mast swung to and
fro. When the man got up to tho foretop he
stopped and braced himself in the rggng.
Then. after minute or two, large white ban:
ner. with a deep red star In tho centre. noated
out in the wind. and the man climbed slowly
d0wn aS f, and disaIpenreu IN cloud OF spray at
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tance the wreck looked as II timber-laden brig
that the huge logs had iioated out and covered
the sea on the weather siio Of haF. On tho
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togsther until We Co could got boat to her, A''u
Watching the waves unit. the s.samsr
DUNLAP i % dropped his boat % No. down down on SS The
lee side Of the chip and instantly pulled clear:
set thai not dSs him
pulled down to the wreck and across its stern. m
fioatng timber about it. On the lee side II there ere
was less timber because, the wreck was drift
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the mizzenmast was rolling In the water beside
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s?lilsiea: Instead oi brig tho STesE was Va that
The boa. was moved cauto,fay forward until
1t was under the starboard Dow Of the wreck.
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boat dropped down between the floating TIM
one S S S Sn dsS
landed safely in the stern Of the life boat as it
shot out from tho wreck. just in time to escape
bark was safe. Again the life boat backed cd % In.
and ANOTHER man answered the command Of
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him on board as the men pulled the boat once
more clear oi, the timbers that crashed against
bus and last Of al
the man who had directed the rest.
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steam down to leeward of the wreck. The boat
pulled down to HIM the passengers were
headed on her course to Sandy Hook, :.
GS shs 229 feet ana
yHsste55day:, H y, WAY #e were toyed oSt S = Quebec on
board 10000 cubic feet Of timber. mostly pine
and walnut, in huge logs. On Nov we cleared
every inch Of canvas drawing. We made good
run every day and had fine weather until the
10th, Then heavy weather set IL, with gales
under shortened sail. we plunged along
doing fairly well; and hoping t9 ride IT out and
gales Increased Ha IN seSsrlty until Saturday. the
18th; That day we had to keep before the
% ns s S oEss %nd set d
and n the aiernoon It became
with spindriit hHl fell almost constantly. and
bows from the quarter. deck. The clouds thick:
ened whom the night shut down.. As the, ,vesse!
rose on the waves we could see By the glare OF
spray that iied the air and OF over the boiling
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sea o. Il We were never to rIse again.
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clear. out Of the bolt ropes and sailed away.
The foresail followed instantly. and the vessel.
she went on her beam ends. The seas broke
clear over her after that. carrying away the
else not part Of the ship itself and crushing all
the forecaste forward and the cabin aft were
cleared out entirely. tho bulkheads and ear
men managed to get f9rSard ward botyeen the
60. but she did not right after the topsail blew
was cut. and the swaying OF the ship broke the
topmasts short ol az the cans; Then she
sprung a. leak and was, filled With water. AS
she rolled in the sea the. wreckage pounded
tho forecastle. and all the men wero sheltered
aft n the little pilot house and The wheel h9Sse
dawned, the gale sased up the Is'a sss beeamS n,
the starboard side Of the ,forecastle Only the
bare walls remained OF tho port side. l and
| my officers remained In tho pilot house. All
this time we had had nothing 70 e eat or "a :
piece OF the. oloso-reefed spanker during the
morning and and piece OF canvas IN the mizzel,
we. roie easier. We passed sunday night with