New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-05
A STORY or SHIPWRECK.
ABANDONING A SWEDISH SHIP.

| THE CAPTAIN. SECOND MATE AND ONE sA1Lon
SWEPT oAERBoARD-TiE STORM RECORD.
| On the steamship Macedonia, which arrived at
this port yesterday from Gibraltar. were all that
the winds and waves had spared of the crew OF the
Swedish ship David. The story of the loss OF the
David and the suflerings of her crew was told to a
TRIBUNE reporter by the first mate of the ill-fated
ship. the only one of her officers who survives.
He said: 1--WE left Batavia on MAY II with q cargo
consisting largely of coffee We were bound for
New-Yorl and had fair weather until we reached
the Cape of Good Hope The captain. Dir. Strom-
berg had his wife and two children on board and
maid. My wife, who Is n cousin of the captain, was
| also on board The children were SIX and, eight
years old respectively. We reached the
Cape in the latter part of June and
encountered heavy seas and high winds. Inc SUPP
labored so that she started some OF her seams and
put INTO st. Helena for repairs. We LEFT there on
July 20 On August % terrible storm struck as
1t came IN from the southeast and was accompanied
by tremendous seas IL was horrible day but moth T,
ing compared to the day which followed 1t. Inc
wind veered TO the north@as and blew "a hurricane.
IL came in fierce squalls and the sea ran IN great
mountains of foaming water. 1t was 4:30 q. IN.
when The wind changed to the northeast, and the
vessel was at once thrown on her beam ends. we
had shortened sail bur the gusts split all OF those
we had up. One blast sent the maintOpmast by the
board and broke the goose-neck on the malnyaru.
At length a tremendous sea broke over the stern
and swept everything that was loose from the decks
The pinnacle was broken aud four spokcs were
knocked out of the wheel The second mate had
his legs broken but continued on deck. The con-
dItion of the women and children at this time was
pitlable We on deck dia al that men could do,
for were fighting for our lives. Sra after sea
swept over the ship and knocked her around
hike p'yt Msrs carried rne @waS the
yards were all adrlt and the ship was unmanage-
able. smashed the ulwsrks on the star
board quarter broke the wheel into fragments.
The captain the second mate two sailors and nv
self were washed overheard by the sans wave.
was whircd about like chip. and then found my
-tE 81 20 hn Iaoir IN
with one of the sailors The captain the
second mate and the other sailor VINO had
BEEN swept overheard we never saw again.
All that day and night we laOOred Men lasbed 10
the pumps tried 10 keep the ship Tree OF wafer LOT
she was leaking badly. We threw overheard part
OF the cargo to tighten the vessel aud nailed canvas
over the large which had oDeusd IN the deck.
The pumps became chOked but we cleared them
aud kept them going rough the night Inc
next day the pumps chOked again.
At / / O'Clock we sighted a schooner. We stIil hoped
10 save the snip and did not signal the schooner.
Then we found that tho stern-post was started aud
all the seams IN the quarterback opened. We
threw overheard two anchors and some chaDs
The storm and the sea increased IN violence, ana
At 1 O'clock in the afternoon we siented brig
A consultation was held, and we decided To signal
her. So up signal of distress. In the
meantime we saw Il stramcr which proved To be the
Macedonian. She seat her liteboat to our assistance
and we got aboard with considerable difficulty. All
night the steamer Law by the David. aud the next
morning tired 10 tow ner. Bntit was fonnd 10 be
impossible, and sbo was finally abandonciL'
The David was about three years old and was
40 tons burden. She consigned 70 Punch,
Edye & Co.. OF this clty, and was partially IN
sured. Her cargo valued AZ $4,000. anal Was
shpped by Wellenstein. kausc ~ TO-. OF batavia.
their representative IN this city, IA. DE Dlallerc,
OF No. IL BrOad-st. About the time that the Mace
DOMAIN sighted tie David she also saw q Greek or an
Itaau bark flying signals II distress.
The British bark Lady DuheTlnw lch sailed from
London on JulF =, arrived at this port Yesterday.
She reported heavy storms during most Of the yOy-
age. On August A. IN latitude 49, 3V, Longitude
43o 2W. she encountered "a severe southwest gale,
and on August -, IN latitude 49, 3S'. Longitude
G3" 80. she experienced hurricane. ne sra was
very high and the waves brok- over the
vessel with appalling force and frequency. Tho
boats we're stove, tue deck house partly washed
away aud everything loose swept from the decks.
I he storm was followed by an almost absolute
calm aud a heavy swell, which caused the vessel 10
la Dor heavily.
All the incoming vessels from across the
Atlantic likewise bring reports Of heavy
storms. The steamer Anehoria. OF the Anchor
Line, from Glasgow, encountered gale on
August 20, which lasted twelve hours. The Storage
passengers became frightened, ana several were in
tured by being tossed about by the rolling of the
steamer. woman's cOlar-bOue was broken aud
boys leg badly spraned.
Captain GuptIli of the brig Sullivan. Of Boston.
which arrived Yesterday reports seeing ships
masts standing about twelve feet out OF water on
the Fenwick shoals. The bark ChlgncclO.
of Windsor. y. 5, had her tOpsaIls blown away
IN the gale which 50 tossed about The other vessels.
Tn. Italian bark Louisa Bruno arrived Yesterday
from Tarragona, having lost most OF her sails III
severe gale, and having had a rough passage gem
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