New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
GHOSTLY SHIPS 1T SCI.
AN OLD SAILORS TALES or PHANTOM CRAFT
STORIES OF THE COAST.

AN OLD SAILORS TALES or PHANTOM CHAT
STORIES OF THE COAST.
"Do believe in phantom shipsf Yes, do
The old sailor emphatic so the reporter merely
said "Ahw
There amt az much Of that sort Of shipping atoa' a.
there used to be-" continued the old man. 81 rather
ess steam vessels have scared 'em off the ocean
But s,in there's good many more than you'd Think ana
more than like 10 see going about
Did you ever see anyf
eyes. once when was second mate Of
a bark bound from this port to Calcutta
I saw phantom ship ! shall never forget.
We were nearing the Cape Of Good Hope The wind was
light and the weather thick That night when the
sun set and the the iSt that hung over the
water gave everything a ghas~t appearance. and our
spors and sails a. We looked aoft seemed more Ike those
Of some phantom vessel than things you could take h'd
Of There no indications OF fl'W, ana We were
scuddiDg along with our -,iy-sails and studding-
sails set had the second dog watch, and
inst a. eight bells struck and the first watch
carne on deck 10 relieve me the lookout on
the to'eallart focastlc called ont, sail ho!' Where
awayP said l. Three points on the lee bow said he
locked and there she ship with high bWdrK ana
a towering stern, Of build Ike the pictured sms III MS
tory books Her sails like CLOUDS, her maSt' ana
s,ars like -trcaks of vapor She down on III with
marvellous ropdity A. she ncared u.s. stepped E" the
rail and sang out, ship ahOy" hut 10 answering hall
came from the deck Of the phantom craft and sailing
right against the wind she passed on, and In three min
utes was lost to sight"
What was IL 2"
"The Flying Dutchman."
az What is the Paatine Eghtr
"Well | thought everybody knew what that was non
see IN early colonial times Block Island of the coast OF
Rhode Island was inhabited by wreckcrs ship called
the Palatpe from the Paatinac Of the Rhine loaded
with colo.ists. lurcd the rocks 10y
false lights and then Payed and burned by
the wreckers. Most Of the cjOnists were lost. a
few survived and this day their descendants for some
of them married the daughters the WrcckcTs, are
among the inhabitants of the island. On elf over
OokirC the scene the wreck several mounds called
he Paatne graves where Of the bodies that were
washed ashore are buried Now, the anniversary OF
The wreck Of the Palane the watchers On shore see
shin on the rocks beneath the clin burning IN three
columns OF flame have seen IL with these very eyes
hundreds of others have it and, explain 1t as You
will ii urdoubted fact that the strange WeaIlhy
lights burn there" -,
"Tha is good" said the reporter; give me another
p""sWeIi in August s62 a fishing from the Grand
Banks was Oyrrtaken by storm and put INTO 81 mary
Ray for shelter As is frequently the case IN those Ian
tudcs the storm accompanied by thick l0g ana me
feet of 100 boats was lost Now when there Is similar
Storm there the vessels seeking shelter sail through the
midst of phantom feet Of those hundred fishing boats
Did you see them 7"
No but know people who have. .
You have heard Of course Of the ghosty ship that
used to sail and sometimes sails now ny NaTaga~ct'
! Bay OF Henry HudsOn's Half Moon having been seen
/ al anchor under the Palisades ~
Cant say that have" 90
Well people have told me that have seen It,"