The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-15
LOST IN A GALE.
Drowning of the j. E. Haskelps
Crew at Caicos Island.
Fatal Results of the Swapping of Ihc
steeFSman's Oar at the Critical Moment
Wreck of Other Vessels I'm the Terrible
Hurricane of October rs.

NEW YORK, Nov. lathe steamship George W.
from Turks Island, brought the captains and por-
tons of the crews of the brigs R. NJ. Heslin, Julia
E. Haskell and Emma L. Hall, ana of the bark
Cairo, which vessels lost during the hurricane
which visited the neighborhood of Turks Island
about the middle of October.
Captain j. f. Paine of the Julia E. Haskell said
that seaman named G. Swlnson and himself
the only survivors OF the brig. The Haskell sailed
from the Island of Navassa for Baltimore with
cargo of guano on October L. On the second day
out hurricane from the SSW struck the vessel. IC
came with scarcely any warning, and striking the
sails from ahead threw them aback and then blew
tn m out of the bolt ropes The brig swung round
and went over ON her beam ends. She refused to
right, and lay in the trough Of the sea, with
nous waves dashing her. The crew clung to
the vessel for twelve hours. The hurricane then
passed and the sea began TO subside. The YES
sci was leaking badly and was unmanageable and
Captain Paine decided to abandon her. The nearest
land was Caicos Island which lay about 40 miles to
leeward. Captsin Paine and his crew of seven men
launched their boat on October JIG, and abandoned
the brig. The boat was headed toward the land
during the night. The sea was comparatively
smooth, ana the men were snppIIed with rTesf
and provisions. During the next day land was
sighted, but when the boat approached the shore
tue latter found to be ext emely rocky Captain
Paine found small inlel, which the boat entered.
Just as she was about to be beached in safety the
man who was steering broke his The boat then
broached TO. The sea was heavy, and in sn instant
the boat capsized in the surf. Each man was
obliged to struggle for himself Captain Paine says
that all struck out toward the shore He at length
found himself almost exhausted on the beach Near
him was the sailor Swinson. They looked back into
the boiling surf Tor their comrades but the latter
we're nowhere TO be seen. The six men had perished
among the breakers The mate was named Charles
Captain Paine does not knew the names of the
other lost men. The two survivors made their way
to turks Island. The Julia h. Haskell measured
S46 tons, and WINS owned by S. g. Haskell of Bos-
ton. Shs was butt at Deer Isle, Me-, sixteen years
ago.
York, which sailed from this port Sept. 29th
last, bound to Kingston. jamaica loaded with lum-
ber. said: ION Oct. 10Th, We experienced hurri-
cane in lat 20 North and 100 West, which in vio-
leDee exceeded anything have ever experienced
during twenty years Of seafaring. he sails were
TO. A heavy sea soon made and dashed completely
over u.s. carrying overheard our deckload, houses
and everything movable. on sounding the pumps
it found the brig making water rapidly .and
in two hours from the time the hurricane first
struck US, the vessel was ia waterlogged coudi-
t1on. The force of the hurricane lasted about IL
hours, aud came from south southwest We made
Turks Island on the 18th, where the vessel was
condemned and sold."
A weather beaten gray-haired sailor, of about So
years of age Rered TO the name of Capt. James
Mckee, and said he was tho captain and owner of
the lost big Emma L. Hail, which sailed from New
York, bound to Turks island in the latter part of
October. On the l5lh of October, While In sight of
his port, and within the radius of the
hurricane which struck the two vessels de-
scribed, his brig was thrown almost her beam
ends by the force of the squal which ushered In the
hurricane. Recovering herself, the brig staggered
along with her sails blown away and finally struck
the rocky shore. Ihe eight men, including The cap
tain, who comprised her crew, were with exlreme
difficulty saved by the assistance OF men on shore.
The vessel went to pieces ia less than two hours
carrying with her to destruction every rag OF
clothes, chrenometer, and in fact, every ything be-
longing to The brig. Il stand here said Captain
Mckee, without dollar in the world having only
the clothes stand in, a ruined man after thirty
years passed st sea-"