St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-29
TROUBLE ON THE SEA.
Two Vessels Reported Lost-Graphie
Dissertation

NEW YORK, Dec. Ell. W. Catherine
master Of the steamer Chattahooche. makes
the following statement: About 2 80 n m
December 20, fifteen miles north of winter
quarter light ship sighted three mast
schooner, under close reefed main and miz.
zen sail, ensign Union down. bore away
for her, and the vessel reported she had
sprung leak, and the crew wished TO be
taken off. They said their boat was stove.
then placed the schooner In such a position az
to shelter the steamer as much as possible
and lowered q boat in charge Of nv
second officer. The boat returned in about an
hour, falling to rescue any of the sehooner's
crew, because Of the high sea which prevent
ed it getting alongside. The second officer
had received injuries that made it impossible
for him to again attempta rescue. Another
boats crew volunteered to make a second
attempt They were supplied with life buovs
and lines, and after several attempts sue
eeeded in getting life buoy on the schooner.
The first mate of the schooner secured him
self to the buoy, jumped overheard snd was
picked up By the life boat. The life buoys
were now useless, as it was impossible to get
gale and high sea, and as night
was setting in with rain and
sleet and increasing wind, which was drift
ing the ship into shallow water, was COM
PEELED for safety of my own vessel, passen-
gers and crew TO abandon the schooner, and
was forced very reluctantly TO put my ship TO
sea- The name of the illfated schooner was
Ario Pardee. She was loaded with cement
Tor Philadelphia. The schooner and remain
der OF the crew Qfour mem were probably
lost
Captain Park, of the ship Alert, burned at
sea November II, arrived as passenger
OF the steamer Maronheus from Para.
The Alert sailed from New York
October % for Shanghai, with cargo of 40
600 cases of oil and a crew of eighteen per
sons, beside the captains wife and child.
The morning of November ii, latitude de-
grees and 40 minutes north, longitude 90 de-
grees aud 10 minutes, where the trade winds
were lost, and heavy, threatening weather
prevailed. At 10 a. IN. the rain fell in tor
rents, accompanied By vivid flashes of light
ming, which struck the fore roval mast. car
rylng II away and cutting some of the run
ming gear, and taking large piece out Of the
Tore royal. The shock felled the men to the
NNNA- ~ ~ Ou u III. SMOKE was seen COM
ing from the fore hatch. ordered it caulked
down, which was done in part, when they
were blown of by IN explosion, which throw
the men to each side of the ship. Clouds of
smoke filed the air, and flames were seen
near the batch, and all parts of the ship were
enveloped in smoke. I ordered the boats
cleared away and prepared to leave the ship
Al 1880 we were all in three boats with
some clothing and provisions and snon
after our leaving the ship was ablaze AT
dark We made the boats fast astern each
other, and lay BY the burning ship, hoping
some passing vessel would be attracted by
the light and come to our rescue. The next
morning We were all rescued by the steamer
Compt Eu from Havre for PernambucO.
Not being able to speak or understand
French, while the others did not understand
English, We were made to perceive BY, theiI
actions that we could help ourselves to any
thing we could lind for our comfort.