The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-26
GONE DOWN.
The Brig A. G. Jewett of Belfast
Founders in Mid-Ocean.
The Mate lone Survives 90 Tell the Tale
"Details of she Gasunlty-- Fifty Four
Hours at Sea in nm Open Boat.

New YORK, March 25-The brig A. G jew
EFT, of Belfast, Me-, Capt. Reed, from Phila-
delphia Feb. 20t5, for Matanzas, was wrecked
tie Ath, southeast of Hatteras, during a heavy
gale, and foundered. The captain and cook
went down in the vessel, but the rest of the
crew, six in number, took to a boat, which was
in bad condition, so much SO that she was half
full of water ell the time. Five of the men
died from exposure, aud the only survivor,
james Pratt, the second mate was picked IN
after being fifty-four hours In The beat, by the
bark Edward Cushing, from Boston for AspIn'
wall, and landed at that place, whence he was
transported to This port.
LATER.
NEW YORK, March 25.-James Pratt, late
second mate of the brig A. G. Jewett, Of Be :
fast, Me-, who arrived here this morning in
the Pacific mail steamer Acapulco, from A =
piowall, gives the following particulars of the
boss of tho vessel. On the evening of Feb.
a. in the Gulf Stream, latitude and longitude
unknown, violent gale commenced from the
southeast soon shifting to southwest, in which
the brig labored tremendously. During the
night of the 22d, the cargo shifted and the ves-
sci sprung aleak. At o'clock on the morn
lug "a bu0 2Ou9 dn Atb6mpb WAS udu6 W WodI
ship, but it failed. and at half-past g. M, she
was struck by very heavy sea and thrown on
her beam ends, her masts being even with TIE
water. Soon after another sea struck her,
washing off the crew from the weather side,
and tarning her bottom up, when she sank
The captain and cook disappeared when she
capsized, but the rest of the crew succeeded in
reaching one OF The beats. which foated of
when the brig vent down. The boat was
stove in and filed with water, but fortunately
spar to which the boat had been lashed on
the deck still remained attached, and this
served to help keep her afoat. She had no
sails or oars, and the men we're without pro.
visions or drop of fresh water. The weather
was very cold, and as they had to stand upon
the boat and hold on to her gunwales, which
were just above the water, with the SEA con-
stantiy breaking over them, their suffering
was intense. The mate and two sesmen soon
became exhausted, and died durag the att r.
noon of the 23d, aud two more died the next
day. the last one In the afternoon. AS soon as
the men died their bodies were thrown over
board to tighten the boat. The sole survivor
| (Pratt) was alone in the boat from the after
| noon OF the 24th, when, after drifting in all
| fifty.four hours, he saw vessel standing di-
| rectly towards the boat. He was, however,
| too much exhausted to make any signal, but
| he was seen from the vessel, which proved t.
| be the barkentine Edward Cushing, Capt
| Bickmore, of Camden, Me-, and he was soon
rescued A rope being made fast to him, he
| was taken on board the vessel more dead than
alive, but with the kind treatment he received
| he soon began to revive aud regain bis strength
| He arrived at Aspinwsls on the 14th inst, and
| by that time had recovered. Upon reporting
himself to the United States Consul, he wal
sent home, leaving Aspinwal on the 23i
Pratt halls from Gardiner, Me-, for which
place he will start as soon as possible
| [Fhe brig A. G. Jewett was vessel Of
36 .S9 tons. She was built in Addison, Me-, il
1865. and her home port was Belfast. Me-, w
H. Rowan, Esq., being the managing owner
| Ed