Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-27
oorR pTTC1Y SAILOR MEN
~rITsLER AND HIS VOL
VIZ -,,,+I5Ks EVER SEE LAND?

.. Rfst Leave the DlsAhfa@be" anu
81 'no legged Bark Brimigs Out on
W"'''-rIc but They Choose to Stick
Sg TIE ship.
s+eamship Zaandam got in yester-
I' rs- tumuluOus passage Of 10
d& ,,, Amsterdam, with eight Of the
az a,taa British bark Brimiga, Capt.
ere" f,- which she encountered on last
Ten. ~ afternoon about 200 miles east
i l1V,'gs,v The bark's main and miz-
o. - were gone, and the exposed
l'.I amer deck had been washed away
"o,e had feet of water in her hold.
slu os going laboriously northward
que Yhs toresails and foretopgallant
ul nh.rr on a Jury mast made Of foretop
' ward dashed to the stump OF the
D %a,t Potter of the Zaandam sent out
or, the bark and inquired If she
oo" .,.5 any help. Capt. Geitzler said he
"'ai1,5raa Injured seamen that he wanted
IS' IN and that he was short of pro-
ann s The three men were helped into
NisG''at and we're rowed to the Zaandam
Ile o,rriad on board. The boat then re-
S uu 10 he bark laden with provisions.
NV. more OF her men said they wanted to
FI,,Vra'slarred 10 the steamship, and they
vowed thither. Capt. q ltZler said
"''rroposed to stick by his ship and steer
noIf INTO Halifax or into Davy Jones'
ioa,ar whether anybody stayed aboard
I1i,5 him or not. First Mate Henderbark,
sasord Mate Olsen, and the steward de-
lryf hAfr
Lt,rar Capt. Potter offered to tow the
bsrk in. but the offer was declined, and
4Se zsaudsm steamed away from the bat
tered. broken, water-logged, and crewless
vessel
r1o left the bark she had had very hard
,,nes indeed She left Westbury, Nova
seota with a cargo of spruce lumber for
TiverDool. A shifting east-northeast wind
snrory ND on the afternoon of Aug. 9, out
10 clear skv. 1t became so violent at 4
o'clock that the mainsail and spanker had
"a ba lowered. and the maintOpgalant
soil and inner iib taken down. The wind
ta5 increased to perfect gale at 8
Sclock. when the bark drove along on
me mort tack under two lower sails
onv The seas were then dashing over
bsr starboard rail, and geysers of spray
sn,utad up under her bows. All hands
we're called at II O'Clock at night to get
tbp bark on the starbOaTd tack. She was
nearly on her beam ends, and the sailors
cossted down the slant of her deck when
ever they lost hold OF supporting ropes or
rroi cting deck work Seaman Hen
bricks Sauyola tried to obey the Captains
command to nut the helm hard up, but he
coullnot manageit. The wheel wreuched
his left arm violently, and threw him
beadlong on the deck. He was carried
into the cabin and Andrew Hakem took
bis place, only to be struck down by the
wheel His left leg was badly hurt and
bis head was cut. Two seamen then took
the helm. and the bark was gradually
brought about on the desired tack. The
gale died away suddenly, and all hands
we're ordered to the pumps to get rid of
nmeOf the feet water that had rushed
over and into her while she was leaning
10 stsrbOard with her yard arms nearly
dipping into the sea. She then had only
I. Der msntopsail set. Another gale sprang
but Of the southeast as quickly as the first
bad subsidized. 1t blew the maintOpsail
lean from the bolt ropes. sending it sky
ward ike a big aquatic bird. The fore
ODmast stavsail was Immediately set,
AllAlubOUSall. "A
moment later the bark was on her beam
ends, with her yard arms in the sea. She
was so far gone that it was impossible to
right her, and the skipper ordered the
miZZen rigging cut aWaV. This was done
with difficulty. and the mizzenmast
crashed over the starbOard rail. The
mainmast was sent after the mizzen be-
lore sne began to get on her feet. She
arose gradually and fell off before the
WIND. While she was down the seas
washed off the galley, smashed the wheel
bnlnders, burst off the fOrecastle door,
broke all the pump gear, and tore away
lne lower and upper topsail yards,
which dangled by the canvas. The crew
went to work pitching over all the lumber
Oh DECK that had not been carried away
ana rigging the jury mast. At a. m.
me WIND eased UP and hauled to the west
WARD seaman Charles Peterson, who
Aau been al work twenty-fOur hours, be-
came exhausted while on the foretOpmast
snl Tell TO the deck, breaking one arm,
Dsly cutting the other, and receiving
several ugly scalp wounds.
from the 10th 10 the 10th the bark made
10 Roadway. During this time the men
s.ept On the deck, as everything below
was WaIer-soaked. The steward, all of
Nuose Utensils were washed away. cook
s ~ tle lood on pieces Of thin iron rudelv
"'Iloned into pans. The fare was salt
o og,l ana baked dough, all the hard bis
.olV having been rendered useless by
sae waller Capt. Geitzler called the
, gea alt on Monday last and addressed
ma, cave been sailing eight days and
ioo So'asIE an inch. propose that we
Eool TWO things: make sail for st.
1 ,-ouss OF nang around until we get
ys ~Ige 70 DC taken Off by a passing
ana Iu C. men had talk among themselves.
gsti 1uuouleed that they were in favor Of
5%s1N TroftnWard in the track Of steam
T p'si lneF iell in with the Zaandam on
lrori'..ay' Alter the Captain had got
n.sj M ne was reluctant TO leave his
nste ga 1e persuaded the first and second
Nm b,, tne steward TO remain with
voiI II ,. .le men said they feared they
mn Fl go To sea again il they did
rave. The men think there liz little
ubto..W tut captain and his three vol
wa. ceiling into Halifax alive Oh the
he gkted bark. The Etruria spoke
,rom ", on Friday only a short distance
On 5o. .le place where the Zaandam took
s. in VT, DoIgi,piga was built at Maitland. \.
is ogrsi She is bark Of 500 tons. and
&c, ti ~ w indsor by A. II. n W. smith
Man., .Al. the Injured men are getting
beu.eogy Seaman Peterson will lose
Wbolo,,', 'ue NJ Els arms. The seamen
Sian Fs. 'ue snip are Norwegian and Rus
aus Tue cook is negro.
Tur,
FosiMAsTER OF TOLEDO.
III.
eA'ohs for Leaving the Grand oId