The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-01
Dissster ON tho Deep.

NEW YORK, Dec. III. w. Catherine,
master of tho steame Chattahoochjc,
makes the following statements: About
ESQ p. IN. on December 20, fifteen miles
north of winter quarters light ship, |
sighted three masted schooner under
close reefed main and miz-
zen sails, with hor ensign
union down. / bore away tor her, aud
she reported that she had sprunga leak,
and the crew wished to be taken oil.
They said their boat was stove
up. then placed the steamer
in such position as TO shell
ter the schooner as much as
possible and lowered boat in charge
in about an hour, failing to rescue
any of the schooner's crew, be-
cause OF the high sea which
prevented it getting alongside. The
second officer had received injuries in
the boat which made 1t i'm
possible to make an attempt to res
cue. Another boats crew volunteered
make second attempt. They were
supplied with life buoys and lines, and
after several attempts, succeeded In
getting life buoy on the
the schooner secured himself
to a buoy and jumped overheard and
was picked up by the life Life
buoys were now broken and useles and
it was impossible to get very
near the schooner on account of the
severe gale and high sea, and
night was setting in with rain and
sleot and increasing wind, which wa,
| drifting the ship into shallow water anC
l was compelled for the safety OF my
own vessel, passengers and crew, u
| ahanIpn Tho aphnpnpr. and was
| forced to put my ship to sea
The name of the ill-tated schooner was
the Afro Paruee. She was loaded witt
cement for Philadelphia. The schooner
and the remainder Of her crew, foul
men, are probably lost.
Capt. PARK, of the ship Abort, burned
at sea on November II, arrived to-day
as passenger on the steamer Maran
hOu, from Para. The Alert sailet
! from New York on Octu Der % for Shang
hal with Il cargo &c 0,GoO cases of oil and
crew OF eighteen persons, besides til
captains wife and children. On tn
morning of November III, il
latitude 81 north, longitude 1910 wes'
where the uade winds We're lost, am
heavy, threatening weather prevailed
At 10 II. IN. rain Tell i'll torrents, accom-
panied by Vivid flashes OF lightning
which struck the fore royal mast, carry
iitS IL LNthN NiiN ''NI'l'i- ''i-A. W ''-' -
ming gear and takihg a large pioc
out Of the fore royal. The shocI
telled the men to the deck. A
1890 4. IN. smoke was seen comm
from The fore hatch. | urdere
the hatch caulked down, which wa
done in part, when they were blow
otfby an explosion, which threw tn
men to each side. Clouds o! Smok
filled the air ana flames were seen nea
the hatch and all parts OF the ship wert
soon euveloped in smoke. l ordere
the boats cleared away and pre-
pared to leave the ship. y
80 a. III. we were q
in the boats, with some clothin
and provisions, and soon after on
leaving the snip was atlazt
At dark we made the boat
fast astern 10 each othe
and lay by the burning snip, hopin
some passing vessel would be attractc'
by light and come to our rescue
Next morning all were rescued by tn
steamer Compt ~ En-, from Havre TO
Pernambuc0. Not being abb
speak or understand Frencl
end while they cid not speak Engisll
we we're made TO perceive ..
their actions that we cOul'
help ourselves to anythln
we could find for our comfort. Her
the press report stopped short and In
complete at 2:20 a. III. The wires ar
reported down or badly deranged il
every direction.-lGd.