Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-05
LOSS OF THE JEFF. BORDEN
A Shipwreck In the Bay of Fundy that
Recalls a Sangufnary Tale of the Sea-

recalls a Sansuinary Tale of the Sea.
ST. JOHN, n. B., Jan. 29.-The
thermometer indicated 30 degrees
below zero, and furious gale,
accompanied by binding snow
storm, prevailed in the Bay of Fundy
when the American three-masted schooner
Arcana was driven furiOusly against the
rocks of QuacO reef, 30 miles above the
mouth of this harbOr, at O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. She was in ballast and
bound from Portland, Me, to Bear river
to load with lumber for the West Indies.
Capt.HOImes was in command. All day the
storm had been raging in the dangerous
bay. The vessel became thickly coated
with ice and the rudder, some time before
she struck the reef, had been rendered
useless. The crew, nine all told, strug-
gled in vain to keep warm, and were so
benunibed and frOst5itten as to be inca
FACILITATED for duty. They had succeeded
in taking in all sail, however, before their
condition became so serious, and the YES
sci was driven in bare poles before the
hurricane.
The tide was pretty well down when the
Arcana came furiously to the point. Four
of the crew managed to get upon the
rocks, and crawled up to the highest
point in view Of the mainland. The others
were too badly frozen to move. OF the
four, three soon frOZe to death. The YES
sci pounded heavily and a few minutes
after striking began to break up. She
broke in two at the middle and the spars
fell at the same time. Those on board
were dropped into the sea and dashed to
pieces against the rocks. Villagers gath
cred along the shore, and after the tide
had fallen sufficiently rescued the only
survivor from his perilOus position on the
rocks. He was Patrick Lyons, common
sailor, belonging in st. Stephen, n. b. He
was badly frozen and will probably die.
At nightfall not vestlge of the Arcana
remained.
The wrecked vessel was formerly known
as the Jefferson Borden, and her loss re-
calls one of the bloOdiest of modern sea
tales. While on a voyage, seven or eight
years ago, three of the crew-Smith, a
young man from Maine; Miller, a stall
wart Russian Finn, and Glew. an Eng
lish lad-cOnspired to take posses
the work one night by stab
bing and throwing into the sea the two
mates. The other persons on board at the
time were Capt. Patterson and his wife,
the cook, a Swedish seaman and boy.
The mutineers attempted to entice the
Captain to the deck, but, as there had
previously been signs of INSTRUMENTATION,
his suspicious were aroused, and he APP
peared armed with a revolver, with which
into the forecastle, where he locked them
in. Then for nearly two days followed as
extraordinary drama as ever was played
on the ocean.
The Swede, who was at the wheel, re-
manned neutral, taking care of the
schooner while the Captain stood guard
over his prisoners. AS they had no fire.
arms, and were unable to get at the Cap
tain, they were completely at his mercy.
He kept up an incessant fire upon them,
and though they tried to shelter them
selves by crawling under the hunks, all
were wounded, Glew the most severely,
so that at length they were compelled to
surrender, and were put in irons. The
vessel was taken into an English port,
and the story of the mutiny and the ex-
traordinary contest which followed twas
told ali over the world. The prisoners
were tried in the United States Court in
BOSTON, the trial lasting long time and
attracting a great deal OF attention. Able
counsel endeavOred to show that ill-treat-
ment on the part of the Captain and mates
was sufficient provocatiOn for the mutiny,
but all three Of the mutineers were con-
Wet, d, and are now undergoing lie I'M
prisOnment.