New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-24
ATTHE MERCY OF THE WAVES
TERRIBLE sUFFERINGs OF FISHERMEN
WRECK OF A GLOUCESTER sCHooNER-oNE MAN
LosT-REsCUED BY THE sUEyA.

WRECK OF A GLOUCESTER sCHOoNER-oNE MAN
LosT-REsCUED BY THE sUEvA
The Gloucester fishing schooner Carl w, Baxter
was dismasted in tempest on Sunday last. about
500 miles east of Sandy Hook. Her decks wero
swept of everything movable by the great green
seas that washed her from bow to stern in almost
unbroken Volumes and the crew suffered terribly
from cold, hunger and exposure. Ono
of them was lost. The other eleven
were rescued from their floating wreck on Wednes-
day morning by Captain n C. Franzen. of tho
Hamburg steamship Suevia, which arrived hero
yesterday. Their names are Edward Daniels, cap
tain John Neagel, Patrick kiely, f. IL. Magratn,
j. McEkue, w. Mcnamara, Frank Osiar, Oscsr
Schmidt, Patrick Crowde, John Russell, seamen;
and Richard Powell, cook
Captain Daniels gave the following particulars
of the wreck and rescue: I've sailed
from Grand Manan Island on fishing
cruise a week ago to-day. On Sunday,
between Browns Bank and Georges Shoal
in perfect hurricane, with 3 tempestuous sea
running. we were struck by heavy green sea,
coming over in solid mass, which carried away
both masts and all the sails aud swept Peter
Treacher who was on watch, overheard. We were
unable to rescue him. The vessel was so strained
that she leaked and Immediately filed with water
Fortunately the rigging held the spars
fast alongside in the water, which
tended to keep the schooner ahoat.
This alone kept us from sinking We had no sails
to keep the schooner by the wind, her Oft
before the wind aud sea for ninety miles, when it
was more moderate. The weather was frightfully
cold the spray freezing to it struck; and. not
being able to cook any food we suffered terri
bly,. Then we found it difficult in fact
almost impossible. to keep ourselves from
being washed overheard. the seas swept over us
with great force, carrying water casks ana every
thing movable from the decks.
MATTERS ran along in this way from sunday
night till about p on tuesday all OF us suffer-
ing terribly from hunger and exposure. when our
hearts were gladdeued and our hopes for rescue
raised by sighting a. steamer. We at once
set our flag union, down, as signal OF DIS
tress and made other efforts to attract the atten-
ton OF those on the steamer, but, though she was
only about five miles away and our signals must
have been seen not the least attention was paid 70
us, and the vessel kept on her course toward New
York. We felt like giving up and ending our misery
by throwing ourselves into the sea- Another long:
cold night of suffering was before US; About
O'clock Wednesday morning we saw another steamer
bound toward NewYork, and our hopes were re.
newed. We burned torches and shouted, but no at
tsnon @ WAS gwen gb TO u ben and We te ossea4e
almost utterly, but as day was so near we encour-
aged each other to cling TO hope for few hours
longer. About o'clock another steamers lights
wefe sighted, and again we burned our torches,
keeping close watch on the steamer, when was ten
or twelve miles away. In few moments we oD-
and was heading toward US. In another hour she
was close enough to hail, and after communicating
our condition Captain Franzeu called that 1t was
the Sueyia and that he would lay by till daylight
and then take us of. Soon after daylight
from the wreck. We furnished with
dry clothing and everything we needed. Had we
remained on the schooner another day none OF us
would nave been alive. We were rescued in lati-
tude IL : OF north, longitude 81 81 west. The
schooner was about siXty-hye tons measurements,
built at Essex, Mass, III 1881, and was owned by
Pettengili 81 Cunningham OF Gloucester Mass"
Captain Franzen said Yesterday that the pras-
ent trip from Hamburg was an unusually boister-
ous one, there being continuation of srong gales
and heavy seas Several of the crew aud one of the
steerage passengers were knocked down by a sea
and severely, though not seriously, injured.
EXPERIENCES OF OTHER VESSELS.
The italian bark Restituta Madre. from Tara
gona. when off Barnegat on Sunday was caught by
a heavy gale and blown fifty miles further south.
losing almost all of her sails and splitting Others
She was unable to reach port till yesterday. Tho
Spanish steamer Ramon de Herrera, which arrived
from Havari, also had bad weather Seas broke
over her. smashing in a part of her deck demol-
ishng some OF her boats and breaking away the
ratings
The schooner William Matheson from New.
Haven for Virginia, while at anchor in the Lower
Bay on Thursday night, was run INTO by an lnward-
bound steamer. and had her stern SO badly dam.
aged that she returned for repairs. The captain
SAID that he knew the name of the steamer, but
declined TO give her name.