The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-24
AN1aHr oFIPFR11 Ar SEA.
experience. Of The Grew Of the British BARK
a Minnie Grey.

ANIGHT OF PERIL AT SEA.
Experiences Of The Crew of the British Bar
Minnie Grey.
NRw YoRk, Feb. eS.-Nine waye-tosse,
seamen are at the Cherry street Sailors
Home, the officers and crew Of the aban
noned bark Minnie Grey, Of Hull, Eng.
bound for London with cargo Of rosil
and turpentine. On February 0, in tn,
Gulf Stream, the wind increased TO a hur
ricane, and the sea rose SO that it was i'm
possible to keep the vessel in her codrse
The vessel labored heavily and the hurri
cane blew with terrific violence. Atmid
night Q great wave swept over the bari
completely burying her. Il carried away
the bowsprit, iibboom and all the head
gear, smashed the bulwarks, stove the fore
house to pieces, made kindling OF the
boats, and rose so high above the yes
sci that 1t tore the rnaintopsail from the
bolt ropes as clean as II il had been cut
II broke in the cabin door and filed the
cabin, and as the Captain rushed from
his stateroom he saw the boatswain shoot
ing toward the door, whirled on the top
one lac @ as he Shot nast. and t' stood him N,
b;s feet = =
AZ lie vessel rnse n the next wave tbe
voter rscedsd irSr, he cai,in onj tbs two
men men acysmhJed nm dack The yesseI bad
heen swent from stem to stern and every.
tbino. movah1e event from the ieck TIE
mem had 6ser ctns,etsd shont M tbe cabin
whan the GREAT wave came aboard and
,he sbeitsr ~ I'm tba cabin and ~ tbs canvas S.
in Tho mivSaS r;so;ng hal sayed them
rom bains ] swent eveThosrd irSev were were
half drowned by the torrent of1water in
which tiiey bad been submerged.
Salty tLsibark ra;sesi herssIf shova The
water and nj ne G soon a. her dects Sere @ clear on. :
the canfai5 or,Iered n tbe an man MOI ~ ne rS nImns S
TSsv fsnnd @ tbe vessel I was @ lestin. & bsdty ,
Hss stern most had heen S starfsd and Was
workine With tbe rndder By nsiIin, an m
strips o1 hoard and canvas and oanIR;nr
With bita OF rome tie ieak was partly
ttdpped. -
! ii was now Saturday morning and there
WAS M abafamSnt' 'oi' tbe ft,rv nfit tbe wind
and waves Without cessation the men men
goTt ri NJ tbe 'nnmns Inf In sni,s ~ tbs;r or
utmost efforts the Water kent eain;na I o., m
with The saIt water and lie ton m ] bav;nc
hesn wasbsd irnm The @ water.tant @ IN Sscs
the water Vas % msse, I wortbIe.S - Tbera f
Was a cssp ~ fresh water p In tSe hold Snt =
The rantain faia MT Jsra ~ s taLa .1sN XII tba ns
hatch toscet stit 90 ae,ca ~as ~ a II. 81 stosn, sn
That afternoon Two 81 the men were. toid
off n oct ont some, ,of the IVA I,rstss. s so.tad iy
biscnits and - sonSe, % ~ tba Sba,;.sait ~ ysata,
Ind serve; n ~ 'the man al tho MN, =, "A y
attsmnt & M - was 20 ~ ,naSa I'd @ ~ ,ass NJ 81 oma ~ asaa -
hnt tbs gaIIas I stnye had Seen % htoksn seuus, u
pieces and everything p, was I wet. 20 tbe @
attemnt WAS a faiInre NT "s'' ~ sts
All SatnTday, n;cl,f the man worLed for
their lives and Shan Sunday % morn;ns No
came Carta;n Moncrefo sail ta he n,a.a !:
';sThe,e n inst nneicbanSa | ana ~ M tSst II ~
,etfhs bstk N ftS ibe y nnst tsck III lss 7 -
The hurricane WAS stiIl bIowin, and tbs
foremast hs;ns srnno,,a al onIs M ths
shronds was sSayi,,g I so III AZ tSa sa,,ors tn
ernectea h n go' by he 81 hoard sverS ;o m;n'
nte sTbe main stSysa;i pSs s set I'm bnt With with
that sail alone Il was i'm itnnossibie to oct I The
bark ahont IN tho mort tacb asome I ~
van man on aIoit ami ont % iLe ,asSsta e ~, ~
lie iSTat6Sssi si,55ifteS the Santain
Tha saflnrs eaaed a, Tie ava s;nsi rasst
and not one ~ them movsJ T5.n the tbs
Can,ain. stak;n. n ftn;is IN bis taetb IL
Climbed aIoftibimself an5 ant the yasEeis %
The men fon, tieSR .hauied in the balvaris
sheets and beams and t6e bark came