The Portland daily press., 1885-02-25
TIRE sTORmX ATLANTIC.
Gallant Rescue of the Grew of the Ameri-
can Schooner Mary 4. Long by the Ship
CreedmOor.


Yesterdays st. John Globe says: "ship
Cresdmoor, Captain Morrissey, arrived at the
Island at IL O'Clock last night from Liverpool,
in ballast, after q stormy passage. 1t was
one of the severest voyages ever made, said
Capt Morrissey to a Globe reporter. We left
Liverpool on the 22d December in company
with fully hundred sail of vessels. The wind
was about north. and we had fine run out of
the channel. Moderate south, southwest and
west winds and fine weather were met until
the Banks were reached, Jan. 18th. Then
the winds set into the northwest and blew
hurricane for four and five days at time;
headed ship to north and made Sable Island,
but owing to the high seas, strong winds and
extremely cold weather, was forced to run the
vessel to the south again. -Four attempts were
made to keep the vessel to the north, and four
times Sable Island was made, but the gales
we're too heavy to get any further north. Be-
tween 43o and 40, the wind being NV, blow
ing gale, and the vessel being badly iced up,
she hove around again and ran for the Gulf
Stream. OnsFeb. 10th, in lat. 1870, long. 64.-
40 at dayb sighted the American schoon-
or Mary E. Long, 81 tons, Capt. Foss, with
flags flying Union down, bound from Portland,
Maine, to Matanzas, cooperage, with
about 10 feet Of foFemast standing,
and leaking badly. Bore down on her
to our hail, we received the response that they
wanted to be taken off. As there was heavy
sea on 1t took sometime to consider the best
way to proceed to rescue the crew. Finally
the boat was launched with life buogs, ropes,
ETC., on board, and first mate Leary and four
seamen put off for the wreck, which they
reached after some difficulty. Three trips
were made, and the creW-eight all told-and
their effects were brought on board the Creed
moor. The captain reported his vessel was
6icn1o ad fbrao lava a
squall. On the night after the schooners
crew wero taken off, the weather again be-
came very boisterous, the wind blowing with
fearful violence from the N. W. ran the yes
sci westward to Ion. 10; then changed the
course and steered N and W., till Monthawk
Point was made, and crossed Nantucket
Shoals. The shoals were covered with ice,
and We had some difficulty in getting through
it. AT one time the ice brought her near 70 q
stand still, but we clapped more sail on, and
then she sped through it like race horse.
After clearing the ice we had it fine till we
anchored at the island. In reference to the
rescue of the Mary e. Longs crew, Capt.
Morrissey said q barquentine, bound east, sail
ed between the Creedmoor and the schooner
bat paid no attention to the signals OF distress.
The schooner when abandoned was set on fire.
In speaking of the excellence OF the Creed
moor, the CAPTAIN says, "she ia one Of the
finest vessels ever saw; she can stand al
most anything in the shane of wind and
weather; and sails we'll. You ought to have
seen her in some Of the gales we had, mount
ing over the high sea, just like sheep jump.
ing fence The only damage sustained on
the voyage was the carrying away of the fore
sail. The feet that left Liverpool with us was
completely cutsailed in less than two days.
Our passage would have been made in less
than "a days il we had got the first sight OF a
chance" The captain also tells good story
OF the crew most OF whom we're "pier jump
g, ere" They had no clothes, aud the captain
wss forced to make garments for them out of
salt sacks. A loaded barquentlne-probably
the Frederca-and brigantine. light, were
seen at Vineyard Haven when the Creedmoor
passed. The crew of the Mary E. Long are
on board"