New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-14
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SAVED IN THE NICK OF TIME
THE BERNwELL TOWER LOST AT SEA.
TWO MEN WASHED OvERBoARD-THE OTHERS RES
CuED In A IIrIL In TIE STORM


TWO MEN WASHED OvERBoARD--THE OTHERS RES
CUED IN LULL IN THE STORM.
The steamship Gladious, of the Stag Line, ar
rived at this port yesterday from Newcastle, bring
ing the survivors of the officers and crew of the
Tower Line steamship Bernwell Tower. The
Bcrnwell Tower left Baltimore for Liverpool on
January 81 She had strong westerly winds up to
the Goth. On the evening Of that day the wind in
creased TO hurricane and the ship was put dead
before the wind. The sea rose to q tremendous
height and great waves began to come aboard over
the stern. The ship labored heavily, but drove on
through the storm and the darkness. The next
morning the storm increased in fury and waves
dashed over the ship smashing the skylights and
sending foods of water into the saloon. An at
tempt was made to get sail OH the ship, but the
sails were blown away before they could be set.
The officers and men working on deck were drenched
by the waves chilled to the bone by the intense
cold and in constant danger of beng wasAed over
board. The vessel drove before the tempest all
that night. her decks swept every now and then by
huge waves and every rivet and plate strained to
their utmost tension. Everything movable aboat
the decks was swept away. 1t was run for life
and officers and men took no time for sleep and
little in eating.
The next day was Wednesday, and before day
light the steering-gear suddenly broke and the
ship broached TO. She was now at the mercy OF tho
waves, which tossed her about as if she had been
plaything. She labored heavily iu the trough Of
the sea- wave after wave breaking over her. One
wave smashed in the bulwarks, leaving the sea to
wave stove in the. fore hatch and
the water poured into the hold:
Then an immense sea dashed
ING the chart room into kindng wood. The force
of this wave was tremendous and it completely
submerged the ship. y The officers and sailors s, On
deck cung to the lifelines which had been
stretched, 10 the rigging, to anything they could
get hold Of and held on for their lives. John Pin
i Were ' torn from their hold by the wave, which
whirled them for minute on Its crest and then
dashed them into the sea. TO attempt to rescue
the sea and the howling Of the storm their ship
mates could not even hear their cries for help.
Day broke ,gloCmily, over the tempest;tossed
the doomed vessel ran up signals OF distress IN
the hope that some passing steamer sa wo1a TsSaS
With with unabated ma '' fury. fhc hoarse shouts Of
the officers. directing the sailors in their efforts TO
clear the wreck, could scarcely be heard amid the
roar of the waves, the howlIng of the wind and
the cracking OF wood and wrenching Of iron rs
each succeeding wave that boarded the vessel
brought new ruin and devastation. The boats were
smashed as fthey had been eggshells. The rigging
nearly all carried away and lay on the deck
tangled with masses of broken wood and lron One
wave buried First Officer THOMPSON under mass
of wreckage, breaking his leg. lie was rescued and
taken below. Soon after sailor had his light
hand crushed to jelly by being jammed among tho
wreckage. Among those on the lll-fated snip "ero
two stowaways, who. when the storm broke over
the ship, came out OF their hiding places and
worked for their lives with the sailors
The night OF Wednesday January Disclosed with
no abatement of the storm and ne men on the
sinking vessel almost despaired. All that nlght
they faced death, suffering intensely IRON cold ana
exposure aud worn out from lack OF sleep, nara
work and anxiety The water rose in the hold and
put out the fires in the stokehOle. The morning OK
Thursday broke amid the howling storm. lwlee
the sailors thought they saw steamers passing
along the horizon, but none came near enough , 20
their signal of distress. AT o O'Clock the storm
etsa ss 1 Sfgy Al down ns os tine
She proved TO be the Gladiolds from Newcastle for
! New-YorK. The Gladioius is not considered 9
handsome vessel .. generally but on one o,1 of
| Tower declares that when she came
up 10 the sinking ship she was the most beautiful
Gladlolus lowered away her life-boat and rescued
all on the Bernwel Tower. No sooner had the
Gladolus steamed away from the sinking ship
than the storH began AGAIN.
The GladIolus herself had an exceedingly stormy
passage from January II 10 p she had a sue
session of westerly gales. Then ensued hurricane,
cOmpanled by high cross seas. The ship fell OIL mo
the trough OF the sea and labored heavily. Tho
boats were injured and other damage done. The
cargo shifted and The ship rolled fearfully She
had rough weather the rest of the trip.
The lost steamship was of 5000 tons gross regis
ter. She was new came out In ballast recently,
and WAS taking back her first freight. She
first sailed from Baltimore with cargo OF cotton
on January II. Soon after clearing the Chesa-
ptake Bay fire was discovered in her hold and sie
returned TO Locust Point The cargo hold was
riled with water and when the fire was extin.
gulShcd the matches were removed and ten bales OK
cotton that had been on fire were taken out She
was owned IN London -
The French Line steamship st. Laurent, which
came in yesterday, only two days longer than
usual in making the voyage from tlavre She ex-
pcrenced n succession Of gales, tempestuous seas,
intense cold, and snow and nan squalls. Ia .ne
hurricane of February the seas were so bolster
GUS that she was hove-to for ten hours. Two days
atterward there was another tempest, and 1t was
necessary 10 heave-tO for twelve hours. After
that the weather was more moderate, but ON Non
day and Tuesday last severe snow and sleet squalls
caused those on deck TO suffer greatly.
The bark Antonio Sala, III coming past Sandy
Hook on thursday night, was caught by a largo
ield OF ice and being ammed in IT, was carried iar
ont OF the channel aud grounded on Romer Shoai.
where she remained till hauled off by the powerful
tug Cyclops yesterday morning. She suffered no
material damage.