Savannah morning news., 1886-02-07
SUFFERING ON THE SEA,
WIND AND COLD sTREW THE
WATERS WITH WRECKS.

Ice on the Rigging Prevents Working of
Veasels I'm Several Instances-ship-
wrecked sailors Arriving at Many
Ports-A Steamer In Many Collisions
at New Orleans.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6,--rhe steamer VIM.
Burkitt, which arrived here to-day from
Rio Janeiro, brought the crew Of the
American brig Ada l.. White. eleven ia
all, picked up in an opan boat at sea. The
brig had lOundered the previous day. The
Burkitt was covered with ice, and had q
hard time TO get 20 port. Several coast
ers and nshing vessels are missing, and
are supposed to have been lost in the
heavy gales Of the present week. The
New England coast is again lined with
disabled vessels, most OF which Will be
saved in n damaged condition, and which
have come to grief principally through
becoming unmanageable on account OF
ice on the spare and rigging. 1t took four
hours TO clear the ice from the anchors OF
the steamer Burkitt above reported. No
loss of life is reported by any of the
wrecks on the coast, but frOst-bitten saila
ors abound. Several fishing vessels are
missing. They carried crews OF from 10
to 20 men.
SERIES OF COLLISIONS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. e. When the Brik
ish steamer Castle Craig swung out from
her wharf in the upper part OF this city
to-day on her trip to Liverpool the pilot
discovered that she would not obey her
rudder, and gave orders 10 reverse the
engine. The vessel was under tull head
way, however, and before the order could
DC ODeyed she ran into the British ship
Erin's Gem, lying at her wharf, scrapinR
her side for 30 feet, tearing away her
planks, straining her joints, and causing
the seams of the deck to open. Sheer.
ing on from the Erin's Gem the Castle
Craig struck the Brltish ship Equator
smashing her bowsprit, knocking a hole
in her side and crushing her port and stare
board sides. The Equator parted her
lines and the Cg g'tle Craig ran between
her and the whRrs doing considerable
other damage. and finally got into clear
water. Her officers thought the damage
was now over, but the next instant the
Castle Craig crashed into the British ship
Asiana, leaving her a total wreck.
AGAIN INTO THE EQUATOR.
Steering of again she encountered the
Equator Tor the second true, demOllshinR
timbers right aud left. The As.ana got
another severe shaking up and the Castle
Craig turned her attention 10 the Norwe-
gian bark Opbir, staYing in her bulwarks,
She then steamed out into the river and
was anchored. There was intense ex.
element during the accidents. but
the vessels being at WharVes
no lives were lost. The total damage
caused by the Castle Craig will foot up
10 about S60,000 divided as follows; Erins
Gem, $1,000: Equator. $4,000; Asiana.
$4,000; Ophir, $1,000. and wharf 81 900.
The damage to the Castle Craig is not
known. All the injured vessels will be un-
loaded and run into their docks for repairs
IN DILAPrDATED CONDITION.
BosTON, Feb. 6.-The three. masted
schooner y. M. Anthony of Taunton from
Norfolk. Va. for Boston with pig iron,
was towed into this harbor to-day in dis
lapidated condition. Her fore and miz-
zenmRsts are gone close to the deck. Her
hull Is covered with ice several inches
thick. Both anchors are gone with the
chains attached. All her head gear ia
carried away aud broken. Her spars and
rigging lie about the deck covered with
ice and firmly frozen together. The only
spar left standing is about 10 feet Of the
mizzenmast.
IN VINEYARD HAVEN SOUND.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Nj ASS, Feb. g.
The harbor is entirely covered with ice
this morning and there appears to be
considerable drift ice ia the sound. A
feet Of % vessels, including two bark9
and one brig, are last in the ice.
ICE SKINS THE SEA.
PORTLAND, ME-, Feb. 6.-Portland hare
Dor is almost completely frozen over. The
sea is reported to be skinned with ice
along the shore as far as the Two Lights.
TWICE IN TROUBLE.
PORT JEFFERSON, l.. J., Feb. 6.-Tha
brig George w. Whitford, from 81. An.
drews, w. l., Jan. 8, with cocoanuts for
New York, picked uo in the Gulf stream
10 men OF the Norwegian bark Catharina,
Capt. Jacob Whitford. The WhitfOrd en-
tered Long Island Sound on the night Of
Feb during heavy snowstorm and had
her jibboOm and forward rigging carried
away. She anchored OF Eaton's Neck
and drifted about II miles, and is now
frozen in the ice on the sound OF Smith,
town harbOr. The vessel is tight. First
Mate Stephen Hart walked ashore on tha
Ice 10 st. JOhnsland for provisions, which
gave out on account Of the increased num~
Der ia the crew.
Az OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION.
DARIEN, GA, Feb. 6.---The British bark
AutOcrat went ashore on the south break
ers yesterday afternoon. She was pulled
Of by a tugboat. The vessel is not Leak
ing. She reports passing, Jan. 20, DOC
miles east northeast Of Brunswick, the
Swedish bark Capella, lumber laden,
abandoned. The Capella is an obstrucs
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