New-York tribune., 1886-03-30
ADRIFT FOR EIGHTEEN DAYS
pERILs OF sEAMEN ON A DOOMED BARK.
ALMOST SAVED ONCE BY VESSEL THAT WAS
p1owy AwAY-TRE CAPTAINS PERsIsrENCf.

.,uosr SAVED ONCE BY VESSEL THAT WAS
nLowS AwAY-TEE CAPTAINS PERsIsrENCi.
The shin J. |. Smith arrived at this por; from
Antwerp yesterday, bringing the cap'aln anu crew W
nj the Norwegian bark NoTdcap abandoned "t Sct'
The Nordcap left this port OF February ~ TOT bue-
ncs Avrcs with general cargo On February 20
sine eucountcred hurricane from the sOuth-soulh
est yrrriur TO northwest. The bark under short
eued sail plunged through terrhc seas anu at tNcIS
pIunre buried her bowsprit deep III the hugc waves
Gpr iihhocm and howsprit were carried away, ana
thus scyCliuC all her foTcstaYs, the forelasi went
by the board. Tnc seven sailors ana the oHcIlS
worked all that dark and stormy h'ehl 10 saw ~
vessel The wreCkaEe was cut away "ud Nheu
mo,umg broke the balk with her man ana hlIHel
masts still standing was struggling saiantF WIN
,y,nI and waves With ne head sails II Was M
,ns.ihie to keen the vessel OF the wind and s!le
rolled heavily in the trough OF the sea- ON the
afternoon of tie 27th, the mainmast ieIl WIN YIN
crash Only the miZZenmast was lett stahdlhg
aud though the weather had somewhat moderated
the sea WAS still running hlgh.
A Jury fore and malnmast were ricHeu ana an
e0ori made To get tie bark OH the wind Inc at
trmut was useless and she rolled hcatiiE i'tr
decks we're swept Oy the waves; ono OF the TWO
hoatS she carried was stove and her seams s'alti
=, tbaf the water poured into the hold. The crew
were 9ut upon the pumus and by great cAeT,ions
managed to keep her aii0at The wind ana sea
moderated. bat ii was intensely cold aud several
of ih- crew. worn ont by hard work and eNpoSuIc'
s,opucd work and lay down in their hunks ID tEe
foretlstle to await death. Captain Salycson The
ua,trr of the bark however. never for q m"o'u'
lost hope and when some OF the mon with tears ID
Il cir eyes said " It's no use. We are doomed We
eau work no longer he told them they were sure
10 he rescued and driving the men rom tte I%0It- ore
castle he forced them 10 Fight tor theI ~ \tS. A"9
alter day they saw the bark gradually go 10 PiS,J;
and aay after dav the water gained I'D me hoiI
the crew hOpelossly fought against what 'ee4GI
certain death. Not a sat Was seen and NJ tIc
mercy of wind and waves the vessel with her
eleven souls dIIftcd on d"SaIaic ocean
On March a hurricane came sweeping down on
The wreck. Big and angry waves threatened cN',I
moment 10 enguli her and the wind swept n't aoHut
l1.st Pf fOu
CAPTAIN SalvcsOn break lDg nt some on lndt W. III
the cargo saturated bal s oi oahum with IL ana ptt-
ting the balls in bags hung ..eu over tne Sldc 10
windward The oil was dliius'd ovCr the wafer
and as the great billOws cres ed WIN caps 9l roam
came curling up to seize the bark ana drag tei
down they were turned INTO Smouth anu Oily h'IiS
OF wafer as nigh as ever but Wit out theli Danger
ous cumbug cTests The night vas one 3i h"'l3i'
a. exhaustng work at the pumps and chllng coid,
but the oil on troubled waters saved the vessel
The next day the wind moderated lls luIN' nut tiie
waves still ran hieh. On March l3 the park H.
r. Herlev was sighted and the exhausted crew
thOnght that succor had come at Iast' CaplaIh
SalveSOn sgnalled the bark that he was III distress
ana wished himself and crew % Oe taken on. me
UcTIey reDlied that she had no boats aOIc 10 I've
In Sncb a heavy sea. Don't leave MS sigma lei
Captain Salycson and the lIerzey running down
near the wreck, her captain shouted
Keep your light burning. Will stehd CY.
Mint was now coming ON with storm ana ram.
On tIc grcc!. OF the NoIdcap In" lights were kept
Burning and now seen, now lost ~ the blihdlng
storm the lights of the Herzey as she lay to near
thc wreck kept mp the hope of tie exhausted crew
Every hour Captain Salvcson shouted through ms
spcakin. trumpet to the lierIev and Ike tbe voice
nj hone across the stOrmtOS>ed waters ana through
the driving rain and the dark night came tie
answering hail. But at midnight when the Gap
toln nailed no answer came back and those on
hnard the dooued bark know that the Hcrzey had
been blown away from them and they were once
more alone. Il,
March lG a ship WAS sighted. She saw the signals
of distress hyng from the Nordcap and bore down
to her She proved 10 he the ship j. ]. smith. Cap
lain Tluglcy of Dorch .Ster, n. b. bound Tor TINS
mort 4 tremendous sea WAS running, but the cap,
tam the Nordcnp lowered away his only boat and
Inc and the ten men on the wreck reached IN SAFETY
tIe rr>cnlng vessel. The ship had passed through
heavy weather herself and had lost her rudGe head
and the iron work of her fore yard III gale on
February -. On Mar'h 3. she had passed a bark
with all her wards gone except two on the main
mast Two days after the crew OF the Noracap
were rescued "A heavy GALE was encountered When
thr can't am and crew q! the NOrdcap reached the
shin CAPTAIN huglcy wanted Captain SalvcNon 10
90 back and st his vessel on ire, rs she was IN the
Track of commerce. Captain Sdlvcson was unWil-
ling to take that responsibility how ever, aud the
mate Of the snip went himself aud fired the wreck.
The Nordcap was a bark of 100 tons owned by
TRISTAN toe of ArCn 'al. Norway. Her owners
uepbcw is her agent mere. lie aud Captain sal
vcsnn have written letters thanking the captain oi
tbe T. l. Smith for the gallant manner III which
he rrscncd them and the kind treatment all re-
ceived on board the ship.