New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-02
RESCUED FROM A SINKING BARK.
KEEPING TIE VESSEL AFLoAT BY PUMPING
ACCIDENT TO THE CITY OF ALFXASDRIA-BAD
WEATHER REPORTED BY OTHER STEAMERS.

ACCIDENT TO THE CITY OF ALFXANDRIA-BAD
WEATHER REPORTED BY OTHER STEAMERS.
The steamship State Of Indiana. which ar
rived yesterday from Glasgow brought the the
barkentine Gem, which abandoned on December %
in latitude fl 40, longitude 500 ~. The Gem sailed
from Halifax n. s.. December for Sidney, Cape
Breton Island, In ballast with crew of eight hands On
the first day out OF port she encountered heavy gale
from the northeast. The sea soon rose to great
height and Captain Cam was Obliged to hcavo the
sci to. The gale increased In fury and although the
hclmsman tried to keep the vessel head to the
enormous wave swept over her, carrying away the
foremost about feet above tho deck and the bow
spirit about five feet beyond the glmmonng and throw
ing the vessel almost her beam ends AS soon as the
righted the crew cleared away the wreck and
upon sounding the pumps 1t found that the vessel
had sprung leak. The pumps were manned and kept
constantly In until the gale had abated. After the
gale Captain Cam found that the vessel had been badly
strained by the heavy and was making water rap
idly. The set all the sail that the vessel could
carry Tut this little that she could make head
The drifted before the for three days
aud the obliged to keep pumping
in order 10 keep tho ship from sinking,
and as the water was steadily gaining on the pumps
Captain Cam decided 10 abandon the ship
On December 30 the State of Indiana sighted and
signals of distress Immediately set on board the
Gem The signals and the crew were taken
off, The OF the Gem saved nearly all of their prop
lie sea was running nSn AT tne Time
cradle difficulty was experienced transferring the
from ship to the other. The crew Of the Gem
brought to this city and went to the Sailors N3me
in CheIryst, where they will be cared for until the
British Consul send them 10 their homes The Gem
was built in Sackvile in 1873. and was OF 81 tons
partly insured. The wreck Of the Gem was passed
"A few hours after she was abandoned by the
steamship Gfecian Monarch which arrived here
yesterday from London. Captain Bri5tow, or the latter
ve'selreports that the wreck lying drec me pam
of vessels bound into this port The Grecian Monarch
encountcring weather the trip across
from London. On December 20 She ran into = violent
norihwcstery gale, which was accompanied by a heaVy
large quantities OF The Alexandra line steamship
CITY of Alexandria, when usually arrives early on
Wednesdays detained at Havana abcFt twelve
hours longer than usual last week and
did not start for Newly ork until early on Sunday morn
ing. About eight hours after leaving Havana, slight
accident occurred TO the main ar-pump which TOOK
thirty hours To repair. the engines being stopped
meanwhile When she arrived of Sandy Hook on
Thursday dense fog prevented her from coming ~ III
time be entered at the Custom House, and yesterday
she reached pier about $50 Just IN time 10
be entered the Custom House, that the work OF
dIsehargng cargo began at once. The mails from
Havana and Mexico, which the post office authorities OF
those Governments prefer should come by direct and
ordinarily quick transit rather than the slow indirect
and irregular system OF Postmaster General Villas, were
the Post Office, but the treasure had TO remain
board until this thus preventing the purser
from making his New Years calls. on the inman pier
the North German Lloyd pier. and the Monarch Line
pier cessation OF work Owingto the arrival
of vessels OF that line
The German bark Juno from Bahia, reports being
within tbirty-six miles OF sandy Hook December %
but caught in heavy norhwesery gale and driven
off the coast 80 miles Her buwarks stove ana
she badly strained by the heavy sea- ON the hlkhl
December 20 Ernest WoltLoit, seaman, Tell over
board from aoft. although the brig hove to and
every effort made to him. he was drowned.