The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-10-03

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| OF the many wrecks a6oat IN the
North Atlantic Ocean none has - in-
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| TENDER IS. 1887. this vessel has been
represented graphically on every edi-
/ ton Of the Atlantic Pilot Chart
published since that time Her won
derful drift began In about latitude Sc
degrees north, longitude "a deg.
west. and on April 4. 1889. when last
reported, she was about sixty miles
north Of Watling's Island. In ahe Ba-
hama's. She has thus mado a good
fs "a.
eral southwest by west direction in
one year, six months and sixteen days.
She has been reported twenty-seven
times In all. and when last seen had
mizzenmast and about 10 feet OF main
mast standing. foremost gone. end OF
jib-boom broken off and port anchor
on bow.
On November 26y 1885, the schooner
Ethel NJ. Davis was capsized in hur-
ricane in latitude 35 deg. min.
north, longitude 70 deg. 81 min.
west Her crew was rescued after
having been adrift four days. The
schooner eventually righted and began
. long voyage. unguided. in the gen.
eral direction OF the Gulf Stream. Sho
was last seen June 8. 1882 in latitude
AZ deg. As min. north, longitude
81 deg. SO min. west, and at
that time had about three feet free
board in waist, forecastlc and poop
well above water. Her poop house Is
painted white and shows out well;
mainmast gone. bowsprit and 10 feet
OF foremost standing; general drift,
about 900 miles northeast by east;
time, six months. eighteen days; num-
Der of times reported, fifteen.
The same hurricane that wrecked
the Ethel NJ. Davis also brought dis
aster to the schooner David W. Hunt.
This vessel was abandoned November
25. 1883. In latitude 81 deg. 30 min.
north, longitude ~ deg. so min. west.
She was last reported May rs, 1889. in
latitude As deg. 80 min. north, longitude
Al deg. 80 min. west, at which time
she had her bowsprit and jibboom
complete, stumps of two masts broken
off about fifteen feet from deck; general
drift, east-north-east about 1000 miles;
time, six months; number of times re-
ported, twenty-five.
The schooner Palatka bids fair to
rival the above vessel in point OF in
terest She was abandoned April 10,
1889, off Hatteras. and was last re-
ported June A, 1889. in latitude 43 deg.
20 min. north, longitude Sc deg. 81
min. west. She was then water
logged and on fire, stern high out Of
water, no mast stumbling. Like the
Ethel M. Dayis and David w. Hunt.
she is right in the highway of the
great bulk of transatlantic commerce,
and a serious menace to navigation.
in enc menth and tw enty-6xe= daysAhe
has made good distance Of 1900
miles, on general northeast by east
course; number of times reported,
twenty-one.
The above four derelicts were all
timber-laaeH, and this accounts largely
for their great tenacity and buoyancy,
at the same time rendering their de-
struction no easy matter Commander
C. H. Rockwell, United States navy.
of the United States steamship Yantic,
recently engaged in blowing up
wrecks, says: From the experience
thus far gained in the work, am con-
WINGED that lumber-laden derelicts are
very tenacious, and can only be over
come by repeated blows from explos
ives of great power These continued
will undoubtedly do the work. y
Science.