The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-08
PICKED UP AT SEA.
Thrilling story of the Wreck of the
James w. Drury and the Rescue
of the Crew.

lBath Times.J
The schooner Ada Bailey, Capt. White,
which arrived at this port Tuesday afternoon
from Darien, Ga, with a cargo OF yellow
pine, has on board Capt. Darius Ii. Ferry
and crew Of the schooner James w. Drury,
who were taken off of that vessel, of Hat
teras.
Wednesday morning Times reporter in,
terviewed Capt. Perry, who gave the follow.
ing story of the wreck of his vessel and res
cue of himself and crew. t
I'VE sailed from Pensacola on the four
teenth of January, having on board cargo
Of yellow pine, bound for Boston. We had
bathing winds out of the bay, and up
through the seraits we had squally weather
with heavy winds and seas. On the after
noon of Saturday, January 10th, we expert
enced heavy gale. from the southwark,
which caused the vessel to leak. The crew
was set at work at the pumps. which were
almost constantly kept going, only leaving
them to shorten sail. We ran the schooner
before the wind, the sea being very heavy.
Oil was used on the water with good effect.
On the forenoon of Monday, the 2Sth, we
jibed over and ran for Cape Hatteras, with
the hope to get up the beach and run into
Norfolk. The water was fast gaining in the
hold when we sighted Cape Hatteras light
that night. 1t was then blowing gale. The
wind, that night. canted to the westward, and
the schooner was headed to the northward
until a. m. Tuesday, the 10Th. The vessel
was settling fast and drifting off shore. We
jibed over and stood in for the beach. She
soon became unmanageable and filled with
water. The gale had increased and very
high seas were running. We got off what
sail we could, only having close reefed main
sail and part of foresail on the schooner,
whose hull was nearly submerged We cut
away the lashings of the deck load, which
was soon swept away. Our cabin was COM
pletely filled with water, which drove US to
the top of the after house. With a scanty
supply of clothing, provisions and water, It
was only question Of time how long we
would be able 10 stay there. The rigging was
being carried away and it was only by hard
work that we kept from being swept over
board
About 3p. m. Tuesday the Goth, we sighted
vessel. Our signals of distress, set In the
rigging, had been seen and we soon saw that
she had discovered us and was coming to our
assistance. IL was welcome sight to us, as
we were huddled together, watching the COM
ing vessel He ran past the stern OF our YES
sci, mailing us as he passed, and brought his
schooner up in the wind and lowered his
boat from the davits. The boatswain and
TWO men came down TO us and lay to under
ouf lea. We got few effects together and
left the schooner. This was about 4 80 p. m.
Inc seas were then breaking over the
pieces. When we left, the schooner WAS
1905 N. and 1905 W., heading southwest
We were soon under the stern of the sehoon-
er which proved to be the Ada Bailey, Capt.
James p. White. Lines were thrown to us
and we were drawn on bard. In an hours
time the Bailey was put on her course:
wish to express my thanks to Capt. White
for his heroic and successful efforts in taking
us from the Drury, where we were likely
every moment of being swept into the sea.
The James w. Drury was built sixteen
years ago in Boston, where she was owned
and fully insured. Capt. Perry, whose home
Is at West Dennis, Mass, had similar ex-
perienee of shipwreck about three years ago.