Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-19

the vessel nearly pounding our lives out,
aud looking for every minute to be our
last. 80 long as the ship held together
we were all right, we could save our
lives.
"rhe Parker was to the windward of
! us and near enough for us to ses her
men, seven of them, in the rigging. We
saw them when tina break mp same aud
they went down with the falling mAsts
into the water; aud we saw six Of them
come up again; the seventh did not come
| up.
"All the time We were lashed in the rig
| ging we were without ANYTHING to eat or
drink, but that was not the worst OF our
troubles. But, as was saying, it was
about O'Clock Wednesday morning, that
thess men on the Parker went overheard.
| The six who came up again got hold OF
bits of the wreck and hung on all tho
forenoon. Every onos in while one
would wash of aud that would be the
last of him. At last there were ouiy two
left, ons with long coat on whom took
to be the mate and the other seaman.
These two were clinging to two spars
lashed together. Alter awhile the mate
was washed of and got on again, washed
| off tho second time and got on again i
never saw anything SO heartrending ~
thst-the last time he got his shoulders
on the spaTs and then was washed of aud
| sunk.
my hands were getting very cold, and
| ii seemsd to take the last little bit of
courage out o. Us to sse these men drown
| ing around US. We didn't sun 9r much
from hunger, but considerably from cold
| and thirst, and the vessel was humping
all the tune knocking my head against
tho rigging my head is no sofa nov that
ii feels half knocked TO pieces. We were
taken of about 1880 this morning. Yes
terday afternoon, about O'Clock, the tug
Argus came up but she could not take us
af. She went back to get life saving
boat. The tug Lueken back, Captain
Williamson, was the boat that saved u.s.
Ho got there aoout 3 O'Clock yesterday
4 AtGernoon, but the ssi Sas running 90
! niSn he could not get near uH, 80 ne
anchored to wiu1WArd and tried to
drop do Vn boat, but, ia. dong this, hs
KsdSea ais nash1r aud broke ms wndlass
~ trying 10 get 1t out again. That pre-
ylnted him from getting boat 20 MS, 50
ne lad there all night not far from u.s.
rlis morDlng ma got up hi8 anchor aud
about IL o'clock got along iide of nj. The
SEA had moderated by this time. We ware
taken off by lines from ths boat to the
wreck. Each man would tia q ropa
around his body, jump into thu sea and
bs hauled aboard II was dangerous in
the extreme to the Lucksnblch to rescue
us, for il the tug had thumped on the
bottom 1t might have gons down aud
drowned ell on bogrl. You cau't say too
muon in praise of Captain Williamson
We all owe him our lives"
THE FATE OF TUE GRACE.
Captain Walnut OF the ship w. r.
Grace, from New York with petroleum
barrels for Philadelphia, the largest o.
the craft that have their ribs on the
beach, said TO an Every EVENING repre-
sentative: ~ engaged tov-boat but he
couldn't do anything with the ship and
then | came to anchor but found the
anchors couldn't hold her. We were
taken of last night By the lite.savinS
station men and kindly treated dowa at
the life-station. All the men were saved
We were taken off "a hours after the ship
came ashore. We had to stand aud tax J
1t during these "a hours. Tue sea bsat
over the snip aud that made it bad for
us, but didn't think shs could go to
pieces and didn't feel at all alarmed Ny
wife was with me and she didn't fesl IA
nit scared. The probability is that we
will not be able to get tue ship OF but
We NAV make little something out Of
her. We are no worse OH than mluy
others; they are in this same Fix. Tue
Grace is owned by Flynn IL o.. New
York, and tue owners loss il total loss. y
SCHOONER BYRON NJ.
The schooner Byron M, Captain F. N.
LICKING OF Windsor, Nova Scotia, frou
, San Domingo with cargo of sugar il
J bags for New York, ia another OF tue un
fortunate craft. Her captain said: "OI
Sunday night at 8 o'clock we came into
) the Break water for harbor, on account OF
: stress OF weather. Everything wen
a along we'll until Tuesday, the gale in.
a creaaipg all the time. Ou Tuesday after
a noon ut 4 O'Clock there was an American
/ schooner dragged afoul OF MS, carryins
|, away cnr boat davlts, tat1slil and mair
r rail. Fearing that she would sink us,
= slipped the chains and ran the vsgsel OF
d shore, about p. m, and in about ont
1 hours time all hands were taken on
8 shore BY the life buoy. About 8 p. N
n the same schooner slipped her chain
J, again and rau on shore, and wiil9 coming
0 to shors struck the Byron III. Oh til,
d Stern again, breaking In the whole o: th'
r por site and carrying the main boom
v stT and mainsall, filling the ship W.T.
d water. Then tae vessel took heav.
!, list and W tn the hilh Beal running VI
d lost everything muveahle off the daci
o and the Rets washed toe cabin out, melt
q ing most Of puf anpar, of wntch we hai
IL Abont 300 tons. worth abou' 80 per ten
D The vessel still lies there and we eIpee
n "a 90 to work gu haf to-m1rFuE morn
ID ius We expaCt 70 aet tho vessel oil bu
4 The loss on the cargo viii be very great
- u leass IS per cent"
= AS TO THE wREGGgD VESSELS.
, Vessel rwnerq who have come down I
:, look utter tha nondltIou Of their wr-eket
:, craft do not fad the sitpation very ea
~ colraginy. Most OF ths vessels ar
/ baachei hard and fast SOM, when IN
/ water reaedes, may be lacked up an
~ launched On temporary ways and thu
4. saved, though 1T considerable expense
i, Others are 40 badly broken that it oni
4, remains 20 remove the cargoes, whar
n possible, AMI leave the hulls to break l.
Fragments on The Eand. Ons strande
schooner shows newly-eoppersd Go
rs toni which mnst have cost at iGal
80 ! 800 and witch will have TO
stripped of and disposed o. "a old m
r. terial 81 the schooner ia too bStly broke
re up 10 warrant any attempts TO get he
u. Gfiost. II is tho opinion Of careful Of
OF servers, experienced Vessel captains thu
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