Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
NOTABLE DERElIcTs.
sone That Are Anoat in the North Atla.

Yome That Arc AhoAt I'm tho North Allan.
tic Ocean.
OF the many wrecks afoat in the
North Atlantic Ocean none has as in
teresting history as the italian bark
Vincenzo Perotta. Abandoned Sep
TENDER 1S. 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 So
degrees north. longitude 81 deg.
west. and on April 4, 1889, when last
reported, she was about sixty miles
north of Watling's Island. in the Ba-
hama's. She has thus made a good
distance of about 1, 400 miles in gen.
eral southwest by west direction in
one year. six months and sixteen days.
She has been reported twenty-seyen
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 26. 1888. the schooner
Ethel NJ. Davis was capsized in hur-
ricane in latitude 35 deg. 4 min.
north. longitude 20 deg. 50 min.
west. Her crew was rescued after
having been adrift four days. The
schooner eventually righted and began
a long voyage. unguided. in the gen.
eral direction of the Gulf Stream. She
was last seen June 8, 1889. in latitude
AZ deg. 46 min. north, longitude
81 deg. 50 min. west. and at
that time had about three feet free
board in waist, forecastle 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
%, 1888, in latitude "a deg. 80 min
north. longitude ~ deg. so min. west
She was last reported May 26, 1889. in
latitude As deg. 80 min. north, longitude
Al deg. 80 min. west, at which time
complete, stumps of two masts broken
off about fifteen feet from deck; general
drift. east-north-east about 2, 900 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 4. 1889. in latitude 43 deg.
20 min. north. longitude Sc deg. "a
| min. west. She was then water.
logged and on fire, stern high out OF
| water, no mast standing. Like the
Ethel M. Davis and David w. Hunt
she is right in the highway of the
| great bulk of transatlantic commerce
and serious menace to navigation.
In one month and twenty-five days she
! has made good distance of 1,2O(
miles, on a general northeast by east
course; number of times reported
| twenty-one.
| The above four derelicts were al
Undertaken, and this accounts largely
for their great tenacity and buoyancy
| at the same time rendering their de
struction no easy matter. Commander
G.. II. Rockwell, United States navy
of the United States steamship Yantic
recently engaged in blowing w
wrecks, says: From the experience
thus far gained in the work, 1 am con
WINGED that undertaken 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.
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