New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-02
RESCUED AT SEA.
THEIR SINKING SHIP ABANDONED.
PERILS OF THE CREW OF NORWEGIAN BARK
SAFE IN PORT AT LAST.


The steamship Exeter City, OF the Bristol City
Line, arrived from Swansea last night with a
shipwrec1ed crew on board. The rescued men
were Captain Jheffermehl, First Officer j. Pauisen,
Second Officer NJ. Knudsen and nine seamen Of
the Norwegian bark Louis. The men were
rescued by the Exeter City on Nay -, just as they
were preparing to desert tler ship. which was
rapidly filling. Captain Jheilernehl was seen last
night on board the Exeter City. and he told the
story of his trip follows:
The Louis was Of $50 tons buiden, thirty
years old and was owned by 'he Ifktir corpora
ton at Draunnen, Norway. We left Draunnen on
April IL and touched al Ostend on April 81 We
had comparatively fair weather until May 10.
Then the sea became choppy and ugly and great
waves dashed the vessel rendering her
manageable. From that day until the lsth tho
nastiest kind of weather prevailed. fierce hur-
ricane arose, and TO make matters worse il began
TO rain. In fact it was a mixture of rain hail
and sleet. Instead Of decreasing, the storm in
creased in violence the Jlth. and continued
with undated vigor until the 18th. On the 18TH
I was standing on the poop deck. Suddenly
big wave dashed over the vessel, completely en-
velcxng her. 1t struck me, and the first | knew
was lying on the deck. One OF my men came
10 my assistance and | carried to my cabin,
having sustained dislocation OF the left arm and
shoulder.
"On the 10th the storm was so severe that we
were Obliged to house everything excepting the
headsails, which we had kept out IN order TO
give steering way Half of the time tie rails
were under water. On the morning OF the 10TH
the storm was at its worst, and we shipped
large quantity of wafer and sprung leak. The
pumps were put to work. They consisted OF
windmill and two hand-pumps. The men worked
with will, but still the water gained Oh them,
and to make matters worse, one OF tine pumps
became clOgged. SO rapidly did the water gain
that on the 10th there were four ana hall ieet
of water in the hold. The force OF the storm
had by this time wrecked the tlmbers and We
concluded that it time to take to tie boats.
and at o o'clock the morning OF the l9th
we got ready 10 leave her.
d" In the meantime we had signals Of distress
oSd o0d'S took '"T US off We were then $50 mile, mile,
west of Fastnet Light, of the Coast of reland.
First Officer Burrell, of the Exeter City, sight
boat. When lie got on board he SAW that the
bark could not hold out much lOnger. lie sig
nailed to Captain Weiss of the Exeter City. who
came alongside in boat and took the crew on.
The work OF rescuing was accomplished with
much difficulty. The sea was running high at
the time The effects of the crew and the
ships books were saved. had my seven-year-
old son aboard. He was taken along with us 10
the Exeter City,
While the men were being transferred 10 the
Exeter City the steamship ROsina came along.
and her officers were requested to report the facts
of the shipwreck on her arrival IN This cry
Mate Burre is OF the opinion that the Louis
sank soon after she was abandoned. The water
had increased one foot while the crew were helnS
ken of. The Lonis was valued at Sl",ooo'
She was insured in two Norwegian cohpanes.
This makes the fourth crew OF shipwrccked sea-
men that Captain Weiss has rescued during tho
last nine