The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-03
EIGHTKEPT FROMDEATH.
GALLANT RESCUE OF q SHIP
WRECKED CRzw AT SEA.


The Schooner Edna Picks Up the
Captain and HIS Nate and Five
Sailors and a Passenger Of the
WaterlogEed Schooner Minnie a.
Bousau CT Frying Pan shoals-The
lien Nearly Exhausted from tx
posure and Long Work al the
PUMPS VIthou: Food
The schooner Z Ina. Capt Donovan. ar
rived in port yesterday from New York
with q cargo Of bulk guano. She had on
bosrd Caps. !. Y. Lodge, Mate John Bon
sal, and i've sailors, composing the crew Of
the Schooner Minnie A Bonsall, which was
abandoned At ses, and Mr.. Seaman, who was
a passenger on the Bonssl.
The Edna experienced very heavy weather
on the passage. which lasted eleven days.
She passed through three northeast gales,
In the FIST Of which, on Jan. y. she had
her fore-topmast carried away, aud in the
last, on Jan 3, she lost her main gaf-
The vessel shipped considerable water, but
sustained no other damage.
SIGHTED \ VESSEL II DISTRESS
Last Friday, with Frying Pan nghtship
bearing northeast, sixteen miles dis
tant, the Eins sighted a three
mssted schooner flying signals Of distress.
She ran down to the wreck and found
that IL was the schooner Minnie A Bons2u
OF Wilmington, Del, full Of water,
and rolling heavily. It was too hazardous
for the crew to stay By the vessel, and the
Edna came 70 under the BOnsslIs lee, and
USED every means - get her crew on
beard, when was finally accomplished
TIE CAPTAIN and ssven men were in a help
les condition, having been at the pumps
constantly for tao days and nights without
fcod or sleep.
THz WRECKED VESSELS VOYAGE
Ths Minnie 4 Bo-sail. Capt J. F. Lodge.
lefr Daris1 Jan. > with 3 cargo Of $50. 600
fest OF yellow pine lumber, shipped BY the
Hilton Timber and Lumber Company,
bo1ud for View York, with tie
wind southwest. After leaving Do
hoy rough weather SGT in. the
wind veering around 70 northeast, with
3 heavy SEA The schooner iabored heavily,
and Sunday night she sprang leak, which
kept TIE crew constantly 81 the pumps.
They managed 70 keep up with the leak for
3 day OF two, but tie water gained s.
rapidly that il was decided TO bssr up for
Charleston, or Wilmington, y. c.
ALL HANDS At 1HE PUMPS
Tbs entire crew wzs kept 81 the pumps
Na-a44e 4Al4 a-agN All " A4AUAA A0NA
or resi- for two DAYS and two nights. AL
the tine the westaer continued rouga.
Friday morning the distress signals were
set, End they were answered BY the Edna,
who worked up and TOOK of the crew IL
latitude 50 = X. and - 10 ". At The
tiHle the Bousal was s5and 1ned. she was
wa1eE-1gsed, aud the sea was break
lng over her. Just previous to
the crew leaving her, she became
rl-1rr7susc-s h1a and vSsS dr,f+so- sIovxIv =,
shore with Frying Pan light bearing east,
and Bald Head light north
The Bonsall had previously been passed
BY a topsall schooner, supposed TO be the
w n. L Cloves, aud another three
master, the Schmidt After the crew had
been taken of by the Edna, the steamship
City Of San Antonio bore down to the Bon
sal, but seeing her abandoned kept on her
eoursa
THE RESCUED MEN.
After being taken on board the Edna the
crew was treated with great kindness and
consideration, for whica Capt. Lodge de-
sires to return the sincere thanks of himself
and his men to Capt. Donovan and his crew.
The Minnie A. Bonsall was an old trader
at this and nearby ports, hav-
ing traded in the south ever
since she was built, in 1882
She was built at Milford, Del,
and was 436 tons net register. She was
owned by Capt. ]. L. Bonsall, John Bon
sail, Capt Lodge, and Others, and is said
to have been partially insured in Philadel-
phia- The Edna is new vessel, this being
the second cargo which she has carried.
She halls from Columbia Falls. Me- Capt.
Donovan is a gallant shipmaster. and this
makes his second rescue az sea of distressed
crews.
A MISSION AT THE CATEEDRAT.