Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-29

IN DEADLY PERIL.
Rescue OF Shipwrecked Crew From
Extreme Danger.

New YORK Dec ~ Sixteen men s,o Z
STAN. Jog ih-ir feet 10 the Srsyen I.lsrc
ferry house this morning a. d cor zrstulsie
one snosher on havii g reached shore Ths'
wers the ere of the fishing schooner Gr,c,
C. Young, and it ~ss bu' few days aso
that they thousht thy would be buried IL
an icy sea Help came Only a, 'he last
moment and a. time when al
was On the lat inst. that the Grsce C.
Young -siled from the h,rbor at Goucss
ter Capt. Kenny Mcpherson ~s- in com
msn1. His crew consisted OF Is men and
a cook. They were bound for the Gran
Banks, intending to obtain a load Of fresh
halibut For few days fair weather con
timed, bu. curing the third night i. va,
esident that Il storm was brewing and raj
was shortened. On the fellosirg day The
storm came. Gradually il increased 10
violence. More and more sail was tsker
in on the schooner, until she wss scudiins
along under almost bare poles. Wut
the storm came heavy seas and cold
blasts that cut like a keen-edged
weapon. The sea roared sn1 hlssed ard
seemed 10 seize the schooner and throw il
clear out of the water. At other times tbs
craft wou d be down between tEo walls OF
water that rose TO mountain heights on eact
eide of it. Then the big waves would seizi
the W ssel and eudeavor to crush II. Fol
just SIX days 'hst continued. Msny time
in the six days all hands thought they
would be lost The seas beat down rpor
The decks, and each time shook the vssse
from stem TO .tern. On the l0h ds,
out, the startling discovers WAS mai,
that the vessel was aleak. First, the
seams along the hull were strained. ThB
was bad enough. but when the seams began
to part all hands become convinced ths
unless he'p came quickly they must perish
To stay fate, as it were. the crew Wa.
divided and set TO work at the pumps
They work steadily day and night, nevel
letting up for moment, though iheil
clothing was frozen upon Them ard fheir
hands sack to the pump han
dies. Fortunately their food had re
manned in good condition, Otherwise
thev never would have been able to con,
tinus the struggle. For three days they
were able TO keep down the amount Of Wa
ter in the hold. Then the storm seemed
to ga her more violence, for The foremss'
was torn away aud more sesms loosened in
the hull. Slowly, but surely, the water be.
gan to gain on the men making such drs
perae efforts at the pumps. Those az the
pumps, tired, sore and half frozen
to death, as they were, strained
every nerve TO keep ou. the water
but without avail Zach ty inch it gained
in the hold. ard drew them nearer to doom
Whsn the 10Th irst. dsUned the II mer
aboard the leak ing, battered vessel mentally
concluded that it would De- the last du they
would ever see. 81 mach water had 81
into the schoonsr's hold that she had
ST led considerable. Sue carried seven
dcries, ard eoongh of these wers
pr pared 20 take { # lhe men in case it b.
came necessary TO abandon The vessel hur
risdy. When theg had confined tbei,
usele,s labor for half day welcome
light met their eyes The oil steamsh 7
Elbfuz hove in sight, Cap. Mcpherson
bo siei signals Of distress and :he stesn shiI
responded The men stopped ~orkirg at the
pumps, and the schoouer bagar 10 set'ie rap
idly The men g-shbe1 up whst clothing they
could lay their hsuds on snd put off in the
dories. They were none too soon, for the
ice encrusfed vessel plunged forward, ant
then sank, when The small boats were bat 4
few fees from her. TIA. was east of Sa'
Ia. Island. Soon they were aboard tht
Elbrpz ard bound for this port. The Et
bruz arrived this mornirg. and the ship
wrecked crew we're taken eff tie ship a
quarantine. They came up from Slater
Island They will 20 home just as soon a
Capt. Mcpherson secures passage for them