The sun., 1891-06-20
IASHED DOWN FOR DAYS.
suyyxnIN9s OF THE BARK ExILHs
rRKW IN STORM AND WRECK.

.,a waves swept the Decks Cless
"-.S TAep Tossed About the Water
,s~~od Hulk The Rescue ny the Sophie.
rns German steamship Sophie. from Cardiff,
~.oueht to this port yesterday as thrilling a
80 Of vreck and rescue as has come from
~ s.a in . long time. The Sot HES voyage
-. tempcstuous. She left Cardin on June
~ h.Ilast. For six days che encountered strong
80 rsles, and during the 9th and 9th che was
!. M midst Of revolving storm. Ths wind
~ a hurricane. Several heavy seas were
sh,n,ed. one OF which smashed the port life
host and did other serious damage.
Ar o'clock on the morning OF June 10 Q
,,..b,ed bark. with signal OF distress flying
!. ths mixzen rigging. was sighted. and tho
aonhie bore down toward her. She proved to
I. ,hs bark Exile OF St John. N. d. Her main
..rt Vas broken short of and hung over the
s,aa Her other masts were useless. Her bull
-.,ks, rails. and stanchions had been swept
sxsy all her boats were Gone. and her port
.n.rtsr had been smashed in. The ship was
v,teriogged. and the heavy seas broke over
Ssr continually. The crew had gathered on the
,oop deck, wherc each Of tho fourteen men
vss lsshed to the eyes.
Gait, Won Hugo Of the Sophie ran his ship
a. near TO the wrecked vessel as was prudent
IN tho heavy sea. Then he called his crew to-
s.thor and asked for volunteers to go to the
,sseue All OF the officers. flvo Germans.
promptly offered their services. Not one Of
srsv would help man boat Cant. Won Hugo
Hss dsgusted by the cowardice OF tie men.
nan oi the reseulne crew. but on reflection he
sounierna anded his order to lower hont and
decided to wait little for the sea 70 ahate. He
rough for an attempt at rescue; but that he
would stand bv and tnkc them on as soon as
.ea went down little.
did not moderse until nfter niHhtfail. The
Hugo steamed 10 leeward for a lew miles. and
III o'clock the Exile was again sighted. On
Sor Yaiunteors to vn 10 the rescue of the suffer.
ine sailors. The 1tnlians again refused. Capt.
Won Hugo then took tho wheol himself and
IN ssse.fs, 81 inelasine Mate Henry Meyer. secoad
snsInS. sis sSn9 cArpsnt.r % Henry biernohs. ana
Took Henry Schmidt launched the starhoard
iiieboas anu by lively. work sncceeded in get
S ss.d aD%sh sssnss tho % Gsnf L
sssshed M the waterlogeei bark. The little craft
lad Is been an ordinary craft, without the air
Neht ompartments to keen 1t afloat. It would
have f,undered q moment after leaving tho
Tho bark was reached and from tho lee side
Ieyen Of tho mon got ON board. The rescuers.
eeP bs snS sns hs 6ToIh ns
INSISTED in hosting thrm aboard The same
md and aitsr another hour OF struggling The last
Eorhis. Nothing was sayed from the Exile.
5s ssss Il sad iss Ss ri the hSS NsS
10 for Amsterdam. great storm was en-:
SSnSss ssssss AZ Flo% SnS noon ~ un aitadf Is he %
storm Increased steadily. The fore lower top
sail. tho inrrtopmast staysail. np4 The lower
r., s5p sssy 9ns Sd SeS
heavy seas, Tho storm contfnlcd Until A. NJ:
when 1t suddenly cease,i. The barometer sill
s near ' the eentre q the tornado Or " cyclone. @
The other half Of the TEMPEST struck the
ihiD forty,tlve minutes later. aud It
o'clo"k mountainous sea toll unon tho Exile.
il swsnt OF her deck load. carried away the
L. s euT.sks and I fom the
dsrk. and most oi the iest 81 the rigging went
.Sin an was "a thrown m @T On n her % Team ends. 'A 10
The Exile was helnlo.s. The CAPTAIN went
tsoy soOn aiter tho disaster to try & to save
aboard; lifted the starbosrd deck and delured
tho cabin With tons OF water. Everything was
amid tables. chairs. and sugar barrels. He
wonld have drowned he'd not Mate keadle
thrown him rope nnd drngced him mp on
men Isshed themselves o tho poop deck. For
twenty-four hours they were without food or
ws&er.
On the 10th ono nf the men crawled to the
hold and got q barrel OF sngGy bread and
eask Of watea This zane day q steamship.
TO Re Of the North German Lloyd line pnssad
thrm. hut rnid no attention TO their signal NJ
distrsss. On tho next day th> weather became
txenly-io hours latpr the rescue was mndr.
Cap Pear" I'd his crew are hearty in their
a kn"w!rI mt OF the bravery and kindness
Of their re-. .rs.
The Ell was built nt g.. Martins n. B.. in
lSlS. and WAS - :34 ions. She vas owned bv
m.ns msn n Whiting Of st. John The wreck re-
trde AZ ~ longitude II 40. She Is drifting
ahout milo an hour In q southeusteriy