Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-05-06
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wANDeRlNos OF A DERELlcT.
Remarkable Drifting of n schooner That
Was Abandoned - Year Ago.

Remarkable Drifting Of n schooner That
Was Abandoned - Year Ago.
The wanderings on the north Atlantic
ocean Of the philadelphia schooner Wyer
q. Sargent. which was abandoned March
q 81, 1891 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras,
as marked out on the pilot chart issued
by the photographic office, has attracted
considerable attention in shipping cir
Giles. Buffeted. as the Sargent has been
for twelve months, by the fierce storms
TINT have swept the Atlantic of late, the
fact that she has withstood them all and
still drifts around at the will Of the ele-
ments is considered remarkable by sea-
faring men.
When Captain Danse and his crew
abandoned the Wyer q. Sargent on the
night of March 81 they did not think
she would float until the next morning,
her condition was so serious. Her
matches had been washed off the water
was pouring into her hold, the main and
foremasts were gone and hanging along
side Of the wreck and the vessel was
waterlogged. The crew was landed at
Nuevitas and nothing was heard from
the vessel until May 4, when a passing
vessel sighted her some 800 miles 10 the
eastward of the position where she was
abandoned. She was then in the same
condition AS when the crew left her, the
seas sweeping over her deeply submerged
hull.
The next report of the derelict was
gotten here in July, when vessel that
arrived from Europe reported passing
her on July = in latitude Of 40 dogs.
and longitude about 81 degs., which
would place her just 200 miles east of
Philadelphia. She was then drifting an
easterly course, which would have
brought her upon the coast Of Portugal.
Aug. 3 she was again sighted, and by
this time she had drifted in "a southeast
erly direction 10 the latitude Of about -
dogs longitude 30 dogs. According 10
reports received from time 10 time by
vessels who passed the derelict on their
way across the Atlantic II was learned
that she pursued zigzag course, until
Sept IL, when she struck of in the di-
rection Of the Canary islands. She held
this course until Oct. 20, when she went
off again in "A southwesterly direction for
the north coast of South America.
Nov. % she was headed around 10y the
winds and currents due west, and made
about 500 miles in this direction when
she came around north 10 latitude 30
dogs longitude 80 dogs, where she was
sighted by the British steamship w. |.
Radcliffe. She was at that time, &C
cording 20 the captain Of this steam
ships statement, in remarkable state
Of preservation, but lay deep in the
water. with every roll of the sea going
over her. Her bowsprit and part of her
jib bonn were standing, as was also
about six feet Of the mainmant.
Since this time nothing has been heard
Of tho wandering derelict, and the by.
drographers are keeping a watchful eye
over all the SHIPS logs turned in for in
spection with hopes Of getting still more
information regarding this interesting
vessel
There are numerous other derelicts
adrift in the western ocean at this time.
but none have withstood the storms as
long AS the Sargent, and shipping men
say she must lie vessel of wonderful
construction. She was laden, il is said.
with light cargo.-Philadelphia Press.