The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-18
SAVED FROM THE WAVES.
GALLANT. RESCUE AT SEA OF a
sHIPwRECKED CREW.

| The Officers and sesmen of the Bark
Benjamin Dicksrman Picked Up by
the Norwegian Bark Try Of Florida.
The Dickerman Abandoned and Set
On Fire-A Story of Suffering at Sea.
The Norwegian bark Try, Capt. Ander>
son, from Arendal, arrived here yesterday
morning. She had on board Capt. John
| Chisholm and a portion Of the crew Of the
American bark Benjamin Dickerman.
abandoned at sea. The survivors are:
| First Mate William Heasley, Boatswein
| Fred Blackett. William Hawkins. August
| Schneider. Gustavus Vessel, Andrew Will
son. August Popple, Ives Petersen, Adolph
Berdien and William Stewart.
Capt Anderson said that May 70, at 2:3o
o'clock p. m, lat. 800 81 n, long. 74a 80
W., he sighted a vessel flying signals of dis
tress and ran down TO her. She proved TO
be the Benjamin Dickermen Of Boston,
| from Pascagoula, bound for Port Natal,
with lumber. Her fore and mainmast, as
well as jibboom were gone, kand she was
water-logged and in completely wrecked
condition. She was rolling heavily In the
trough of the sea. Her boats were damaged
SO that the crew could not use them to leave
the wreck. They we're exhausted by their
labor at the pumps.
WENT TO THE RESCUE.
The crew OF the Try lowered boat and
went to the rescue of the Dickerman's crew,
which was successfully accomplished, aud
the men, with their effects, were taken on
board the Try. The derslict was set on fire
by the crew Of the Try as she was In the
track Of vessels and would be dangerous
obstruction TO navigation.
I'm oafd he oh
sailed from Pascagoula April 16 with 32l ,OGO
feet pitch pine lumber bound for Port
Natal. She had fine weather until April
Il, when she encountered very stormy
weather with heavy winds from the south
east, during which the vessel rolled heavily.
The wind continued for three weeks, IN
which the vessel was clearing the straits
OF Florida. The constant rolling and labor
strained the vessel, and after clearing the
straits she started leak, which seemed TO
be in the stern near the stern post. AS the
weather subsidized the leak partially ceased
only to increase again on the renewal of
the heavy weather. All the time the crew
was kept at the pumps. May 10 the weather
set In again very heavy and the vessel
leaked rapidly. After a consultation the
captain decided to steer for Bermuda. The
leak steadily increased. The mate examined
the pumps and found that she was making
water about four times as fast as it could
De pumped out, until the crew finally found
itself unable to keep her free, and the deck
load was jettisoned with view to raising
the leak above water, but of no avail.
THE WATER GAINED RAPIDLY.
The pumps were again sounded and seven
feet of water was found, which increased
very rapidly to eight feet. The leak kept
Increasing while the ship kept rolling in the
trough Of the sea and threatened to capsize.
To avoid this the captain cut away the fore
and mainmast and jiDboom, which kept her
from going over, as she was at the mercy Of
the wind and waves.
All hope Of saving the vessel was finally
abandoned. The water casks were secured
on top OF the house where the crew was and
a steady lookout was kept for passing
vessel. On May IL at O'Clock in the az
ternoon the Norwegian bark Try hove in
sight and took the ere W of.
The Dickerman was 412 tons burthen and
only IL years old. She was owned by Mrs.
Mary J. Chisholm of Boston, by whom she
was partially insured. The captain and
crew of the Dickerman desire to express
their gratitude to Capt Anderson and his
brave crew for their timely rescue and kind
treatment while aboard the Try