New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-20
BUFFEIED BY FIERCE GALES.
THE SCHOONER CALVIN F. BAKERS TER
RIBLE EXPERIENCE.
FLOWN 800 MILES OUT OF HER WAY FEON
EOCKPORT TO BALTIMORE - VESSELS
SEEK REFI-GE IN BERMUDA.

EOCKPORT TO BALTIMORE VESSELS
SEEK REFUGE IN BERMUDA
Baltimore, March l9.-Aftcr a struggle with the
elements for fOrty-thrcc days the schooner Cal
win F. Baker Captain Edison Chase. with a cargo
of 93s tons of ice, has arrived. The vcsse' had
been given up for lost When she left R)ckport,
Me, the weather fair, but two days later a
snow storm was encountered and the vessel put
into Kittcrcy Harbor. She left port while ii was
showing heavily the gale being east by northeast,
and this held until the schooner was of Barncgat,
about February 10.
Then the storm blew west by northwest and a
hurricane struck the vessel. carrying away sails
and spars The schooner compelled 10 scud
for twenty-four hours under bare poles, AMI while
the terrific wind lasted went 800 miles out of
her course The companionway smashed,
while the deck was cleared of everything movable.
The time usually occupied in the voyage from
Rockport is from a week TO ten DAYS THO con-
signees had long since given up tho vessel for
lost and her safe arrival great and agree
abls surprise
ST. Georges. bermuda, March 16.-Schooncr T.
W. MoIse (of Bath. Me-. Captain Newbury, with
a cargo Of COAL which arrived here March IA, left
Norfolk, Va, February |, for Providence. FEB
ruary 10 to % she encountered heavy weather
from the northwest with snow squalls: battcns
were washed Of the after hatchcs; lost sp1nStr,
mainsail forcstaysail and main Jb also started
several planlis off the poop ard water got INFO
the hold Several Of the crew were fro>tbttcn
and ore man had his collarhonc broken. March
). finding that the coal had become water
soaked and the vessel was settling in til" water,
they lcttisoncd a portion Of the cargo, which WAC
continued for several days On March j. al . ~
D. m, heavy sea boarded the ships stern. car
ricl away the boat and dal its an smashed the
small boat the cabin was flooded with water and
doors We're broken in.
Provisions charts, clothing and nautical irStru-
mrnts were destroyed Finding that il was i'm
possible 70 get to their destination or any port
en- the coast they decided 10 make for B"rinudn
The captain had his wife, two children and an
other woman, passenger, on board. ll"y SUI
fcred terribly from the flooding of the cabin and
had nearly all their clothing destroyed March
10 a steamer was sighted som" distance away !;
nut ensinn in rigging union down: AT 30 Il. III.
the ship came alongside. which proved - b"
the Costa RIcan. from southern ports, bound
TO Liverpool, the captain Of which very N!nib
SUPPLIED the schooner with proyIons, o!l, charl'
and nautical instruments, ana also sent the sllp :
doctor on board to set the coilarbonc OF one "i
the crew and also prescribe for tl" captain
wife who was H. At the tlmr ia" sican". s"ht
their boat to the schooner heavy sca was
running and the provisions etc, were not oh
taip.d without much rI-S AMI difficulty
ON March II tie vessel having stored Tor
E.r,nu.ia was taken in tow on ia" island dur
inc a heavy gale and towcd into ~. Gcnr-"S
Ilhrl or. =. -
The bark Madeline British of larmouth y :.
Captain Carly. which put into port Nlhich III
distress reported that aic lett Natal. l:r'zi'
.january 81, with cargo of sugar Tor llia-
dcphia On February u she experienced
hurricane and had several slils blown away
ON February % another huUlcan" struck tn"
vessel and carried away forr and main topma 'ls
iiiboom and did serious damage 10 rggi"s; TN"
cap,ain decided 10 make for Bermuda: there VS.
continuation of bad wrathc! until land W."
sighted The schooner was taken IN tow Nifc
H. during "a heavy caic. ami on IA" l2th VS.
towcd into ST. Georges ilarhor.