Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-31
BOTH VESSELS SAFE.
Arrival of the kearsarr~ ana Na,-
tucket I'm Hampton Roads.


The Kearsarge. which left New York on
Friday last with the monitor Nantucket On
tow for Wilmington. n. -, ran into the
hurricane on Hatte-as on Monday. Her
hawser parted. and both vessels had a vesy
bad shaking up. At nne time 4 Was
feared the Nantucket would 20 down
The Kearsarge stood by her. and hon
turned about and made for hampton
Roads, where they arrived yesterday after
noon. They went to the Norfolk yard
where they VIII have 10 repair damages 10
Some idea Of the severity of the storm
which has ragged along the Atlantic coast
ana at sea the past few days can be had
from the story told by the officers Of Inc
kearsarge and Monitor
Never In my sea experience" said an
omcer OF the Nantucket, have ever ex-
perienced anything II the kind. expect
bottom"
And We had given Up he Nantucket 90
lost, spoke up an officer Of the kearsaree
In the words Of an officer Of the NantucSs 4
this Is what happened:
AT the time We left Staten Island ther~
was a light southern breeze blowing, WIN
every prospect OF good weather. AZ ahout
O'Clock on Sunday N 1rning 9. Cog settled
iround US. which LASTED twelve houra. dur
ing which time we could not zee the kear-
sarge. which was towing us with two lines
sV yards long. During iais time the secs
washed over the decks Of tie Santucket,
and II was difficult TO keep the vessel clear
OF water.
After the fog cleared away on SUNDAY
afternoon the wind iacreas.d I'm force and
the swell became heavier from the south.
The Nantucket was making water all TIE
time. all the pumps not :seins able TO gain
on It
The water rapidly nlled the shin owing
ments being choked up. which prevented
the water from running aft to the bilss
pumps.
AT about 10 O'Clock m Monday we sue
ceeded In clearing some CT The opening.
and the pumps began 70 ;set ahead 81 the
water. All hands. officers and crew. on
board the Nantucket were exhausted FROM
lack Of sleep and exertion. but we got "a
cure the two l5-inch guns In the turrets
which had gotten aarift All went well
however. until O'Clock on Moniay morn
ing. when one Of the tow lines parted. fol-
lowed an hour and nalf later by the
parting Of the other line. which left US al
the mercy of the waves AMI wind, ana
forced us to look out for ourselves.
when the lines parted the Kearsargs
BY night the wind was blowing a perfecf
gale from the south. and The Nantucket
kept her head to the sea by turning her en-
gines over.
by this time the seas wore breakin.
over the turrets OF our vessel Signals
were exchanged between -he two resSeis
until after midnight the Kearsarge hisvinl
previous to darkness signslei that. in case
we lost each other during the night TO re
main on Hatteras IL the weather was coed
II not, to get into Hampton koads n POS
sible.
TUESDAY morning the KcarsarSe was MOI
TO be seen, and the weather was still had
We shaped our course for Cape Henry,
where We arrived at 10 O'CLOCK tins morn
ing.
During the whole time rot n man in IN.
Gre mi 8
was the worst we ever encountered. End
every man on board expected TO % 20 the
bottom
An officer on the Kea-sarye Who was
present during the interview said: From
the time We lost the Nantucket until to-
night we were all under the ;nprcsssoa
that she was lost
I'VE had no idea that -hs had withstood
the gale until tonight, when found hss
In port. 1t was the most severe storm J
have ever known"
Secretary Herbert Informed.
Last evening Secretary Herbert received
telegram from Commando Crownin-
shield. commanding the Ncarsarye. dated
at Norfolk. saying:
"Kearsarge and Nantucket arrived here.
Heavy gale Monday near Hatter-ls; parted
tow lines. Vessels separated during night.
Rendezvous appointed Hampton Roads.
Kearsarge overlook Nantucket near Cane
Henry this afternoon. Both ships proceed
ed on to Norfolk yard
Later details show that the TWO vessels
had a terrible experience. ar1 that but fos
the precaution taken TO provide the monitor
with facilities for Independent psy,sauou
that vessel might have been lost. A cir
cumstance strongly IN her favor WAS that
the wind was from the southeast thus
enabling her TO make Chesapeake nsy. in
stead OF being blown 20 sea or running
aground. As IL was, she leake.i badly
through ports, decks. and matches, for ow-
ing TO her low build almost every sea
swept over her. She vent at once 10 the
Norfolk navy yard for repairs. ana ner
crew do not care TO repeat the experience
OF that night
The Kearsarge Is all right, having with
stood the storm bravely. and Is now lying
Of Norfolk awaiting orders.