The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-07
THE WRECK OF THE Jason.
SAMUEL EVANS THE ONLY SURTIToR-
NO ROBES RECOTERED.

-CHbt. McMillnn Had Had No Observn-
tion for Two Days, but Thought Ho
Could Drive By the Cspe-other Wrecks.
HTouLANp LIdnT. Mass. Dec. U-When day
Hight came on this morning It was seen that
the British ship Jason. which went ashore oil
Eastman ia tho storm yesterday afternoon,
had broken In two amid ships. Her main and
miZzen masts are gone. and every man OF her
crew on board numbering ~. were washed
into the sea and lost. Samuel J. Evans. her
only survivor. who was washed ashore last
night. tells this story Of the voyage OF the
Jason:
1--WE sailed from Calcutta last February with
cargo OF jute butts for Boston. Two days
after leaving port we were noarly dismasted
In a storm. and had to out into Mauritius for
repairs During that gallo our mato was
washed overheard and lost. After leaving
Mauritius we had fair weather up to the equa-
tor. After Now 10 we encountered easterly
gales. with frequent snow squalls.
"Wo came in through South Channel last
Monday and SHAPED our course for Boston.
On Tuesday morning the wind pulled out to
E.a Z. and at o o'clock 1t began to snow. We
had had no observation for two days. but Capt.
MCMILLAN thought We were wide of Cape Cod.
and we kept our course. Toward noon. the
weather getting thicker. We took in all our
upper sails and laid the ship along under
three lower topsails and fore staysails. At
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon we made break
ers right under our Ice. and few moments
later saw tho land. We shook out our upper
topsais and tried to drive by tho cape, but we
had no sea room. and at 7:15. finding that We
must soon strike. the ship was headed for the
beach.
THE Captain had been below examining
his charts. On reaching tho deck he cried:
We are lost The ship struck with fearful
fOrCa " a n u ma lifabOata a
fore We could cut the lashings the spars began
to fall and tho vessel to go to pieces. This
was too much for the boys. and they all rushed
for the lee miZzen rigging. only half OF them
succeeded In gaining footing. Some OF them
were swept overheard and we're seen no more.
Il clunR desperately to the rigging for q few
moments when q great wave broke my grip
and went into the bowling sen. thought it
was my end. but the water threw mo here and
there for q while, when suddenly found my
self on the sand. Soon men came and took me
to the liie-saving station. / am thankful that
lam saved, but my poor shipmates arc oil
gone. All Of them had life presorvers on. and
Idon't see why some Of them could not reach
OF those lost the following incomp lete lis.
was Obtained; Capt MsMilIah q Grespp9ck.
Galbrsith. Boatswain Black. The crew was OF
several nationslities; They were John Gala
OF ueenstown; Jerry o'Geary Of Pymouth
c. Nielsen. NJ. Carse. of Portland. or -
Murphy OF st. Johns: johnson and HeRriGson
Capt CoN Of the Cahoons Hollow lite-saving
Eysrythlng that could be done was done to
save the unfortunate mon on board tho ship.
Early IN the evening we put shot line over
reach II In fact in the pitch darkness they
spsasps them svsry they S0
they could do to cling to the rigging. and then
could keep there only by iashing themselves
I'VE had our surf boat thsfe. but no human.
power could launch her through the surf 1t
came in like a solid wall and to shove u boat
into It was only to destroy her and every man
ashore. but I think they must have been car
ried in the very strong tide toward the south.
gled with the rigging. / do not remem her to
have seen speh night in all my experience
Capt. .Worthen of the Highland Light station
Ten minutes after she struck she had broEen
IN two. end her mizzenmast had gone over the
a Rhs in hS Edge U q
surf, hoping to savo some poor fellow who
sdG an Rt mot Rs Ss the
,bI The ship now lies wretched ssmblanee OF
Of rSpss and broken spars smash asaIns Ser
broken sides In the great oIeakers that stu
roll heavily in over the bars The wreck OF the
When the tide ebbed this siternoo the body
OF one, Of the Jeson's crew was discovered
but the fsree sea which is still running. pre-.
vented It's recovery Il is expected that to-
when other bodies may be found Wreekers
are saving tho lute hales on the beach.
Jason consists Of i0.SlT bales Of jute butts.
and was consigned TO the Ludlow Manufacture
covered BY insurance in a New York company
but IL Is not known whether the vessel Is in
cured or not. The cargo was valued at about
a big bundle Of letters. with many and curl,
& Co. at % State street. The letters have
come from different parts OF the earth. but tho
people to Whom they A Belong ~ vent s down Win
the Jason; IhroqGh these letters It Is proba-
pr i tho sc crew S' will Be obtSinod 10 VINO come
Theirs sr are great fSr' OF SA ,o
STssnoek and London Chief Sfc sS Joh hr0h
Walker has several from Poole and other
places In IN the ~, west OF England; ,Boattsyain
and several from other places. and sailmaker
William Young would have been the recipient
BostoS. up'' VI ''''0'' ""u no '''ea 10 rsA'H
Arthur Danes, an apprentice, Of London had
london. A. Galhrslth. Andrew sIichaeison.
Carl Y Olsen. + Hale; and Patrick Noonan had
pueliee respectively They were al sesmen.
sttsr ,,o J0h Er"nt,S Norwegian ssiior had
e o, Carlson. 80 Hull street, DrOoklyn. upon
the envelope.
Of the owners Of the ship. They arc A. \ ]. H. !
Carmichael Of Greenook. Scotland The Eng
lish consul was among the many inquirers for |
particulars who foeked to tho oilce OF Hunt 4
Co to-day.
As far as can be ascertained at present the
following Is a list oi those on board the shin:
Capt MCCLELLAN. First Nate John b. Wa!ker
smYthe. sailmaksr William Young. and Sea.
men ohm Callahan. Andrew Nicholson. Ca-l
joh 9ssH' Nike Mi aEs sSr & Nna atsi s,Fy
O'Leary c. Nelson. and Arthur Danes.