Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-15
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TOSSED BY WIND AND WAVE,
Sailors Swept From the Deck of Il
Steamer HurOna.

Sailors Swept From the Deck of the
Steamer Hurona.
The British steamship Hu-ona, which left
Dundee for New York on January 81 arrived
yesterday after tempestuous voyage William
Aitchison. a seaman, was washed overheard on
February by heavy wave that swept over
the vessel and another sailor was injured by
being thrown against the woodwork of the YES
sell On February John Decker, the third
officer, was swept from the deck by a heavy sea
that was shipped, but was brought back by the
return current to the side of the steamer,
where he caught by the crew.
The captain Of the Hurona reported that on
February /. in latitude 81. Is and longitude
30.l5. fierce hurricane from the northwest
set in. which continued fifteen hours without
lntermission.
1t was at AIS p. m. on that day that the sailor
Aitchison was lost. On February 4 a hurricane
from the west overlook the ship. She would
not answer her helm and had to lie to in the
trough OF the sea. The cattle stalls were thrown
out Of place and the mechanism of the steam
steering gear became jammed. The crew
poured oil to the windward with good effect
from a. m. to pm.
The next day the hand steering gear that had
been rugged got out of order and the ship had
to be steered by tackle made fast to the after
capstan. While this was being done a sailor
was injured.
The crew had hard time 70 work the ship
until February 9, after which fair weather was
experienced until the ship reached New York.
ANOTHER STORY OF sHIPwRECK.
Captain Frazer Of the British steamer Nep-
tune, which arrived yesterday from Montego
bay. reports that on Saturday, February II, at
10 m. in latitude so degrees 80 minutes north,
longitude "A degrees 10 minutes west he
sighted the Norwegian bark Knudsvig. Capt
Evensen of Norway, and bound from Belize,
Honduras, to Goole. England, with q cargo of
lOgwood. She flying signals of distress.
The Neptune bore up to the bark and found
her leaking badly and in sinking condition.
Capt. Eyensen and his crew-ten persons-were
taken off.
The bark being directly in the track of
steamers from Crooked Island passage bound
for New York, and therefore dangerous to
navigation. Capt. Frazer sent his chief officer
aboard the bark. and she was set on fire. The
knudsvig had from the start experienced most
severe weather. When sighted she had four
feet of water in her hold, and was leaking at the
rate of ten inches an hour, and liable to sink
any moment. Capt. Evensen had about given
up all hope when the Neptune hove in sight and
rescued them. The knudsyig was a large bark
of $50 tons, 279 feet long and 81 feet breadth
Of beam. She was built in Newcastle, England,
in September, 1885, and was owned by Carlisle
d Co.
ANOTHER THRILLING STORY.
Capt. Evensen of the abandoned bark
knudsyg tells thrilling story of the little
steam propeller Syren, about twenty tons
burden. which was purchased in England for
use .: Bermuda and was bound for the latter
place in charge of four men. Capt. Evensen
spoke the little vessel On February in lati-
tude so. 80 north, longitude IS, off the Carolina
coast She had been l29 days out from London.
Her propeller was dashed on deck, and she was