New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-01
TIE kEARSARGE AND TIE NANTUCKET.
COMM ,NDEE CROWNIN>HIELD REPORT OF IA
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| Ill RElNANE
Washington Aug 3l.-Commandcr \ :. Crownn-
shield commanding officer Of the Old warship kcar-
sarge, has made the following report 10 the Secre-
tary of the Navy Of his experience IN the great
storm:
| United states Steamer Kearsarge Navy Yard. Nor
| Sir l have the honor to report thai, ha'ins
sailed from New.York On AUGUST tow VIM, u, IN, ,hc
kearsarge parted SomPany win me- eSiberv
| gale the vessels being at the time twenty-five
| miles north northeast from Cape Hatteras Wi,
was fine up nieht Of SUNDAY ne IN Il, S
long swell from the souhward ANA faSw ya nae the
time of leaving Sandy Hook During SUNDAY Az, n's EN-
southeast into "A fresh gale bringing heavy stain
| on the two cables and causing IN" Nah,uchct |"
loot Sof' and Te oyeTbang well out OF water and then
throwing her forward part in me next , b S5n eh'i
/ A. 9 a. m Monday the Nantucket made the fol-
loving signal we are taking in water as iaS'
a. AT i2so p I'm" m the smaller OF the tQw-lnes. an
| eight-inc hawser belonging 70 this ship parted
leaving the ten-inch line remainng As ths Wa an
gn he e gale abaed and to reduce the strain
much as possible ran and f fer steersecvav
| In the face of the gale this required nearly our
iu mt 20 D. m. Monday the 9TH The ten-inch line
| parted where it was clinched to the Nantucket =
chn sea All of Monday was very heavy. enormous
OF water going over the MONTH gve ot Of
sight in the foam and sheets Of spray; on account
OF the gale and the sea IL was difhcult "a Wel, Il"
a. once signslled the Nantucket that If We sepa,
rated omr' Kosd d' though modified this by sub
sequent signal that If the weather ana sea sea Esre
Haa During the rs PERT Of Son MoH whch
we fired by fF he Na slG"s About
day we parted company from the Nan,ncket;
Yesdsy . mGnns 10 'h the w s6n,hwsrd es "nae
to see anything OF the NanuGkei on rueTay ybd d
h bSro in aeG cnrae nes about or eight miles
apart, hoping thus to ma her ,h mSMY T
MAXINE" nisSt signals eyerywherc wednesday
morning ran for for C@ aS wen Sighted the Nantucket
tanning SLOWLY WY ,narJ the Kcarsarge was greatly
relieved TO see her, as had experienced grave
DOUBTS a informed by lieutenant Hosley commanding
the that isrdnrh %i T eek
s wsS Sow At "o one tme much
as n six feet Of water in her hold and only by great =,
pump it out Lieutenant fIosley informs me tha at
he w r ng T Se hHe arc made to her
rhe Kearsaree Is ready for service very iespe''
A. u's s. CRowNINsIHELD. Commander l. 5. ~
Commanding.
.xxIOr-s ABOUT AN OVERDUE COLLIER
PHILADELPHIA. Aug 3l.-Great apprehension Is tei'
for the safety OF the Reading Companys steam
collier Rattlesnake. which sailed from New-bed
ford on Saturday for this port with the pare'
C;ilberton in ,ow. The Ratesnake Is the oi hsy.
vessel of the fleet ana saileu from He'c "" ''
ago on her @0th voyage
DAMAGE DONE IN CANADIAN WATERS
Quebec Aug 3l.-From all points comes news
of disasters by Tuesdays gale. The Norwegian
bark Premier, which was loading deals Tor Pric'
Brothers at Metis. In the lower 81. Lawrence
WAS washed on the rocks and is dismastcd.
large batteau from the lower parishes. loaded viii
frewood was wrecked at the mouth or the 81
Charles River. The steam yacht Wasp owned by
MIR McNabb, went aground in the Du Loup River
and the lives OF those on board were saved through
me EFFORTS OF the yachts owner, who, with a rop'
around his waist managed to swim ashore nnt
obtain assistance Mt,
= on the Lake ST. John Railroad the washouti
by mountain torrents so serious That although
hundreds OF men at work repairing the damag
no through trains possibly run before Friday