The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-28
COLLIDED AND SANK AT SEA.
4 BARK RUNS INTO A SCHOONER
OFF DELAWARE BhEAkWATER.

The Formers Crew Brought Iuto Fort Yes
terdny. but the Fate OF tho Schooner's
Men Is Doubtiul-A Survivors, story.
The schooner Henry Clausen. Jr.. Capt.
Appleby. twenty-four days from Apala chicola.
Fla. with cargo OF lumber for w. d. Wheel
wright d Co.. arrived in port yesterday. She
had on board the Captain and crew OF sixteen
mon OF the Norwegian bark GlenRairn. which
was sunk in collision with a strange schooner
on the night OF Aug % of Delaware Break
water.
The Captain Of the Causen reports that on
Aug.23. in latitude 81 40 and longitude 740 By.
she ran into a hurricane. which at first blew
from the northeast but shifted suddenly to
the northwest. During the storm. the deck
load shifted. and. tho lift parting the spanker
boom fell, smashing the after cabin skylight
and jamming the wheel. This left the
schooner at the mercy OF the winds and
before the boom could be cut adritt and the
wheel released, the seas flooded both cabins
destroying all the provisions.
or Barnegat Light on the evening OF Aug.
26the Clausen fell In with schooner which
had picked Up the crew OF the Glengairn. The
schooner was bound to an Eastern port. so at
the request OF her commander Capt Appleby
took the shipwrecked crew on board his ves-
sci and brought them to this port.
Last night Claus Beutsen. one OF the Glen
CAIRNS sailors. narrated the circumstances
which had resulted in the sinking of the bark
and perhaps In the loss 81 the crew 81 the un-
lord. Norway. in ballast for Philadelphia. Her
second mate, and Neils Johnson steward
With the wind dead ahead the bark s %
Delaware Breakwater.
She had started on a long reach. SO as to
the, breakwater., when suddenly, out Of the
darkness came the sound OF fog horn close at
hand The next nan
and headed directly across the Glengairn's
bow. The schooner had free wind and was
sells were 80 near that collision could not be
order liam your helm Po, herd Ssn"
1t could be obeyed the bark struck the schoon
or ,amidships. The vessels, imme diately
heard on board the schooner. aud men were
seen scramblinS in IT, the rigging: A.,
element and alarm seemed to increase on the
schooner. until suddenly she disa ppeared;.
When an examination was made OF the Glen
and that she was making water rapidly.
4, While some Of the crew manned the pumps
tie others made an effort to rig topsail over
however, and at o'clock in the morning they
were compelled to abandon the ship. Two
boats were provisioned and lowered away in
safety
An hour later the bark sank. At 4 o'clock
that afternoon q schooner was sighted. She
the signals OF the boats. bore down on
them, and the shipwrecked crew were taken
aboard Two hours later the Clausen hove in
sight and the transfer was made.
1t Is believed that the unknown schooner
was laden with coal. for she was very low down
In the water. and had a quantity OF coal on her
Glengairn's crew rowed over to Atlantic Basin.
South BROOKLYN. in one OF their own boats,
which the Clausen had taken In tow. The
crew put up at the Scandinavian Sailors Tenn
perance Homo at 81 Hamilton avenue. Capt.
Harrison went to Philadelphia at once.