The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18
SAVED FROM TnE SEA.
The steamer salisbury ToSved Into
Halifax After 10 Days.


Halifax, Feb. 1.-THE steamer st.
Jerome from Galveston via Norfolk. Va.
bound to Liverpool arrived here to-day
having in tow the steamer Salisbury. The
Salisbury was bound TO New York from
tho Mediterranean. fruit laden. and
has been thirty-nine days trying 10 reach
her destination. The captain reports a
rough experience with the terrible gales
Of the past three weeks and her battered
and dismantled appearance is ample evil
dence of what she has gone through since
Jan. 29
She was IA sight OF the Delaware coast
when the gale swept down on her. rem
dering it impossible to make any headway.
ana she was driven several hundred miles
away without being able to offer resist
ance.
The storms continued from day to day
with unabated fury, ana the ship was
knocked about like a fragile cookie shell.
She rolled at times Ia such a fright
full manner that those on board feared she
would turn over. The immense waves
would crash down on her on all sides ana
her deck was continually flooded The ma
jority OF the crew We're more or less in
jured Nearly all the coal IN the bunkers
was consumed a week ago and In order
TO make 81 last all OF the woodwork about
the ship, including her maintop mast
was burned.
Finally things became so bad there was
nothing more with which to keen up
steam. The engines too were almost use
less from the rolling and pitching of
the ship. The vessels ballast tanks We're
also started by the terrific oscillation.
In this extremity the signal want Inn
mediate assistance" was hOisted, and on
the afternoon OF the 12th inst. $50 miles
west Of Samhro, there we're sighted by
tho lookout on the steamer st. Jerome.
which was on her way to Liverpool. st.
jerome Immediately bore down on the
disabled steamer and the captain of the
Salisbury came ON board. and stated that
his ship was completely helpless, and
had been at the mercy Of the waves for
several days, and requested that his ship
be towod TO Halifax.
Capt. Pew OF the 81. Jerome agreed 10
this, and lines We're run between the
two ships, and az o'clock p. m they
started ahead After towing till o'clock
the next morning, the hawsers parted,
and in q heavy northeast gale with tire.
mendous seas prevailing the Salisbury
drfted from sight. At Z O'Clock on the
following morning they came together
again. and at O'Clock managed TO get
tho lines out This proved a dangerous and
difficult task as the two ships were roll
ing badly in the heavy sea, and the crew
of the Salisbury We're too much exhausted
to be Of assistance The greatest risk at
this time was In the ships collidlng. The
sea was running too high to permit them
10 launch boats, so life buoys had TO be
borught into use. A buoy was attached
to a small llne and the st. Jerome, NOV
Ing to the windward, IL was cast over
and allowed to drift 10 the Salisbury.
where IL was secured and hauled aboard.
Hawsers were then attached to this, and
by this means lines were again run be-
tween the two vessels and o second start
was made. A strong northwest gale was
encountered, which lasted until the even
ing OF the 18th, when II moderated, and re-
mained fair until Sunday evening, when IL
became stormy again. Capt Holdorf and
the crew OF the Salisbury are completely
worn out, and say It was the worst they
ever went through. and they had about
given up all hope when picked up. The
captain remained at his post practically
without sleep for ten days, and was thor
oughly worn out when rescued. The Sal
isbury's cargo is considerably damaged
The courts will adjust the salvage.