New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-18
BENUMBED BY THE COLD.
JAPANESE SAILORS ON THE sUsQUEHAN-
MA HAVE HARD TIME.

ONE MAN LOST OVERHEARD AND TWO ol HEIRS
INJrRED-FLoATING TIMBER THOUGHT TO
HAVE COME FROM THE ST. AUGUSTINE
VESSELS STILL MISSING.
The large American four -masted ship Susque-
hannah arrived AT Quarantine last evening after
passage of 1o2 days from Hong Kong. The quick
trip would have been remar rkable had the fine
weather, which attended the swift vessel for eighty
eight days. continued throughout the voyage.
Thirteen days ago the Susquehanna was off Cape
Hatteras when the wind out from the north
east and quickly increased to gale. with intense
cold This sudden example OF the wintry blasts OF
the North Atlantic soon had depressing effect on
the japanese crew Of the SusQuehanna. so recently
from warm lattudes. They became inert and shv-
cred with the cold The gale increased to hurricane
force. the became mountainous. rushing down
upon the vessel rising like walls and falling upon
the decks with great weight and force. washing
everything about the decks. The vessel was hove
to as the wind and assumed such terrific
force.
ON February 10 OF the crew. Japanese be-
came benumbed with the cod and fell from the
manyard into the and was lost. Any attempt
TO rescue him was impossible. because the gale was
so furious the high. and the smother caused
by the seethng water 1t churned along the ship
sides was !, dense as to hide everything a short
distance astern. Two others. also japanese, VINO
were thrown about the decks and dashed against
the lee bulwarks were severely injured. one inter
nay and the other sustaining a sprained loot
After three days OF terrific storms and Intense colo
the wind abated It's fury. the ship was again put
on her course. heading for port. where she arr'eu
without further casualty.
The Susquehanna halls from Bath. Me. Is -oE'
tons burden. and is consigned to ID. r. Dearborn
She IL one of the celebrated big Four the last
wooden ships built by Arthur Sewall CO.. OF
Bath Her sister ships the Roanoke ana
Shenandoah. the fourth OF the quartet the happa-
hammock having been burned at sea
The shin Constance of St John. ~ b.. Cap
tain Edgett seventy-seve days out from Dun
kirk bound for this port with n cargo or chaiK
consigned to ]. +. Whitney Co. when 20 miles
southeast OF Sandy Hook passed through large
ounntties OF new pitch pine lumber. railroad ues'
and square timber which covered the surface OF
the sea for many miles This lumber corresponds
with the cargo OF the steamship city OF ST Angus
tine which left Jacksonville. Fla. on February
. for this port and Is now eleven days overdue
II is believed indicate that the steamship Is
lost with her captain and crew unless they nave
been taken of by some vessel bound for distant
mort She was manned as follows: Captain James
H. Gaskill. who had been her master Tor tigh-
teen months He Is thirty-nve years old. married.
and lived In Hobohen. S. r. Thompson her nrst
mate was about thirty five years old married. ana
lived in Brooklyn Her second officer was Sean
dnavian named Wright. The chief engineer was
Peter Murphy ffty years old OF Nyack. also mar
ried Besides these there were two assistant engi-
neers two nremen steward. one cook and four
sailors The steamer owned by H. a Bar
ling ir OF ST. Augustine. Fla. She was three
mastcd vessel OF 9sj tons burden. and had a
stcaming capacity NJ only eight knots an hour II
IL believed that she has been sunk through COLI
sion with derect.
The Constance had nearly reached port. when.
on February S about thirty miles southeast OF
Scotland I.ghtship. she encountered the heavy
storm then prevailing. and was driven over DO
miles southwark and ~ miles or shore
Three vessels are still missing beside the Ci'y
OF St Augustine: The steamship Le'imbro. SIX
days overdue from Gibraltar. tho pilot boat George
H. Warren, which last seen cast Of Ere
Island heading seaward last Monday ana thr
Standard oil Company barge. No. -. ~hich
broke adrift from the steamer which was towing
her at sea when the storm was nj us height