New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-22
STORM TALES FROM THE SEA
RESCUE OF NINE MEN AND ONE WOMAN
FROM THE FLORENCE j. ALLEN.

rvr WRECK WAS LEVEL WITH THE WATER.
,xn THE WAVES WERE BURYING CAPTAIN
EASTMAN AND HIS ASSOCIATES WHEN
THE BuTEsHIRE TOOK THEM OFF.
Captain Eastman. his wife and eight men, com
posing the crew of the wreckeu 'hiee-"ds'eu
schooner Florence j. Allen, OF bath Me- were
rescued and brought into this port yesterday oy the
Nova sco,ian bark Buteshire. Captain Wyman'
tn, pu,eshre left Cork Ireland, on December q
IN h.uas, and had moderate weather TIL January
90 whom Cape Hatteras was passed. heavy gale
then set in from the hor'h' me DARN iaooieu
so.i,,. and fought her way until February T. when
nr rosltlon was seventy miles south of Sandy
Hook. Then another heavy gale sprang up from the
nor,hves, accompanied by biting cold. which lasted
thjrtv-six hours. the seas. enormous in height
boarding the vessel continuously. The wind hauled
10 the east thence TO the south. increasing to a
gale. and finally came out regular blizzard, with
yapor and binding snow squalls At times the fore
mast could not be seen from aft. The bark was
kept hove to under goose-winged maintopsail for
seventy-two hours.
on the nth wreck sighted about four miles
to the leeward with nothing standing but the stump
OF the mizzenmast. The Buteshire finally got within
two miles of the wreck. lifeboat was lowered
and c. r. Grant. the first mate. with crew OF
four men, rowed successfully through the dam
gerous seas 10 the distressed people who could De
eeen clnging and standing on the after-honse lHe
forward
water and the seas breaking over the stern
burying the sailors with every wave 1t looked I'M
possible for any one to live on board me hiepo"'
managed to return safely with the ten unfortuha'es'
Captain Eastman says:
We left App1lachicoa January q for Pniiauepinat
with a cargo of yellow pine lumber On Jd" 60.
encountered heavy gale. lasting elsnt ho.l
with very high confused sea Inc wea'n s n "
Grated, with the wind shifting al around the com
pass on February the vessei ran into heaN
northeast gale. changing TO south ana endns IN tne
west from whence 1t came perfect hurricane las'-
ing seventy-two hours. causing the seas 10 rise 10
enormous heights. The vessel pitched and labored
heavily, starting a leak. which soon became alarm
ing the pumps making 100 strokes per hour ON
the Sd. in the afternoon. the weather moderatlnG
somewhat, all hands worked steadily at the pumps
irving hard to free the hold of the water. On the
morning OF the 9th. another gale set in from the
south. Increasing 10 a hurricane. The Allen was
put before it, scuddng under bare poles for sew
era hours. The heavy seas continued TO STRAIN me
vessel increasing the intake OF water in spite OF
all the exerons OF the crew. At p. m the wind
changed to the west blowing with frghtful violence
with enormous The vessel was full OF water.
the deckload thrown into the sea to tighten
her but without effect. The sea made complete
breeches over the vessel. continually flooding her
fore and aft. rendering her waer-logged and in dan
ger OF broach!ng-to. All the spars were cut away.
The vessel complete wreck. being just awash,
the after-house being the only part above water.
The crew were exhausted with their constant labor
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