New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
TALES OF STORMY SEAS.
THE cLARIBEL ARRIVES AFTER ROUGH
EXPERIENCE.

THE vARrNAs sHIPwREcKED CREW BROUGHT
IN By A NOVA sCoTIAN BRIG-rHE SAIL
oRs' srFrERINGs.
The storm which has been raging on the Az
kntic for the last week has been one OF tne
most severe that has been known at this season
- the year in hong time. 1t has been equaiiy
severe in mid-Atlantic and along the American
coast and every one Of the numerous Vesseis
which arrived yesterday had tale of the sea
10 tell. Down off Hatteras things were un-
usually lively even for that stormy cape. as VIII
no emphatically affirmed by several shipwrecked
crews which were brought safely into port by
incoming coastwise steamers yesterday
THE CIARIBEL'S VOYAGE.
The long delayed Atlas Line steamship Carl
bel. which has caused good deal of uneasness'
arrived here safely yesterday morning after an
exceedingly rough experience throughout the
entire voyage from Kingston. Jamaica The
Caribe was heavily loaded She ran into south
west gales and heavy head winds. Early on
the morning of December IL, in latitude 2S'Zo'
lopgitude 741e. a great wave struck the steam
ship on the port bow and swept aft, carrying
evarvthinR movable before 1T, and the water
noured into the engne-room. drowning out the
fires and leaving several feet Of water on the
6rcroom floor To add to the confusion the
steamer suddenly lost her headway, as the pro-
peller had refused TO work. coil OF hawser
had been swept from the deck into the sea- ana
had become entangled in the propeller, fouiing
Il The Claribe was then helpless, and lay IN
the trough OF the sea. while the great waves
swept over her and beat upon the deck as II
intent upon demoishing her.
The chief engineer and his men, although
they tried every device could do nothing TO Tree
the propeller. The pumps also refused TO WORK
CAPTAIN Cole then called all hands on deck ana
when the vessel's head brought to the
sea- they were set to baling the water ou' OIL
the engine and fire rooms and the stoke hoie.
Buckets and everything available were useu
in balinc. and passed in regular fire brigade
style After almost a days incessant work. the
wafer was out Of the ship. and the fires were
again started Signals of distress had been set
and on December 10. as already reported IN
The Tribune. the Pacific Mail steamship New
port sighted the Claribe ana pore uUW,r ae "r,e
passed to the Newport. and she started ahead
The strain on. the hawser r proved 100 ""''' ''"
# broke loose from the bits ~,.
This explains the report made by the NewPo1t
that the Claribe had let go the hawser IL was
practically impossible to get anoaner m m,,e had
tween the vessels, the gale ana sea nau
greatly increased, and so the captain signalleu
the Newport to go on her way. Inc eIlsiile.an S.n
cot steam on the dlSaDleu Nessei, anu u, -
forty Eight hours Of eXasperatlns iapor' the!
succeeded in clearing away the hawSer from
the propeller. ON the 18th the CIarloel, pro,
ceedel on her way to New-1o orK. ier caP'Sin
said that he had never experienced rouSher
or more perilous voyage, and more man ohce
he thought his vessel would never Ieaci NJ NJ
destination Officers and crew showed the
greatest pluck and endurance. and We're thor
oughly worn out when they steamed IN yes
terdav morning. The Claribel brought ca.so
of oranges grape fruit and coffee Her agents
said yesterday that her cargo was not ma'eii-
ally damaged.
ANOTHER SHIPVRECKED CREW.
Seven shipwrecked mariners arrived here yes
terday morning on board the Nova Scotian prlg
Lonil. from Nuevitas. Cuba. They were the
crew Of the schooner Varuna. of Perth Amooy'
which was abandoned. waterlogged, on Decem-
ba. tx while on a trip from Darier for Phila-
delphia with a load OF lumber. The schooner
left Darien on November % and thirteen Gays
later when 24O miles southeast by east or cape
hoWlcd down from the northwest and kicked up
2 tremendous The Naruna labored heavily
In the seas which swept completely over her,
and finally became waterlOgged. Tne crew
gathered on the after house. and there huddled
together. they spent seven days of intense suf-
fering from the icy water and the lack OF 1000
and provisions as they destroyed by the
salt water. The decl; load was carried away
and the went clear over the schooner. whose
decks awash. In going over. the deck load
broke loose the forward house and carried
away the hatches and all the deck fittings. The
boats were lost as were the mizzen-boom and
gaff. On the afternoon Of December 10, in lati-
tude 1906, longitude 713j, the drifting and de-
sparing sailors We're sighted by the brig LQnN
and she quickly bore down to the wreck. To
take off the sailors Of the Naruna a perilous
work, but the brave sailors OF the Lonil were not
daunted. and after several unsuccessful at
Temps a boat launched. and after making
two trips the men of the Varuna were
safely transferred to the brig Captain Selover
said that heavy sea was running at the time.
and at time he did not think the ship
wrecked sailors could be rescued. The sailors
looked little the Cor their experiences
when they arrived yesterday. but they had suf-
fered terribly from their time the after deck
house. The Varuna was 463 tons. and was built
in 1882 az Camden, ~ j. Amos Birdsall was
the owner.