The sun., 1895-05-26
ONE rorAeB AROUND CAPE HORN.
ssnpies OF the Weather that May Ne
Found In TINT Locnlltr.

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From the San Francfsco Eraminer.
The British ship Spoke, which left Antwerp
asa days ago for this port. ended, ,her voyage
yesterday, and from the reports OF her crew II
| was one of the most unlucky voyages around
| Cape Horn that have been undertaken for many
| months. The vessel sailed on June 10, 1904,
and all went we'll until Aug. pc, when the vessel
was almost within sight OF Cape Horn. On
that day n gale that had been blowing all
the preceding day increased to n hurri-
cane. Several of the lighter sails were blown
| 10 ribbons, and the first mate, ]. Bruton,
went aloft with the men to assist In replacing
| them. While ho was in the forc-rigging the
ship gave lurch as o great wave broke on deck,
and about tho Same instant a dark body was
seen to- fall from the yard of the foreniast
through the flying spray and sink into the sea.
was never seen again. 1t was impossible to mako
any attempt to save the drowning man.
by being knocked about tho deck. and several
others were laid up from bruises received the
somewhat, but a heavy cross running
and the ship lnbored heavily.
Tho relieving tackles on the tillcr were car
ried away and the next wave that broke on tho
deck washed away the midshp steering gear.
Some new sails were set, but they were hOwn
the mercy of the storm. Then came am, a week Of
mnderaic weather and advantage Was taken Of
non, sept. the vessel passed Cape Horn.
md FIVE DAYS later, after weathering a success
hs Sss Es soT%
ship on her beam ends and the sea made a COM
plete brSach over the hull. washing the deck
clear. The rush Of the tremendous body or
water over the decks worked havoc among the
rigging and the mast. swayed and tottcrcd as
j. Auger was assisting in furling tho mizzen
topsail when the crash came on tho deck. The
shaken from his perch and fell into the sea He
made struggle 70 swim after the vessel, but
drowned. lie was only 90 years Of age and n
nniive of France.
FIR nearly ten dars the hurricane continued
vessel drifted back nearly to the Cape again.
Then came II day of fair weather but the next
morning RAW the storm in all its fury again.
The seas once m"re were washing over the YES
rel and 2ne wave larger than tho rest swelt
iorecastle and flooding the quarters Of the men.
AS it went aft 1t took Off the skylixht OF the
water and damaging u quantity qf provisions In
the storerooms. Many more sails were blown
by G and the hs
only nine We're fit for duty by the time tue
The moderate weather was only for a few
dnys s.whcn 1t seemed that the storm had gathered
all its fcrces for II inal etiGrt to wreck the vcs
severe than any of the previous days, and the
seas rose almost like mountains. During the
chain parted "a Al the 'H same 'tp tme TsI tho relieving
tackles parted again. and he ruddcr was almost
vessel while the storm MIA ias.ed % and in that sf time me
she got broadside to the seas. At times
IT seemed that the vessel would roll COM
pctely over. Then the cargo began to
move to. starboard, and by tho time the
ruddcr chains were Temporarily repaired the
vessel had heavy list. II was impossible to |
yet the steering gear in repair go that it could he
depended upon, and the vessel was headed for
the Falkland Islands.
It took her nearly five months at Stanley to
make repairs and IN Feb Z last she sailed |
again. She had fair but variable weather until |
r ma n ~ fCll lima
was encountered, and it took her twenty-five |
days to make port. She sailed in through the |
Heads with every piece of canvas she could |
carry set, and made grand circle TO anchor |
ago or Alcatraz Island.