New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
ALL HANDS Volunteered.
THE STEAMER SUEvIA RESCUED a
sCHOONER'S CREW IN MIDOCEAN.

BRAVE MEN FROM RUSSIAN BARK SWEPT
AWAY WHILE TRYING TO SAVE LlFE-AN
ANCHOR LINE STEAMER ALSO RES
CUES A CREw-EFFECTs OF THE
FEBRUARY STORM.
rbere seems to be no end to the stories OF as
a.,er caused by the great February STORM WIN"
.,r.n, over the North Atlantic 1t lacks only one
dav NJ month since the storm swept do"h y"
rho ocean, and still every day some incoming NH
sci brings rescued crew or STORY oi "a'uS"P
and peril. . c,,o,;a
from Mediterranean ports, brought III yeS'e'uaS
,ho oroy Of The schooner Mary +. Amsden. Inc
mon were rescued about 100 miles east oil Cape
Hatteras on February 2s The Amsden was po"''u
from Calais Me- to Barbados, with a caiso -
lumber She left Calais on February D. anu t''
next day encountered a fresh northwest gaze WHO"
blew with increasing force until February D. VINE"
1, developed into a hurricane. accompanied oE "'
mendous seas and thick snow The waves o'oN'
continually over the decks, and the s'hooie ~
/ ed 50 heavily that her seams opeheu am -"
began 70 leak badly. The pumps were kept s0.''e
night and day but unable to reduce 'he ""'e,
IN the hold The deckload of lumber was wasneu
overheard and the cargo In the hoiu 9"i'
that the schooner had a bad hst 10 :.
This state of things continued until feo'ua'' w.
the schooner being all the time blown 10 tie So"
such an extent that the masts were leit Win Nv
tie s,,pport and the captain was oDiiSed' OH rep
ruary i6 order them cut away anu ' ~
logged and mastless vessel was driven heipiess oe
fore the storm with icy waves sweeping her oecKs'
For eleven DAYS the crew of eight men lved on
hard tack and water. all the other supphes oe''s
rnned The supply Of water soon ran snort ana
I, was doled out TO the carefully in small guam
titles Fortunately the vessel was drlNeh ilto '"''
ATTITUDES where 1t not so intensely coo'
Toward midnight on February l6 the men on the
schooner were gladdened by the sight OF steamer
Nrh, They burned signals to attract the attention
Of the steamer. but she did not answer ana went
by into the darkness and the storm, leaving 'he
suffcring crew TO their fate.
On February IS a barken'ine was sighted she
ran down to the dismasted Schooner and spoke her.
Cap,ain War; Of the Amsdan, asked that ne ana
his crew be taken off and, although tremendous
sea was running at the time, the captain or the
barkentine replied that he would try she was 'he
Russian barkentine Saar, Captain Soderiund' Dounu
from Pensacola to Alicante. boat was lowered
with two men in It, and the Amsden eagerly
watched the struggle against the seas vi '"e ""
coming their rescue.
GALLANT SAILORS LOSE THEIR LIVES
When the boat was about ships length away
r,onn the wreck she was capsiZed and the TWO men
IN her swept away in the thurdering surges' Inc
saari then lowered another boat but before II Couiu
be manned it swept away Inc parheh''"c
stood by the wreck ali day OUT dt hlsH' "4'1 "'''
on her course again.
n, rebrnarv y a steamer was sighted. which
nroved TO be the Suevia 1t dark, but the peo-
pie on the Amsden burned sigrals OF distress an"
the steamer saw them. She stood by all night Durh
ing signals at intervals. BY the flare OF the sign"
lights the people the Suevia could see 'ha' 'i'e
schooner was dismasted and her decks nearly
awash.
There were two cabin and 10i steerage passengers
on the Suevia and they were up all night watch'hs
tire wreck and the signal lights. Many OF the pouS
Italian women in the steerage spent the high' !"
telling their beads and praying for the sare Oh '"e
imperled on the wreck The WIND was o'o"-
ing a gale and a tremendous sea was running
OFFICERS AND MEN ALL READY.
In the morning Captain Krech. of the suevia called
for volunteers to man boat to go TO the rescue OF
the Amsdens crew Every officer and sailor o"
board at once offered to go in the boat Chei Ohcer
Hin,bsel and four men were selected. and they pun
10 windward and poured large quantities OF oil on
the waves. The oil drifting down to eeWard d1rnTu
slick" over the waves around the wreck anu Pir
Nerted e mem M side Of the lfeboa The waves
running with such tremendous force that the Dodt
could not get along side the wreck Wlhout o'i,S
linz was thrown close to the schooner and one by
one the men on the wreck jumped overheard causht
c amt War; Was the last to leave the schooner
As for the life bg0 G big G Tsss umpd
after him and swan to the nfeboat by his side a
When the captain nduleu INTO tle Doat III, 20
gave him a reproachful look and then turned ana
swan back 10 the schooner. The last seen OF
dog he was scratching at the sides OF the Wr.Ck
irving 10 get back board. Tears were In captain
Wars eyes as the boat pulled to the Suevia ana ne
looked back at the struggling dog. - >
The names Of the rescued men are captain = D.
War; First Mate William NJ. Clinton. Second Mate
Robert Kinds Henry Shaw. cook, ana Oe Oiseh
Henry Johnson Henry Jensen and henry oiseh
The Mary F. Amsden Of S26 tons register. ana
was owned by James Murchie and Sons, OF Caiais
Me She was built in 1854
THE ANCHORIA SAVES CREW.
The Anchor line steamer Anchora, which arrived
here Yesterday from Glasgow. brought the rescued
crew OF the brlgantne Confederate. OF St JOINS
~ F. The Anchora sighted the Confederate ny'ng
signals of distress on February g. in latitude Hl2
longitude 14l7. She from 81: Johns Tor Brlstoi
had five feet Of water in her hold The brieanune
had experienced heavy weather ana was snort OF
food As she leaking more than the pumps
could control. her crew wished TO abandon her zap
tain Allen. of the Confederste and his crew OF eisn
S2ons mere to 9 'ss por the anu
The Confederate was Of III tons register anu was
owned by Thomas Green OF st. John S, y. r.
A CASE OF SORROW on Roth SIDES