New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-20
TACRIt'.

Balne the Rialto sailed from Lobos de Terra.
Peru on August 10. 1894. with 2.3sj tons Of
guanc. bound for Antwerp. She encountered an
almost unbroken succession Of heavy gales TIL
the ship was abandoned Early In September.
when OF Cape Horn. the ships ruddcr-post was
twisted and other damage inflicted by heavy
seas which caused the vessel to pu: into Val
psraso for repairs.
TEMPEsrs FROM START TO FINISH.
on February g. when off the Azores she en-
countered heavy easterly gale. On February
Il had Increased TO a hurricane. with immense
seas II continued with great fury for five Gays.
With terrific seas The vessel labored 20 heavily
that the cargo shifted. causing her to leak and
10 list Ill her lee rail avash. The pumps
were started. and the crew worked inccssantIy.
day ard night to keep the vessel afloat. hut inc
water increased IN the hold until tn" cargo.
which saturated. filed and chokod the
pumps IN pumps were lifted and two ieet cut
m their bottom after which pumping was CON
,nued until they choked again. The crew tnen
despairngly all frll 20 bing with buckets ard
barrels They were nearly exhausted after
pumping and hsling for four days ard nights
when the, sighted the Tauiir. VIII Dor" down
and stood by fcr somr time.
Early on the morning ~ February 10. when
fhe shin evidently was doomed to destruction. the
Unknown swedish bark hove in sight and me
EiaIto's crow dema nd-d that the captain should
abandon his ship and attempt To r"ach the pars
IN boats all but two - which had been washed
4x,N Tho rautain refused. but r u. Monro"
with eight sailors took one of the boats ana
with great peril and difficulty safely reached the
bark which bore them away. Captain Baine re-
fused 10 .rmlt the rest ~ the crew To board her
In the only remaining boat
TIE SEAS DASHiNG OVER THEM
CAPTAIN Jones. ~ the Tauric the same after
noon. when In latitude 5iOl. longitude 1927
sighted the ship showing signals Of distress
Tn. course - the Tauric was Immediately
changed and she bore down on the wreck. Chef
officer Kerr and seven seamen volunteered IL
launch tho ll,eb0at and 80 tp the rescue oi the
unfortunate mariners who were seen stnndng on
inc ships deck or cllnglng to the rigging the
seas washing completely over them Aiter huch
difficulty the Heb at got away ana het ere"
pulled in the wreck Several attempts 10 board
ilc ship wcr. inrllc tuAl. wing 10 ne ugly
cross SEA prevailing Chi,f officer Kerr called 10
the Ratios crew 10 put on lf'e-preserVcrs' Jump
overheard and swim :, the boat -Four did 40
and reached the boat safely. but exhausted. An
unsuccessful attempt Was then mad" To get the
remaining ten men into the boat By means OF
line from the ships yardarm. nut the snip
which was hove TO under extremely snort san
Was rolling and pitching go heavily that this
could not be done. The lifeboat was then roWeu
c.ose under the ships stern. and by means or
line from her taffrail to tn" stern OK the boat
which was steadi.d by pulling from the snip
the men were rescued, IN darkness MY, ~, s'A
hours OF almost superhuman effort The Rlalto.
when abandoned had nine feet OF water In her
hold and could have kept aiioat only a few
hours longer