The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-01
LEFT AT SEA DISABLED.
Thrilling Tale of the Steamship
Longilirst,s Voyage.

NEW YORK, March /, 1895.-Ihe
steamer Lcnghirst, which arrived ut
the bar at eleven P. NJ last night and
anchored. came up this morning. The
report of her experience shows that after
leaving Antwerp succession of heavy
notherly and westerly gales were encoun-
tered which lasted until January 81. dur-
ing the first forty-eight hours of Febru-
ary the wind had increased to hurricanx
force. accompanied by tremendous seas
through which the ship labored heavilys
The decks wer frequently filed with
water which fell with enormous weight
causing the ship to shake and strain
with the great force of the water as IT
swept against the bulwarks and sides
of the vessel. One great high sea came
pouring over the starboard bow, many
tons in weight carrying destruction In
its path. The side plating in the starr
board side of the forecastle was stove
in and the bulwarks for twenty feet
abaft of the forecastie were carried
away
From February to IA she encoun-3
tered continuous strong westerly and
northwesterly gales with tremendous high.
seas. On the 17th. in lat. 1926. long.
$3.50. the Longhirst fell In with the Brit
ish bark Ancyra, of Liverpool, flying
signals of distress. In answer to in
duiries made by signals from the steam
er. 1t was found that the Ancyra was
short of provisions, and in want of sails,
and that her master desired to be taken
in tow. Captain Anderson thought the
weather would moderate. The Long
hirst therefore steamed alongside the
distressed vessel and at noon had his
tow line on board. In the process of
getting the line aboard the steamer An
cyra forged ahead and to the leeward,
his jibboon colliding with the poop
rail of the Longhirst, carrying away
the rail. several stanchions and the
flagstaff and taking piece out of the
starboard side plating. The wind and
sea rapidly increased and foiled all the
efforts of the crew of the Longhirst TO
away, taking with part of a new six-inchs
MANILA hawser. which had been made
fast. The, Longhirst, being short of coal
bark, was obliged to abandon the at
tempt totow her into port. Some provi-
sions We're sent. to the Ancyra with a
lifeboat at 8 P M, in charge of the first
mate and four seamen. q high sea was
running at the time. On returning the
boat was filed fl with water a; and damaged
At 3:45 F. NJ. the Longhirst proceeded
to Bermuda. where she arrived on Feb
ruary 49,. with only six tons of coal left
in her bunkers. Eighty tons of coal
and tow. rope were taken on board.
February 10 she. sailed in search of the
Ancyra, steamed 120 miles to the east
ward and cruised to the southwark. but
failed to find her The weather setting
in thick with rain the Longhirst returned
to. Bermuda and reported the position
ruary 49, procured mere coal and
sailed for New. York. .Ancyra is 4-masted
Liverpool and commanded by Captain
Frost. She left Manila. August 25 for
Boston. Before the storm the Ancyra
was blown off the coast. During the hur-
ricane lost two complete sets of sails
and had only two days provisions left
when spoken on the 18th by the Long
hfrt. There We're not enough sails on
board to enable her to make port. The
unsettled state of the weather prevail
from going to her assistance. -