The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-29
Twenty Biscuits Fed the Bruce Hawkins
Grew for Two Whole Days.
captain GURHEY's THRILLING STORY
no Tells How ills Vessels Decks
Knocked overheard ana the Nntc
Drowned-The Rescue at Sen BY
q British steamer.

Capt James Quincy. of the barkcn-
tine Bruce Hawkins, which was PICK
4 ed up Mt sea abandoned by the british
steamship Henrietta II. and brought into
I this port last week. is now in New York,
A but is expected here in few days to
look after his interests in the vessel.
1t Will be remembered that Capt. Cur
ney anu his crew were taken from the
z Hawkins by the British steamship Ar
danmohr and carried to Havana and
! then TO New York. Captain Quincy
tells n thrilling story of his expert
ence on the vessel before he abandoned
her.
The barkentine. laden with 500 600 feet
OF Georgia pine in hold and on deck.
sailed from Savannah on November Sth
for Boston. She ran into northeastern
on November nth. 1t was blowing with
hurricane force on the night OF No
rember 18th. and the Hawkins was
hove to under storm trysail. The deck
loau lashings were torn apart under
the strain caused by the rolling and
pitching of the ship in the pounding
Seas. At night some OF the big plnnks
Ybuled the ruddcr. the chains We're
smashed, and the Hawkins driftcd into
the trough. All hands sought safety
on the deck house aft
The harlientine rolled her rails under
and shipped several combcrs, one of
which submerged all hands. When ii
had mingled with the sea over the lee
side there were only u few men left
James Fraser and Seaman William Cor
don had been washed overheard with
tne Snips dog. Il setter. The others hat Il
been hurled into the lee scuppers. Capt
Gurney,s nose was broker, and one
OF his ribs was fractured TIe saw Cor.
don struggling In the waves trying "a
get back to thes hip. He mistook Cor.
don Tor Mate Fraser. The skipper and
his mate had been fast friends for
many years. and the skipper decided
hfr,1 4
from the spanker boom. The skipper
grabbed the free end, tied ii about his
waist, and jumped overheard. Tic
reached thes ailor and held on 10 him
v uos.si theE We're dragged back on the
vessel by their shipmatcs.' The skipper
Eot "a glimpse of something that looked
Ike a log as nc was hauled aboard lie
thinks X was the body OF the mate,
mho Eprooaoly had been stunned before
ne was swept over the ship's side
The inrushing waters had filled nil
3 space below deck early in the day and
Il oeetroSed all provisions cXccpt twenty
Z biscuits In small cask. There was n
r iat'ie water left In the butt. but It was
drink The men wanted the biscuits
divided Immediately The skinner
Il said that they might be on the wrecl,
sseNerai Gays, and that each man should
y ii,LNS no more than half II biscuit at n
J. meal. The skipper stood guard over
"a me cask alternately with the steward.
@ Alter the mate was lost the borkcn
Y tine was driven on her beam ends under
n the tremendous pressure of q solall.
Y ana she lay in the seething trough for
seNeral hours, while her men chung TO
her starboard side The side was mar.
oiiel with the sea. and the men could
go ABOUT on It as If it were deck. Al
last the weather shrouds of the main
ana miEZen gave way. the mas,s went
0Nerooard, and the Hawkins righted
Inen all hands again assembled on tho
TOP OF the after house
On the morning OF the 18th Tho r,,.
nau decreased TO merely n stiff wind
- Tah.was sent aloft to hoist a. flag on
the thailiards from the truck of the fore
topnaSt, and scan the horizon for
smoke or sail When he saw the Ar
danmohr steaming down from the mort il
4 ne gave del!rious shout, which was
ecnoeu ny ms sore and weary mess
iiate, IL was soon seen that the Ar
oanmohr had observed the HAWKING
'pHsht, and was heading for her Then
the 1amlshed crew insisted on cotinr.
= the rest of the biscuits. which Cant
Gurney dealt out to all hands. takinn q.
no more himself than any OF his sail
ors $40 90
Capt. Davey, of the Ardanmohr hoa
peen searching for the wreck for seve-
raj hours. He surmsed that some v..-
SCI hau come to grief when he steamed
close to q lot of drifting lumber thar
stretched many miles to the southwark
& lie traced the Hawkins by this trail
Ior twenty-five miles. Then the look.
OUT In the crows nest found her on tho
lenses of his glasses, and the Adam
mohr lost no time going to her Tho
y lHaWkins'boatS had been DESTROYED "a nd
ner captain and crew We're taken off
+ III one Oh the Ardanmohr's life boats.
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