The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-17
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Terrible Experience of the Brig Acacia
Sailed for This Port From Porto Rico
February 15-Arrived Wednesday,
Thought to Have Been Lost-Extracts
From the Log-Had to Put Back to ihe
Bermudas.
The brig Acacia, which arrived at this
port Wednesday afternoon after a voy-
age of two months and three days from
Porto Rico, experienced the roughest
weather which she has ever encounter
ed and at one time it was feared that
she had been lost at sea. She flies the
British flag, and is under command of
Captain Hammond
The following extracts from the log
are exceedingly interesting and graph
ically describe the stormy passage The
brig LETT Porto Rico February Is and
for the first few days experienced
pleasant weather. The extracts from
the log are as follows:
Tuesday, 18th February. a
whole gale with tremendous sea. Ship
rolling and splashing heavily; ship un-
der foresail and lartopsail; weather
more moderate; set jib and staysail;
pumps light
Friday, 81 Feby-All this twenty
four hours, storms and squalls;
a mountainous high sea running from
N, w. at two y. M; took in lowertop-
sail; ship rolling and tacking; heavy
lurches; decks constantly full of wa
ter; wind more moderate; still a heavy
sea; pumps light.
Saturday, ed Feby.-Wind moderat-
ing; still a heavy sea; set lowertop-
sail and jtb; at s p. m. tackled; ship set
foresail; light breeze and moderate sea;
set upper topsail; overcast; at nine
o'clock a. M tackled ship; pumps light;
lookout carefully attended to-
Tuesday. 25th Feby.--Fresh gales
with heavy westerly sea; under foresail
and lowertopsail and reefed mainsail;
darq clouds hanging around the hori-
zon; at 6 p. M, wind hauled sudden to
the N. N. w; steering with heavy rain
squalls and q mountainous high sea;
took in foresail, lowertopsail and top
sail, staysail lying too under two reefed
mainsail and reefed staysail; deck con-
tinually full Of water; ship washing
heavy; pumps light.
Saturday Goth Feby.-Storm with
heavy squalls; high sea running from
S. E.; decks constantly filed with wa
ter; running for lowertopsail at eight;
wind moderate; rain. Midnight: light
breezy and calm; still a heavy sea;
set jibmainstaysail and reefed main
sail; strong breeze and raining; set
foresail; pumps light.
Monday, March 2nd--A whole gale
with passing showers and a high sea;
lying-to under reefed mainsail and
reefed mainstaysail; pumps and look
out strictly attended to-
Wednesday, March 4th-Still heavy
gale with a high sea at p. m; heavy
sea and gust of wind struck the ship
and broke over her and hove her on
her beam end and started her cargo
adrift, carrying away her mainstaysail;
split the mainsail; stoved the forward
house, bulwarks and breastworks at
the poop foretopmast backstay, jib
guys, cathead back ropes, martingale,
small boat, stering gear, rudderhead
damaged, water cask steps and every
thing movable on deck washed over
board; vessel started leaking; nailed
canvas over the hole in breastwork at
poop; pumps constantly going; vessel
making water very fast; kept the ves-
sci before the wind; set lowertopsail
and foresail.
Thursday, March Still blowing
heavy gale, with heavy sea; vessel
running before the wind and making
water fast; pumps constantly going,
trying to get to Bermuda; pumps and
leak were strictly attended to.
Saturday, March Light, breezy
and passing clouds, moderate sea;
midnight fresh, breezy, overcast; at
Q a. m. made the Bermuda light bear
ing south 20 miles at a. M, st. Da-
vid's Head bearing S. by w. IL miles,
and blowing a strong gale; at o'clock
a. m. took pilot and tugboat; at 10 a,
m. came to anchor in the harbor with
starboard anchor, 33 fathoms of chain;
afternoon, strong S. W., breezy and
rain; at p. m. set anchor watch.
Monday March 30.-Fresh, breezy
and clear weather.; all sail set; at 8
o'clock p. m. st. David's Head bore
S. w. by s.
Wednesday, April S.--strong gale,
with heavy squalls; a mountain high
sea. running decks continually full of
water
Thursday. April 9.-Wind and sea