The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-25
SHIP ANDR0SA LOST.
ABANDONED AT SEA. But THE
CREW Is SAVED.
Crushed by a Hurricane OF the
Coast of IreIand-yniuuble Cargo
From the Pacific Coast Goes 10 the
Bottom-ohicers and Men Reach
Boston.

BOSTON, March 2i.-The stea ner Onta-
rio, which arrived here from London to-
day. brough: into port txenty-seyen men,
comprising the crew OF the British ship
Androsa. Capt. Morgan, which was aban-
6oned az sea March S. 500 miles west of
Falmouth. England The Androsa left
San Francisco october . last year for
London. She sprung a leak In a furious
storm. became uurnanageable and was
abandoned The greater number OF the
men were well nigh helpless from exhaus-
ton when taken from the Androsa, as
they had been working the pumps and
ietasoning the cargo for many days and
lights without intermission. Several
times during tie bate with the elements
men dropped from their places and were
carried below by their comrades.
After the rescue. the men had 20 be
put TO bed on board the steamer. but they
are now fairly well, and will probably be
returned to Liverpool b. steamer this
week by the British consul
When last seen the Androsa was fast
settling preparatory % taking her hnal
plunge 10 the bottom The lost vessel was
an iron ship of lisa tons net. built by Os-
void. Mordaunt & Co, of Southampton. in
1851. and was owned by z. F. & W. Rob-
erts. OF Liverpool She was valued az
f25 600. and Is said 10 be nearly covered
by insurance In English companies. While
American companies have large policies
on the cargo. consisting OF about go tons
OF grain and q large quantity OF canned
sa mon, canned fruits. California wine
and tallow. The cargo was said 10 be the
most valuable that had left san Fran
cisco during that year. and while the ex-
act valuation is not known, IL is esti-
mated that 1t would reach into hundreds
of thousands.
Capt. Morgan says that after the An
drosa left San Francisco she encountered
only ordinary weather until December Is
when, 20 the westward OF Cape Horn. the
first serious storm occurred. In this storm
the cargo shifted and the vessel was hove
down on her beam ends, and for ten hours
her main and foreyards were dragging In
the water. Said Capt. Morgan: We were
favored with good weather for the next
seven weeks. and made rapid progress
towards our destination. on March !. how
ever. came the disaster When the ship
was within 400 miles Of Cork strong west
erly gales set in. accompanied by terrible
sea The wind steadily increased In fury
until on the and. II was blowing q full
fedged hurricane. the sea having become
frighfful and running mountains high
The barometer reached the low mark Of
= 80, indicating a continued speH
Of bad weather. At O'Clock that
afternoon the lower main topsaD was
blown 70 rseces and shortly after this 4
noun aluouz wave swept over the ship,
bursting on The poop-5eck. carrying away
the ,nree NfeboafS and skids from The for
ward house and al the Trovaoles on the
deck
The halwarks were swept away. al the
pla,es we're torn of and the huge volume
OF water had hardly swep. over as when
al the topruasts went by the board. We
began fesssonlng The cargo 20 keep ths
ship sAoat-
When the wave struck the vessel. the
SECOND rr.zt~ David Evans. was TANNED
underneath the poop AMI his back vas
50 severely strained thai We removed him
in a hetrtees condition 70 his BERTH. where
be suffered intensely Tor some days.
+~Au taat nlEhf tire crew were engaged
IN throwing over boxes ~ salmon 20
tighten ire vessel snf tAey worked in
cessan:ly without food Or drink until the
rex. day. waen TIRE weather moderated a
httle bat stNl blew fearful gale. On
tae morning % tire = we managed 20
sound tae pumps and found eight feet
o. water in me hold T. was then discov-
cred IRE strip was leaking n the after
part
When ~ leak was discovered we fast
ensd tie cvew 70 fHe EMTzps with bow lines
around escs nan. and 50 only the weather
AAn6i. o. IRE pump cogl1 - utilized We
ettsche1 3 sell roP~ "a IRE handle 80 more
- the -sen could work ~ once. Par q
IRE crew coufinued 3ettssoninz and being
unable 20 leave their work Cor FEAR the
vessel wo2i6 founder under them. they
hae 10 nourtsarreEf FOR two GAYS aud
r1Ehts. x vas shsn tnEf succeeded fr
bringing sozas Biscuits ard canned
meat ard water 90 the ren
Mast % Them Suffered terribly
fra sSele- feet WITCH became fom-
tines thesr normal size After A wns2s
se--e - fhsza we-e unable % bear Their
~e1EAt upoa taesr fer an1 had 70 ~ car
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1he 7ts- Ca SUn2aY. Nah :. re Ee&trsr
sxa.a Moderated al ossw = s>czs-Afs
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struck -. a15 fEe vsaass vas raqs1ly
stnEtng beneath Cur fest. al tha zeAk
s--e-2s x the crew a. ne pun1ss seemed
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