The sun., 1897-03-22
SHIP SORE BESET, BUTSAFE
THE MISSING T. F. OIREs, FROM
HONG KONG JULY 4, 1890, COMES IN.

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'he Oil rank knsbck Fell In with Her In .
Gale or This Coast Last Saondny-wtth
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After all hope for her had been abandoned. the
skysail clipper ship T. f. oakcs, pioneer of Van.
kcc iron squareriggcrs, appeared of the Atlantic
Highlands on Saturday afternoon in tow OF the
British oil-carrier Kasbek. The identity OF the
missing ship could not then be made out through
the mist enshroudng things seaward. and 1t was
not until yesterday morning, when she
dropped anchor of Quarantine after night
in the fog in the lower bay, that ship
ping folk In this port learned that she was
afoat. She had made the phenomenally long
passage of $50 days from Hong Kong. which
port she left July last, and she brought
about rs gruesome yarn Of storm and calm
and scurvy ever spun in forecastle or
cabin. Three American deep-sea sailors, Capt.
Henry of the ship Cyrus W. Wakefield, Capt
Capp OF the ship JabeZ Howes, and Capt.
Mahony Of the ship Helen Brewer. were on tho
quarter deck OF the Brewer, at the Atlantic
Dock. Brooklyn when they heard that the Oakea
had got in They are friends OF her skipper, Capt.
Edward w. Reed, and they greeted the news
with three delirious cheers. Their exultation
might have been less had they known
the story OF the Oakess experience, which wss
told yesterday by some OF tho crew who were
sent ashore to hospital and by the men OF tho
Kasbek, some OF whom had been aboard the clip.
per for three days.
Health Officer Doty would not let the reporters
on the ship because, he said, he feared there
might be cholera germs her. This an
official, not a professional reason for there had
been no cholera aboard the ship and she had not
touched land since last summer.
This is how the missing ship, not rensurabe
since March 13. was discovered and brought to
port short six OF her crew. fvo of whom had
died OF scurvy and manned by woman and
two out OF seventeen surviving invalids
The kasbck, an old-fashioned thrcc-masted
tank, with the funnel well aft, sailed from
Philadelphia on March 10, deep laden for
Fiume She plunging through stormy seas
in a Northwestern about 300 miles southeast of
Sandy Hook last Monday night, when Chief
Officer Helsham, who was on the bridge. saw .
blue light blazing through the frosty air.
thick with spoondrift. That meant that
a vessel was in trouble and he bore
down toward the signal, which was about four
miles to windward. The kasbek got within
hailng distance OF the vessel which turned out
TO be the Oakes. at 1880 o'clock on Tuesday
morning Helsham wondered why the Oakes
did not heave to and let him come alongside.
She was on the starboard tack, pitching into
the swells, with only her fore, main and mizzen
lower topsails set. She not making more
than two knots. Capt. Muir OF the kasbek was
called 70 the bridge and wondered at the unsoae
manlike manRuvres Of the Yankee ship.
Tho kasbck steamed under tho Oake06
quarter, and Capt. Muir shouted:
Heave to; you are moving too fast for u.s."
feeble and troubled voice came over tho
waves, We can't do it Send boz: to us."
This was hard enough for the skipper of the
tank and he sent boat with three men in
charge of Heisham. The wind was still high,
but the seas had gone down a bit. Then came o
queer nautical spectaclc-the iie boat chasinsa
runaway clipper. For more than an hour the
race went on. The muscle of the oarsman was
up TO more than the gait at which her scant sail
forced the barnacled hull of the Oascs through
the seas, and Helsham was alongside hailtlg hor
before dawn.
I'VE want tow, said voice on the ship
What do you want to pay 7 asked Helsham.
"eH settle that by arbitration. Six OF
our crew are dead, twelve are sick and helpless
in the iorecastle. and only the second ana third
mates are able 10 move about ship.
The voice, which was that OF Second Mate
Abrams. became plaintiVe as II added
I'VE want tow.
Helsham said he would report the ships condi.
ton 10 Capt Muir. The boat returned TO tho
kasbeS, and Capt. Muir shouted 10 the uakcs.
with Scotch directncss, Wen stand by YOU.
The sailors got out nlne-inch manila ha~sef
and bent on II a 2ianch hauling line. The line
was passed through one Of the stern hawse pipes
1t fouled the propeller. and $50 fathoms OF is
and good deal OF the ha"ser went soinainS and
slashing around the outboard part OF the tail
shaft and around the propeller blades. Chiet
Engineer stephens did not need the sigma! TO
stop. bccausc. rs he expressed ii, the propeller
shaft was jainmcd dead BY the ropes. an tho
engines came toa standsti!l. The ttnk WAS to
windward now OF The iron Yankee. IN drifted
helplcss!y into the trough. direct!y Ia the old
clippers course.
The chief engineer tried to start the ship again
by using the auxiliary turning engine. The en-
gine broke down. The iron PROV ot the hap!ess
Oakes was impending. The kasbek spreads
three fore'and-aft sails on her pole IN ists, and