New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
DLSMANT,LEDs IN HEAVY SEA.
po1rcH EXPERIENCE OF THE NOVA
sCOTIAN BARK GLENROSA.

, Tho Nova Scotian bark Genrosa, 4o' IONS
burden, was towed into port yesterday J"
badly dismantled condition. Her main anu n"N
zen topmasts and rigging had been carried a""''
and the foremast, which had also ios' i's upP''
spar was lying back at an angie Oh ioi''
degrees STAYED by wire ropes which had oeeh
stretched from 1t fore and aft
The Glenrosa. whose hailing port Is WlnusoI
N s. sailed from Mobile on November % 1000
with a load of pine lumber for Buenos H'e'
From there she went to Bahia and othel po''
and finally on July last. sailed from io't y.
Spain. Trinidad. with a cargo OF pitch' one "u
an uneventful voyage until July ~ WIZ"
,r,,shons bepan. On that day she sighted Scot
land Light twenty-five miles on AS 'ne nlel'
oor,e on a thick fog gathered, and the Glenrosa
was headed off shore to wait ior creams
weather. She ran into heavy sea, In which' as
,a ,yos deepiy loaded, she became practically
nmanaseable She was tossed hither anu
.,,,ber In the trough Of the sea for hours oh'S
Tho canvas necessary to keep her head on was
snread but that proved useless EVERY 'ihioV''
snar and rope was straining under the iorce oi
wind and water. and finally ABOUT cio'N
night the foremast gave way AT the o"p "N
came down on the run, its rigging puiiihe uo""
the main topmast, which IN turn oaii'eO
the mizzen topmast .,,
port ~ the crew was below when the foretop
mast gave way but the noise or us ial o'oue"
them quickly on deck just as the maih'opi'aS'
yras Welding TO the strain brought upon II Wy
the fore rigging.
As they reached the deck spars' ropes anu
block tackle fell about them, and while 'hey
were trying to clear away the wreck OF 'he
main and fore topmasts the m'zzeh'op'''a''
came hurtling down between them
There. In the black night with waves TUT
ing high In the air and the upper mas's anu
rigging of their ship falling about them' the
captain and his crew worked almost uesp"i'i" ms
ly to clear away the wreck. so that 'hey inis ~
rio calls 10 bring the vessels head to the wind
She rolled like log in the heavy sea- ana 'ne
waves. dashing hign over her sides, threatened
,.or,. ,rinuta to send her to the bottom. Final
" the captain and his men succeeded In bracing
.h ,orar,ast with steel wire hawsers. and raised
q small expanse Of canvas. Under this the BARK
nos hrought 10 the wind and she drove slowly
ahead Then the wind died out, and she drlfted
IN the south about twenty-five miles. on Iues-
dav last she was sighted by the Clyde Line
s+eamsbin Cherokee This vessel could not tow
tho Clenrosa TO port but left her with promise
IN roport the bark's condition to the first tug
sha encountered At that time the Glenrosa was
hfteen miles t-northeast from BarhesaC
From there she drfted in triangular course
until she was about ten miles OFF Scotland Llgh';
on the New-Jersey coast. where she was plckeu
IN at :, o'clock on Saturday afternoon py the
tne James Roy and brought into port, Where
she anchored off Liberty Island Altogether the
bark had drifted about ninety-seven mhes III
five days o., corr o,,d
On board the Glenrosa were Captain carr ana
his wife and thirteen year old SON. the Hrs' anu
second mates a cook and SIX sailors.
The crew of the Genrosa speak enthuslas-
tically OF the bravery OF the captains Wlle IN
the very midst of the wreck she was one OF the
coolest on board they say. and her BOY snoWeu
the sailor blood In him in the work he dld IN
helping to save the ship.
ut was plumb dark" said one of the men yes
terday. and everything from aoft was lying
about our ears but that boy didn't mind II no
more than If he was just learning the ropes.
and when there chance for him TO 90
ANYTHING he was there to do it."
Revond few hard knocks from the dangling
spars the crew escaped without injury, but all
| on board were pretty well worn out by their
! five DAYS OF anxiety and hard work, during
| which they were practically without sleep ex-
! cepting such dozes could be snatched at odd
!