The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-05
RESCUED MARINERS
Captain and Crew, Except One
Man Lost. OF the standard OIL steam.
er Nonparefs. Brought Into New
York After the Loss of Their easel.

New York. September so.-The Bra
ish ranp steamer Glengoxa. which ar
rived from Alexandria Egypt. and
other ports IN che Mediterranean.
brought into porr t~wenty-nune ship
wreck eame taken from the British
ship Nonpariel. on September and.
Their vessel foundered shorty alter
ehey abandoned her. Captain Hatfield.
on his arrival here. reported thai hs
ship. the Nonparsei. sailed from New
York. on September 10Th. bound Tor
Java, with a fun cargo ~ cas- OIL.
Two days after ieay1ng. Sandy Hook a
strong southwest gale sprang up and
soon ssune proporcsons o. q hur-
rlcane. All N n sails were suddenly
fursed except the two bower topSaals,
which were sx TO steady me vessel.
as there was an extraordinary nigh
sea running. The seSs boarded n
vessel frequently. tons OF water fall
ing upon the deck. doing considerable
damage 10 the fittings. and finally
throwing n vessel on her beam ends.
The Nonparesl remained n this posi-
ton and al Efforts To right her were
~naSaaling The storm continued I'M
oil Thursday. the 18th. a. noon. and
then moderated. but the SEA continued
90 run very high. Il was found hat
the cement along the pors side o! the
waterways and sCanchtons had start
ed and strained 50 violently that the
decks had also started. The large
spare spar, (which had ben secured
TO eyeboass in the deck on the port side.
broke adraft. AL these damages OPEN
ed up the decks and let D loT OF water
into the hold. Conditions continued
to grow worse for several days, and
on Monday. September l.. the wind
increased I'D a fresh gale. and the ship
was under water on the port side. The
gale became 50 violent the crew Were
set to work throwing over the cargo.
Unsettled weather and a very rough
sea continued throughout Tuesday and
Wednesday, IND on Thursday, the Goth.
there was much heavy lightning and
violent squalls. The seas which swept
over the vessel washed everything from
h decks. filled the deck houses and
smashed the cabin ~skyiights. The cab
in was filled with water up TO the
deck. AT 3 O'Clock in the morning Of
Saturday, h End. ship was ly-
Ding at an aagl of 40 degrees and the
crew were an constant danger OF being
washed overheard. The chief officer
and several men had been injured. At
$3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon the smoke
of a steamer was sighted. and as she
came nearer she sighted the wreck and
headed toward it. The steamer proved
W NC Niic OfitIESoli, u ~ ANC" 1oFh-
She hove to and sent a boat and took
off part of the men, the injured being
sent first. All had to jump overheard
and were hauled into the boat by Il
rope When n boat returned TO the
Glengoil it was stove alongside. but
Its occupants Were safely landed on
board the steamer. Anorehr boat was
sent and made two trips successfully.
The last trip of the boat was made
after dark, and when she went along
side of THE steamer Glengoii one Of
the boats crew got crushed on the
gunwale and was washed overheard
and lost.
Captain Hatfield and twenty-eight
men of the crew of the Nonpareil lost
all of their effects. They express
| gratitude for the care and kindness of
Captain Davidson and the bravery OF
the crew of the Glengol sn efectfng
their timely rescue. The Nonrareff
foundered in latitude $50. longitude
AZ. She hailed from Leith. Scotland.
was 1870 tons registered and was own
ed by the Standard Oil Company. She
was a new vessel.