The Republican journal., 1901-03-14
Rough Weather at Sea.
Many Vessels Blown off, but all Reacl
Port.

Many Vessels Blown off, but all Reach
Port.
Bark Mabel I. Meyers, Capt. Edward
Meyers, bound from Turks Island for BOs-
ton with a cargo of salt, which put into
and with her crew frOstbitten, is effecting
repairs at the Island, and will resume her
voyage upon the arrival of a new crew,
which is now on the way from New York.
During the terrible weather through which
the vessel passed the crew suffered great
hardships and nearly all of them were in
capacitated for duty when the bark reached
the Island.
More or less anxiety has been felt con-
cerning the big five-masted schooner Ma
thaniel 7. Palmer, which sailed from Port
land, Feb. 5th, for coal port and has not
18 in lat. "a. 40 n, long. $3.50 W., the Palmer
was spoken by Capt. Smith Of the schooner
Edward Fl. Blake, which arrived at New
York, March 9th, after protracted pass
age from Fernandina Capt Kreger of the
Palmer signalled that his vessel was all
easterly course under close reefed lower
sails with spanker and two jibs furled.
She is bound to Philadelphia. The night
of March Sth the Palmer anchored at Nobs-
ka. She was out of water, had lost Jlgger-
sail, jib and flying jib, but otherwise was all
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morning went ashore near Beach Haven,
n. j., and her crew of twelve men were
landed on breakers buoy by the life-ser-
vice. The schooner is good condition.
The schooner Sarah W. Lawrence of Bath,
Capt. Green, arrived at Vineyard Haven
March 9Th after twenty days battle with
north Atlantic seas and weather, having
been blown across the Grand Banks in her
effort to get round Cape Cod from Ports
mouth, n. II. The Lawrence left Portsmouth
Feb. -, bound for Norfolk, and the day
after sailing was blown hundred miles off
shore by stiff northWester: The vessel
being light, was a good target for the waves.
Scarcely had the northwester subSided when
southeast gale sprung up which drove the
schooner over the Grand Banks almost to
Cape Race, but fortunately the wind shifted
back again to the northwest, so that the
Lawrence was able to work to the south
ward again. Four days ago the wind mod
Grated and the schooner was able to reach
Vineyard Haven. She lost jib, tore several
sails and main SAIL damaged Spanker, broke
wheel and sustained other damages. She
will proceed after making repairs to sails.
The three-maSted schooner Edward ii.
Blake arrived at New York March 9th from
Fernandina, after very rough passage of A
days with cargo of lumber to +. III. Loud.
The wife and daughter of Capt. Smith, who
were passengers on the vessel, are quite
sick from the suffering and exposure they
were compelled to undergo. Capt. Smith
said that from the time of leaving Fernan-
dina the vessel was continuously pounded
by heavy gales from the north and north
west. Five times the vessel struggled to
the north of Hatteras only to be blown
back, the last time to lat $3.50. Ion. 80.
The worst day experienced was Feb IA,
when the wind blew at the rate OF IS miles
sleet. All that day the vessel ran before
the wind under bare poles. Sails were
blown away and split, and the sea dashing
ON the deck washed off part of the deck
load. carried away the hatch covers over
the forward and after houses and filled the
smashed by the seas which filled the cabin,
and for days the people ate their me lF sit
ting on the floor
BosroN, March 7. The owners of tine
bark Annie Lewis, Capt. Park, received a
letter from Bermuda today, in which tn,
tempeStuOuS voyage of the vessel is t,e-
scrbed. She was bound from Rosario l.,
this port, and was SO days north of Hat
teras, twice reached a point off Chatham,
but was driven off each time by the violent
northwest gales. Capt. Park stated that i,
was the worst experience he ever had. Mro.
Park, the captains wife, who accompanlc;
her husband on the voyage, arrived IN this
city this morning from New \ ork, having
been a passenger on the steamer Trinidad
which arrived there yesterday from Ber-
muda. Mrs. Park said that the vessels
supply of provisions was nearly exhausted
when she reached Bermuda. About one
month out from Rosario they fell in with
another vessel short of provisions and Capt
Park sent them supply, believing that he
would have ample for his own crew during
the voyage When the bark was outside OF
Bermuda, with but two days supply of pro.
visions on board, tug came alongside ano
demanded $4,000 for towing the vessel into
port. Capt. Park declined to pay this price
and requested the captain of the tug to give
them a supply of food. This was refused
and the tug steamed away, only to return in
81 hours, in which time he knew that the
captain would be forced to accept his offer
Capt. Park reluctantly agreed to the eXorbi
| tant terms and the Lewis was towed into
Bermuda, where she took her place among
the big fleet of crippled vessels which
| through stress of weather, have been oblig-
ed to put in there. In effecting settlement
with the towboat owner, the captain of the
bark made a vigorous protest against the
methods employed by the tugboat captain
and as result the bill was reduced S1C0 as
| the Annie Lewis was about ready to pro
ceed on her voyage. Mrs Park was accom-
panied from Bermuda by Mrs. Meyers OF
| Searsport, wife of Capt Meyers of bark
Mabel l. Meyers, which also put into Ber
| muda in a crippled condition while on {
passage from Turks Island to this port.