The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-05
fntombed in a Capsized Ship
From the Marine Review. !

'uSSlUly uO dpoloSloo olo hooCoo"iy
publishing in a paper devoted to
Industrial and commercial side of
pping the following remarkable story
i snip master entombed in capsized
~. 1t will certainly be of great in
1T to all ship masters, for perilous
we been the positions of many of
,I at various times in their career,
le is doubtless not one who has had
tudergo an experience of such COM
.ated horror. The story is reprinted
hi the World Wide Magazine and is
,.ed by MI. Frank S. n. Dunsby of
~tamen's Institute, Neufahrwasser,
many. Mr.. Dunsby relates the
re adventure as follows:
apt. Hans Engellandt is young
ned man of 81, with two children.
IS skipper and owner of the Erndte,
ew steel 'galliot," or sloop, of some
IS odd tons. The Erndte left Mem
Nd April IS last with cargo of tim
tor Bremen. Capt. Engellandt was
,ommand, and his crew consisted of
Northumberland two
81 1t was blowing hard when the
&c began, but nevertheless the
au held on, hoping to make
passage, the wind being favor
The wind steadily increased and
lowers of rain and snow fell fire.
..t!v. Deeply laden as she was, and
.ng a heavy deck load, some 3 or
Ugh. the galliot lahored badly in
sing sea, and accordingly sail had
shortened. BY ! o'clock i'll the
ne a full gale was blowing, with a
nv sea: but the vessel, being now
a treble-reefed mainsail, did not
~ water. By midnight, however,
e had become veritable hurrl-
nd the little galliot drove ahead
before the roaring wind and
A.ng sea. This state of affairs con
a. until ) a. III. on the morning of
til. when the ship had covered,
ing to the log, 20 miles. During
uole of this time Capt. Engellandt
cen at the wheel, steering his yes
Ia orou. Tnad,ass IN cav he was
,,li, ~ +l,oro,1,rblv eyhaustod
~ - ,.inii md as there did
-eem to be any immediate cause
JXiety he gladly relinquished the
.o,,i,, 70 n',+ on some dry clothes
,,,,1ch ,Ia,dad rest He had
-. q aa,l,,,Ia+aI tba chanoe-the
.,am hailr wondered somewhat
~, no To,ling and nitchinp of
i;ni WHOM +ha vessel cave fire
't,n I,,roh IN anJ thraw nm off his
.'',,l;na hin, With considerable ylo-
do col17er ON niclziur himself
- En@eIlandt Looked around in
10 hawiI5armant What on earth
tHuonnd. AMI what was a miss
TX ~, iittIa cahiny Than like A
nv ro .''i1 tbat NO was standing
=. roof Of the cabin and that the
..s ahoya he haad With thp rec
..1n vs. Of this stranae state Of affairs
-La lnowladaa Of IFS cause The
-.ad nansigad2-turned turtle-and
,.,W. foatjng keel UPWARDS. And he
...radNcan@ht underneath the ship
Eat in y tran If further contirma-
ms terr;bl Fact were needed if
Irnisbed Inv fine Underwater from
..scnI,s LoldEnow above the prison
aad.1rbich ran down the sides of
I'M, towards what had heen the
This nov hejno randy cover
Sc a,at t which rose from below. AS
at had hecome of his crew, Engel-
ID. conid oniv surmise that they
bavn hann swpnt overheard and
sd wban the fnrious souall turn-
raesal ovor Most men would
.,ive1' u-ay to inter desnair upon
- themselves in such an awful no
Nnt 60 cont Fnoellandt The
,1inr he aid was to climb m as far
....sihTa toward the vessels Keel ont
.... wav of the water which now
ed the cabin hoor to a depth of
al feet If oot no deeper. how
ma ha csma to the cnnclnsion
NO CARGO If wood taken in con
..,nn WIN tho nuantitv Of air i'm
I'D in Tho bnlI wonld serve TO
Ia shin at,oat" FOR some time at
No a1sn ascartained That the
rnsa h;@bor ~ tho .shin's side
10 t%a, IN tbe cabin XII this
Tho rsnsizad shin was railing in
az, SaaS and the watar helow
1t3in 80 r.ac WASHING ahout the
r s''l away eveHvthing NOV
IF ba n5ce fail INTO that Enoel-
I,new that ha would soon he
,nd 49, w ' S1, 70 niacos AGAINST
- - % oido o''' sn no So+ ahont msL;ng
u. r. fo n'I hin Ho &C near the shin's
n l" a momant,s thondht
so - P him P Hot as lis sh;n was n Fl
Nd 1'1 tho ' nsb;n 90 ah m & Hob he
ny g. ''i hat"oa n I'm and tho taal
~ " oI i;tt Ien n nr ho voc eh1e 70
' au'or " s :. rloe'o Of no nisnI;no form
Coy t, eon' 81 ~ +h .ne oaph; " an5 nIimh h
, l INTO MO- tho W nar arr Te snace between
II iheo w. Hs, " 'P,,Eo wv ~