Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-22
FOURTEEN SAVED
From Sinking Bark Carl Gustaf
and Landed at Boston,
Saturday, by Steamer Queenswood--
A Narrow Escape.
Men Taken from WatcrIccgcd and
Sinking Vessel.

Boston, Feb. 21.-Fourteen ship
wrecked sailors. the entire crew of the
Norwegian bark Carl Gustaf, were
landed here, yesterday. by the British
steamship Jueenswood, Capt. r. II.
Neville, from Belize, British Honduras.
which fell in with the vessel nearly
FULL of water on the verge of sinking.
The men saved are Caut. Hans Bic
First Mate JOhan NJ. Bic, Il brother of
the captain. Second Mate Ole Terjesen,
Carpenter Mere Knudsen. Scamen Ed
ward TobiaSen. Jams Jensen, RasmuS
Hansen, Theodore Mostorm, Armc Lar
sen. j. r. Olsen. c. Williams. Manuel
Domingos, Antonio Trinanos and Mig
ucl Llorca. The last four are Span
iards, While the others are all Norwe
gianS.
Although the bark was fast sinking
the captain was reluctant to abandon
her but he was forced TO do so as the
men refused to man the pumps after
the Jueenswood hove in sight.
After loading 6124 barrels of rosin at
Brunswick. Ga, the Carl Gustaf sailed,
Feb. s, for Hamburg. 1t was necessary
in order to give her the proper stiffen-
ing 10 put in so tons of stone ballast
Ill the low cl IIoiti. Liza ' 'i:3 VIC sC'''i
ern port with II fair wind the bark
made good progress the first day.
Then began a series of gales in which
the vessel was tosseG about, straininS
so badly that she sprang aleak on the
10th. The crew manned the pumps and
worked necessarily. but despite their
best efforts the water gained and the
bow began to settle and the vessel
took a list.
The northeasterly gale which had
ragged for four days moderated, last
Sunday. but the mountainous sea con-
tinucd and the leak steadily gained.
The crew, fighting for their lives. labor
cd day and night at the pumps without
sleep ard with very little nourishnent.
Capt, Pie thought he might possibly
get into Bermuda, and he was steering
| in the direction of that island. when.
Sunday afternoon. the Queenswood
| came in sight. That was the signal
for the crew to abandon work at the
pumps.
Capt. Neville made out the bark
about the same time and seeing her
rredicament bore down upon her. The
| Carl Gustaf was then in lat 2S.37 \. Ion
| "A. w. or about 15G miles northeast of
the Bahamas.
Capt. Neville brought his ship as
close as possible to the distressed YES
YES, and stood by until the i men from
| the bark put over their boats and came
on board.
Then thinking that the bark might
! be in condition TO take in tow. Capt.
Neville dispatched lifeboat 10 her
| in charge of Capt. Armstrong. the
lsuper-carSo. A careful examination
| was made and it was found that she
VS. on the verge of sinking and it would
be folly to undertake to tow her. She
was leaking at the rate Of 10 inches an
| hour and rapidly sinking.
| When it was seen that the vessel was
in no condition to tow she was set on fire
| the more quickly to destroy tie craft. as,
she was directly in the track of ship
| ping.
| AS the passage to Boston was resumed
! the flames burst from all parts of the
abandoned vessel, Illuminating the hor-
ION and presenting Il beautiful picture.
When the resin ignitcd the destruction OF
| the craft was rapid.
| AS the lifcboat from the steamer pull
| cd alongside the lark, Capt. Armstrong
and his companions had Il narrow escape
| from one of the tormaSts of the bark,
which fell from aloft and struck the wa
ter a few inches from tho boat
| Capt. Bic, though he lost most OF his
personal effects, saved the ships papers.
and these he turned over to Norwegian
Vice Consul Lut3 on arriving here. Con-
| sui Lootz took charge of the men and
| sent them to the Scandinavian sailors
| home. III Webster street. East Boston.
where they will remain until arrange
ments are made for returning them to
their homes
| The Carl Gustav was valued at $500 and
was uninsured. Her cargo. according To
the manifest, was worth s3aa3sj and is sup
posed to be fully covered by insurance.
| Built at Dorchester. y. T.. in 1874, the
Carl Gustaf was formerly the British
bark Sarah Chambers. She was construct
ed of wood. was 1179 feet long. 3J6 feet
beam and a1.7 feet depth of hold, with
net tonnage of 500 ana gross of 1919. She
was owned by A. Doe Amundscn of Grim
stad. Norway. from which port The vcss,l
hailed.
| The Oueenswood loaded cargo of more
| than COCO logs of mahogany at Belize and
sailed, Feb 6. She called Mt Inagua.
| "Heie she i'hocu ii SdH's q ~ negro IL
borers, resumnS her passage on Feb. II.
Bad weather was experienced the entire
l trip.
! The Queenswood is one OF the trunk
| deck type OF steamers and her strange
appearance attracted considerable attcn-
ton rs she made her way up 20 her berth
| at Emery's wharf. She was built at
| Stockton-onTyne in 1887. and is making
her first visit to this port. She is :o) feet
long, q feet beam and -O4 feet depth OF
hold. Her net tonnage is 1891 ard gross
| 210l. Her engines are of the triple ex-
pansion type.
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