Year: 1879

screen part of the wheelhouse and bridge deck
binnaeie , part OF the cabin shylight; and IN
washed overheard All hands were on deck and
every EFFORT was made TO secure the things washing
bunker hatch tarpaulin partly washed on, owing to
the hea'y weight and great quantities OF. water
spare sails. blankets and other available things and
tried To cover the hatch. but unable to do 50,
the men being washed away continually. The mas
ter and second mate We're washed overheard, put
We're washed back again deck. The latter and one
of the crew Were disabled.


FIRES OUT.


At half-past five A. NJ we succeeded in getting a
spare sail covered the hatch, but by great
Quantity Of water coming down through i,ht It
and stroke-hoe gratings, the water began TO
rise in the engine room very rapidly,
and at last about six O'Clock A. NJ. the fires were
extinguished and the engines stopped. While the
water was coming down all the pumps were working a
allow the water to escape from the engine room
into the timbers. At halfpast six A. NJ, being
un BILE to keep the ship head TO the WIND the car
penter cut hole in the fore bulkheld. We then got
the best hawser out from the forehold, and by
binding the accommodation ladder to it and
paying it out made sea anchor. We
also got the next best hawser, with kedge
attached, to assist the after sails in keeping our
head to the wind. All hands did their utmost to
the ship and the cargo most OF them being em-
ployed at the deck pumps. These were kept
working until eight A. NJ, when the port pump
got ont of order We Immediately rigged gear in
both stock holes to bail out with. and continued
working in this manner. There We're TWO feet OF
water in the hold and had every man on board
at work pumping and bailing At three p.
NJ we found the ship would not lie head
to sea. and the sea was breaking right
over her. She was stranng very much. and
the deck opened, which caused leak
age The port lifeboat was stove and work
deck rendered very dangerous We cut
away the foremast, at which time the mate was dis
abled and had to leave the deck


THROWING CARGO OVERHEARD.


The crew then commenced to jettison cargo, and
continued to do so until dark. The hands relieved
each other at the pumps and the water in the engine
room seemed to decrease. At midnight there was
two feet of water in the hold. On Saturday, Odd,
the wind slightly moderated. At six A. NJ the
coal washed out Of the bunkers, choking the star
board pump The men worked at the cargo all day
to tighten and ease the ship the mate and second
mate assisting as much as possible. At At
min longitude 6s deg. 10 min.
west. Had three and half feet OF
hold the work at the pumps and the bailing continu-
ing but at midnight there four feet OF water in
the hold. The weather moderating.


DESPERATE EFFORTS TO SAVE THE SHIP.


Sunday. 23d, cut hole i'll the bulkhead OF the
water-tisht compartment comp to get the. the water water
and thus relieve the engine room. About
four p. NJ. succeeded in cutting hole
into the tank working all the time in four feet of
water. This rendered the master unfit for duty and
he was taken from the azaret almost insen-
sible. The crew worked at the water,
and at midnight the sea again became stronger.
All day had signals of distress flying for passing
ships; but, though two passed. they TOOK no noGlce
The water at midnight six feet deep in the hold
On Monday, the oath. we let 90 both anchors and
Stacked away the cables to try and get the
ships head to the sea. This proved unavailing and
finding that the ship straning forward and leak
ing, we were obliged to slip both anchors. At ten
O'Clock A. NJ. we began to repair the lfeboat and get
ready to leave the ship in the evening" all on board
being now quite exhausted.


THE


About half past clock p. NJ. we sighted a
sci which bore down toward The master called
the aft and they expressed themselves as
desirous to leave the ship. it being the opinion
of everybody board that the ship would
not float till midnight. We then succeeded, after
great difficulty in launching lifeboat, and at three
2. NJ. left the ship with part of the and sue
ceeled in putting them board the schooner @. A.
Meniac, which was on her way to Port Medway. At
haf-past five the last of the were placed
board of the schooner, the master, mate stew ard
aud two men being the last to leave the ship. All
greatly exhausted. While exerting themselves
for the safety of the steamer, many of the
compelled to succumb through fatigue, but resumed
work again for their own preservation.