A Terrible Tale of the Sea.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 144, 23 May 1885, Page 3

A Terrible Tale of the Sea.

"" r« c A terrible talc of the se« wa-, told on March 2," says the "Daily Xews," "• by the bu vivoi's of the barqne Sln;rey, which vessel wayS capsized off the•Newfoun«lland coa^t.Wy which disaster 11 lives were lost. Thti vessel had -originally a crew of 17, all told, and of 'these only six weie savVd. The vessel was goinij fipm Pensa'cola to Barrow. She had a cargo of timber, and for ilm-u weeks after leuviug the former port experienced very Jmd weather. The vessel was so st mined that she became completely waterlogged; niid was m this state off the Neivfoaiidland coast, wlien she suddenly Citpsizjd. This was ; ' about noon on the 15th of Feltniary, .tnd those of thecrew who were on deck were thrown i«to the water. Three men were l»e---low at the time, and having no means of escape were drowned and the captain and three others who were throwninto the water were unable to regain the vessel and were lost. The rest- — ten — managed to scramble on to tht? ; vessel as she lay on her broadside, and they-'la^be.diClieu^elves.QhU^ well as they could. They underwent a fear- > fill .time,- aud^-ere j, e.vejy r jH«in e iit m •langer of »«nng ilrowued. Tiuie after time thoy were swept from the vessel-;* vAit^ iieitfg H»'d s ' Jjy • the ropes they weie able- to draw themselves J>a.ck^ r The. mate. wji^ one ,of those who w»is 'm this libTsiturti, «V Jt i tiio piior fellow could not endure his sufferings r any lurcher., and died about five hoursW£e.r Vl the oiirque tiirned 'ovei\ » The Surrey was -u^ Nprs-vegian vessel , bu t there were several Englishmen amongst the crew, o-ntTuf those a young man f belongii|^.io;S)ii'anse ! .i. ) sufferings were so k6ei^ that -Hi* ended them by jumping: into, .the, sea, ..AnotherKu»li.shnian, namt-il Alfred White; of Birkenhead, ti>ld his comrades that there yvas no chance o( iteihg saved, and lie woultl not prolong his suffeiinijs. r He followed the example of tlie other sailor, .pimping over board " and' being drowned. Towards even-' ing another sailor, who was on the

side of '.he upturned vessel, died from exhaustion. There were now but six left. Al»out six o'clock m the eveniug the, vessel Midden ly righted. The decks were breaking up, and the poor fellows made for that portion of the ringing which Was left standing, aW the .only, place .wlwre there, was a possibility of their remaining- without being wu.shed into the sea, as thii waves wore making a clean sweep over the vessel. They remained here all the night and for the next three days. Once, wheu the weather moderated some of them descended to tha deck m the hope of finding spurn food to appease their terrible hunger, but m this they were unsuccessful. Th*s vessel's decks were then under water, and the men had io return to the ringing. Day succeeded day Without anything occurring which would m any way alleviate their- sufferings or bring hope of a rescue. Ou the 19bh, however, they \yiere rescued."