A STORY OF THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 14 September 1907, Page 3

A STORY OF THE SEA.

SAILING SHIP'S ADVENTURE.

A thrilling account of the sufferings of the crew of the sailing ship Dynomene, which left the Tyne for San Francisco, was received last month by the parents of dohn Patterson, whose son was on board. When off Cape Horn the vessel encountered a terrific storm, the sea running mountains high. Every stitch of canvas was torn into ribbons, and all moveable articles were swept off the decks. The huge iron jibboom was cut clean off by a huge sea, whilst another wrecked the meat safe, which weighed over a ton. Three of the seamen were terribly injured. Two managed to crawl under the forecastle head for shelter, but the third was washed about the deck, and finally got jammed between the foremast and the winch.

The master, second mate, and young Patterson crawled on their hands and knees and dragged the poor fellow by the legs into a place of safety. When daylight came the vessel was almost a wreck. One of the yards had crashed through the deckhouse top, another had shattered the lifeboats, the tarpaulin was ripped off the hatches, and the decks were full of water fore and aft. A young sailor fell from the rigging into the tempestuous sea and was never seen again. The gale subsided slightly, and in trying to make Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, the ship Deacon came in sight, and the master offered to take off the crew, but this was refused. A squall then sprang up. and as the crippled vessel was being buffeted about she was sighted by a salvage steamer and taken into Jlonte Video, after having been 133 days out from the Tyna.