The British bark Souvenir, which sailed from Baltimore for Queenstown on the 1st, put into this port yesterday, Capt. Ackland having been lost overboard. During the first night out the weather was very severe, and, in a number of fearful squalls, tremendous waves dashed against her. At 4 A. M. on the 2d the bark was labouring heavily, shipping great columns of water. All hands were sent forward to haul up the foresail, when Capt. Ackland cried for them to come aft. A tremendous sea then struck the vessel, taking the boat out of the davits and carrying away a portion of the stern rail. Capt. Ackland was swept away with the boat. The second officer sprang on to the poop-deck and threw a life-buoy alongside the Captain. Before the ship could come up to the wind she was caught in a heavy rain-squall and another tremendous sea broke over her. It was impossible to bring her up to the wind again and the rain obscured everything around her from sight. When last seen the Captain was close to the boat which had been swept over-board with him and the life buoy was near by him. His wife, who, with her child, was on board, was greatly overcome by the loss of her husband. The pumps became choked, but on the following day one of them was lifted and nine inches of it was cut off. This enabled it to work somewhat. As the bark was leaking badly the mate decided to put into this port. On Wednesday and Thursday the weather was bad and no observation of the sun could be taken.
Ref. “The New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, 8 January 1881, p. 8
Ref. “The New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, 8 January 1881, p. 8
The British bark Souvenir, which sailed from Baltimore for Queenstown on the 1st, put into this port yesterday, Capt. Ackland having been lost overboard. During the first night out the weather was very severe, and, in a number of fearful squalls, tremendous waves dashed against her. At 4 A. M. on the 2d the bark was labouring heavily, shipping great columns of water. All hands were sent forward to haul up the foresail, when Capt. Ackland cried for them to come aft. A tremendous sea then struck the vessel, taking the boat out of the davits and carrying away a portion of the stern rail. Capt. Ackland was swept away with the boat. The second officer sprang on to the poop-deck and threw a life-buoy alongside the Captain. Before the ship could come up to the wind she was caught in a heavy rain-squall and another tremendous sea broke over her. It was impossible to bring her up to the wind again and the rain obscured everything around her from sight. When last seen the Captain was close to the boat which had been swept over-board with him and the life buoy was near by him. His wife, who, with her child, was on board, was greatly overcome by the loss of her husband. The pumps became choked, but on the following day one of them was lifted and nine inches of it was cut off. This enabled it to work somewhat. As the bark was leaking badly the mate decided to put into this port. On Wednesday and Thursday the weather was bad and no observation of the sun could be taken.
Ref. “The New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, 8 January 1881, p. 8
Ref. “The New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, 8 January 1881, p. 8
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