DROWNING OF THE MATE OF THE SAUCY KATE.

Press, Volume XXX, Issue 4155, 20 November 1878, Page 2

DROWNING OF THE MATE OF THE SAUCY KATE.

Tbe fnrft-an'.-aft schooner S-iney Kate. Captain Geo. M'-Kenzie, arrived in harbor yesterday ironi Poverty B--y. aud reports thelo-s of her mate on Friday last. C-p-ain McKenzre reports—Left Poverty Biy on _f->v lyth. a--d bid fine W. and Jf.W. winds n. to Prida.v last, when the schooner was off Cape P.illiser. A heavyN W. gale was then e_n?_.enefcd witli treinend- ns sea. tho wind blowing with ha-ri__i'.e force, and the ve-sel nnder clo-o reef*d foresail and foretopruast st-*>*f_il. At noou on tha* --.j-, wliile the gale was at it_ height. Captain _IcKe-<_:e w s at the wheel, aad the nuts* John ttlnmer, was .tandiuy close tothecon-puiioo, tha tchoot-er looped a heavy .et and the mate wave _____ clean overb-■aid; alifebnoy was thrown to hiai and ihe schooner lirought to the w.na. Owing to the heavy set run---jr Blomer was noable to rea"h the life bnoy. Another sea thjen brofce over over the res-el, and the boat tha,t was ou tbe niain hatch was litenlly smashed to pieces. Captain McKen-ia beiugii—ab'e to see any thing of the unfortunate man then wore the vessel round ia the hnpe of piCVing him np, but was unab c to see anything of him. a >d suppose, that he must have sank alm«st inune-liately. At midnight the gale veered tothe sonth ward nnd blew very hard, continuing sountil 3 p.m. on Sa'urday. Aftar that light. N.E. win "is and c Ims were experienced to arrival iv harbor at noon yesterday. B.uruer was a native oi Stockholm, and was abont ?2 years of age. He Wd been sailing ont of Anc_la_d f r some time J»sti and was greatly respected by all who knew Mis.;