AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13672, 13 February 1908, Page 6

AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.

EXPERIENCES OF THE DYNOMENB.. i The ship Dynomeno reached San Francisco on December 27 last, after a most eventful' voyage of 330 days from Newcastle (EbgM laud). She commenced her voyage at* far i. back as November 21. 1906, ajid all went well until May li), 1907, in latitude 55de#. south and longitude 88dcg. west, when a burrioano descended upon the Dynomone, which shook the vessel to her very keel. It lasted, for six days. The jibboom, forctopiMairt, foretopgaJlantmast, all the lifeboats, the' deckhouses, and compass wore carried away, < and the cabins and forecastle were flooded with water. Heavy seas washed over the;: vessel continuously for five days, and flio whole crew, with the captain and officer!, were forced to remain battened down below. "}, for 11 days little food, and none of it warm, | was eaton by anyone on board. When tltn weather moderated ft little Captain Proctor" and Chief-officer W. Cove, with Secondofficer Sehlieman and several of the men,', went on deck to examino the damage done to the Dynomone. Captain Proctor, Chief-officer Cove, and David Jensen, a sailor, went alnft to cut away the mairimnsit wreckage. While working at the tangled mass the- captain was struck on the spine and head by one of tile loosened spars, and was so badly injured that he was unable to 'take further part in navigating the vessel. David Jensen was thrown off one of the yards by the violent i motion of the ship, and drowned before any help could be despatched. First-officer Gove' was also injured. He had been the first to go forward to ascertain what damage had been done to the ship. According to the story of those on board, lie was struggling for over four hours trying to get from the bow to report to the captain on the poop. Twice ho was swept across the. deck fey heavy seas. He heroically made a third attempt, when a huge comber lifted him oft his feet high against a boom. Just when everyone thought he would be »wept fur out. to sea he was caught in the shreds of a flattering sail and swung back again to tho deck. According to Captain Proctor hie was a marvellous escape. His pluck and forti-, tude in going forward and remaining there when the attempt seemed ineritablo death was, according to the captain, beyond all mere words of praise. . While working to repair the damage on the vessel five men, in addition to those al- . ready mentioned, were badly injuredCharles Roster was struck upon tho head by a spar and sustained concussion of the brain, besides many lacerations, and W. Olsen lost three fingers, which were cut <f& ) by a piece of loose chain. On May 23 the hurricane subsided, and under jury rig the ship wa» headed for Monte Video, but on May 29. in another heavy gale, she almost ran ashore on tih Island of Tonsun. Sail was just hauled in time to prevent, a catastrophe worse, if possible, than that which had preceded. Tito Dynomone was laid tip three months in Monte Video for repairs. Captain Proctor went home to England an invalid, and Second-officer Sehlieman, ■ who was also injured, left the vessel. Captain Barr took command of the ship for the remainder of the vovago to S.v Francisco.