The Robert S. Besnard

BRAWEEY, District Judge.

The British bark Besnard,- with a cargo of dry hides sailed from Montevideo November 1, 1905, bound for New York, and on December 251h, in latitude 32° 30', longitude 71° 30', about 500 miles east of Charleston, was struck by a waterspout, losing a part of her mainmast, and all the yards thereon, and her mizzen topmast, all of her topsails being carried away. About 65 feet of the mainmast and mizzenmast were left, and the foremast was left intact. The only sails remaining were her foresail, lower topsail, mizzen staysail, spanker, and one jib; another jib being…