The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-01 00:00:00

A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE.

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The two survivors of the ketch (bra which was lost
oaths Irish coast, and by which disaster the captain loot
his life, have been landed at Liverpool by the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company's steamer Cordillera, from
Bordeaux. Their names are James Lemon and Thomas
Parkhouse, and they tutd ex wiediugly narrow serapes of
their lives, being finally rescued at great peril by a boat
from the Pacific Company's steamer Patagonia. Accord-
ing to the statement of the men the Abr.. left Bideford
on Monday last for Newport, Mon., empty. The wind,
which was blowing strongly at the time of starting ía-
in force until on the following morning it blew •
perfect hurricaree. The sea dashed to and about the
small craft in • terrible manner, smashing her port bul-
warks in pieces. The vessel also sprang a leak. and ad-
mitted water freely both through the teak and through
tee btoken bulwark. The crew all set about axing up a
temporary bulwark to keep the water out. The vessel
was dashed about in the most alarming manner, and
while Capt. Goo. Parkho.ise as in the sat of aerial:lag in
the reosir, the boat Pitched him heal foremost into the
sea. The uaiortunate man was carried rapidly away
from his versed, szrearning piteously for help, which,
however e ufi not he riff tried hint. The boat could
not psaihly he launched, hut Limon threw • rope to the
eaptain, which, however, failed to reach him. Thomas
Parkhouse, one of the survivors, is a son of the captain,
and it was most lamentable to see his father perishing
without being able t render him the slightest aid. Cepraire
Parkh name wan observed tire minutes afterwards about •
mile from the reseal, laving sustained himself by the
oiecli of the broken huiwarka At one time the poor
fellow could be seen struggling on the crest of a large
wave, whilst the next minute he was entirely hidden in
the billows. Ile wee finally seen to disappear beneath the
author) of the water, never to rise again. The sad
occurrence took place about half past tea on the Tuesday
morning, and about two hours afterwards a large steamer
hove in sight and bore down to the assistance of the fruit
sinking little craft, from which distress signals were
flying. The atmlner was the Lverpool vessel Patagonia,
of the Pacific Seam ' Navigation 0 onipany, from wllich a
boat was instantly, though with great diffi •ulty launched,
in charge of an officer and four men. The lifeboat of
the steamer kept up well, though she WAS tossed about
In the most violent ntanni-r by the sass. The height of
waves may be imagined when it is said that the two men
on the ketch WIWO not only unable at times to see the boat
coming to their rescue, but the steamer herself was
repeatedly hi 'den from their view. When the life-boat
arrived near the sinking vessel the men hal to ju op from
the tuisen-boom Into it, and in this warmer abandoned
their vessel. The journey back was equally peril° is, hot
' was scPomplished after an hour, hard work. The bo .t
was finally lifted on board the Patigoni ; but this ta-lls was BO difficult that the title craft was dashed several
times against the side of the steamer. After the men had
got on board. the Patagonia prouseded on her course, mod
arrived at Bordeaux, whore the men were landed. It
, appears from information since received that the ketch
foundered on the day after her abandonment; so that but
for the timely and courageous rescue by the Patagonia the
two sailors must inevitably have gone down with her.
The Abra hailed from Barnstaple. and was the property of
her unfortunate commander. The men on arrival at
Live-pool were received by the local branch of the Ship-
wrecked Mariner's Satiety, and forwarded to Bideford.

TRR ENJOYMENT OP EATING Jaen DRINKING AND ITS PENALTINS.—We need not stale tbat voter:ice have been
written 111).11 the &hive subject sine. the days of the
renowned bon vivant, Camaro, down to the latest treatise deaiened to enable us to Julie for ourselves in the
appropriateness of our habitual eating and drinking. It
Is iwpo.eitile to deny the great utility of such information:
but, uoUrtunately, mankind in general lends a deaf ear
to warnings when be tastes and the passions are in
question. As the worn wags, we fear the people would
continue to eat and drink just according to their taste and
burnout for • long time yet to come, especially when they
find that, by • timely rec nine to SABO such medicine ea
Holloway's pills, they can easily and readily get rid of all
the constitutional disorders caused by over•feeding and
intemperance, • few of these pills sufficing in the majority
of inst•nces to set a man " all right" overnight to begin his
day of labour, after having yielded to the temptation of
what is technically cslled "a blow out" No doutt your
soda...der or citrate of maintsis may seem to be equally
effective, but, unfortunately, in very many cases much
more requires to be done than can be effected by these
otherwise very pleasant and saline libations. All over-
feeding—every act of intemperance--nitist contaminate the blood, and the vitiated blood must
necessarily impair every organ through which it flows.
Now, in order to correct this effect, • radical reined, is
required, and such is that invented by Holloway, whose
pills, as we have stated, have superseded almost every
other "corrective" or " alterative' of t e old sehoof.
Perhaps this result., not only (tutu the Power or their
purifying agency, but alto fr in their gentle and almost
Imperceptible regenerating actiou—without any incon,
renitence in the general r.utine of life —requiring no
extraordinary precautions to prevent "catching cold " or
in morbid reaction.. If report be correct, no medicine stands
Metier repute at our faahionable club. and officers'
quarters than Holloway'. pills, although very few of the
patients can allow their gratitride to stags the hot. et
return tot the beadle-1U