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80" ''t "HeA' OUT inc sea ran so nlsh
that the little they did catch was near.
" 80 salt a. the water Of tho ocean.-
Still the rain cooled them and. IN their
situation was refreshing ard grateful
On Monday morning they saw -four
vessels They raised on pole piece
Of the Nag that as attached 10 the mast.
and ~svct II. but IN vain. The YES
seh were too far oil. and hcpe w.
nearly .oSt as they watched them. one
after another pass from their sight
lhey bad now been without food or
water for four day. and nights. their
tongues were dry in their Iuouths-,heif
tcsh burnt aud blis.ered bv the sun.
Their brains s-vered, and MANY of then.
began 10 exhibit the peculiar madness
attendant on starvation. They could
not sleep either. a. the raft was almost
always under water, and il required
communal wstchfulness 60 keep them
selves from being washed over bv the
sea. Major Heath tells us that never
for one moment die he lose his con
scIousness. aud we hear from Others
that hs cheerful spirit and encouraging
conversation kept alive the hone Of
safety IN tie breast OF others. aud bl-
rishsd despair from their minds.
On Tuesday morning, vessel hove
IN sight. and her track seemed e. lie
much nearer them. than those they had
seen the dny before. They again waved
their flag. andrs:scd their feeble voices.
san the vessel kept on her tlacl.
which now appeared TO cory her away
from them. She Is gone" said one
81 the crew, n poor fellow who ha!
been Greaifully scalGel, and he la.G
himself down on one oi the boxes a,
! hc SAID, 80 lie. Cant. Pearson. y ho
haG tecn closely watching The yesse!.
cried out "Sbc sees u.s. She IS coming
towards Is, And 20 it was. Al
sails set, and full tclsre tho wind. the
vessel made ioE them. The schooner
+ proved 20 be the Henry Cameron
bound from PhIladelpLia 10 Whining.
ton, y. {. As soon ss tie captain
came within speaking distance. he took
hii tumpc; and oned cut, BE Of good
cheer, ! viii save YOU /; was the
E!st strange voice that had reached
their ears for FIVE days. which woro 10
them as a. age.
When the schooner came along side
'hey all rushed tfau,icsily on deck
and IT Va. with some difficulty that the
captain could keep them from The wa
Ter cask'. He Immediately gave each
one Of them shali pat Of water. sweet.
ened with molasses, aad repeated il a.
short intervals. Iii. prudence, doubt.
less, preserved their lives.
During the morning Major Heath
and has company hsd seen another por-
ton OF tho wreck, with several persons
on It, and as soon as the Captain of the
Henry Cameron was told OF 1t. he
sailed ia the direction IL had Leen seen,
and hhortly aiterwsrl, came IN sight
7 On this wreck, which was part of the
promenade deck, were Miss Rebecca
Lamar. Mr5 Noah Smith. Of Augusta
Master CEas. Lamar Il Savannah. and
MIR Robert Hutchinson. also Of Sayan.
nah. The two ladies' we're much cx.
hals,ed, and Master Lamar We, almost
dead. ErcIy comfort that the scboon.
: eF was possessed f was freely hest5w-
led by The Captain; aad Major Heath.
on behalf e those who were saved With
hi1l, has keh Us 20 return thu4 pub
licly. - hin ito thanks. the deep and
heartfelt thanks Of the beings whom lie
rescued ftom a condition e.: such misc.
- and peril. that he hear, sickens AZ
the contemplation Of u, Mr. Hutch.
lnson has lo.i his wiic and child IN this
disaster Ills wife was tho daughter
of Mr Elliott, formerly ~ The United
states Senaie. from Georgia.
When the promenade deck separated
from the hall, many persons took re
! fuSe on thi, portion Of a. Among them
Wa Mr. g. Is. Lamar. 81 Savannsh. and
two children the Rev MIR Woart snI
lady of Fl1ri4i and child of Mr.
Hutchinson and tic ID mate II the
PGl1'kI. Ga Saturday morning fnd.
nag That there vas no other hope Of
safety, The mate rropo.cd 70 take the
boat which they had secured being 10
"a deck bol.-ipd with five 81 the
most ahle ~ those on ihs fan o. cndes
vor 90 reach thc shore. nud T. .cAi out
some vessel &. ~fuifr iof them. Tn,
being a7sen'ci g.. the mate. with MI
Lamar anJ four others iook thcir De.
partufc, aud on "Wednesday morninr
;hcy feached New River inlet in saG,.
y. The parFcnScfs remaining OF the
raft ash .le exception II tho four
c8'Ioued ~ taken CG by tie Hem,
Cameron. tied from eHhag Uou. anon,
them sas ihc Res. Mr. Wosf and Ia.
dy., Whose christian rcsigna'iIu % their
fate cNcHed ,ho admiration e ell O..
round ihsm. They expired within
few minutes q each othef Seven
persons were reported % have died on
Monday 1921 The BODY n Sir Pafkuan.
Ji savannah. G.atci o. The rlff. saa "a.
rec. glIzed ~ he lIends
70 "a. s'ceTiained AZ Wilmington rr
WcincsIiy no'niHg shat sisht o,hef
rsnoas from ,ho wreck had reached
Nes River lulet. bot thcifnsmes. wi.L
two exceptions aro uukn0Sn.
The passengers who escsped were
sImosi without exception in tie clothes
.a which tLoy vefe sleeping and s1f
fsrcl yey severely lfsm ths bli'eiirs
effects ~ .hosuo. sd Tho ehH.y ~ind
Of The night. They were entirely dee.