Butte record., 1856-05-10

the prospect OF a speedy relleT. We
raised signal on an oar, and pulled
for her with ali our strength. We gain
ed On her for some time, and began
to picture to myself the hearty vel
come that would be extended 30 the
slip-wrecked ~ her captain ana crew.
But . treeeze soon sprung -, and our
hopes were crushed. sna gradually
lei. as. thought we wefe near enough
90 oe seen from her deck, but no notice
was taken Of lis. Notwithstanding
this great disappointment, endeav-
ms to keep up !my serits.
On the fifth dev, aii t.iose N the
boat Ygltn l-c pega0 &C ori9s sea wa-
tsr. I warned 3ham against it, out
they persisted. / got vary little Of
the water taken from the ship, but |
drank 10 seq water. When my mouth
became very parched and dry, rinsea
i out with sea water, b9t swallowed
none. Some snow fell one day, which
I found q gf6as relief. After the 9th
ers began to drink tie sea wafer they
died II quick succession. On the
seventh day the last one died. and let
ne the only living being IN the boat.
The dead who first succumbed were
thrown overheard; but TIE four last
were beyond my little remaining
strength, and for more thar four davs
vas forced to sit with tnclr distorted
bodies before me, and with bot little
hope that a better fate wou'l oe mine.
The last WAC died, was a , passenger
an English lady, Of slight form-the
mother Of the httle girl. Her daugh-
Ter preceded her a few hours. | for
get the order in which the Others
died. The boatswain, the night before
his death, became delirious and furious.
lie assaulted Mrs Atkinson, bit her Sc
riously On the arm, and scratched her.
lie threw the buckles overheard, and
attempted 70 throw the oars overheard
also. He assaulted ne WITH the can
teen, and struck me blow in the face,
the marks of which | still bear. He
die,s about noon, some hours before
which re became listless and stupid.
Nearly all the others became delirious.
Mrs. Atkinson called IN the most ago
nizing tones for understanding out
her hands to receive it. They all died
ike the boa tswain, and in many in
ctaponc tho frc+ ,,o+;oo bo1 IL. -.
ther victim had fallen, wrs by his
pitching over when the beat lurched
heavily.
When all my companions we're dead,
l fixed an oar upright, with a white
woolen shirt and a red silk handker-
chief waving from the top, as a sig
nal. This was the first permanent
signal that had been raised. My feet
and legs had become very badly fro
zen, and I was hardly able to move.
| lay in the bow of the boat. 1t would
ship a sea occasioally, and | would
rouse myself and bail it out. I would
then lie down again.
On the 28th of February, when
had bcen9 days in the boat,I saw snip
bearing down towards me. was now
confident that would be rescued
| vas directly in her path. As she
neared me, she hoye-to, and sent boat
to my relief. Myself and the boat
which had borne me SO long in mid
ocean, were hoisted on board. The
bodies were consigned to the deep.
found the ship to be the Germania,
Capt Wood, from Havre for New
York. Capt. Wood who proved to be
Ia toWnsman Of mine, his wife, Mr..
Pap0n, the Steward, and the first
mate, have been unremitting in their
attentions.
Ny frozeu limbs were put in cold
water, and then bran poultices were
applied to them. To this, and the
other ]udieious treatment which | have
received at the hands Of my coed
friends on board the Germania, I shall
be indebted for the restoration Of my
limbs to use. / belong in New Bed
ford, Mass. l have never supposed
my constitution was especially rugged.
| weighed about 146 pounds when l
took to the boat. I attribute the con
tinrsnce Of my existence beyond that
Of my companions to my abstaining
from the use of seawater. | used some
Of the ice that formed upon the boat.
1t was only q little bitter, having lost
the brackish taste peculiar to seawa-
ter, and was without rs injurious eff
feet upon the system. My compan-
ions appeared to suffer great pain af-
ter they had drank seawater.
a GENTLEMAN Of some celebrity as
an amateur gardner, as well as a 10