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ing it. In his delirium he was most yio-
lent. He attempted to throw the oars
overheard, and did succeed in throwing
over the bucket with which they bailed
out the boat. Nye did his best to quiet
him from drinking more sea water; but
he struck him severe blow upon the
chin, infieting wound which has not yet |
healed up. Mrs. Atkinson was also very
violent, and being Of a strong constitution
it was long time before she expired.
IOur informant's recollection of events |
which occurred about this time is very
indistinct- But from what we could gath
er, on the sixth day there were only HIM
sell, small woman wrapped in two
blankets, and the alttle girl, alive in the
boat. Before the sun set the child died,
and on the day following, the woman
breathed her last. He had strength
to throw the body of the child overheard,
but that of the woman, together with the
bodies of three others, we're so coiled up
under the thwarts that he was unable to
extricate them.
q Feeling a strong sense of drowsiness
: creeping over him, he fastened red shirt
4 and shirt to an oar, and noisted it to
attract any passing vessel, he coiled him.
self up in the stern of the boat and dozed
n away the hours. Occasionally he would
e rouse himself, and bale out the boat and
: then lie down again. He did not sleep,
: but the time passed in kind Of waking
q vision. Occasionally he felt light-headed
and began to dream of being at home
II in New Bedford with his family. Fear
l. ing that he, too, might be delirous, he
l. fought against these influences, and kept
l. himself awake by various means. AT
= first the sight of his ghastly companions
d caused him much distress, and his mind
IF became oppressed with gloomy forebod.
" ings. He resolved to shake these feel
D. ings off and hope for help even to the
= last, thinking it better to go to the mex
IS world with all his senses about him thar
y, to die raying maniac. Thus resolved
= he bore up bravely, and to the end.
o On the 28th of FEBRUARY ship hove
sr in sight of the lonely boy. He says tha
,e he saw her before those on board dis
20 covered him, and he was sure from tn,
le firzt that they wonld pick him I'D. Tha
f. vessel was the packet ship Germania
er Capt. Wood, from Havre, bound to New
of York. When Capt. Wood deserted tn,
is solitary boat, he ordered one of his owl
Us quarterboats to be lowered, and sent al
ne officer to see what it contained. As the,
es approached him poor Nye groaned, Fo
m Jesus Christis sake, take me out of thi
n boat They did take him out, with wo
lis manly tenderness, and with the boat ant
en- its fearful load in tow, rowed back to tn
nd ship. The young sailor was quickl,
as transferred to the comfortable cabin c
the Germania, and his late companions
he already far gone in decomposition, wer
no thrown into the sea. The boat was hal
I'D full of water, and the bodies washing abou
lr- in it had covered the seats and sides wit
be blood. 1t is wooden life boat, aboU
of twenty-five feet long. After being thol
lid oughly cleaned, it was hoisted on boar
X and brought into port.
ey Under any other treatment than thu
nd which he received on board the Germ;
he MIA, young Nye would not have lived I
tor see his home again. But Capt. Woo
ere and his lady took him into the cabin an
led nursed him with paternal tenderness
see His feet were soddened with salt waite
Vas and so badly frost bitten up to his knee
all that they feared modification would e.
OF sue. Fortunately there were sever
m COWS on board, and Mrs. Wood MAJ
va poultices of bread and milk, and apple
ISL, them to bis legs with such success that q
Ol danger of modification is passed. I
oio was fed in infnitessimal quantities at fir
one until his stomach became accustomed
SnI the change; but now he can eat qui
I'M heartily. His mind is still somewhat
oke wildered at times, more especially VIII,
lelr speaking of scenes through which he b
lich so recently passed; he has an almost
sh' fantiIe fondness for those who wait up
ysl- him, and can scarcely bear them for
rev moment to be out of his sight
fea-
as 9 Humbolt, who is now past eigh