The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-04-04

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but showed them how he obtained relief by
SIMPLY rinsing his mouth occasionally. They
were hopeless and Desperate, and would not
listen 10 him. The boatswain became deli
RUS, and died within twelve hours after
drinking it. In his delirium he was most
violent. He attempted 10 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 and
stop him IRON drinking more SEA water but
he struck him severe blow upon the chin,
inaicting wound which has not healed up.
Ms. Atkinson was also very violent, and,
being Of strong constitution, il was long
time before she expired. Our iniormants
recollection of events which occurred about
this time is very indistinOt. But, from what
we could gather, on the 9th day there were
only himself, small woman wrapped up In
two blankets, and the little girl alive in tho
boat. Before sunset the child died, and on
the following day the woman broathed her
last. He had strength enough 10 throw tho
body of the child overheard: but that OF
the woman, together with the bodies OF three
Others, was 50 coiled up under the thwarts'
that he was unable 10 extricatc them. reel
ing strong sense of drowsiness creeping
over him, he fastened q red shirt TO an oar :
and hosting il to attract any passing vessel,
he cOiled himself up in the stern oil the boat
and dozed away the hours: Occasionally he
would rouse himself and bale out the boat,
and then lay down again. lie did not sleep
but the time passed in kind OF waking WIS.
ion. Occasionally he felt observation-disclosures
began to dream OF being at home in New
Bedford with his family. Fearing that he
too, might be delirious, he fought against
these influences, and kept himself awake by
various means. At first the sight of hi'
CHASTITY companions caused him much dis
tress. and his mind became oppressed with
gloomy forebOdings. Thus resolved, hi
bore up brarely and to the end. On the
! 18th OF Feb. ship hove in sight OF the
lonely boy. lie says that he saw her be
fore those on board discovered him, and he
was SURF from the first that they would pick
him up. That vessel was the packet shil
Germania, Capt. Wood, from Haryre, bount
to New York. When Capt. Wood descriec
the solitary boat, he ordered one of his owl
auarter-bOats 10 be lowered and sent an OH
Ger to see what il contained. AS they ap
preached him, poor Nyc grOaned, " For Je
sus Christ's sake, take me out Of this boat.
they did take him out with womanly ten
derness, and with the boat and its fearful
\ load in tow, rowed back to the ship. The
young sailor was quickly transferred to the
comfortable cabin of the Germania, and hl'
companions, already far gone in decompOsi
ton, were thrown into the sea. The boat
was half full of water, and the bodies wash
Ing about in it had covered the seats ant
sides with blood. Ii is n wooden hfe-boa'
about % feet long. After being thoroughly
cleaned, ii was hoisted on board and brought
into port.
Under any other treatcment than thai
which he received on board the Germania
Young Nye would not have lived to see hi
home again. But Capt. Wood and his lad,
took him into the cabin and nursed him
with parental tenderness. His feet were sod
ianCd with salt water, and 50 badly frost
bitten up 10 his knees, that they fearcC
Identification would cnsue. Fortunately
there were several cows ON board, and Mr.
Wood made poulticcs of bread and milk al
applied them TO his legs with such succls
that all modification is past. Ii was alsC
necessary TO administer food in intinitessi
NAL quantities ut first, until his stomach be
came accustomed to the change; but nov
he can eat quite heartily. His mind is still
somewhat bewildercd at times, more espec,
ially when the scenes through which he has
40 recently passed are recalled; he has an
almost infantile fondness for those who wait
| upon him, and can scarcely bear them to be
| for n moment out of his sight. Yesterday
companion of his childhood, who is d
clerk m "A store i'm this city, went TO him
and will stay with him and accompany him
home to New Bedford.
We were informed that Capt. Wood is
personally acquainted with the family of hi,
portcgc. The lad is 10 years Of age, Olive
complexion, thin and of wiry make, will
black hair and eyes, and rather tall. He
has Just entered upon the career Ola sailor,
and has had an experience that will last him
/ through life.
Ofthe other boats of the John Rutlege
no tidings have been received. Nye thinks
that those were as badly OF as he was, II
not worse, and cntertiins but little hope
that any of them would he picked up. As
before Observed, only the captains boat was
furnished with a compass, and it Is probable
that all of them were poorly provided with
bread and water. The survivor believes
that with plenty of these the majority OF the
people m his boat could have endured the
cold until they were picked up. The Ger
mania kept strict look out for the other
boats, and laid to during the night, hoping
to fall in with some of them. Failing to do
81, she bore away TO the southwest with the
same object. That morning a heavy snow
storm came up and obscured the view. a
bark came out of the Ice at the same time
as the Germania, and it is thought to be
not improbable that she picked up some OF
the boats.