Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-04-04

would rouse HI Iself. and bale out the boat.
and then lay down again. He did not sleep
but tie time passed in i kind Of waking
vision. Occasionally he felt light beaded
land began to dream pf being at home in
New-Eedfofd with his family Fearing taat
be too might be delirious, he fought against
these influences, and kept himself awake
BY various means, at Grst the sight of his
| ghastley companions caused him much dis
tress, and bis mind becamc oppressed with
gloomy forshodings. He resolved to shake
these feelings oH and hope for help even to
the last, thinking it better to 90 to the next
world with all bis senses about him than TO
die raving manic. Thus resolved, lie bore
mp bravely and to the end. On the .28th
Of FEBRUARY a ship hove ia sight Of the lonely
boy. lie says that he saw her before those
on board discoveredhim, and be was sure
from the first that they wonll pix him Up.
That vessel was the packet ship Germana
Capt. Wood, from Havre, bound to New
/ York. When Capt. Wood deserted tae
solitary boat, he ordered one of his own
| 9usrterhoats to be lowered, and sent an
an officer to see what il contained. At
they approached him poor Nye gFoned 'For
Jesus Christ's sake, take me ont Of this
boat.' They did take him oet, with wo-
manly tenderness, and with tie boat and
IFS fearful load in tow, rowod back to the
ship. The young sailor was quickly trans
ferred to the comfortable cabin of the Ger
mania, and his late companions, already far
gone in decomposition, we're thrown into
i the sea. The boat was half full of water
and the bodies washing about init had COW
cred the seats and sides with fblood. It is
awooden life-boat, about 25 feet long AZ
Ter being thoroughly cleaned, it was hois-
ted on board and brought into port
Ender any other treatment than which he
L received on board the Germana, young Nye
I would not have lived to see his home again.
Il But Capt Mood and his lady took him into
Il tie cabin and nursed him with parehial ten
i derness. His feet were soddened with
/ saltwater, and so badly frostbitten np to
his knees, that they feared m2rti ieasion
would ensue. Fortunately there were sew
eral cows on board, and Mrs. Wood made
poltiees of bread and milk and applied them
to his legs with such success that all dan
ger of norfiiaation IS past. 1t was also
necessary to administer food and liquids in
lnhnitessimal quantities at FIRST, uatil his
stomach became accustomed to the change,
bot now he can eat qlite heartily. Ills
mind is still bewildered at times, more es
pecialiy when the scenes through which he
has so recently passed are recaHedj he has
an almost infantife fondness for those who
wait apon lin, and can scarcley bear them
to be for moment out of bis sight Yes-
terday companion of his childhood, who is
clerk in store in this city, wen to him,
and wiz stay with him and accompany him
home to New Bedford.
We were informed tba; Capt Wood is
personally acquainted with the family of his
pro,egc. The lad is 10 years Of age, Of
olive complexion, thin and Of wify make,
| .iti black hair and eyes, and rather tall
He bas just entered upon the of sailor, aud
has had an experience that will last him
through life.
| OF the other boats Of the John Rutledge
no tidiDgs have been receiv ed Nye thinks
that those were as badly off as he was, If
no, worse, and entertains but little hope
that any them would be picked up. As
! before observed, only the Captains boat
was furnished with a compass. aud it is
probable that all Of them were poorly pro-
vided with food and water. Tile survivor
believes that with plenty OF these the ma.
jerity Of the people in his boat eorld have
endured the cold until they were picked up.
The Germana kept strict look kout for The
oshe boats, and laid 10 during the night,
hoping TO fall in with some of them. Fail
| ing to do so, she bore away to the SOUTH vest
witt! the same object. That morning a
heavy snow storm came up and o5scurcd the
view. A bark came out of the ice at the
same time as the Germana, and is thought
to be not Improbable that sho picked up se.ne
of the boats. al = saiI1Hs a =.
The Gernania did not escape The com
i pliments of this season, During her voyage
she encountered severe storms and . great
deal of ice: and once she was hove down on
her beam ends. aaed sti8 II
/ The JOAN Ratiegv was owned by Howlanl
1 q Ridgewayad She was built in 1851, at
Baltimore, and was I ,0oS tuns burden. In
surance men say that she was o crankey
ship upon which they did not Ike to insure;
we have been unable to obtain the name Of
a single passenger. Her captain is . Cape
Cod man. The mate, Aikiason, belongs 10