The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-22


p'rces OF the wreck dr,lt,d past he watched
them ciosey 10 SIC if they would afford hi,r
any relief For mon,en, his hopes rallied
A few yards distant he thought ha saw Z
wicker flask floating On thc swell. II,
scnlti to it aud sceur,d il, ouly how ever,
10 be- disappointed ror The cork hal be-
come looscncl, and in place of anything to
stack his furious thirst MAS \ Gw sls,onMls
OF salt water. Nigh, came upon the wan
dercr, and exhausted he He'll into mn nuau,et
slc,p, Which continued till ncai morning.
With the dawn o. Wednesday. Mr. rcc
saw only %a and sky. and M day he had
10 encounter the raslngs ot hunger and
thirst and the discomfort Of hot suu and
the aight only a,lorucd hlm the relic, al |,
disturbed doe.
bat lhursda,. il i atlonied no rciici for
hod,ly Suffering, relieved ms mind from The
mono,"ny Ut his position. About O'Clock
he discovered something IN the distance.
lie took an ear and Sru,d in that direction
and as he approached it he saw il Was a
pace u the WRECK, on whirh VI rcrwo ucn.
When within mile Of them. QUE Jumped
overheard and swan to the boat. aud about
II o'clock Mr. Tee helped him in he
proved 10 be- Alexander Grant. one OF the
fircmrn IT the stcamcr, who had been nearly
tive days Heat nv about on piece cf the
hurricane deck The two then rowcd 10
the piece Of The wreck and took on board
teorg" W Dawson, a colurrl mau " hp was
u Passenger from California bv the Sonora
aud Central America They hA the ,cnd
tn,lk At 4
as they departed. That day and night they
were drl'"i along 10y the Wind aud current,
Aitcr having briefly related their experience
- RI, The SHk-Es, a, IL ~t-'~ l. s1r," fiji i'm,
silence. onl, occasionally brohua hy Mlg.
gt~i'on winch some one ,uight make ~ 90
their prospect al rescue.
Friday m,d Saturday brought with them
no hopes oi succor they had ceased 10
hunger, bat their desire iur waicr knew no
bounds. But. With oonlricn, belief that
they would not long remain thus th,y mn.
ln'lly encouraged each Other and han my
passed - week since thn steamer sanh ~ the
midst o: scenes which wouli make any lu,
tbr Mon'coi d SPAR, thy entered upon the
eight, day Of Their experience aud tho night
s.tlcl upon them with dim hope ofros,ae
on thc morrow
"n sunday morning their hopes wcra
ehtl'd About O'Clock sail was seen
IA tn northeast. standing iof the south
They s,l2cd ti',r oars and pulled tot he
vessel a ior, and AIT echooncr .,ni when
ne1r>t her, sho wa not more than two
miles distant. But the distance, began 10
incrrssc, and III two or three hours fiona The
,imc they were ovcrloy,d a, her appearance,
She Was out 81 then sight, and onrr more
ihtlr -pliits. 'nr u moment 20 bnoyuni ~
hNri and for n time a feeling Of despair
ioi.owrd
Daylight on MONDAY morning showed
nothing ia encourage hope l.u, for The
first time N over eight days their thirst for
water was to be slnked brisk shower oi
rain BEGAN 10 ialI. and while the pal ani
pan were It's Il to catch n few spponins. 'lcy
opened ihclr mouths for few scattered dru,a
that CHANGED To- fall upon their pnrrhcd ani
swollen tongues, They caught IN the pan
md pail about quart Of water. but 80
great were their ply sicnI safl'iinRs that the
water afforded them M Immediate nllcl
itnt another and greater hoto was nov 10
be- fralrz'd than their drqrc for water
Hardly had III y drark The las, drop which
h'rl l"en thus fiowcrcd upon them. when
the rboHr l,asA'j over tbcm,aiid u lev miles
defiant ih'y saw "A bfis strsrlng directly To-.
ward. them, before "a light hrctze Etuu
her 'op-hjls were uulurIrd and scl. and she
came towards il,oin none rnyadiy Gran,
and Dnas0n took tho oars and commenced
"a fpw. They wcrr nj weakened from sat
ioruI, and 1t IL doib'fui whether their Ct
iufi. Htr" 81 much osai. ~ moving The boat
But u vas struggle FOR iiie---a he, rfp,i
10 -"yr theIf I'co- II tbcj faded now, Moth
iae bal despair VAS len them Bat they
wffr 7on ~ h,il from She brig waa WAITED
o,er The wa"-' TO their ears. they pulled more
ii#u saviour
ln "A r1pmrht The t,plt aas unar the yrS
sr's SIDE IN 'lfGSr 1li and caught 10,
~. ruinciaicd Survivors in The boat, Which
~ ,"ti"kiY .h,i,3' .d .'pi % e.. .f.",soii,e
itI".Jes u,rr .pYdi their iyrfns. aui they
ai ppm ih d,ct, 'lgd,i days and ,wce,
hour after H.. mixing II The s',annf
They l,"nd ,'"n.cl,-s 90 hoard 81" Biii
lsh hfg May opt ~tearr, Of brocnpck
scotland, lrosp t4i'I,uaN 10 tork. fop'
aiaatf Lad uai' ,r3pHfItipry ~ r',e,yc
81. II f.T4 auI.t b Gt..,r.-rrd ;htm -
to- 'aA'a@ tnsp into 'hr raun 30 81
tret r'o'hiuH md yav' ils'ia sip oi sinr
ap1 afterwards rnteI ard grarl, gr'iaaiiy
iss. ~ tbt- am"ani from I'm" - liHn
uaHH ll.'.r hunger .hl iI.fG wa Statistic
Star ih"v hni io'.n e,'t 81 he Mary
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