Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-10-15

o'clock. when she disappeared entirely.
Dur;ng Sunday, as near ~ Mr.. Dawson
% able to recollect. two Of the persons
on Che rail- sank down exhausted,
Drowned and hoated of into the ser. -
Thn l;ghtened the raft sufficiently to|
enable Il to hear Mr.. Dawson, who got
upon the raft with the others During
the day several passengers sustained.
with lile preservers foated past them,
and. were hailed. The most usual ques-
t;on was, whether they had anything to
eat or drink, and the answer was always
81 negative. il. Turing Sunday night
naahiags ofimpor4anca~isa0spisad sfastass'
then an occasional, conversation. turning
upon their probabilities. Of rescue =
Their sufFerings for the want Of water
became here intolerable, and continued
to increase. ~ II, ana ...st .a.s aaasaa ~
4. Ii was On Wednesday, Mr. Dawson
thinks, that dog-fish weighing several
pounds jumped on tho raft and vas 90
cured. His skin and meat wese 20
tough that they could hardly cut or eat
Il, and they satisfied themselves by mas
ticaa;ng . small quantity Of it. Tho
next day II was more teu0er, and Il was
soon eaten, on Thursday morning only
';rant and Dawson were left on the raft,
but SOON after they 6oated near pas
senger ~ho was supporting himself on =
plank. He swan to the raft. and tie
two assisted him on board. His chris
tian name !. was Frank, and he had 4
large ring On his finger marked F. B.
Frank, however, was exhausted he hav-
ing foatcd on the plank for four days
and half, and he too soon became de-
lirous. His companions tried 10 cheer
him up, but. 90 intense were his suffer
ings, that he was nnmindfni Of their en-
coura cling words, and he soon after laid
himself down and died. By this time
Daws"n's sufIerings had become 80 ter
rible that he too would for the time give
up 70 disp"ndeocy, and he said to Nj
Grant: "For Gods sake, Aleck, look
out and see If you can sec anything. >
Mr.. Grant looked, and discovered in the
distance boat with m oar raised, or
whice was a coat. 1t was determined
that Mr. Grant should swim for it. law.
syn tied a life-pre erver around Grant
waist and he swim from the wreck. The
distance was SO long, he was some time
in reaching the boat. But after it was
Preached, Mr.. Grant and Mr. Tice rowet
to tho sraft.an took Mr.. Dawson OF
board. Immediately after he s,ripp-t
himselfto dry,. but be- took Mr. Tice' :.
advice, which was to tie his handker
chief about his head and kept con
stantly wet. On Saturday their suffer
ing. were appalling. They had los
their sense Of hunger. but their thirs
created indiscribable torture. On Sun
day morning the appearance Of . brig
Cor time. enlivened their hopes--b0
she did not see them, and stood on he,
course, the dreary prospect Of resco'
only added To the horrors Of their posi-
,ion. Dnring Sunday snisAt Ar y D.v'
Ieon lay IN tie bottom q the boAt, wen
ing that death might relieve him frDa
suffering; and 10 render their pnsitiOl
the more terJJiilb5s The swell would hreal
over them every few minutes. Monday
however, brought them within sight Q
the brig Macy. Grant and Dawson
took the oars and rowed, and after !,
great efF"rt, in which Dawson twic'
gave up in dispoir, but renewed again
they were seenby the brig and broug h
on sboard.4-Ch;eagt Tribune. - !.