Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-01-03

the skull was broken open, the brains
taken out, and cooked. We then got
fair wind, but as we got round point,
we had the wind very fresh off shore;
we could hardly manage the boat; at last
we drove on to an island some ways out
at sea we got the boat under the lee of
it; but the same night we had large
hole stove into her. Being unable TO
haul her up, we stayed here eight days;
it was on this island they tried to murder
me.
The third day we stopped here, I was
out as usual picking berries, or anything
| could find to eat, Coming in CHANGED
to pick up mushroom. brought it in
with me, also an armful of wood to keep.
While kneeling down to cook the mush-
room, | received heavy blow of club
from Joseph Fisher, and before l could
get on my feet | got three more blows.
| then managed to get on my feet, when
Samuel Fisher got hold of my right arm;
then Joseph Fisher struck me three
more blows on the arm. l somehow got
away from them, and being half crazy, l
did not know what to do. They made
for me again; kept begging of them
for Gods sake TO spare my life; but they
would not listen to my cries. They said
they wanted some meat, and were bound
to kill me. had nothing could defend
myself with but smalknife this Iheld
in my hand until they approached me.
Samuel Fisher was the first to come to-
wards me he bad large dirk knife in
his hand his cousin was coming from
another direction with club and stone.
Samuel came on and grasped me by the
shoulder, and had his knife raised to stab
me- / then raised my knife and stabbed
him in the throat he Immediately fell,
and then made step for Joe, but he
dropped lis club and went up to where
the rest were. | then stopped down to
see if Samuel was dead; he was still
alive; | began to cry; after a little
while the resttold me to come up--they
would see there was nothing more done
to me. had received four deep cuts in
the head one Of the fellows dressed
them for me, and washed the blood off
my face. Next day Samuel Fisher
died bis cousin was the first enc to cut
him up; his body was used up the same
rs my unfortunate shipmate's.
After while we managed to repair
the boat, and left the island. We ran
in where we thought was mainland. but
/ it proved to be an island here we left
the boat and proceeded on foot, walking
about one mile day. At last we reach
ed the other side Of the island in about
four days; then put back again to the
boat. 1t took US four days to get back.
When we got there we found the loaf
stove very bad since we left her. We
tried to get around the island in her, but
she sunk when we got into her; we then
left her and went back again to the
other side Of the island, to remain there
until we should die or be picked ND.
We ate our belts, boots and sheaths, and
a number of bear and seal skin articles
we had with US. To add to our misery
it commenced to rain, and kept up for
three days it then began to snow. In
this miserable condition we were picked
up by boats crew oC Esquimaux on
the ooh Of September and brought to
Okoke on the Sd day of October. The
missionaries did all that lay in their pow
er to help US along, and provided US with
food and clothing, then sent US on to
Main, whore we met "tho DOCTOR" (Da-
yis) who was picked up three DAYS before
we were. He reported that his compan-
ion died, and told many false stories af-
ter he was picked up"
The above thrilling narrative has the
air Of romance rather than reality, and
some Of the circumstances appear very
improbable, but as the Ansel Gibbs,
which arrived at New Bedford on the
18th Of last November, reported the de-
sertion of seven of her crew, with a
whaleboat in the Arctic regions, at the
date above given, the main facts of the
story are doubtless true. The misguid-
ed seamen suffered fearfully in conse-
quence of their folly.
Gro. f. TRAIN ON MASON AND SLI--
DELL. Mr.. George f. Train, being in