The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-16


Captain, Mate, Man, and BOy-state.
ment of Armstrong, the Survivor.
From the Lonaon Times, September 2.
The Mary Blake from Antigua. has arrived In the
river, wi, h a seaman named Andrew Armstrong on
schooner-rgged boat called the John T. Eoro, which
John r. Ford was about two and a half tons and of
less size than the Red White and Blue, but, unlike
being'more OF a whale,boat, Her dimensions were
eSes aGes egh feet % bes So ee six e9
depth of ho9. She was the joint property OF the
three others Citizens Of Baltimore took gr eat
interest in the success % $50 Of the 9 o Paris ri
S sS short pS Of n0 ws aS of on her be % s Of 9eH
and one of ner hands leaving Armstrong, VINO is
fisherman Joined her. and on the morning of the 10th
boats, which escorted her out to sea. Meeting with
choTed at Devils island til p NJ, OF the 18th, when
she had to shift to get better shelter in the eastern
following Tuesday, the 22d, and at A. NJ. pro-
ceeGed % on t1e e Hoyage' ' TLh t9e wlRa az So1nwes
anchor the banks of Newfou aud went along
They then experienced very heavy weather the wind
being from the north The boat iabored and shipped
Their @ SEEhes dry M or n have any & s & Indeed @ there
cTamped position, so that two Of the hands were
On the 2Sth OF July they spoke ship belonging to
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The wind was then strong
on the 29t6 the boat being under foresall shipped
heavy sea and capsized. She rlghted in about
the stores and clothes Armstrong states that their
e hs@ yf odeTae and wind
north. O'Clock in the afternoon spoke barque
II little bread They eoH not supply sny
but gave them bottle Of rum and some tobacco =,
On the 5th, at four O'Clock in the afternoon, the
wind was strong at southwest and there was heavy
She rghled almost Immediately: but unfortunately
they lost all their stock of oil and the principal part
distress sunerDg as they were severely from cramp
on the sth they spoke ship belonging TO Liverpool
bound 10 Quebec, and obtained pply OF bread and
hausted their small stock of oil and had no light for
ey 6e @ S or 6e eas s 20 any % 1894
all the internal fittings of the boat to burn, and pro-
on the 18th Of August they spoke barqne bound to
with little bread aud rev candles Taen they en-
countered very heavy weather, wind from southwest
on Monday the 18th, wind south-southwest they
being northeast about thirty miles distant At half
past ten p. M heavy sea struck the boat and turned
in to obtain light, the ballast shifted, and all
on Poa66 @ were @ t9T0Wn INTO % me S@a sea- 90 tho to hands
struggled TO get ON her, until the lad (Murphy) got
hd Ma 50 seSed the that Eg a ad Ss
managed to keep hold Of her. The craft continued
in this position, two of the hands on her mast
and two on the side of the keel. They remained in
washed off and on by the heavy Seas and at hapast
II A, NJ. on the following day they observed brig
they We're all c6eered with the hopes of Speedy relief
them hoisted Dutch coiors, and stood away without
Offering them the least assistance.
About an hour after this the mate, John Shanny,
asked Armstrong to pray for him, They all prayed
together for time but often Interrupted by
the heavy seas washing or the other of them off
The ears of the mate were then noticed swell very
much and his eyes protruded; he shook bands with
his companions and kissed his wifes likeness, which
he had about him. He then became greatly excited.
and bit the captains thigh. The captain pushed him
9ntb 9ont bite U1 me The mate Then el back of the boat
into ae SeVen eoeK NJ Se Edward Murphy
asked Armstrong TO make him in some way fast, and
he was secured by his belt He not in that posi-
ton long before the sea swept him away and he
perished, and afterwards the captain and the sur
vyor, Armstrong, were washed or The captain
cried out "God help my poor wife and family" and
After great exerton Armstrong succeeded in re-
gaining the boat, but he often swept off by the
which dashed the craft the succeeding wave
clnging 20 The bottom of the boat until o'clock In
the morning of the 23d when the ship Aerolite cap
tain Aneyne, of Liverpool, hove In sight and seeing
he held up. bore down to his aid and picked him up
When taken on board he was very much exhausted
and almost insensibe nom the want of food and ex
posure He also much Injured about the legs and
other of his body through being dashed often
against the boat. AS may be imagined, his sutternga
| were most severe during the long period he was
much from imbbing salt water. he Kept chewing q
piece of an old tobacco pouch which, he says at times
| brought some mosturetO his parched throat.
He was fallen in with in latitude 40 deg, min
| north longitude deg. SO min, west
| On board the Aerolite he treated with every
kindness, but for which he believes he must have
died On the following day. the oath, he was trans
| ferred 10 the schooner Mary Blake Captain Brown
| OF Brixham, from Antigua on board which he was
| In the West India Dock the American Consul pro
vided the necessary accommodation for him at the
Sailors Home in Well street. and in few days hC
will be forwarded to his native place in America
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