The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-06

SpaiTS ana exposure 10 eALIeLue COAu'
Some became violent and threatening
in their conduct, and we had to use
force with certain of them, and gradu-
ally we got them Gained down. Early
on Thursday morning a child, I'VE
years of age, died and shortly after
ward its mother expired. Another child
took lock.jaw, and died also. The
bodies were thrown overheard: Inc
effect on the survivors was very visible.
All this time we were making slow
progress toward the Irish coast. The
torn tarpaulin had been mended in the
best fashion we could, and served in a
kind Of way for lugsatl.
Provisions and water were now given
in small quantity. One OF the barrels
of biscuits was found to be much soak
ed with sea water, and one of the fresh
water casks had leaked half of its con-
tents. We had to disregard the appeals
for drink, and the consequence was
that several seamen among the rest
took to quenching their thirst with salt
water, III spite OF our circumstances.
This was continued until a number got
perfectly mad. Walter McFarlane,
fireman, was one of those who persist
ed in taking salt water, and his con-
duct became so dangerously outrageous
that he had to be tied to the bottom. He
died inLthis state. On Friday morning
we had sailed $50 miles. The tarpaulin
SAIL ndu RlVeu way NAH uOHeA thoS
and as often mended, and on the whole
the boat had gone very we'll. This day
the infant died.
Our situation had become miserable
in the extreme. The sea was breaking
over the bOatin clouds of spray, wet
ting every one to the skin, and all were
sitting in pools of water. There wos
nothing now to cover the women, as we
had used everything for sails. Cramp
had seized all of us more or less, and
our legs and hands were greatly swell
ed, and consequently, very painful.
The fresh water was so scarce that less
than pint had to serve four persons
for day. and provisions were equally
scanty. Some of US were raving and
violently mad. A woman died as the
evening closed in, but the fact wa0not
noticed at the time, and the body was
still in the boat when the greatest OF all
our calamities occurred.
About eleven o'clock heavy wave
struck the boat, and those on board in
their drowsy condition falling suddenly
in a mass on the lee side, she went over
and all were left struggling in the wat
err The boat tloated upwards, and
Reilly managed to struggle up and seat
himself on the keel. He assisted Blair
to get up, which the latter did with
some difficulty, as drowning passen-
ger had laid hold OF his leg. Reilly then
shake himself clear OF some one cling
ing to his foot. No others got hold OF
the boat, though several were heard for
a time shouting or swearing as they
swum about in the darkness. One
poor soul had got under the boat and
he was heard for nearly half an hour.
He was apparently holding on by the
thwarts and breathing the air which
had been inclosed when the boat rolled
over, or which reached him through the
chinks OF her timbers.
About twelve o'clock a heavy sea
struck the boat, and the three who were
sitting astride of the keel were again
immersed in the water. Blair was the
first to recover his position, and by his
assistance the other two were brought
up on the boat. The sail was
floating alongside, and we got hold
OF the ropes attached to the mast; and,
watching for favorable opportunity,
managed by pulling upon the ropes
TO get the boat righted. She was, OF
course, full of water, and we baled her
at first with fiat pieces of wood, and af-
forwards with two tin cans which we
found attached to the thwarts. At
length, by hard labor, we got her clear.
Everything was lost out OF the boat ex-
cept one oar, the mast, the tarpaulin
sail, and the yard, and we were thus
left without provisions or water.
When daylight broke we again made
sail upon the boat as we'll as we could,
and again steered our course to the
eastward, with favorable wind.
BY Sunday evening we were begin
ing TO get down.hearted. We saw n
sail-the first we had seen-but she did
not observe US, and darkness shortly
afterwards closing in we had no light
with which to attract attention. We
were downcast at this, but about six
O'Clock we were suddenly cheered by
seeing light to the eastward, which
turned out to be from Tory Island
Lighthouse.
The next day they ran their boat
ashore in Mulroy Bay, but in landing,
their limbs were so swollen that it was
impossible for them to move, and they
had 10 be taken in charge by the in
habitants. Only three reached the
land-Davles, Blair, and Reilly.