, 1869-07-23
4 SHIP BURNED At SEA.
supposed LoAs 0f Slxty-One l.Iycs-
AnsTexinEs OF tho snrvivorN-lnhu.


sasTexinEs Of the survivorn-lnhu.
nnuity.
In March Lust tho British ship D,ue jacket was
burned ut sen, Will. on her Hay from New Zea-
land to Engl1hd- Tut Of sixty y-nlne persons On
Ihe London iIf1aI. publishes de fouoxi1a ictter
and dated ut roFt Stanley, Falkland lslanls April
"1 will tell you Fhar has happened on board
the Eluc Jackes sf1ee she left u tutton Up to the
ttiLc she NEE burned. We icit LINT port FeosuAIy
Twelve second catln, and sesea chldrcn III Jouux.
and tteWhsdekh Ut LII sa.oon. U! The passengers
;1s,s Tsds sx Eeu ssa txo q ~ Salasea .ste
Total nuu1bcE Ut rcuple ua boa1d, 411tJ.tKp, and
sc'cn chslircn. rlcre waa llttle sea-slckuGAa II
eood ra1Faee to tMe iIor1 ia twenty dase On tds
sth Vi March We passed the Falkland Islands In
BGhi little t1ieAtnIh2 ut that tsMc tLat till nIace
would be our Erfuss osfefs long.
!" 1]ui on The Tuesday following thcrc waB =
sccnc ttI1t never wIsEl ~ view agru. About
tlalt pass enc !l 1le afternoon smoke rAs sorn IL
xu1,IK cut Vi tho totg hatchvRy. We well knew
What MA Tho 1uatter, anl in about ten minutes
tlulc there was d Koud supply Vt wattr being
rln. c'l hpoii It. 1lcse were ho flunts, tut rcty
ususe h'nuks etisinK A. hooh ~ The captain saw
!llat It WIN likrlJ u trotr scruus, III TOLL MI.
Wlhiuh u get the yacht Bluug aud rruvts,untti
ufiA t.aly fur rOIhg utvr t.s sldu tllcl1 tho swo
i'ttf,oh!s w;te got reat, for lowering. eni rEo.
hflUttDh1 HaL While all ltLs "As proceeding the
ruErt we're ELL KEPT xpltss.. e'ctf ouo Uor.iug
lut tia lie,
1t happened to hc very due Afternoon: cye,Y.
Thing was tssng d1ue IL fkt!hGassfi the fire. arid
altulit clvck WI tliunghi w wuuh yet tho trter
nn NJ T. H. ~ 1%t s PIT. ou'
IT, ntl little after sllEt night. 1t Walch tlt,,,,
t rnn!s TINT Ncse III tI+ Iosr ps.t hfl caught ure
and III ten iaHHt* attef tho uhatr Ut tte ftrt,.
raRtls u III blaLe. TlIcu uut fAte nri.entet,
Etnlel.
rAEr ApMFT,
HThe es,l"f u Ha sisrn ~ Eet The racht pref the
Ht1t, heh Nn4 tlHIi" will great Risk If lInlps rs
there was nasty ses tuHBfhg, tut rhe was tut
usrr all tnI.. I'ciuro lowering hef ilto Inc rs;rr
Ms Eel tl.r Tnne1l ani rt'Itlstn lhtn mr. al hatc,
fhctl tuwpfft hrr: inter wfttcfl The remaining urs-
fthrera gnl II, the Tire IN the tnfat,ttne wv1kEnr
III sef{ fat'r. n the tnfs iiie.tont there we1e
Mr Williams slfi hfs watcn. IN The startuar l"at
s!r. Uell mil III watch. ! waa IN III" garht, TIN
Htter fthts I'LL thu Fhflt ttle hefurn us. ivt No
rhult MT prevail nlfa, !tIs taFtA.n tnr srIre tne
tnhate tjIe s1,lr, nu1 s4o uns think hn wUtii
tlar irf Gf II le ha1 upt rfJnlt4e'i The Id lips
tint he wunll lake rqfre uf ttnul. liz saIi h.
tlIi mi lIhr t.. lrbte N" "l't uhlr.
."fa, nr,ru ara! atrl 'ltntuI t1eat NJ tl,e eAip,
AHH' MI !mHr nitt Mt lH t'ls luttlnsat III uvsf
t'a tl'it half 81 i'qar attat~s,I4 thn HAM at,l
t,lfft f"llt"Fll III rsHnrn. with 4 ,ust r,,alt'
TIM trssr4 wta iiHt II tish aou III tjBhpa ~ W.
Atled"la e'p1 ttailu! FIIht 70 nlItes4. Wa Antd
nsa At" tile ~" hnt Is:Af 'ltwll sHluf tll Ihufr
has iii aihh tnk. t.nat ,tai thrla ma s1pa t,xy,u
AH'1 Mf. williams fatl'" ~ l",aI,t lln }knhl
li,lva lanlu ruIukl.t.ltr, il ,,n tyss na ''t t,;u
apIah l"'I lhn III NJ, IN HE llaIa l,tAt aIni Mr
4IlluIlIs Fu ala, III lin fa.nl, rnliI alter tA1E
Ws trl, nHringr ai nght by ais 81 Ia ia,t.T"s Mt4"s
WAIrtl Wal hGhl 4pu.rtI nuW a!nt ttieIl, NnXf
.!Ioa Iu lAu ulheE tn u t4,al4 we1a we'll keaIl thu
i1tt4" ~a4 .1ill l'tcftsng, Atd III Two 4ura ti1nu
i nEstVE Am 1sur4lK TREATMENT
"1hrse WA light hreett. ind Iit1lB after II
No u! fot thu nu!llrut tutRut uns weakness au,
|'a!n ah Jumped a1'. Mil thctb was lark beu1.
i'm down upon us; "o HeEr aoon a1onR~h'G OF hug,
helpless !. chil,irs. torzo. . .ei you that w
.iai ba,sI ttlrr. itoxcs u gold froul ihs nhlp,
vAmc, clo,UQo. When he found WI uaA gui Iu
provisions ntld wafer, tnt wiz Knew not how Y long
Svu would have t0 fp III tho loat bcfore VIZ weru
picked up os reache., laud We waited thcso soInu
losing The fatr winf, so NC nskcd Sir. Hell II he
wAs RMng TO walt auy iohEer. He saId No.
Stsh tnat ~ snsTcr re boosted cur sail anu atattct
tnUSGd. Wc Btll Wcnt On. but during tEp n!ght
The wind shifted round right dead Myainst us, so
w slrsrtd for The nlnn land - II WAS inrosst'Ee
u Tie boats after TINT
DEATH IN ApoAr,
"Incfc WtTc 1flccr Of US ID ono boat: there
he yacht, atii the rest with Mr. BELL scco paa,r.
have NJ doubt luther worll1 rccoGcCt tho brown I
log that Mr. - had. II Vas ID our btht six |
'9,s a1,sT H.. ts sp ke T. drank tns
he commencement Of The horrors OF n caataway
TN. We Ct thc hoya out of tho tmo aic! through
l1,nking ;, kS,t wa;ss We manascd to keep
soula get It. Ito WAS out Of his mind afout
lcrcn ,Innra before he died. We buried the poor (
yc rca the buriai tesv,cc for tic deli a. scs III
p ss:s sas t =, @ tSe vii Of Go IL r. pra,e u; to
ce death staring III tnc face. bay after dir no
md. no vessel. f1tc days utter tho boz d!cd va
rllow t!cd .roul n,ter debility md Oil ngr. Tnc
aspenter, who was nue. tall ,uau, over VIZ feet,
LEI trom p. ustnk'ng @ Eat water. They we're buth
IN fur Or I've Children, 10 t.louro thtlr loss'
70 tfnsR Rfler another man tIl"l rartng mad,
'souRh sals water: ho WAS the healshlest.lvoUhg
I'm III the boat.
"1hcEc were two others THE sa!lmakcr aud ono
eaman} our Of their mind. We expected thcy
o1la E. te go!ng % ct my moment Next day
rouGht us there to breathe our last; wc had
which vas ono aaEdlnc, some hjscut
r. M to t9 e, c 81. water
} tell you thai, atout ten DAYS after lravlnH inc
lir, ouf 1ect becanlc 80 pninfnl WITH fFpsi bitc
"a: re- has, to e.: our boots or The rain ~,
tnk ealt wafer to put end to ny IlIr. for v1st
tth the hunger, the thirst. and The paln In 1ny /
QeAlt$ Wcul lIhIf Ia I&C@4 unG AFTERNOON Tor |
few huuts, was UAt Of INF mind; thcr ali salI
ry thought should ~ OF After We had had
'eattasr. all the rrnvtsons we had leit wns d
nall n'x ot satdlnes. plenty Of fl'olled brenl and
,ont snr Eatipl VI wntcr.
" Mr. WIlIInlnR did not make any sITn to come [
tU hia 1,oat GRRfn, NJ wnrn the tAptAtp gnse ps
e &C ur.e tn tns Fslk'and 1RLAnf1s we went OF. 10
{ II epukl pick the other boat np before |
e could Bee her. tic yacht wAs Out o! sight.
hetl NC GAINS IN to the Feeond Mates boat, nc |
in lpwtreh our sails at,d h0sc tn, fur the 1acht
Ect lp Il, ia again. While NC were Whiting
mad ii'nher, rhIcs toks'~test nf a1ft u.lAfter
ruun1 Ut preserved D1eai, b terf few dts pf
@cuis n hich hai got spoiled With salt water
ming Into the bohtt, and not quite two gtllB Af
aler. We hah pretty good enppty Of
hHtis, RHH NO Rtantea also, and chasned them |
,Nn-Incn that wcre not ah.e ts llt, 1s1unli
e Epaa ans life We juEt got sufficient iooti
ketp us nfttr. AMI that WAS alL We'll, tiless
antlt wCsr tho nearest place. The A1fnlRhty
cssnti M with fair Wtnh. We arrive.i mrs oi,
. annfAI. The Captain Rn1 passenger he hal
tt1 hin lTcnt IN ehute ansl trportei that he h8j
keh up Funr Nrectett Raf1rre, anil fr.lfr whst !
ernli snhkc nut We hsf1 mur}err.s eterr ute |
tpArft, Ind thef set nfe n thr shin AMI tstet,
e Rn,l anti left her. When the foc{)r came on
art fe rfherrh the Iftbs Ia he saket MI mud ~
Ee III riRrtY bf Win. Next 1aJ {Nnr,iAt} We
.tf NJ tt,,nati M sb"S" nbb ss,H lntp tugse4, !
nfr t fnfthrft srnss tell 3ui that isrr. ftE,tu
u IN HaEd The tAttt 1eAslhF eight Ut m IL tell
+ lair.
y NothInH tlns hFeb hrht,, II ttc h.her ts,s.s"
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THE POWELL EXPEDITION,