The New York herald., 1871-09-08

utacns uut IL rs SOuOWhat UTdcklStt, now
ever " uid We'll enough to mako bread aud biscuit
Provisions were collected aOd pro rat,0us made 10
sen IA rs sas TIE
ing OF Saturday Inc 10Th August we set out on oar
paialui march @ and n having prooeeaea about twenty
The violence OF the storm had driven ine waves
over the beach into the lagoons and made the
water brackish. then proposed that we should
lowed by i've OF the number The others concluded
to continue on up the beach In
HOPE OF FINDING WATER
ahead. On our passage back we obtained water,
When we arrived We found our tent occupied
by the crews Of some vessels wrecked below
but had gwen out and turned back to our tsnE,
where they refreshed themselves from tho pro-
Ing we made arrangements ~ .s' with soms -, :besch-
combers," who came down 70 the coast IN the
n nSP' While sa wsso asm nss sA0Ss Ss
offered TO 60 away they would acs a.
We might be- able to reach st. JOHNS River. a' rpsS
then took us In their boats conveyed US 10 Sand
roint where we landed as ten % O'clock I. M sunday
get rid OF us. as they ~
They treated us kindly, tut they wero moro moved
by desire to get us Out OF the way than by any mo-
tves OF humanity, in bringing us 10 sand Point On
were met by Colonel Titus tue proprietor Of hotel
there. He asked US first where we came rom l
veral and that we were Obliged 10 abandon our
ship and asked him TO assist US 70 get E0rtn. He
/ told hin tnau wo had an assorted cargo Of mer.
chandise. He thon questioned me to know II any
t h tS @ up Of rooas had
been washed on shore and were lying ON
soon 20 Us ne near9 M s s S aS
would not speak OF anything else. All his attention
was was DIRECTED 70 masins arrangements to senl
hour 10 fit out the boat, anu during that time not
tine slightest attention was paid to our & wants We
were SIA Tired out, exhausted men, who presented
A MISERABLE SlGHr, r
enough to move tue hardest heart. Our feet were
swollen so that we could with difficulty stand. and
our clothes were torn. while all oI US presented
signs OF the terrible suffering We had endured for
excite the slightest reeiIng OF commiserauon IN tho
heart OF Colonel Titus, who, with calous
n'asd u n s ftSs tos 0sSsI' sna dsf e;
conduct over the plunderlng expedition. When no
mad despatched & ,he boat he Gonaescende@ 70 nonSs
bus can give you rom to sleep IN for the nighx"i
sad Very we &oone put %s anywhere eSs %
q room. with nothing but bare bedstead for fur.
niture, where we remained tor tue night
THE HOSPIrADLE COLONEL
not having offered Us blanket or other cover
ing. When ne ordered US to be shown to this sne.
early VI in the merapg TO catch The steamer at SaiI
s' S9SAssS Is Il s9s ' sss y.
E: S;'''Sssfl Ss;l 'i; i Il ss,.ss$ ;a; i,
psa dSs aeG4s Of s a%s % %s ssS N s sas
twenty mattresses and pillows which could easily
have 6een given to us without any Inconvenience
to the proprietor At first felt ike going Tor hun
and telling him exactly what thought or his con-
duct. but remembering that We had not yet break
tasted considered IL would be
BETTER TO PREsERyE SILENCE
until we had eaten our breakfast, when we would DO
more nlepMdent AZ brsaNias1 . we we met MRS rt9s US
our sunerings and the kindness and generosity she
to Us IN ne Il 1spa past ags s oon $
for the moment. On the way 10 Enterprise learned
that Colonsl Titus had had the honor
beyond the. Misssslppi' as hero. lie appears IN
the illustration on page 20. In spite OF MS gout
the Colonel s rather feared by his quiet neghbOr1
on account Of his reputation as e..f
A DKSPzRADO. -
In obedience to the hint We had received we lOfe
the COIonel's house IN the morning about seven
O'Clock. and although we did not feel much IKE
marching we were Obliged 70 ,s set ssssssn out S1
In the interior, about three miies from the
Point, We were laost warmly received ny Messrs.
CARLYLE, Harvey, Johnson, Jedster and others wn0so
names have escaped my memory but they have our
wsrmest thanks for the Kindness and humanity
shown TO us. We remained at this place Two days,
ana there mes MIR. Abbot, whoie-souled gentle-
man, who offered to pilot us across across the country:
breakfast. i : worthy g remark that q this time
our number had Increased to sixteon' part OF tho
crews Of four different vessels. l.l
nNext morning al sunrise we started semewhas
thought to reach Enterprise the st. Johns River,
which place was about ItY miles from Sand Point
roads through the swamps were very bad and nearly
ali the tne We were gura
Sometimes the water came above our knees, and In
some reached the breasts or the men,
who waded lhrouGh II with the greatest diiIcMty.
make q bridge over the deep streams winch II wes
Impossible 10 wade, aud for This purpose Mr. Abbot,
VINO was mounted, carried an axe. At Cow Creek
d.. Abbot partes, with alter giving ua ample
direction as to 0ur roale. During our whole days
march we had not met house, nor had we seen ono
living thing. s srrta Has olrI
THE oyLY SIGN or LIFE fs
We perceived was q solitary h0,ise at dtStan0A
put 20 mucn Cg our route hSt we thought better
not To approach IT,. Alter taking kindly leave Of
Mr. Apbotwe continued our route to the farm house
OF Mr. Aiken, where we were kindly received aud
kept for one dav. We were uien taken across Deep
20 ' Enterprise arriving there on Saturday,
the 26tn August Captain Brock, the proprietor
his nossi and I'd furnished a Sai wants for Ihrse days
alter whlcn he TOOK us on board OF his boat and
cevs9 cnvsyGu epe re- Sy Mr Adams CoscsCr Of Custo
who placed US IN boarding, house where
s SSE San's VI se sss Railroad sSss
gave myself and one oiaer q pass
to savannan. where we were very Wen rscoived oy
our %9 o"uanIons Ia misfortune arrived next day on
board tic steamer Nick King. passagss were
and and Mssnolia for New YORK, and wyoming fx
Philadelphia. we arrived here safely anu wish e
return thanks ia All VINO assis'eo W ios N"on
% % 'o'''' "1 LIST or SAVED.
r. A. Stevens. first oirccr.
!. w. Sides, second Oniccr.
l.. Schoneid. chief cnyineer
r. Gillespie, first assistant engineet.
Frank Farrar, first cook.
Oliver christie, seatnAu.
John smith, seaman.
Henry Terchmackor, seaman
Charles Tieizen, seafnAE f-"fH ~
Charles Freeland Tor Erebank. ssamaA
Lewis Won, messboy.
Michael Mooney. fireman.
Fred. Hovey, captain's son.
Jll4 bN4 NAMRa OF L0Sk h
H. r. hovey, captain
H. y Morgan purser.
Amos Ror.spIck second assistant eng1no0.
George RO hers, third assistant onIinooa
William Payne steward.
Martin Ratigan, second steward. li t
Alfred Windust second cook. H t t'iIt HFf
Ihar,os CAilili, messniau. t,l
Martin Powers, seaman. f