, 1872-11-23
THE LOST MISSOURI,
One of the Missing Boats Of
the Steamer Heard
From.
Suferings Of the Survivors in Their At
tempt to Find Land.


HAVANA Nov. I.-The steamship Moro Cae-
tla arrived to-day from New York ria Nassau 18th
inst: She brings news Of the safety of another
OF the boats Of the l1-fated steamship Missouri,
and that John Freaney, First Assistant En-
neer David 4 North, Thi1d Assistant Engineer,
Charles Sinclair, oi1er, and Charles Conway:
fireman, who survived almost incredible suffer-
ings, were st Nassau, and will 1eave for New
: York on the rettrrn trip Of the moro CASTLE
r.. following statement from Frecney is pub
:. - '29, ~ the Nassau Times: ...
II: 9<e:>~+opped frequently, during the trip,
owing tor*.fo :. ming of her boilers. The 1ce
originated ar~.'27k = boilers. nc at oncs ta~
can to play the ~ IN the donkey engine
but soon found it wa>> navsiling, and t:o Gap
tain ordered the boats to be lowered AL W.
confusion, and at the attempt to lower the hrsc
boat, thirty persons jumped into her, ou.., oc-
ing to the acknowledgement OF thu dayits, o..
end fell into tho SEQ, the other remaining hang
ine in the air. All except Freancy and a!S--
others, owing to the rolling OF the sllp In tce
heavy sea, let go, and were washed INTO 1ae sea-
Nine c1ung to the boat until some person OIL
board the ship cut the daSits, and tbs poa:-
which filed with water, went free OF the ship.
We saw boat, bottom upward, with two 1leo
clinging to the keel; threw them line, and
talked while with them; wanted them 20 come
and Join us, but they considered their pos11lon
better than ours, and refused. One Of our man
ioined the two, and one Of the two swan over to
Us, being one Of the saved.
We met A1r. Culmer's boat, and asked him to
admit us, We being in sinking condltlon, but
Cu1mer refused, saying that they had enough on
board. We told hum his boat could hold more
Culmer threw Us bucket, and TIC tried inefec-
tually to bail our boat. Cnlmer steered toward
Abaco. We had four oars. At nishtfal We pull
ed back toward the steamer, hoping the ire
would prove beacon, and that some passing
vessel might pick us up. We came within hair
q mile Of the Missouri. About in the evening
the steamer disappeared suddenly.
We then put our boat before the wind On
the second and third days re we're still before
day We s,w q vessel come within o mile OF us-
We shouted and hoisted our clothing, but were
Unable to attract attention, and the vessel
hoisted sail and steered away. On the fourth
day one Of os5 ators crew h,rin@ G,eo' hecoma ana
crazy, Jumped overheard The boat was
always full of water and ourselTes sit
ting waist deep. On the fifth morning
another man died we we're still before the
Wind. That evening Was calm, anu ne succeeoeo
in bailing the boat with two mats, crazy man
having thrown the buckets o7erbosrd: From
three ife-prezervers we made small sail, raised
it, and steerel south. but our exhaustion was SO
great that re could do but little. OH the sixth
and seventh days our situation vas uaenanged- 1a
ed in landing at Powel's Cove, near Abaco, III
the evening, We had ea.en and drank nothing
since leaving the snip, and laid Gown Oh the
beach in q horrible condition. After 3 time OF
rest on shore, We gathered strength to reach
some deserted houses, and found spring OF
fresh water. We lay huddled together al night.
On the ninth day he found 3 few tomatoes,
which ne boiled, having found matches and &
not in one Of the houses. This produced little
strength, and We launched boat and t1ied to
reach the mainland, but failing ne returned to
Powells Cove, sleeping there. The ne1t1noEnlng
ne made final effort to reach the mainland, but
we're SO exhausted that We we're hardly able to
stand, and then laid down near the boat in d
diving condition. Shortly afterward We saw q
small sloop cruising near the island We hoist
ed some clothes on oars, and asain laid down
on tie beach. 4 SOD Of William Curry vas on
board lie sl2op, and SEW the signal Immediately.
Curry came to our 1sslue, and took said landed
Us on Green Turtle Key, where we renalne1
seven days. Four days afterward re reaenol
Nassau, The American Consul at Green Turtlo
Kew and Nassau treated us kindly. "
K1sasroS. n. Y, Nov. 22.-Ihird Assistant
Engineer North, Of the steamship Missouri, 1lo
Intelligence Of whose safety Was received 1sola
Havana tonight, Was resident of Rendoa1, =
7. His wife has been almost overwnelnsd E-.sl
grief at her husbands supposed loss, aud her
feelings On receiving the information Tonight *
his safety can better be imagined than cs-
scribed.