New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-23
OCEAN MISERIES.

FOUR SURVIVORS FROM THE MISSOURI Dis
ASTER RESCUED AFTER EXTRAORDINARY
SUFFERNGS.
NINE MEN ESCAPE IN ONE OF TIE LIFE-BoATs
Five OF THEM DIE OR BECOME INSANE
AND JUMP OvERBOARO-THE OTHERS LIVE
EIGHT DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR DRINK
THEIR FINAL ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
HAVANA, Nov. 2l.-The steamship MORO Castle
arrived to-day from Ncw-YoIk via Nassau Nov. IS.
She brings news Of the safety Of another OF tho
boats of the Inflated steamship Missouri, and that
John Freaney, first assistant engineer; David A.
North third assistant engineer Charles Sinclair,
oer, and Charles Conway, fireman, who survived
almost incredible suAerings, were at Nassau, and
will leave for New-York the return trip OF tho
MORO Castle. Tho following statement from Mr..
Freaney is published in The Nassau lines
The ship stopped frequently during the trip owing TO
the foamng OF the boilers. JAe Ere originated around
the boilers, We at began 10 play the hose from tho
donkey engine. but found IL unayaiiing, and
the captain ordered tho boats launched All confu
SION and at tho attempt lower the first boat 30 per
Sons jumped into her, but owing 10 the mis-
management OF the dayIts one end fell into Tie
sea, the other remaining hanging In the air. Az except
myself and eight others, owing to the rolling
Of the ship in the heavy sea. let and were washed
into the Nine chung to the boat until some person
on board the ship the dayits, AMI the boat which
filed with water. went free Of the shin. We saw boat
bottom upward with two clnging &C the kel tnrew
them line, and talked while with them; wanted them
to come and Join US bat they considered heg position
better than ours and refused One OF Joined the
two and one Of the two 10 u. being one Of
the saved. We met Mr. Culuers boat and asked
him TO admit Us as we were IN sinking condition. but
Cumer refused, saying that he had enough on board
We told him ls boat could hold more. Gunner tire"
US bucket, and tried incidentally 10 bail or boat
Gunner steered toward Abaco. We had four oars. AZ
nghtfa pulled back toward tho steamer hoping tho
FIRE would prove beacon and that passing vessel
might pick up. We came within half nile OF the
Missouri. About o'clock IN the evening the steamer
disappeared suddenly. We then put boat before tho
wind
"On the second and third days We were sill before
the wind and suffering terribly; on the latter day
we saw a vessel come within milo OK Us we shcutcd
and hoisted clothing, but were unable 20 attract
attention and the vessel hoisted sail aud stecreG away
On the fourth day OF died, and that night
two Others having become crazy, Jumped overheard.
Tho boat was always full OF water, and ourselves
sittIng waist deep On the fifth morning another
man died. We were still before the wind. THAI
evening calm and We succeeded IN 0aug the OoSS
with two hats q crazy having thrown the bucket
overheard From three fe-preseryecs we male small
SAIL spread It, and steered south, but our exhaustion
was SO great that We could do little.
ION the sixth and seventh days our situation was m
changed On tho eighth we sighted land and sue
ceeded IN landing at Powels cay near Abaco, In mo
evening We had eaten and drank nothing since eay-
ing the ship, and We laid down on tho
beach I'm horrible condition. After time
Of rest on shore, we gathered strength
to reach somo deserted houses and found spring OF
fresh water We lay hudded together all night On tho
ninth day we found few tomatoes which wo boiled,
having found matches aud pot in one OF the houses
This produced little strength, and We launched ooat
and tried 10 reach the main land but falling We returned
to Poweps Cay, sleeping there. TIE next morlng W.
made a final effort 10 reach the main aId, but
were SO exhausted that We were hardy
able to stand, and then lay down near
mo boat In a diving cond ton. Shortly afterward
we saw small soop cruising near the Island We
hoisted some clothes the and again lay down on
the beach. son OF William Curry was on board tho
sloop and saw the signal Immediately Curry came TO
our rescue and took and landed rs on Green Turtle
Key where we remained seven days. -Four days after
ward we reached Nassau. The American Consas At
Green Turtle Key and Nassau treated rs kindly