The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-29
The "Missotsr.t,, Disaster.
ANOTHER BOATS CREW PICKED UP-HoE-
EIBLE SUFFERING AT SEA.

HAVANA, Nov. 21.-The steamship Mora
Castle arrived to-day from New York via
Nassau, the Sth instant. She brings news
of the safety of another of the boats of the
Inflated steamship Missouri, and that John
Freany, first assistant engineer, David A.
Norty, third assistant engineer, Charles
Sinclair, Oiler, and Charles Conway, fire
man, who survived almost incredible suffer
lngs, were at Nassau, and will leave for
New York on the return trip in the Moro
Castle The following statement from Mr..
Freany is published in the Nassau Times ::
He says the ship stopped frequently dur
ing the trip. owing to the foaming OF the
boilers. The fire originated around the
) boilers. We at once began to play the hose
from the donkey ergine, but soon found 1T
was unavailipg, and the captain ordered
the boats lowered. All was confusion, and
at the attempt to lower the first boat thirty
persons jumped into her, but owing TO the
mismanagement of the davits one end fell
into the sea, the other remaining hanging
i'll the air.
All except Freany and eight Others, ow-
ing to the rolling OF the ship in the heavy
sea- let go and were washed into the sea.
Nine clung 10 the boat until some person on
board the ship.cut the davits, and the boat,
which filed with water, went free of the
ship. We saw q boat. bottom upward, with
two men clinginR to the keel threw them
line and talked a while with them want
ed them to come and join us, but they con-
sdered their position better than ours, and
refused. One of our men Joined the two,
and one OF the two swan over to us, being
one of the saved.
We met MI Culmcr's boat and asked him
10 admit us, we being.in sinking condition,
but CulIner refused, saying that he had
enough on board. We told him the boat
could hold more. Culmer threw us buck
ct, and we tried, Intellectually, TO bail out
the boat. Culmer steered toward Ahaco
We had four oars. At nightfall pulled
back toward the steamer, hoping the hre
would prove beacon and that some pass
ing vessel might pick us up. We went
within half mile of the Missouri. About
seven i'll the evening the steamer disappear
ed suddenly. We then put our boat before
the wind.
On the second and third days we were still
before thekwind and suffered terribly. On
the latter day we saw vessel come within
4 mile of US. We shouted and hoisted our
clothing, but were unable to attract at.en-
ton, and the vessel hoisted sail and steered
away. On the fourth day one of our crew
died. and that.nieht two others. having be-
come crazy, Jumped overheard The boat
was alw3yE2full of water and ourselves Sit
ting waist deep.
On the fifth morning another man died.
We were still before the wind. That eveII-
ing was calm, and We succeeded in bailing
the boat with two hats, n crazy man having
thrown the bucket overheard. From three
llAo spEeaIl
ii and steered south, but our exhaustion
was so great that We could do little. On
the sixth and seventh days our situation
was unchanged. On the eighth We sighted
land, and succeeded in landing at Powell y
Key, near Abaco, in the evening. We had
eaten and drank nothing since leaving the
ship, and laid down on the beach in horri-
bic condition.
After time of rest on shore We gathered
strength to reach some deserted houses and
found spring of fresh water. We lay hud-
died together all night. On the ninth day
we found n few tomatoes which we boiled
having found matches and a pot in one of
the houses. This produced little strength
and we launched the boat and tried to reach
the mainland, but failing, returned to
Powell's Key, sleeping there.
siIhe next morning we made final effort
to reach the mainland, but were so exhaust
ed that we were hardly able 70 stand, and
then laid down near tho boat in a dying con-
dltlon. Shortly afterward we saw a small
sloop cruising near the island. We hoisted
some clothes on the oars and again laid
down on the beach. A son of William Cur
ry was on board the sloop and saw the sig
nal Immediately. Curry came TO our rescue,
and took and landed us on Green Turtle
Key, where we remained seven days. Four
days afterward We reached Nassau. The
American consuls At Green. Turtle Key and
Nassau treated us kindly.