The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-23
THE BURNING OF THE ms.
SOURI,.
Further Reports Of Survivors.

HAVANA, November 2I.-The steam.
ship Moro Castle, arrived TO day from
New York via Nassau, the 18th inst. She
brings news of the safety Of another OF
the boats ofthe ill.lated steamship Mis-.
souri,, aud that John Freaney, first assist.
ant engineer, David A. North, third as
sistant engineer, Chas. Sinclair, Oiler, and
Charles Conway, fireman, who survived
almost incredible suffering, were at Mas.
sau, and will leave for New York on the
return trip ot the Moro Castle. The FOL.
lowing statement from Freaney Is pub.
llshed In the Nassau Times: He says the
ship stopped frequently during 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 engine, but soon found It was
unaVailing, 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 miSmansgement OF the davlts one
end fell into the sea, the other remaining
hanging In the air. All except Freaney
and eight others, owing TO the rolling Of
the ship in the heavy sea, let 20 and were
washed into the sea. Some clung to the
boat I'LL some person on board the ship
cut the daVits, and the boat, which was
filled with water. went free of the ship,
We saw boat bottom upward with
two men clinging to the keel; threw
them line and talked with them; want.
ed them TO Join US, but they considered
their position better than ours and re.
fused. One Of our men Joined the two
and one ol the two swan over 10
US, being one Of the saved. We emet Mr..
CulmerS boat and asked him to admit US,
we being In sinking condition but Cul.
mer refused, saying that he had enough
on board. We told him his boat could
hold more. Culmer threw US bucket
and we tried Intellectually to bail out our
boat. Culmer steered towards BAYOU.
We had four oars at night fall and we
pulled back towards the steamer hoping
the fire would prove beacon and thai
some passing vessel might pick US up.
We came within half mile Of the Mis-.
ssouri about seven in the evening, when
the steamer disappeared suddenly. We
then put our boat before the wind, on the
second and third days we were still before
the wind and suffering terribly. On
the latter day we saw a vessel come
within mile of as. We shouted
and hoisted our clothing, but were una
BILE TO attract attention, and the vessel
hoisted sail and steered away. On the
fourth day one Of our crew died, and that
night two others, having become crazy,
jumped overheard. The boat was al.
ways full ot water, and ourselves sitting
waist deep. On the fifth day another man
died. We were still before the wind
and we succeeded in bailing the boat
with two hats, crazy man having
thrown the bucket overheard. From
three life preservers we made small
sail, spread it, and steered south,
but our exhaustion was so great
that we could do but little. On the
sixth and seventh days our situation
was unchanged. On the eighth day we
sighted land, and succeeded in landing at
Powelrs Cay, near Abaco, In the evening.
We had eaten and drank nothing since
leaving the ship, and laid down on the
beach in horrible condition, After a
time Of rest on shore we gathered strength
10 reach some deserted houses and found
aspiring Of fresh water. We lay huddled
together all night On the ninth day we
found q few tomatoes, which we boiled.
having found matches and pot In oneof
the houses. This produced little
strength and we launched boat and tried
to reach the main land, but failing we re.
turned to Powelrs Gay, sleeping there.
The next morning we made a final effort
to reach the mainland, but were so ex-
hausted that we were hardly able to stand,
and then laid US down near the boat In a
dying condition. Shortly afterwards we
sawa small sloop cruising near the island.
We hoisted some clothes on the oars and
then again laid down on the beach. A
son Of VIM. Curry was on board the sIoop
and saw the signals Immediately Curry
came TO our rescue and took and landed
US on Green Turtle Key, where we re-
mained seven days. Four days afterwards
we reached Nassau. The American Con.
suls at Green Turtle Key and Nassau
treated US kindly. .