Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23
HORRORS OF THE SEA.
Another Boat of the Missouri Saved.
Eight Days Without Food or Drink,
Sitting Waist Deep in Salt Water
Two Die and others go Crazy and
Jump Overheard.

Two Die and Others go Crazy and
Jump Overheard.
HAVANA, Nov. 2l.-The steamship
Nero Castle arrived to-day from New
York via Nassau, 18th inst. She brought
news Of the safety of another of the boa5s
Of the Ill fsted steamship Missouri, and
that John t'reaney, first assistant engineer,
David A. North, third assistant engineer,
Charles Sinclair Oier, and Charles Conway,
fireman, who surviving almost incredible
suffering, were at Nassau and will leave for
New York on the return trip of the Moro
Castle. A statement from Freaney is
published in the Nassau Times.
After detailing the launching Of the boats
from the vessel he says: We pulled back
towards the steamer hoping the fire would
prove beacon and that some passing yes
sci might pick Us up. We came within hall
q mile CT the Missouri. About Z in the
evening the steamer disappeared suddenly.
We then put our boat before the wind,
On the second and third days we were still
before the wind aud suffering terribly. On
the latter day we saw vessel come within
miie of us. We shouted and hoisted our
clothing, but were unable to attract atten-
ton, and the vessel hoisted sail and s. eered
away. On the fourth day one OF
our crew died, and that night two
others having become crazy jumped
overheard. The boat was always full of
water and ourselves setting waist deep.
The fifth morning another man died. We
were still before the wind. That evening
was calm and We succeeded in bailing the
boat with two hats, crazy man having
thrown the bucket overheard. From three
life preservers we made q small sail, spread
it 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 day we sighted
land and succeeded in landing at POWelPs
Coy, near AbacO, in the evening. We had
eaten and drank nothing since leaving the
ship and laid down On the beach in a horrible
condition. After a time Of rest on shore.
We gathered strength to reach some desert
ed houses and found a spEing0f fresh water
We lay huddled together all night. On the
ninth day we found few tomatoes which
we boiled, having found matches and pot
in one of the houses. This produced
little strength, and we launched boat and
tried 10 reach the main land, but falling, we
returned 10 PoweiPs Coy, sleeping there.
The next morning we made final
effort TO reach The mainland, but
we were 50 exhausted that we were
hardly able 10 stand, and then laid down
near the boat in dying condition. Shortly
afterwards we saw q small sloo2 cruising
near the Island. We hoisted some clothes
on an oar and again laid down on the
beach. A son of William Curry was on
board the sloop and saw the signal imme-
diafely. Curry came to our rescue and
took and landed us on trreen Turtle Key,
where we remained seven DAYS. -Four days
afterwards we reached Nassau. The
American Consuls at Green Turtle Key and
Nassau treated us kindly.
a Scene for Angeis' Tears.
KINGSTON, Y. Y, Nov. 22.-Fhird As
sistant Engineer North of the steamship
Missouri, intelligence of whose safety was
received from Havana to night, was resi-
deut oI R0pdout, New York, where he has
a family. His wife has been almost over
wins lined with grief at her husbands sup
posed loss, and her feelings on receiving The
information tonight of his safety may BET
ter BE- imagined than described.