The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-11-06

SEVEN DAYS ADRIFr AT SEA IN A DoRT

tile -WO SalicfS-OtDGGe III JkODtilS, OF
Yarmouth. y. s., and James Austin. of
Liverpool. \. 5. of the crew Of tie schoon-
er Marathon, of Gloucester, Mass. They
left that vessel on Grand Banks, at i:alf-
past four on the afternoon OF the 1th ul-
limo for the purpose Of visiting their
travis. Soon after it began to blow and
= thick fog ssl in. y dory in which were
two Of the crew was paid ont from the yes
sci to their assistance, but the warp proved
too short. and the fog be e,ame so thicll
that they were soon lost sight of. They
Coul6 hear the shouts of their companions.
but all efforts to reach them proved un-
ayailing. Their subsequent experience is
thss narrated
1T soon commenced raining, and the
! two men made up their minds TO do the
best they could through the night in the
hope of finding their vessel in the morning.
Fortunately there wore three travi tubs
Oh board, and two of these were made fast
10 the painter of the Gory, and did most
excellent service as drags, keeping her
head to the sea. The night passed Grsari-
~ and they we're glad enough when morn
ing daWned. The fog still continued to
envslop them, and they concluded to row
To the westward. 1t cleared up occasion
ally, but they saw no vessel, and night
came on again. The next day was also
foggy and they laid 30 a drag ali day drift
! ing to the eastward. Took watch and
watch this night. in hopes to catch a
! Gli,rpse OF some light from passing YES
! sell, but their hopes were disappointed.
! 1t rained during the night, and they were
! fortunate enough to catch a good supply
/ ~ water in the remaining tub. OF this
/ they drank sparingly, and it served to ap
! pease the fsalful psngs of hunger and
! christ.
| "On the third day they rowcd to the
| northwest in hopes to get into the track
| OF the steamers. The fog still continued.
and no vessel WAS seen, aud they passed
/ another night in suspense. The men were
/ bs this time getting discouraged, more eS-
/ pecially Ar. Austin, who had contracted a
[ severe cold the first night ont, ard was
! troubled with such severe shaking of his
! limbs that he could not sleep. Tie morn
! ing Of the fourth day was clear, and ii con-
| tinusd moderate through the day. This
! gave chem courage, and although quite
| weak, they rowed to the westward, keep
/ ing 2u anxious lookout for some welcome
/ sail. and doiag their best to keep up each
others courage. \ shark came along side
! during the day, and they would gladly
! have partaksn of anything eatablc but
! they were unsuccessful. When the sun
/ vent down that night the poor fellows
! felt their hearts sink within them, and
! they thought their chances of being picked
/ up were rather slim. Roberts was ena-
J bIStI 10 pass SOME OF lnc weary nouns III
: sleep; but this boon, for the rarst part,
/ was denied his comUanion. This Gfth day
! was foggy, aud they rowed q couple of
/ hours, but felt SO used up that taey gave
! up pulling, and another dTeary night drag
/ gcd It's slow hours along. The si.th day
I they let the dory drift. Saw the sun once
/ or twice, but no signs Of any vessel, anG
/ the night slut down again, bringing sad
/ fore6odiugS. The seventh day was foggy !;
: Net t,
revived. They drank sparipgly Of the
| wator, and it seemed 10 satisfy the hungry
/ fesiIag to great extent, and rowing some
three miles to the nOryhward they put tho
| tabs out and left the dory drift.
THEN loneings 10 be rescued from that
/ opcu bsat can be imagined, but not des-
| crJed. The sun went down fer the eighth
| time, and still no signs Of relief They
watched eagerly through the early even
ing hours, and knew full well they could
not hold out great while longer. They
talked of their chance as men will talk
when ia the face of common danger, and
both were ef the opiaion that they could
not suryivs anothsr twenty-four hours
! They then lay down, and both men, in the
siisnt depths of their hearts, prayed most
iervontly that they might be picked up be-
fore rsUrning. Rebers thought he heard
the noise OF q steamer, aud raised his head
above the side VI the dsry. JOY unspeak-
/ able There ~as the steamers Iipht not
fifty yards distant. The 6ory had been
seen from her deck, and the shouts OF the
men were soon answered Roberts was
enabled 30 get on beard witheut hsip. bat
| 1t required the assistance of two Of the
steamers crew to get Austin on boai d.
/ IL proved to Ge the ocesn steamer Greece.
aud the msn were kindly cared for by her
cSptaia asd oflicsrs, and by careful nursing
were welin'Sh recovered on her arrival in
New YORK Oh " Wednesday last Upon
/ leaving tho steamer the men were pre-
sented with twenty dollars sach, gift
from her otdcors and pssseasers.''
NToLESCE AMOBG THE MTNsss.-A cor
respondent OF the y. J. HsyGId. writing
f!om Ashland, Pa, Oct. 29th, says : Law
iessEcss Stll prevails in the coal regions
About a week ago james Hirst was stoned
! 30 death near Fishbach. The murtierels
bound and gaggea his wife before they
committed the crime. At last accounts
the perpetrators had not been arrested
Immediately after this the supposed mur