The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-06-25
Correspondence of the Helpiag, Hand.

0foeG. 90 Mln. norm, longitude TO deg.
D min. east, we deserted sail la,the bori-
son. Captain Hardie at first thought it
must bea Arabian dhop, but on close
examination with his telescope he recog-
nlzed It as lug sail, commonly used in
English boats. AS we were $40. miles
from Soerota, the nearest land, we knew
that ships boat in that positioa4must be
La distress. The course of the steamer
was at oate changed AS we came bear
er we could sec man waving q pair of
pantaiooas, and two or three others row.
Ing very fseblY. In half an hour She boat
was alongside. It proved to be a pinnace.
about twenty feet lolg, with oae side
1badiy stove. There were five r2en in it
! drpadfully emaciated, and nearly as black
as Arabs. A rope was tied to hfe-buoy
iand thrown to them. They seized and
held on to it as fol life. AS two, Of The
poor fellows had not strength enough to
Iclimb the ladder some Of our sailors went
>own and lifted them tenderly on. board
EFhelr boat was quickly hoisted on deck,
ana we were again on oar way. Tn half
an hour, by the providence of God, our
good ship had done what would far out
weigh The profits of an entire voyage.
/ No sooner were they all on Doard, than
che oldest Of the FIVE knelt down. in their
midst and offered most touching PRAYER
of Thanksgiving for their great dehver
ance Little did think at the time that
L had ever prayed with him befoae. But
L learned that he was one of several with
whom I bad frequent religious services
on the shir "Gardner CoIoy" at Rao Jan
GIRO. in 1868. Mattresses, pillows and
blankets were quickly spread on,the main
hatch under the awning Cold water and
beef tea were sparingiy administered, un-
der Tue doctors directions, with happy
results. They had been tossing. about in
that open. leakv boat, exposed TO storm;
and the fearful heat of the tropie,, for
thirty-two days. They had to start with,
food and water for ten days. 1t vas n ade
to last twenty. During the twelve day,
that followed they had caught two bisds,
four small flying fish and few barnacles
from the bottom of the boat. They drank
only sci water, not drop of rain falling.
OF course they were frIghtf,,ihy reduced
their eyes were bloodshot and staring
their teeth prominent and If peculiar
I'1hiteness. One appeared toe.bes an old
man of so or 80. Eleven yeaTsago. knew
him to be lad of II. Thu lips of the
two boys were covered with bites which
they themselves had made to moisten
their mouths with the BLOOD, and more
horrible STILL the two Older seamen had
bitten each others bodies ia.Iher delir-
ious struggles. Had it not been for the
constant necessity of bail;Ag out the boat
Mr.. Webster. the officer in charge, thinks
he would have been uuable to keep them
from killing each other.
For generosity and kindness to the III
fortunate, commend ma- to these rough
sons on the ocean. A few. DAYS careful
attendance from the dOetor and volunteer
nurses brought them allarcund, though it
WAS feared, a: first, tlsas tone or two would
not rally. From Mr.. Webster and that
Others we learned the following facts:
The ship "ArraoaD," built, and for
twelve years owned,in the Unite States,
was sold few moaths, ago to house in
Greenock. She sailed from Shields with |
coal for Bombay September II, 1878.
Captain Leslie was IL command, with a
crew of nineteen, all told. Saturday al
ternoon, February Ia, smoke was d,sco7-
cred coming from the fore hatch; every
effort was mace to save the ship, but she
blew up Monday afternoon, in latitude
degrees and so minutes north, longitude
Sc east. They kept their boats towing
astern of the ship till Wednesday morn
ing, at o'clock, when the flames envel-
oped the whole vessel Then the Captain
cut away the boa's from the ship, aDd
shaped their course for Cochin, seven
hundred Males against the wind, to the
northeast. The captain and eight men
had the long-boat; Mr.. Ferguson, chief
mate. snd four men, the gig; Mr.. Webster,
second mate, withtwo men and two BOYS,
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