The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-11

70 launch my boar, No. /; but it was capslzed
In lowering, and we lost all that had been
put into It, such as chronometer. watch,
charts, rudder and part Of the provisions
oBrlen and | commenced 10 bail her out, when
Grogan, williams ana wilkinson jumped in. We
could not hang on to the ship owing 10 the sea
and ice. o'Bren said ne saw the Captain standing
on the bridge just as Parted with the snip
reckoning our boat back. We saw the second
ofhcers boat lowered all clear, with himself and
nine hands in ner. she came around by the bow
and padded 10 wndward The ship sunk about
ten O'Clock A. NJ, floating boat No on from her
chocks with the chief oficer and about thirty per-
sons in her. He managed TO get away and pun 70
the windward. When the ship had gone dows
0'Brlen saw the Captain and some one else
FLOATING ON A BALE or HAY
among the wrecKage, and we tried al we could to
pick them up. The boat BENG halt full OF water
and the quantity OF ice surrounding US made it
impossible to reach them. We now shipped our
mast and Kept company with the other two boats
for about two hours, ana then lost sight OF them
to the westward. We decided 10 steer south ia
get clear OF the ice, and at night hove the boat TO,
with an oar and bucket as a drag, till daylight
on Wednesday morning. We found that we mad
in the boat about three gallons OF fresh water,
some forty pounds OF raw beef, about fourteen
pounds of bread-wet with salt water--and
q compass. We low put up san
again and steered south the wind blowing
from the northward and bitterly colo. About
four p. NJ. hauled the BOATS head TO the north
east and held her there till Thursday morning,
when tackled TO the westward until about
three +. NJ. At about half-past ten on saturday
morning sighted the Georgia, when we gof
out our oars ana pule away dead TO windward
TIL we were picked up. / think upward OF forty
persons with the Captain, went down with ties
ahi We lad in hfpf
officers boats"
PATRICK GRoGAN's STORY.
Patrick Grogan, who with o'Brien. saw Captain
Bennett clinging TO a bale OF hay, tells the follow
ing story, which differs In unmportant detalla
from that OF the boatswain's mate:-
"on Sunday evening, May 80, when was below
fireman came up the forecastie ana SAID That som0
blades mad been knocked on the propeller, and
that there was water washing about the steeragd
deck. We got lamps ana the second oficer, boat
swain and couple of hands went on the steeragG
deck to find out where the water was coming
nom. In about twenty minutes after this tho
Captains boy discovered that the water
rushing through hole in the port quarter. Inc
hole was stopped with sails, only partially
stanching the leak. About four O'CLOCK on
Tuesday morning we were ordered to heave the
cargo overheard, in order 10 tighten the ship alE
so as to get the hole above water. All hands wero
engaged in this work till about seven O'Clock in
the morning, when the second officer, boatswain's
mate and four or i've hands were quietly ordered
10 get all the boats cleared for Launching. think
by this time that all the fans of the propeller
gone, as the engines seemed to have no effect In
sending the ship on. In launching my boat. No.
. fouled, and / jumped into No l boat Ia
keep her or the ships side and to assist
in bailing her out. In little time
observed the ship beginning to 60 down,
and in a minute or two down she went
head first. We were about half mile from
her when she sank too far 10 distinguish any one
about her. We saw a man, whom we took TO be.
the Captain, noatng on a bale OF hay but could
render no assistance as the wreck was TO wind
ward and our boat unmanageable."
THOMAS o'BRIENs STORY.
Thomas oBren, who was sick below in his bunR
while all the preparations spoken OF by the others
was going on, tells OF the four days OF suffering
in the open boat among the icebergs and Noes
He says 81 was sick below; but when | heard
boat No. ordered on got up and made for tho
deck, as boat No. was my boat. Alter she cap
sized and was righted, myself aud the others VINO
came in her were up 70 our waists IN water untn
we oailed her out. / took OF my shoes
and stockings; but my feet sweiled so much with
the cold and wet that never could get them on
again. we served out a handful or bread and
ABOUT tour ounces or raw meat twice a day. suck
ing ice to save our water. our boat was a good
strong one and pretty tight, although we stove IN
butt on a piece OF ice. We stopped the hole with
handkerchief and some tlllow. our rudder
being lost we had to steer with an oar and TINS, as
well ms having TOO few hands In our boat, caused
us to part company with the other TWO boats,
which we would not have done II we could nave
helped it,
All the survivors are loud in their thanks ia
nd ~ Gfn
state OF Georgia, Tor the kindness and considera-
ton with which they were treated oy those gen.
tlemen.
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