New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30
SUFTERING ON THE SEA.

THIRTY-TOUR MEN FROM ST. MARY's. NEWFoUND-
LAND, CAST AWAY On FLOATING ICE-DEATH OF
THIRTEEN FROM COLD AND EXPoSCRE-EESCuE
or THE REMAINDER IN A NEARLY EAHAUsIED
CONDITION.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 29.-The names of
the 10 brought 10 THIS port yesterday by TIE steam
ship NuTuberc Capt jaeger, VINO were taken from The
schooner George & FJgG, oil the Bdnks of Newiound-
land. are Andrew and Thomas Mooney brothers; WIN.
Ruben; Patrick AID Michael TObin, brJVhers; John
Fuer; James Grace. age IL. Whose brother, joseph
Grace, persisted; james Pedae, Thomas Barre, whose
brother, Michael B-rre, persisted, and Benjamin
SaLcTow They all Irish or OF Irisn descent. un-
tutored and their party comprised nearly the entire
ableboded male population of The lttls town OF st.
Mary's. morning paper publishes an interesting
statement Of the suGcrin,s the rescued by AnGrt
Mooney He Us the ice had been firm ali Winter, and
some Of villagers had gone odt upon it frequently
hunt sea-bilds. 1t had shown signs OF moving
before that fatal Reports had been received from
Tie headlands hat vessel was seen drifting about AMI
81 OF March the brig was discovered two and
bali miles from the shore fast in mo ce T1e party OF
thirty four-al men except JIm's GrLce-was quickly
gathered and they started out the ice to her and
spent the day board. Toward evening they started
home ward mad not proceeded far the fact
peseh them that the ice had parted between them
aud shore, and the opening Was Increasing every
moment CONSERVATION soiz d upon them as they has
tened forward and each turew away his outer heavy
clothing he ran, 10 bo incumbared as little as rOS-
sibe When the brink Of the ica reached. the space
Of water between them and the snore half mile
wide tie ice having broken mile from the land
and the immense field upon which they stood iat-
Iug steadily further out to 1t WAS quite dark.
The party exhausted aud only half clad and they
prepared for the terrible cold which AT first
II rained until they all wet to the skin Tie rain
then turued to sleet and The wind veered
struggle for life the stamping thcr feet and
ming madly about, the more sturdy encouraging the
weak and faltering The cold still Increased
until as Mooney saws had reached degree OF iuten.
sty no. eQualcd before in that attu this Winter
midni ght the cold and exhaustion began 10 tell upon
the doomed in the te party. Fist one and then
another would lie down. saying he could go further
The would pick them up and try 10 keep them
their feet but after reehng Tor IA suort distance, like
drunken men, they would fall senseess upon the
and die without a struggle Those able % keep
their feet had enough 10 do 10 keep them
selves from falling into the fatal letbarey,
ana with sad hearts each victim left to his fate
When morning dawned seven cJrpses were counted AT
intervals upon the ice and OF the emander could
tell who lie the next victim. A piece OF ice 20
square hoated near the brink If the ice In the open
waller hpTn ar5 th shore @ and y na,d inn, II
save themselves. When it had n1aIed 800 yards from
ana the unfortunates remained upon for three days
and nights during which time SIX OF tLetn dled, the
other three being those picked up by Tue schooner
had In all that small white hsh, which was
frozen in the Ice. This they divided between
the NurpDerg. VIZ: John Farr in the ships
ice field made their way back TO the abandoned brig
which tightly damned in the Ice and was carried
with It, All expected 10 die IN her, ard some OF them
had lost their senses before reaching second time
The fishermen could not read her name, but knew she
low Road. village near st. Marys, the 1st OF March
Tho brig moved with the ice for week sIsDt OF land
md na nah VI hpr fan dnys sftnn