, 1875-09-16
YOUNG CROSSTHvfAlTE.

ut4 E1PEhlENCkB WITH TIL NAapbAA.
Mr n. 3. CrossthNao. one ct tho ten survivors Of
thu ilt-futed propeller Mendoza, arrived iu tho city
1e.crhy morning, having been rtckca np while Aost-
Ina oa I rlecs Of the hnrricano-leek by tho bark
NalAi, At O'Clock Sunday h&tcFnonn, aud tonScJc TO
tho OconIu, wtre he hospitality treated aud seht
homs reporter of THE TE1HuHE called upon atr.
CroAstLwatn at t'e 0gden House whcts he il visiting
hts father, yesterday morning.
Tho survivor is u1te yuung- looking man. not
tsan hrt tall Asi slight but wify
from good s4tior. Which ho haa tho reputation Of h.
'fhe following collonus en*l,ed:
lsepottef-fnl had u nnrr"W Escape OF II this uno
Mr. Cros.stwaitr-yes. it WAS pretty loud call
is.-ilow long wero }ou 4aoas:
G.-SeAry nfty hours,
l;.-D4' sou havo nothing To cat" ",-.,.
c.-Nolbiug. hal plenty Of laio watar to drink,
R.-iou nlust hare folt pretty we'll e1h.ustcd when
CT id. but conla haye held out about two days
LONGER. keps my blood in circulation by elapplng
waR not more thAn four times as lnrss ~ thss
N-l1ov came yon to 60 back TO tic propeller after
win werc crowded IN tue forwart. part Of tho deck.
under tho hurricane deck. thought could manage
Loaf couii nj coma aaywhcrp near thu rropcer;s
stdf.
C.-Sot at al. !1c was PERFECTLY brave and cool.
1Ic found that the sailors could not mango tbs boat.
Shu WAS swnrFlug Hhnn hG jumped Into her, al
got hnr the loo ailo OF tho vessel But even then
lie rund nut get bach, although he tried hard. lIs
rhuutel 10 she sailors 10 cut away the other boat SO
and perfectly psclcsa. Tie boat sonn BEGIN
M no To- sk look aha out soon fel. s ner go,
aud thcn Tic ieca vent into several piecea.
onc Tic saco.ld engineer, tho cooK AM! tho watch
man were ol another. The Captains Wife and tho fe
1nale rool another and 10 wo were Bcatsefo1.
All Lad ufo pre*t dFificd away fnn t1o,
but kept sight Of them reIl as could. Teh lass
The Ca pta!na wife eho appeared to be allTe, It
Was ut great dlhtance.
I-DiI you lnBh yourself to the dock?
C.-There u1li1Ing TO Lush to. picked up tub
which tAtre axe. piece Of rope, And some
othsr stun, anu mnnaged 70 mako Ialtu good raft
out Of tue whoo thing. felt liku tobtnson Csu.oe.
bnt o goti deal colder and far moro hungry. Tue
bark slghled because had piow.caao up for my
cnlora. They trcstcl nc very kindly Indeed, anu
they went with mo to find thu second engineer
and his companions. When NO camo up With them
The cng!noor plone was alive. Tho cook had Roue
crazy, and died tHnvn houta after being wrecked.
Ths wAtchmen also grow dcltrious, and the engineer
atonc when La asotc. We nothing of the others,
although snarched for them.
Mr., Crosathwate then described the leaving
Of Glenn uartor and tho subsequent wreck
almost M al1eady detailed. Capt. Fairbanks
baw chance but to heep before The nind Tho
bargea vera Let go 1t thn Last moment. Tho that
went down was valued At s3,oo0. This proi,elIcr
built In 1di7, wss worth $lS,00U.
Mr.. Clusthwaie bears many nArka Of fds strugg1o
with the wAyes having the akia oil his f&c aud ltnba
lii Any 1lscss. o wcsrs the aaulc clothes he had
in tho Waer. aud atAte that ho lost s1 new suits
aboard tho boat Mr. Crosthwaits fully e1oRegates the
Captain from al blame.