The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-09

constantly to keep the boat from 90
ing down with them. The night was
very cold, and the canvas over their
heads froZe stiff. They could not lie
down nor sleep, and had to sit in a
STOPPING position, which Mrs. Groves
did with her babe on her lap, while
the snow on the awning pressed il
down so low anu hard upon her head
that her attitude was anything but
comfortable. Neyt day they nayi-
gated around this island and landed
on Wollaston Island. While on these
black, barren and r1cky islands they
often found it difficult to get a fire,
and suffered intolera1ly from the cold.
Here they found little wild celery.
which they mixed with their salt
soaked bread aud some preserved
meats, which they had served in
small quantities. The daily allowance
OF each one was but . couple Of ounces
OF this coarse fare. Thich was warmed
altogether, and eaoh one took q spOOn-
ful. There were nine souls Of them in
all. They remained in this distress.
ing condition until the following
Tuesday, when they again started for
Staten Land with light wind from
Inc southwest. At midnight they
we're becalmed an hour or two, after
,hich the wind fresRened from the
prthward. Next day it blew q gale
firm the northwest, and in the even.
ing the tempest became 30 fierce they
were obliged to make raft of their
Oas and lash the boat to them and let
her drag, while they were kept con-
sanity baiiing. They again Lost all
tie fresh water on board, the boat
dled and destroyed all their provis-
| bns, and Mrs. Groves looked up to
/ Esr husband and said sadly, ~ guess
we are gone this time" Fhst night
they. .aTifted back about forty miles
from the land they were approaching.
Next day was more moderate. Some
of the men fell asleep on their oars
and lost three of them. But in the
heavy sea, whenever q wave came,
they we're sll Obliged to pull for life.
After week of such vOyaging the
Ioaptain's wife one day saw q ship.
They pulled for her but were not OBJ.
Ierved. The day following, about
o'clock P. NJ, they saw al island
Oout twenty-five miles off. At p
I L. they sighted vessel and made for
hr. She proved to be the ship Syren,
finn Boston to Honolulu. The ship
wecked wanderers had now been
aioat or on frozen islands for eighteen
/ dys, In all of which time they never
hid change or . garment, having
lot everything when they abandoned
tie ship. When they were taken on
bard the men were almost blind. All
we're nearly starved, and one sailor
vss out his mind. They had to be
rssed on board the ship, and not one
ofthem could stand or walk, their
knees being almost stiff, and their
stnngth being nearly exhausted.
Ye, during all those eighteen days of
dredfuI suffering Mrs. Groves had
managed to nurse her baby and pre-
seYe both its life and her own. Cap
tsh Newell, OF the Syren, was ex-
trmely kind to the sufferers, and
thy say words can neither portray
hisgoodness nor express their gratis
tue. When they reached Honolulu
soae of the good people there cared
foI the sufferers, and the MIkddO
brdght them to our city. The Cap
tah and his wife appear to be very
ME people, and it would seem as
thmgh some of our worthy citizens
cold not bestow q wiser charity than
to lid these helpless ones in this their
tine OF need.-.Sdn Francisco ChrOni-
Gle