, 1875-09-14
The SURVIVOR.
One Man Left of the Crew Of
the Sunken Equinox.
Ills Story Of That Stormy and
Desolato Night.
Taking to the Boats and tho
Fragments Of the
Wreck.
l'llfty"one Hours in The ley }Yayey...
Death Of lIis Companion.
Discovery of the BIankets---
rescued at Last,
sinking Of the Propeller Mendota
Friday Night.
statement Of the Mate, Engi-
neer, and Others.
Discrepancy Of Testimony as to the
Conduct Of the Captain.
ono OF Her 'ToWs Safe, and tho
Crow 0f the Other
Rescued.
statement Of the Mate, Engi-
neer, and Others.
Discrepancy Of Testimony as to the
Conduct Of the Captain.
One Of Her .Toys Safe, and tho
Crow Of the Other
Rescued.

/ TIE EQUINOX,
ARRIVAL or ruE os1r SURVIVOR IN CHICAGO.
lhe echooner Havana, Capt. Hugh II. nosa.
arrived IN port last night bringing lseubon Eurr,
~ wv. u sho l1l-1hsod Equinox, Which went
uo"n au'!nR tue storm or Friday under ci.cuu-
''"neoA WHICH rondcred 1t alnlost impossible fof
ahy 81 tne crow or passengers to escape. Burr
W., 40 "cAeu up ~ fnaios =. b. ". OF 1tanitou
" Aa,"ou oa'osoaS morning Ao was floating on tho
m.o"'nouso' ~" anu had bcan thlrty-ono hours On
w ma.er' !he poor fellow WAS In a
s.ss o.aauS'ea condition. Every attention
"as Fa1a 70 Ills wanta, Captain md crow
striving which aAonld do most for him, M
oae co'lSo haSo been kinder to him, aud Dur
WHO ID fine-iooking young follow Of about
nse aud t"onty. eeems much touched With tho
A!na treatment ho received at their handa. Tue
ooPss'n aoa efe" unanimously gare up q dar's
Pa5 1or tue PURPOSE Of putting him on h!s fcet
s8Atn-sa acs Which speaks volumes for their
numan'.5'
hnoft!y after tic arrival Of tho Havana, =
1anusE reposser interviewed Burr. nho was
"noese'nah On poaFd tho Equioox. and obtained
rom nun inc 1ono"ang statement Of the cataB-
''9pho anu h.s auoAeqnent struggle for lffo:
epo4sea-"u ueh olo you hrBt notice there MAS
nHaia'so 1 TIN TIE MATTED WITH TIE EQuiHox7
;n1 oa1t0 a''le psiofe O'Clock Friday morn
Henot.r-pYin vo,, .3,a,r..,,
of thu m.tt,r7 -" "A 'oo Aoo"
Burr-I tu,ned IN .+ o,o,,.,, r.,,
Tho sca was 1t that lima runnin. 49,. 10y, n'sn
= hoayy wind fronn ,hn no,,I,x.et ~ ISL =, "''n
hosdlng south-aouthva,, rha~, ~, "o4o snu'
cation n nnv d.n1a- .'s.' .,., ns.o "As 10 tndl'
sen.im,nt "a 80 .,;.t, - eI aaa pro-
va, n uo ~, ,s.t.t, os ~ .a'o o"o n'snt'
boforo tnat lime vhi,o w.. ,,os,n 1884 H. ous long
hoard onck nal, -, ,ns.' 1o1sa; w.. ~ NY oank.
c.mn out al ,,.t ~. ,...s, a pAot 10y ooos'
tn nv on,,tion =. - ..,.t '' H"a "ao ~ Ans"ef
/" "Nnthir1. u +. ~-,iu "4unk' 'ep''eo'
That h., h,,.,t l., ~ ~ y. 'no quarters
l.tl a.-. "oA'' o"en W Ivy fooin' eau
aon neanA cunning On watch about ton
-..s .,. N.,' ID a oeeh-naha helped NO at tho
uas efck. and wnrt an ia.ri,, ~ .,o. ~ ~
wheel. tbs Cantain caros rnr,nd on,1 soo;,.
was a1one. came fpto tba ri,ot.ho,., ,a ~.
hold of NM aido NJ ,hn ,1,.a, .zt.1.' "'" ''o'
no,ort.- H., -. 49,. 49,. 49, .'''
~ 'HAA al'e naa you noticed
i,... ,''As
oafE-Ho nothing aerious
THE axA wAs rn1olITFuLLy ROUGH.
and the ship was hard to steer,-pretty wall nm,
Tho deck hand retnrrad ,tt.- -,
absence OF ten minpten vhap Tho r.nt.j. =.
)inauished hfs ,idc ~ H.. ,.ho.s T.. - M, ~
dcct hand ho~.ras ~ ,..'A ""e'i !" a''a' 1ao
~ ~. .Io"o."t' WI" nttie use. Every timo
sns aa'p ptohed tho wheel throw mo qulte over,
:. ana sa9 ocok hanu was Of no assistance. Beeing |
Ehls tho Captain again took hold, tolisng mo to
slt down and rest . wLllo. 1 ut down for \
ahost time, but cannot nav how fopg .nd nh,1a r
Ras reetlug tho cry cn,no that
tn. vrss,1, u,,s ,r.v,,;
hat ber buI,.s-,. -. Aa ..AA4No ATT
nonor,oe ~ a "s.o 'l asose N.
~ 'oo Aho" "has time that Tas2
cannot soy exactly; 1t must have been
1ous !. Tho Captain told mo to
70 md call tho ounor. r vor+
nto tue cabin, and nav tn. +wn
Erls, who told mo Cant aoott b.d ,,., 49,. -.
hen wsnt ast, and tha n,sto and / rent dovn ibo
talzs Wesa1 thn v.tar ccn,na !. 49,. 4o"a ~
Iftar dong whst 70 could to .son Il n. 49,. .st
OF ard and won't 'nlidahip4. Dirsctly sft<rw,,d.
sstd ..
DREADFUL HUSH OF wATKR.
went LII onoe moFe, and saw tho ,,ater eon,tnp nm
'tsFs clear to tho uppor deck. rau forwarl and
Oh tho mate OF our condition. Ia oxna .f. xath |
gut. The water VIA rubbing La through \ 1oose
o@1o. held tbs Light. sud put my foot aHainxt tho
earu while tho ate patled II in l p1acs hut 4. .oon
ne board wss nsi1oi. tbs wats. bur.. /. opep
sAn. % 4no msss sald, ais no use va sro
one" urged him to try again to f..tsn II which IA