The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-01-20
A Story of the Sea. \.

On .tu9 StSdulST III hihduO1 WnlSn uTIl-i
we'd in this port on Saturday last
came Capt Groves and his wife and
two children-one babe-who had
a most remarkable escape from the
never satisfied Jaws of old ocean. All
that human beings could suffer, en-
dure and live; fell to their .unfortu.
nate lot. The captain and liis wife
are both comparatively young and
look sufficiently careworn to have
horne the burdens Of many more
years than have passed over their
heads. The lady is small, delicately
formed, and yet plucky or courage
GUS and full of animation when dee
failing the thrilling adventures
through which she and her husband
have passed. On April 29th they
left Antwerp for Callao in the ship
Albert Gallatin. They had pros
porous voyage for three months. But
August Q, off Cape Horn, Sc degrees
south and 70 degrees west, a heavy
sea struck the ship and carried away
the rudder at about 10 o'clock, p. m.
Then for fourteen days every effort
was made to replace ii; but the wea-
ther continued severe and the rough
winds and waves tossed the rudder.
less ship to and froaike cork. And
all this time, as the heavy seas rolled
over the vessel, every soul on board
was continually drenched, SO that not
ono of them wore dry garment for
two weeks. At length, August Is,
the overwashed ship was found to be
within two miles of the Ildefonso is
lands and drifting on the rocks. I'm.
mediately all on board the unmanage,
able vessel were compelled hastily to
abandon her, which they did in two
life boats at about Q, a. m. The
captain, his wife, two children and
five eeamen took one boat and the
remainder of the crew the other, and
the latter have not been heard from
since. Attor all were in the eu all
boot.
TIE CAPTAINS BRAVE LITTLE WIFE
Rushed on to the ship and snatched
the chronometers and charts and
brought them away safely. The life
boat soon filled with water, and was
well nigh swamped beside the ship.
The boat got away with so pounds OF
bread, but this was saturated with
salt water when she filled. They
brought away no fresh water, and for
two days were without drop, while
driven about by the boisterous waves
and seeking a landing place. Au-
gust 18th they got on shore Oil Her.
nit Island, bnt the six days they re-
mained there it thundered, and light
ened and showed, and was 80 cold
that thoy we're little better off than
on the ocean. The rocky isle was
barren, uninhabited and desolate.
August Oath, they left this island
hoping 10 make Staten Land some
hundreds of miles distant, bat near
the Straits of Lamaire through which
the vessels often pass. They were
out but single day, however, when
the sea become too heavy for them to
proceed and drove them back into
Scourfield boy on Herschell Island.
But the sea was SO rough they could
not land, and had to stay in the boat
all night. Everything was wet, and
they had to bail constantly, to keep
the boat from going down with
them. That night was very cold and
the canvas over their heads froze
stiff. They could not lie down nor
sleep, and had to sit in IL STOPPING
position, which Mrs. Groves did with
HER BABE ON HER LAP,
While the snow on the awning press
sed it down 50 low and hard upon
her head that her attitude was any
thing but comfortable. Next day