, 1876-12-29
Rescuo at Sea.
THREE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD or DRINA-
LIVING on SHARKS.


port Yesterday. after stormy voyage Of
forty days. Captain Ashbury made the
following statement to reporter:
We had fine weather to Thursday.
October 10Th, when off Jupiter inlet, We
encountered hurricane from east
northeast, blowing dead on shore, which
was not very far distant. We carried
considerable sail until it was all blown
away. Kept constantly heaving the
lead during the night, and got sound
ings nearly every time, but could not
exactly tell the depth. The last sound
ing We supposed to be about seventeen
fathoms. At A. NJ, our last sail was
blown away, and We were drifting to
shifted to the southeast, when we wore
ship, and headed off shore. Friday,
October Goth, forenoon, terrible gale
was blowing from the southwest, which
came in heavy puffs. At P. NJ. that
day the wind moderated, and it cleared
in the west. We got all hands to work,
and cleared the wreck. On Saturday,
October 21st, we made what sail we
could, and bore up for New York. The
next day Sunday, at 7 A. NJ, in lati-
tude 2S deg. 40 min. north, longitude
Y deg. 33 miu. west, we saw dismasted
vessel about six miles to westward of
US. In the afternoon we beat up to her,
and found her to be the schooner Katie
P. Lunt (of fremont, Me-, Captain
Lopaus, and bound from Brunswick,
Ga; for st. Jago, Cuba, with a cargo of
pine lumber. She was in most de-
plorable condition-her masts and jib
boom gone, and her decks swept clean
We sent boat to her, and took off her
captain, his wife and crew, and brought
them to this port.
Captain Lopaus was interviewed by a
Herald reporter, and stated as follows:
We sailed from Brunswick, Ga, on
Sunday, October 18th, with light west
erly winds and fine weather. That
night the wind shifted to the north and
east, blowing fresh. On Monday it was
blowing strong breeze, and we short
ened sail. During the day the wind in
creased to strong gale from the north
east. The weather became hazy, and
the vessel began to leak. The next day
tTuesday) the weather moderating, we
made all sail. During the night of
Wednesday, the 18th, it blew fresh
gale from the northeast. We put the
vessel under short sail, and, as She was
leaking badly, all hands were put at the
pumps. Wednesday morning the wind
moderated and came more from the
eastward. At 10 A. N. we wore ship to
the northward and set the lib, with
heavy sea running from the southeast,
and the vessel laboring heavily, and still
leaking badly. At this time we were in
latitude 20 deg. - min. north. lonQi-
tude n deg. 36 min. west. On Thurs
day, at noon, the wind increased. and
we shortened sail The barometer was
very unsteady. By midnight it was
blowing heavy, the vessel being under
three reefed sails. and all hands at the
pumps. Friday, at daylight, there was
every sign OF hurricane. All hands
were kept at the pumps, and the barom-
eter kept falling fast. At $50 A. NJ, the
vessel was thrown on her beam ends.
and We had to cut away the mainnast to
night her, which carried away the fore
mast. When she righted, the decks
we're swept Of everything-deckload
forward d-house, and loose spars and gear.
The vessel was full of water. It was
blowing a hurricane. At IL A. NJ. the
barometer stood very low, and the sea
was making clean breach over the yes-
sci and through the cabin, stavinq the
oulkheads and everything in the cabin,
and driving all hands on the top of the
house, where they lashed themselves as
best they could for safety. Ny wife,
with her child In her arms. was washed
on the house, but having q rope made
last around her, she was hauled ON
board, but without the child. which was
drowned. Myself and another child
were washed into the cabin and nearly
drowned. When I recovered mvsef
the child was gone, having been washed
through the cabin.
At midnight the wind shifted to the
northwest, which made the wreck Law
easier, and gave us little shelter in the
after-companionway, which was not
washed away. The weather moderatinu
We took a look around, and found t6e
provisions, except can of tomatoes.
and the. water all gone, and the decks
split open. Saturday, the Dist. we kent
lookout for q sail. but none came in
slght. Sunday we made sail six miles
distant, and heading to the northeast
After while we made her out to be a
brig, under short sail. We hoisted a
shirt on a board as asignal to her. which
she did not seem to see, as she kept on
her course until noon, when she was al
most out Of sight. She then tackled and
bore up for us. While the sail was
coming toward us, we caught shark.
which we managed to roast in an old
stove We found. Partly roasted, we
found 1t tasted good and sweet, but had
no water to drink with it. At 4:3O the
WIND was very light, and the vessel COM
ing very slowly toward us. Shortly