Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-07-20
THE WRECK OF THE sTRATHA1oRE.

has received gold watch for Captain Clifford
of the American whaler Young Phoenix, pre-
scented by nine survivors of the British emil
grant ship Strathmore and their friends,
which was wrecked in the South Pacific.
Captain n. Clifford rescued the survivors of
the wreck, supplied them with clothing and
treated them with the greatest kindness.
As it is quite possible that the facts con-
corning the wreck of the Strathmore are not
fresh in the memory of the readers of The
MORNING APPEAL, we will refresh their recol
lection of the event by the following synopsis
of the facts The Strathmore, as indicated in
the extract above given, was an emlgrant ship.
When wrecked she was bound for New Tea
land. From an account given by Mr. Charles
Wordsworth, a passenger, who with his
mother and some twelve others was saved, VS.
learn the following circumstances son her
voyage from London to Otago, n. T., the
Strathmore of Dundee, Captain Nc Donald,
struck on one of the rocks of the Twelve
Apostles which are comprised in the Crozet
groupe-a very dangerous set of islands, and
not much known about them-July 1st, 1875.
These islands are nothing but barren rocks,
in mid ocean. Here these castaways remained
living on penguns and other sea birds andther
eggs for six months and twenty-five days
Mrs Frances Wordsworth, the mother Of the
man part of whose narrative is quoted above,
was the only surviving female, and she an al
most helpless invalid. The plain, touching
narratives of these survivors appeared in
Blackwood's Magazine for October 1875 and
were reproduced in the Eclectic for Novem-
Der of that year We viii not attempt to pre-
sent any part of those highly interesting stories
save the following, which is Mrs Words
kindness of Captain Clifford and his wife.
After describing the JOY of the little wistful
colony over the sighting of the rescuing ship
and of herself being lowered from the cliffs of
their island home she says:
The ship was whaler named The Young
Phoenix, Captain Clifford. Charlie, Mr.. Pc
ters, "Sails," and two invalids came off with
US at the same time. Captain Clifford con-
graduated me on my fortitude. He said
some men had to be helped, and would |
come at all. Long before we reached
the ship l was sick, of course. Captain Gift |
ford insisted on my staying in the boat, and |
it was hoisted up with me on board. The |
first moment that Captain Clifford saw dis
tressed people on the island, rightly Judging |
they could not all be got off the rock that |
night, he had thoughtfully provisioned the
boats, even TO tobacco. was taken down
stairs and met by an CANCEL" as she seemed
20 me, with such fair tender face-a tall
slender woman, like lily, in her fresh cotton
gown. She took me dirty, wretched, sick, in
ler arms, and Immediately got tub of water
% wash me- for / could do nothing, l was so
II and weak. She washed, clothed, and fed
ne with the tenderest gentleness. The best
# everything was given me. A bed was ar
anged on a sofa, with pillows, sheets, and
blankets. For seven months had thought
/ luxury to get fiat stone TO sit on, and
lad hardly ever lain down without my feet in
pool of water; and now, surrounded by
very comfort, | did not speak or think, but
ould only lie and wonder, and thank Al
nightly God for His mercy. Next day the
ckness wore off, and was able to enjoy the Z
ice little American dainties she brought me. I
think she herself scarcely ate anything whilst +
e were on board, she was SO delighted. She c
ad said to her husband when he was going $
or US, "Bring me woman" she was so \
omesick, poor thing having been at sea .
7eing home for many long months. Five +
Apply days We stayed on board bound for the !,
though the Captain, by thus tax
g US out OF his way, was losing fishing
,ason, a serious matter for whaler, and he \
Id not been very successful already. Curl d
isly enough, not long before, he had picked
} the crew of a deserted vessel numbering
,out thirty On the fifth day ship hove in -.
5ht. We ''spoke" her, and her captain
reed to take twenty of us. [ preferred pr
opping but the second mate, Mr.. Peters, ia
I'd most of the passengers, went with her D
lie was the Sierra Moreno. = [ was exceed ~
ely sorry to part with Mr.. Peters, who had
the time proved so kind to me- In the OF
ernoon of the same day, as Captain Clifford So
d | were comfortably chatting in our small TO
anctum," Jose, the little steward, came ma
wn with the news that there was another n
on the lee bow" Up went the captain de
deck; and |, very sorrowful, was preparing la Ia
get ready to be transhipped when | was IN
d not to stir till we learned more particu- Sh
S. In the meantime | saw the captains Wa
e busily employed packing up whole lot of pc
hast tbinos for mo +o +al-a !. hu+ 7 would we
y accept from her change of commoner 10
IS, as she had previously given me very OF
ldsome rep wrapper, and various other ar TOT
es, including a waterproof, and lovely car
es and stockings. Such shoes She is an'
head taller than [, yet her feet are smaller, Tile
mine, you know, are not very large. Be on
IS, though she does all work on board of 70
vessel her hands are small and beautifully sha
tie. We signalled this ship as we had done eng
other, and it was arranged that the re- OF