, 1877-09-25

rctccLHilU fgntuEC6 In 1t, and this nero thought
wo give 4 the morn gigantic: tho evil bcvt'tnr..
~ @ hlscrare 1a r. 1s as nataGh .'a Tsrroac
t,,1lr st,,rs uurs'e' 'e"t'''''" r,u"rl. uresT
''"'1 yours ------,..-. ~ ~ 1Ha'hLl'
A TEltiil1}LE EApEltlENCE,
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A"o ~'pt0'' o. tnu no., ams. .,.N W" -''n'1 Ae'''
HIS at7fr.
x, r. I''sr.01nMees ,.. re. a. '<'1 lotf %nra; ,F
NsW llAsES' sept .'-eans. uardy. ot the
schooner c, j. vRn Name, which was wrecked
o, tho way from New York to Daracoa Aur, ..
1,s t,,, -, r,at ~, ,,,. Io,n Il, ,nt. IT,, ~
..,,tas 49, ..''s.. " ~. ~. ..,,a,.,..a ~
ts,ates snc stoty o. e.. "onocrla. M e1Vetsehcc.
driftel about In a terrible sea on fratl raft
which was all tlc timn Under waier. and liz ~.
c,,ns,,,. wo-. ,u ,,smaaa,1 s s,n.,an,,s ~ -. ~,
nhSears'ng attendance Of Sharks, which came
So near rs to smell Of tho tnen and to
have their eyes put out BY shenth.kutvcs In
tic hands at tho saf,ors, The pnrt,cntar. n.
rui"uu ,. W S'pt' na'"Y nrc 10 1ouoHb' lao
Van NAme was new vessel built near this
city, snd was laden with coal. Her passengers
were Matilda Assurus, nrc1 l2; Freddie Arsu.
n,s. arc1 o. ,n,l a ,u,n Win no. ,,,,,r ,,,o
..ras =. ,.,a"i.s.. az | - n 49,. s"'a W.:
faVco. AZ ml.lotaht on aug. :, wien ht''e days
out AMI 3o0 miles from shorc, tho schooner bc-
gan 10 feel tho effects Of the gale. She WIS
In ~. rrrtnt- 81, ,...r, ~, ,,,"t or,. H., ~,
r, 80. "o ''tx ~ were w ueeN s1eeps ",c sF'.
NV "a'.s "c'e ncaSy h''u o''''''ous' TUG tky
mns G!ayE' TIC fa!n ~ rapidly, and Tic wii.i
q t!,u la,at On deck 1erc allowed to resnain.
At o'clock three largo wavtt-1nrgu waves nj.
ways ruIl hy tiifecs-camc towering unon the
speed. by the time tue second Ind passed
tIc srtrpncr had kcclcA over on her
sue. anu the winter wna rushlny ~ through
the catstt windows. Thc htcward, Walter Gil,
NJ the eomnntd q tho Gaptatii, went to ret the
completely ortr tho uuutned Grail, ai,u ihc
steward was carrted away ant' neTcr scch again.
cxerpt Tor !! inoincnt by the mate, anil oil The
erew were throwlt INTO alio watcr. III Pix min
9tct from tle ttnc tle i!rst wave struck her the
fHts NaHle slntl sunk. Win her went uoxn the
g'ri and everything IN ooard e1cnit an unr aud
lew otcGes OF seahs!lng. ihc Captain had
siohs TO- tlls basKstay. nut When taken nnlcr
winter iooscncu Ills hnit anil came 70 tho sur.
invv. The ur was within llls reach, but would
not support hls weight, anu as tio euul not
sw Smln., nH tss,c 11,at mscii % 20 as ea' shouting
WlH1l lie caseup again 10 lad ta;e go.l tortunc,
however, tu Erusp Joist. md this held lin! w.
INC 10y PASSENGER no eaw supporting himself o'l
yar u tbe 01 de ~ayss H.
Ihc mate fsad Two pieces u timber a,!d the
sa!ltrs hnl each onc piece. After great toll tho
plef.x .s WeTe soi!uStSu anu wi'sn iassGnc1 tu-
Eet'@t ".t' e4a.oto t'otn-ns ".tNu ee"ta 0c tooI
~ spared, a. tto Hnscr was cold, made rAtt
about three teet Wllo mud tncnty-fuur icct long.
On luis eeyou men wcrc iloA1cu. bnt to keep IL
m M tslc suSiare 1hey Neso compelled to fe'nan Oh
t:lelf hoir's ana k'ees.
~ satl appeared ~ day Fnday, and Friday
ii,ght the r1tt sase nluteat1ons of oFcakiEE w,
ann iasteninca pectNsilnt oaftMllg loosened:
ING idea u fepair1ng thls damaVo was pscr'udeh
~ tlie presence ol tne iusn sharkst wtlic!, 1nule
ileir appsaranSe LEV minutes aitsr ie hastily.
tnnue fatt hatl !'cet! constructed und did nut
Thereafter lGaVe II. mo fn1t nus 50 Inv II tho
water that t!ie ministers were oa lcycl with the
occasiun one OF the sai'ors had burcly time t,
save hls Iect. Az Ffiday a,id fTilav night It
rnineu. Ihr nlen spssad !ai'dkeFchivts, and thus
secured cnoilgh 1noleure 70 assunEe thctr thirst,
hnt had nothing to cot: Ihc position was very
isksoi.tc; oat 10 Sousu not 0e changed tor fsnr u
Tue snarks. Inc oar tavcd had lceh raisct, nn1
70 thiS shift wae attachcd 70 attract attention.
SATURDAY morning, Mtsr t',tsst aEgf,lxng night,
nufttts WHICH Az nan heAfly feslEnea hope, y
btealaier Has hecn anoat tn'e 'lstanI, INC onlY