The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
PERILOUs VOYAGE.
A Ship Disabled by Java Fever-succored
by n Brave Yankee Sailor.

rEhlLOCS VOfAGE.
A Ship Disabled by Java Fever-succored
by Brave Yankee sailor.
We find in the New York Times a
graphic description of the misfortunes
of the American bark Beatrice. The
Beatrice, Capt. Havener, Maine, left the
port OF Boston more than a year ago for
the East India islands for cargo of cof-
fee. She was bound for the port OF Pa
dang, and her coffee was to be consigned
to Ira Bustley, New York. The voyage
from Boston to Padang, although very
long one, occupying nearly five months,
was made without accident or unusual
incident. Arrived at Padang, the Cap
tain found the Java fever raging in the
port. Java fever is somewhat akin to
our chills and fever, but more danger
GUS. The victim suffers greatly for a
day or two, and then is comparatively
well for three days more. Then the
disease attacks him again. The symp-
toms are strong chills, alternating with
heavy fever, headache, sickness ut the
stomach, and vomiting. Many of the
vessels In the port were detained, their
crews being laid up with the fever. The
bark got in her cargo of 700 tons of cof-
fee as quickly as possible, and sailed for
New York. One after another Captain
and crew were taken down, until only
the first mate was left. He steered the
vessel while his eleven companions, I'M
able to turn hand, lay in their berths.
With plenty to eat on board the mate
could not leave his post to cook it.
When they had almost given up, the
mate espied sail and reported the JOY
full news to his companions. The two
vessels drew nearer and nearer to-
gether, and at last it became necessary
to display some signal that help might
be obtained. The mate dashed the
wheel in position to keep the bark before
the wind, went below, got large Ameri-
can flag, and made it fast to the lines.
While the bark scudded before the breeze
he raised the stars and stripes to half
mast-the signal of distress. The APP
preaching vessel drew nearer-drew so
near that the Mate and the Captain (who
had made his way to the deck, in the
hope of unexpected add could read her
name. She was the British ship Dill
pussund. She came up almost abreast
of the bark before she answered the sig
nails at all, and then ran up the signal.
You must do the best you can," and
went on. But Providence, in the shape
of brave sailor, came to the rescue of
the perishing men. In the night the
wind died out. The bark was delayed
in her course, and the British ship that
had passed could go no further. Both
vessels We're becalmed, and when morn
ing dawned they were still in sight of
each other. But in the night according
to the statement of the sailors, who were
afterward transferred to the American
bark, spirit of patriotism and love of
the stars and stripes was at work in the
forecastle of the Dilpussund. There was
an American sailor on board the British
ship, before the mast, and he had seen the
Havener's signals of distress. No one
could tell why the signal of distress was
shown-the bark might be leaking, she
might be on fire, hundred deadly
perils might surround her. The Amer
lean sailor appealed to his friends of the
forecastle, SO he and his companions
say, and told them that he would not
pass British ship in trouble without
going to her assistance, and that they
ought to go to the aid OF the Americans
He talked long and earnestly with the
sailors, aud the result was that next
morning he refused to work unless the
British ship went to the relief of the
distressed American bark. The gallant
British sailors stood by him. The
Captain of the Dilpussund avoided
further trouble by going up as near as
he dared to the side of the Havener
The mate explained their desperate con-
dition. They must have medicine, and
men to help navigate the vessel. The
Captain of the British ship gave them
the American sailor, another sailor and
a boy, and sent them, by one of the
sailors, chest of medicines. A few
days afterward the bark reached st.
Helena, and put in and bought fresh
supply of quinine, which soon restored
the rest of the sick men to health.
Three only died. The vessel landed in
New York after run of 122 days. 1t
was perilous voyage.