The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-15

fried some small pieces In pan, which
were eaten with great relish.
There appears To be slight difference
OF opinion a. 10 the favor OF the meat, a.
in giving their description Of the repast
one Of the colored men said he would not
know IL from mutton, while the cook
thought II rather resembled beef. At all
events It proved q wonderful stimulant,
as II revived the exhausted men and ena.
bled them 10 assist In the management Of
the vessel.
TIE RESCUE.
The 3lst Of January Is a day that will
be remembered by the crew Of the sallie
NJ. Steelmxn for the rest Of their lives, as
II brought them deliyerance from hor.
rible death. Early In the morning they
sighted the schooner Speedwell, and al
though for come little time they suffered
all the agonies OF suspense In the fear
that their signals Of distress would not
be seen, ut last their minds were set at
rest as the gallant schooner bore down
toward them, and In 4 short time boat
was alongside and relief at hand. The
sudden change from the gloom Of despair
10 good quarters and plenty Of food al.
most set the sufferers crazy, and forced
Captain Keene, Of the Speedwell, TO exert
great caution in resuscitating their ex-
hausted frames. They were only given a
little nourishment at q time, and as they
began to regain their strength they were
allowed to lend hand In working the
schooner. When they arrived yesterday
they looked in pretty good condition, but
some Of them have received such q scare
that they have made their last trip TO sea.
A VISIT TO THE sPEEDwELL.
A Herald reporter paid visit to the
Speedwell yesterday afternoon and found
her at anchor of Jersey City. The mate
was on deck andreceiyed the reporter very
courteously, volunteering any informa.
ton in his power. The Speedwell Is
three.mssted schooner, Of Jonesport, Me-,
and left CadiE, Spain, on the 7th Of Jan.
uary, bound 10 this port, with mixed
cargo. The mate OF the SpeedWell made
the following statement: Wesighted the
schooner Sallie NJ. Sleelman on the 3lst
Of January in latitude 80 deg. 90 min.
and longitude 90 deg. So min. Seeing
her In distress We bore down toward her
and took off the Captain and five men.
The schooner was abandoned, a. nothing
could be done TO save her. The crew
were in q very emaciated condition, and
had been without food for eight days.
From what l could learn they had q
meal of colored man named George
Seaman, who was shot by Walter Samp-
son the day before we sighted them, The
shooting, 1 understand, was done in self
defence.
A TALK WITH THE COOK.
The reporte. then had talk with syl-
yester II. Herbert, the cook OF the
schooner Sallie n. Steelman, who still
shows the effects OF starvation. The cook
said: ave were blown out TO sea in gale
from of Cape Hatteras and all our can.
vas was destroyed and everything on
deck washed overheard. After about
three weeks buffsting about the ocean our
provisions ran out and there was nothing
left to eat. / had some coffee, which l
served out hot, and that was the only
nourishment I had left to give the men.
The day before we were rescued by the
Speedwell, one OF the colored men, Geo.
Seaman, was shot by Walter Sampson,
another colored man on board. I did not
see the shooting, as II was done In the
iorecastle, but Seaman had been acting as
II he was half crazy, and threatened to
shoot the Captain. It appears he put his
hand In his pocket to get his pistol to
shoot Sampson before the latter shot him.
We ate portion OF Seaman that after.
noon. One OF the men boiled piece OF
the body and fried couple OF pieces
that had been boiled and ate them. II did
not taste bad, and II | had not known
where 1t came from I should have taken
1t for beef. On the next day we were de-
liyered from our floating grave by the
Speedwell, and though all the crew were
In fearfully exhausted condition, they
soon began 10 recover under good nour-
ishment and kind treatment.nj
THE STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
The reporter asked the mate OF the
Speed II he would allow him TO have
talk with the colored seaman, Walter
Sampson. The mate said certainly, and
sent for Sampson, and the following con-
versation ensued:
Reporter-I want you 10 tell me all
about your trouble with the man you
shot.
Sampson-I shot him in self.defence.
Reporter-How did II occur?
sampson-The man, George, l do not
know his other name, got up very early
on the morning Of the day before the
speedwell rescued US. He halloed at me
to get up and como out on deck, and he
acted so wild | felt scared OF him. got
up and put on my clothes. He was
standing by his berth and had his pistol
In the breast pocket Of his jumper.
While was finishing dressing, be shout
ed at me again and said II | did not get
out quick he'd shoot me. got scared ,
and began to back out toward the door,
and Just rs got there he put his hand in
his pistol pocket, and ], thinking he was
going to shoot, pulled out my pistol and
shot him. 1t was done In selt-deience.
Reporter-Did he pull out his pistol
before you shot2
Sampson-I cannot say, but from the
way he put his hand in his pocket and
from what he had said thought he was
going to shoot, or else i would not have
fired.
The crew remained on board the
schooner speedwell last night, and some
provision will probably be made for them
to-day.
Too Much Married.
PHILADELPHIA Times.