The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-10-30

raft within yard Of the occupants feet. When
this happened the man on the raft ceased 10
shout and seemed 20 become dumb with terror.
Again approaching the raft. the rescuers this
time secured II TO the boat and transferred its
single passenger TO their own craft No sooner
had be touchedlthe ships deck than his strength,
sprung from excitement and the instinct OF self
preservation. abandoned him. and he fell uncon-
scious. As he lay on the deck II could be seen
that the sores on his body bad been made by the
continued wetting with salt water Crystals OF
the salt were visible on the raw edges OF the
wounds. The body was smaciated. and the bones
at the joints sened as il about TO thrust them
selves through the skin. The ordinary black hue
of his skin was tnrued 10 drty drab. His tongue.
swollen TO az unnatural size, hung half out OF his
mouth. and the wonder was that he could have
uttered a single sound. After be was aroused.
be could only gasp lnartieulaie means and point
to his mouth for water.
Ii was nearly week before his appetite, and
with it his strength. returned so that be could
be Questioned. There was not Portuguese
scholar on board the Carrie h. Long. although
one Of the crew knew little Spanish. 1t was
more by gesture than by word Of mouth that he
told his story. He said that his name was Man
uel Francisco, and that he had been at sea ten
days when rescued. Originally, there were three
on the raft, but one had been washed overheard
and devoured by sharks before his eyes before
they were two days out The second died from
| exhaustion on the fourth day. He threw his
body to the sharks, thinking 10 that way TO cause
them to quit following the raft, bot after they
had torn his comrade to fragments they only fol-
| lowed him the more uteutly. He dared not
sleep. for fear Of walking of the RAFT into their
open jaws. Water gave out the sixth day,
and thirst was added TO the loss Of sleep His
only food was bread which had become musty
/ from long confinement 10 the kerosene eau, aud
! the eating OF which consequently only added To
his thirst without satisfying his hunger. His
suderings became so intense that he was about
| to cast himself 10 the sharks when the Carrie +.
Long hove 10 sight
Where did he come from and what was be
doing on the raft Francisco failed TO answer
this question satisfactorily. lie insisted that he
had originally sailed from the Brazilian coast, but
took advantage OF his questlonsrs ignorance oil
the language 10 avoid explaining why he had put
to sea 10 such q fraii craft. The contents of q
black bottle found on the raft 10 u measure an.
swered the question, and accounted for his IN
willingness to be more definite. In il was
magistrates commitment OF a feou, presumably
Francisco, to eight years penal servitude fol
some small theft. The date of the commitment
showed that the prisoner hsd served three years
The Brazilian penal island OF Fernando Moron
ha, situated three degrees below the equator ana
about 400 miles from the nam coast, was wIlhiI
few hundred miles from where Francisco wa:
picked up, and it Was conjectured that he had es
capped from there. This conjecture was confirmed
when the Carrie f. Long arrived at Matanza
and the customs officer came on board. As sooI
as the accents of the Spanish tongue fell on hi,
ear, Francisco ran below and eviuced great fea
Of recapture. Ga hearing his story aud readin.
the commitment. the Brazilian agent at tha
port wanted TO hold Francisco until the Cover
nor of Fernando Noronha had been communities
ted with. But Capt. Park put his foot down a
this aud declared that Francisco should not b.
removed from the vessel The agent dld not pres
bis claim and Francisco arrived in this city oil
the Carrie <. Long, On the voyage no mad
himself useful serving as a seaman. The sailor
called him Monday, because be was rescued OF
that day.
When the writer saw him yesterday he saw
stout, healthy man, with nothing in his Smin!
ace to indicate the horrors he had passed through
He is thorough black, with the crisp. curling
halr peculiar 10 the inhabitants of hot countries
He seems intelligent, and rather ashamed tina
he eau speak no language but what he call
Brazilian. IN T. Sun.