The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-06

and Horrible sunsSiage i;oS tiioao ofltise
| Grew end PasseugeFa who IssoapeA frouf
tho Rurn,nS stdaniship, 5'slss.s g
AL that Byron paints of whatlWas
borne by the ahipwreckcd Spaoiafds 81,
"rf]c;s Juan" was suffered ~ their tii.
happy countryhien who survived frnni
the destSnctiots OF; tho Rsero. Rgjicro del
Oceaao. !The latter, indeed, did nut
reach the horror of fc9nnihalibuE, but they
were subjected oiWhat In mid i!teesii s;
scarcely less dreadful in the scourgei6 OF
The Nuesp feiero was aa. old ISsl.ioon..
ed side-vheel steamer and had been used
ms 2 trsnspnrt for troopsa She ,waa foEl
mcriy.s't.:r 4 ia9dr.si aud piled pfJetwesn
HasnilaSand New York sheilgn H.i-
vanq on the l6ehGof Ocivher On the
18th, being only two dayton her passsre
10 Nuevitas, an alarm OF lire WAS given. eiii
There were either flCty.seveii craixty.tyyo
persons, for the accounts differ, all told,
In The ships company or thesn seven.
teenior twonty were passengers, ilIe Others
constituting the crew. The aIayta took
place at O'Clock Ia the ni1fail1g, aud al
eavei the watch on deck were iii their
bcrths below. Now, the; cargo of the
steatiiship consisted largely 9f petroleum
and gunpawdcrj' beside other iphnmma-
ble stores, destined lnrthe Epanishlaynay,
and many persons on bnard kneW the
fact IT will easily .ba aipirSined, then,
that'the fright aud cpnfiisi;h. shnt ntiens,iess
we're extreme. The survivors say that
most Of ihuSe on bpaul jumped directly
'neo Tie sra. Some hid clotheE A,sfl
others nniir; hut equipped .ss they were
iiearlynl, ai.ide the leap Il .vts better,
they doubtless Thought, ,td'tfust even Che
treacherons waves than Tbs more cruel
| flames behind them. 3. 4. 81
Some perishei mlaearably by drowning
NJ osce. OtlIcrs managed, as we infer
from tile reports tn drag together mates
rials for a rough raft and to scramble
upon it; and sIiii others chung 10 iiin iIlI,.
| cocns and fragments of spara. While
there they saw the Steamship burn to tile
waters edge, while thuse vino remained
| on board were consumed with her. But
the condition OF their ashipmate,, On tho
raft was not ihnehc better. The raIL via
yeryll9w in tile walter, and noW and again
the sen made u clean breath, ,nver IL.
Whdn this happened tho poor wretches
had to cling to the fraiistridture withJill
their strength and as tlik strength with
many was sicnder-s@hat with flight cxS;-
posture mud tile unwonted situation they
would be swept at timea off iuto the sen,
!wile nee some emerged and fought their
way back to the raft, and sdmcedid not.
| Their frail refuge was laimoat sconetantly
surrounded By sharks, and no doubt
many unhappy PERSONS were pulled by
'tilese savage creatures below the surface
and nevoured. There was one lw1maiIsA
the stewardess-afld sha held on With The
heipIofi her companions for spinr4 time.
But she became completely exhausted,
and the others conld,n0 lnngcr cid her.
and go at lust she pitched i,c..tl.nng iihtf
/, the aea. 'il ~ g -
TO judge FROM the state Ii 5.,losa who
cOntfived to live through tie ,:iy,iing
days and nights of agonylit w,alld be
scarcely possible to exaggesate the tor
lures they suffered. Dragged dip aud
down the raft by tho pittilosS, wayes,their
fieshlis described asshaving iiaen iugs7me
eases "entirely torn from tiicffljbsHlfss.5 p
| They were nearly destitute too the littld
| food and water secured at the outset Iliy-
ing been chiefly washed away. 40, hold
on where they were was to ;iDder9S the
Inartyrd0m of hunger aud thirat, ass well
as the desperate buffets OF tho spsI 4, let
] go wnB to be drowiiedAas the easiesefa{e
--GrIto be Inundated ny thesjlgfks. Tic
boats had been dropped by tile ran from
the davits. But all save one nf tl,ose had
| been dashed TO pieces. Five men es.
| capped rin this exception, tire captaiaf'a
gigi but they have not been hpards.6i
since. e;i3
Seventeen only of the ships company
sere saved, and .hey were sayea ZEE oits:s
appears TO happen, as If by a miracle.
The English steamship LOUISE III. was on
her !gay from Algiers TO Now Orleans.
At 8 O'clock last Saturday evening she
was Ipassihg through what Is knotsr,, d
the Old Bahama Channel, Whenthe look.
:. = IN =, - z - :
engine was stopped, and the watch soI
deck tried &c find out whence the voice
came. Il Was very dark, ard tha matter
was in Q great degree ons OF chance.
Captain Voss waa called, and he de,
termined to so oack on the truck his shiI
had%just described. In doing this ths
Louise II. 'proyideatially went I. tribe Il
ieeward of the place wRete; the chip
wrecked mariners were. Had !; Iii,
Steamship gone as much to windwarsa
| Captain Voss says that their,cries wonlt
not have been heard and they could no
Etsse been seen. BY this happy circnm
STANCE the seyeDteen survivors Wer,
picked mp and their doiefnl history wa
made known. The rescue occurred of
Puentc de Catheran, which is about 12;
nnilea ea4t cf l,a.s.s....as. on the cast !,
Cuba; and the ffo must hive btirsss foYtf
in the Bahama Straits, betwcea tic pasn
don and, Lobus lights. ,gl
/ The manly action Of Capt. Voss de
serves especial recognition and praise
/ He was not content With picking un III,
five persons whom he fitat fonud. II,
cruised about until the aftcrnanir of ia.
lob, aud was rewarded by tiiscoSe erin.
twelve more. There is some slight al
versity in the accounts -but;ii suiatanc,
the story as we have told ittis probabl,
acciirate. Many shipmassefs-5 pFOy.srbs
ally Impatient rs is their case ne heiaj
deinyed on their way would not bavt
Igone back when their answer to the era
haiilelicited no audible response. ,sios
captains who did SO go back would havs
taken The i've mariners on board, r iETil
heye forthwitli iresnmed tleir course ahS
- ~ siS. g. q . e.. e. ~ 4
| few would have kept persistently en- ii
the work Of mercy as thia worthy gentle
Imam did, especially when tho chance Wa
! so slight that bis time and labor won,s
i find fecoipehse OF any kied soeyef
Capt. Voss cuIseque inertia a hand
some testimonial from the Spanish GOV
lernnlens, which wiii.donhtle be award
4 ed him after the custoiiiafg firm ii ssfcl
cases, and he also merits lfiiat a. man 8
/ ms stamp viii not value Iess. the think
and admiration of all geuefofs snd feel
.lisg heaEts. 1s
/ HutchiBs.c of the Washing !; s5s
says tie De- nioefati6 candidate sefS da
i feated IN Ohio bY d ssst emnt rs Il