Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-04
OUT OF THE DEPTHS,
SURVIVORS FROM THE BoRUssIA.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-The Italian bark,
Giacomono, arrived this morning. Through
the following passengers Of the crew of the
lost steamer Borussia, who were picked up at
sea $50 miles off the Azores: Passengers
John s. Sullivan, Owen McCabe, Rossa;aro
Gonzalez, Gactino Salvaro Charles Dumtos.
Crew-Wm. Switzerland, Second Engineer, j.
+. Lawson, Bernard Grotz, VIM. Fisher, Patrick
Sara and John Callaghan. seamen. All re-
ported to the British consul for relief They
are in a very destitute condition. They suf-
fered greatly in the open boat before rescued.
Sullivan was formerly of county Cork, Ire
land, but for the past thirty years lived in
Rapides parish, La. McCabe was originally of
county Covan, Ireland but belonged the past
nine years in New Orleans. His wife and chill
dren still live in Ireland. Gonzales belongs to
Spain and Salvaro to Italy. A Frenchman is
Of the party, but his name is unknown. he
embarked at LIVERPOOL. Sutherland, second
engineer, makes the following statement.
The party was in metallic life boat No. 8.
They got into the boat about o'clock in 1.-THE
morning of the I'd of December, about dusk.
Larsen, quartermaster, and Farridy, boat
SWANS mate, took charge alternatively in
steering and managing the
boat, which was well provided
with crackers, canned meats and water. After
leaving the ship the gale increased, and during
the night, which was pitch dark, the sea run
ming high and the boat drifted at the mercy of
the waves. The following day, Dec 8, the
gale continued. About o'clock in the after
noon barque was seen about seven or eight
miles distant crossing the bow of the boat.
and blankets were raised on and other
signals made to attract attention, but the
barque passed without discovering the sig
mails. No other sail was seen that day. When
night came on it was still blowing fresh, with
a high sea from the west but at midnight the
wind had ceased and the waves had
Gained down. At this time it
is supposed that the boat had
made about 120 miles to the eastward, and were
steering for Fayal. From midnight till day
break Of the morning of the 4th, the sea
moderate. During the entire day of the
4th it was very calm, and the sea smooth. No
sail was seen. The party took off their clothes
and dried them in the SUM- number of
sharks followed and kept near the boat, and
one made rush and struck the boat violently.
They didn't leave till one was pierced by a
boat hook. The night of the 4th closed
in with cloude fog and
heavy mist, and about midnight fresh breeze
sprang up, and continued until aybreak. For
the past twenty-four hours they supposed about
eighty miles had been made. On the morning
of the 9Th inst. the wind blew very bard from
the east, and their course was changed and the
boat run before the wind to the westward, and
SO continued till in the afternoon, when
sail was discovered about eight miles off, bear
ing directly towards them. The blankets used
for sail were lowered, signals made of
four pocket handkerchiefs, hoisted on the
oar, and the boat pulled for the bark. Short
ly before S o'clock the boat was seen by
the lookout on the bark, which proved to be
the Giacomono- They were taken on board
and arrived to-day. The captain of the bark
not having room for the life boat it was cast
adrift. Sullivan and McCabe confirm the state
ment in every particular. The kindness Of
Capt. Bonefasio, of the Gidtomono. who sup
piled every one with clothing and other neces-
saries. was highly praised. The second mate
will return to Glasgow, and Sullivan and Nc
Cabe will proceed to their homes in Louisiana.
The Frenchman cannot be found this evening.
He had a sister on the Borussia.