The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-22
GALVESTON.
Correspondence ofthe Herald.
GALVESTON, June Is, 1870

Correspondence the Herald
GALVESTON, June Is. 1870.
Tho schooner N0nesuch, from Corpus
Christi. bound for this port, while between
fine mouth of the BRACES and San LUIS fass,
off tho west end of Galveston island, picked
IN n yawl containing five men IN an eA-
hausted condition. They were at the llme
headed northeast, and in seven fathoms OF
water. ont of sight of land. From the cap
tain Of the schooner they received every at
tention. and gave this account of themselves;
Some eighteen months ago Philadelphia
company received permission to remove
guano from two islands lying about 2oo miies
off the coast Yucatan, and about the same
distance from the city of Vera Cruz, and sent
out gang of nine men to take possession OF
this island who made their headquarters on
Aretas Cav. the largest This is low island,
almost surrounded by coral reefs ana Is aP.
preached through marrow opening w sie
enough to allow a vessel to enter sately III iaIr
weather, but exceedingly dangerous IN rough;
In the past fifteen months two vessels loaue9 .
with this rich fertilizer have been dispatched
10 Philadelphia. But to facilitate the snip
ment of gusno and for the purpose Oh en-
abling vessels to come through the harro"s,
inside the coral reef, in rough weather aha !
receive cargo, on the morning OF the Stn OF
June, Charles G. Griffith, superintendent o.
the guano shipment, went outside III yawl
with three negro laborers for the purPVse o.
LAYING a cable. by which vessels IN all klnus
Of weather could be hauled into smooln
water inside the reef While engaged IN tnis
work a squall suddenly struck them anu
thew dropped their anchor, intending to re-
main outside until the storm subslded. IN
the meantime the rest of the party seeing the
eminent peril of their comrades, put on IN n
natalie life boat, and attempted to haul them
inside. Mr.. Griffith finding this was lmpos.
sible and that the whole party were IN grea1
ieopardy requested another man from inc
life boat to fully man they all. Having received
this additional assistance, he ordered the life
boat To nut back to the island, and again
6ronned the anchor of his yawl, determined
To await the termination of the storm. They
Law to all night; the morning broke tue
waters we're still in tumult, and IL was
found that the cable chain was almost worn
in two. 1t was then that they determined 70
cast of their anchor and make run foi
Vera Cruz. the nearest point. Hosting sal l.
thew ran before the wind all day and night
expecting to reach Vera Cruz, but day ana
night for five days they were buiieted BY the
waves of the gulf, when they we're tortu'
nstely picked up by the None such
When they slipped their anchor small ca. 4
of fresh water was all they had on board. \
was with difficulty that Mr.. Griffith ceuld
control his colored crew, as they dritted day
by day beneath broiling sun, having nc
compass by which to guide their course, and
directing il by the North star at night me
crew grew clamorous tor food and water. Or
the l4th a flying fish fortunately fell into th'
boat. This was ravenously seized by ttt
starving crew, hastily divided into five piec,e'
and eaten, scales and all. As tn
schooner None such entered th'
harbor yesterday morning she wa