, 1880-07-16
SAVED FROM THE SEA,
Two Fishermen Reach Shore After Flrs
Days nnd Nights Rowing Without
Food or Drink.

1ly T,itprsph TO Nt,u Io4* Htrdld-
ST. JonNR, N. r., July 10.-The critical escaps
from cruel ind lingering fnto OF two Gloucts.
ter tshnr'non, who arrived fl this city last even.
ing. Is opo Of tho mpat extraordinary Of r.
corded experiences. As n Nero test OF the caps.
bllttles nt hnnnM endurance It approaches the
miraculous. 1lavtnE dfsfted nway from thu
vessel In nn impcnotrablo fog, and all their et.
forts to regain her having proven nbortiye
without a pnrtlc!e Of food Or single drop of
winter. In M open frnll dory. exposed to tho rnlu
dripping down from the sky, and drcnched By
tho spray dashed up from tho sea, these t~o
fishermen Ut Gloucester battled valantly aud
successfully for their lives during i've dreary
asys Ed i've ss;an darksomo nishts Ths sto9
eapo @ % Il briefly toia. rio u American s az.
ts h9s"s,s, ssh9easr F. A., A. hortasn ssr. Capt Scott
edges Of tho Urcnt Tanks, IN position bearip5
Rooks Eary IL tho da sa orcs @ WE'RE ~. Ut i1s il e.
wntcr and soon moving 70 their respective f4h.
iiE grounds. One OF tho dcriae. III which Netc
Gloucester, hHvinK secured n fare sufficient 70
return to tho vessel, pulled away IN the d!rcc.
tion IN which they supposed hor to lic., 1t va
shIr. from their View. A light Grerzo Of oasterJ
ws W. ns%s xn 4 hes s S an s ow w1s,
thgir vessel Mnle n0 sign. Night cltfno m and
tho spritso tho fishermen INrkened ln sympathy
with II. They knew from tho Cnptnins ohsorya.
tnnt from the Newfoundland coast. When
morning dnwncd tho prospect Of scnrching for
thoir fclOW-t -t0iltrs OF the Ae.l grow no rhcCrinr
20 they ut ore determined tO pull for tho sforc,
FortunRtely they hnd II sEnNfl sAil on bOnrl Tint
during tho whp!e Of Friday and Saturday. Tircd
1nturU WIS at length beginning to Btvp Wny IN.
dor tho unnatural strnin. Sunttny, that for them
should hnve been SA1bnth OF rGpose, dnwncd
drearity On tho weary, furnishing tsher,ncn, but
tranqa!llzlnY mcssngc. Monday camc, by.
brought with It no symbol Of succor. Thoy sttn
held OIL their course toward atorC, lnpgufdy ID.
boring Mt their ours, unth h!an wcro now SUI
fering from all intense. fiery thirst. One Of them
bccnlrlo rolcccss. tho other wins fnst yielding 10
But they woru conscious that they must now
10 ncnr tho land, and after tho brief summer
night bf Motlduy hIll passed TuCsdNy'a sun roso
over Cnpc Rneu full N tiow and not moro than
three miles diatnnt. Thelr courage rovtvod ~
II BY masie. nnd With tho strength spsluy!us
| II few hours hMl reMehcd II Newfoundland lsa.
| ing sktf tnourod otf Clnm Cove, md but a fow
| mites distant from tho very spot wtere tbs
splendid steamship F. W. Harris only fow dAya
| since r1,Ahed TO her destruction. Tho crow ot
tho skill placed nj tho, disposal Of tho weary,
! matd. After bGing refreshed by food md sleep
they were able towurd night to reach Chauc1
| Covo In thglr dory. Thero they Wero kindly
/ cared for by the. Inhabitants until ttcy WeEe
nblo TO pn,coed t. St. Johns, whorc they arrived
ehnrgo By ti,o United States Consul, and anrI,
| cl0thn8 nnA comfortable home Immediately
! provided for tllonl. -