The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-13
STARVING AT SEA.
Account OF Hunger on the
Bark Tiger From Liverpool.
The Crew Cut Up Their Boots ana Devour
the Leather, Aiso the Captains
Dog, hut save the Cat.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Steamship Ncbo
from Rio Janeiro, arrived to-day. and reports hay-
ing fallen In with the bark Tiger from Liverpool for
Baltimore, seventy seven days out, and short OF
provisions. She supplied her crew who were I'm
a most depiorable condition, having sustained
life for several days strips OF leather soaked In
lamp oil until the oil gave out, and then on the
Captains dog, after which. there was nothing but
cannibalism and death staring them In the face.
To add 10 their suffering two vessels passed several
days before within n short distance, but paid no
attention 10 their signals OF distress.
As the steamer Nebo cnme up with the Tiger
they saw the latter lowering boat After some
moments OF hard struggling she came alongside
Her occupants were dressed In oilskins and eyi.
dently veryfweak
what do you wantg'' sang out Captain Gordon
1--WE are starving 90 death, we are starving 20
death, " exclaimed the man In the stern sheets
excitedly
'Did You say you were siarvingg" demanded
the Captain again In surprise.
YES we are starving See this n all we have
had TO eat I'm nine days. he held aioft the skin
OF n dog, and one OF the men held up piece Of
God help u.s." exclaimed Captain Gordon.
Come on board right away. and We will 90 what
A ladder was then lowered and the men helped
aboard the Neb0 and given food
The young German Commander OF the Tiger
told the Captain OF the Nebo he had been l2t days
and he had been Ia the most dreadful condition.
lie was bound into Baltimore and made Cape
Henry early In January. and blown OFF the
shore Into the gulf stream. From that time he
had been tossed hither and thither by the winds
and currents. He had twelve men before the
mast, all OF whom had displayed the utmost fort-
tude under the most trying circumstances The
provisions ran short one month ago; the
beef gave out first, then the bread
Nine days ago, that is, nine days
before that spoken OF by the Nebo the last drop Of
water was drank, and then three days later every
thing, even 70 boots and shoes, had been de-
voured. They were literally without bite or
sup. The Captains dog had been killed, skinned
and eaten, aud then lots were cast for the cat
The poor beast was saved by the Captain himself
who besought the men not to destroy IL. The
starving men spared the eat, cut up their boots.
soaked strips I'm lamp oil and ate them This hOr-
eyed each other suspiciously aud hungrily. and
would have killed the cat could they have found
10, but the Captain hid H. and the pangs Of hun
ger were unappeased for FIVE days Some Of the
men meditated suicide. God knows how many OF
them thought Of murder and cannibaism. Had
Of the Tiger said he thought something more ter
rible than starvation would have been enacted on
board. The Nebo sent months provisions on
board. When the first foat load arrived. the
mate leaped aboard the Tiger eating n biscuit
lie was pounced upon by the shipmates who 1T
orally fought like dogs for the cracker, then they
rushed upon other provisions aud tore them In
the same way as furnished wolves might have
done The officer OF the Nebo adds: We got pro-
visions on board and set them nj large once more.
They shook the reefs ont of their top sails set
their top gallant sails and steered In our wake.
She was right aft, but the vessels bottom was 10
full OF barnacles she could not make much head.
when last we her she was signaling adieus
and thanks.