Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-07
sHIPwRECKED Al SEA.
Tho Sole Survivor Gives IN Inter.
estipg Account or the Disaster
How He was Rescued.

Tho Sole SURVIVOR 6ives IN intor-
estipg Account OF the Disaster
How He was Rescued.
NEW YoRx. November THE Portu-
eusse ship Mariana ", which arrived
at quarantine on Sunday, brought An
tonic Cressolo. an Italian sailor. sole
survivor Of the bark Rosina. which left
Catania for this port last September.
Captain Ferecia Of the Marianne related
to . reporter the story Of the rescue and
the loss Of the Rosins. the latter being
a. told him by the seaman saved. On
October %, in mid.oosan, Captain Fee
recia sighted q bark drifting. he made
sail toward the stranger. and soon . man
was seen g~esticulating wildly. Captain
Ferscia ordered q boat lowered. The
boat made its way to the side OF the
bark, which proved to DO the Rosina.
The man on board jumped Into the beat,
which hs had eagerly watched from the
msmsut It left the ships side. he could
not speak the Language OF his fsscusrs.
but he showed by signs that II would DO
useless to look for any more human be.
ings. The decks Of the bark had been
swept perfectly clean. Everything had
been carried away. and the hold, loaded
principally With sulphur. was nearly full
OF water. The waves were making .
complete break over the vessel fore and
aft. The Rosina was left to her fate,
and the boat returned to the Mariana.
The shipwreeked sailor then told Of
the loss Of the Rodna TO Captain Fee
rscia. 10 said during the night Of
October Goth the sky became overcsst
and there were indications OF an sp-
preaching storm OF considerable sever.
ity. The next morning IL was blowing
briskly and some light sails were taken
In. Crsssolo says no heard his captain
say they were in longitude 40. but he
did not learn what latitude. As the
morning advanced the wind became
fisrcer and at noon II was blowing o
hurricane. The bark vas under reeisd
topsails. keeping her head - near the
wind % possible. The seas were ter
riAc, and rolling down FROM the wind
ward appeared like small mountains as
they approached. The bark, however.
rode them without shipping any great
quantities Of water. Al 2 p. n. the
tempest was terrific. the wind bowling
furiously through the rigging, and nm.
sven seas tossing the vessel violently
about. The captain was then heard to
call out to the man at the wheel 10 cling
to his post. and those who were below
hurried on deck. One enormous wave
obsoursd the horizon to windward and
rolled toward the bark. She was about
to rise with the huge billow. but tripped
and fell before Il aud the wave broke
and rolled It's vast volumes over her. II
seemed to Creseolo that be had been en-.
quilted by the torrents which rolled over
him - be clung TO the hatchway which
went down into the between decks. The
water slowly passed away and the bark
emerged from under the surface OF the
sea.
A moment before hs had heard shouts
and yells and the crash Of timbers, but
now there was NO sound but the roar Of
the tempest. wreckags strewed tho
water to the lssward bat no human be-
inRs could DO seen struggling there and
no one could be seen on deck. Creseolo
hurried along the torn and unguardsd
deck and searched every corner Of the
vessel, but NO n could be found 10 tho
wrecked cabin, galley or f~orecastle. and
he at last realized that he had been left
alone on board Q bark Of 600 tons. The
stormy sea did not appear satisfied with
his eleven comrades, but continued to
roll up f~uriously, and seemed about to
| close over him and the few frsil planks
which still remained under foot. The
survivor says Q feeling OF unuttsrsble
loneliness stole over him, and he
crouched amid the ruins OF the cabin and
awaited his fate.
Saturday. Sunday. Monday and Tuesday
passed, but NO sail relieved the wide
waste of waters. On Wednesday he
thought OF building . raft, but the ma
terials were all gone, and he passed that
night, as be had passed others before,
without sleep. and very little TO eat.
Thursday evening found him still the
sole occupant Of the bark. which drifted
unguided before wind and sea. Creseolo
felt that II no help came next day. the
vessel must sink and he would DO
drowned, or, worse still, fall into tho
teeth OF the sharks.
The frst morning rays Of Friday. o.
tober 28th, revealed no sail. and the M
fortunate man was giving way TO despair
when OF abont 8 A. II. he saw The spsrs
Of o vessel. At frst he could not be-
lisve his senses, bat the distant mssts
increased In size, until . iull.rigged ship
approached the wreck. At9A. n. the
stranger hove to. and In o shsrt time
Antonio Crsssnslo stood upon the sound
decks Of the Mariana v, which brought
him 10 this port.
Tho name Of the captain Of the
Rosiua was Genalo Porcslla. he was an
Italian who has brought his vessel to
this port several times. Creseolo will
be taken before the italian Consul to-
day. He will be we'll cared for, and sent
to his home. He is . short, wiry man
about thirty.hvs years Of age. with Q
very dark, olive skin and black beard