The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-02-21
A Horrible story.
eockpcrt tMass.) Special to the New York
Herald.

Iockport (Mass.) Special to the New Yorl
Herald.
The schooner Cora Lee arrived q
Pigeon Cove, bringing live men aliv,
and two dead, picked M a,lriit in a,
open boat. They IRE the crew of sAc
schooner Almond Bird, OF RJeSIand,
Me-, bonHd Tor Boston with plaster.
The vessel sank, aud the men,
eight in number took to u boat, aud
were picked up To-day forty miles
els, norlhcast of Cape Ann. On the
Death o; the second mate, who was
the last tn expire, the five survivors
cut his throat, aud sustained life hy
sucking the still warm blood from
his body. They thea threw him
overheard. Physicians say four OF
the suffers may possibly live. Fur.
iher details of The voyage are tuf'
nished:
The Almond Dirl sailed from
Windsor, n. $, a week ago, for AL.
exandria, Va, laden with plaster.
She encountered no heavy gales or
particularly bad weather until Sun.
iay, bu, all that day heavy seas aud
high winds assailcl her, aud the men
had hard work to keep her from
freezing. by night she became un.
manageable, ara tho crew at length
decided 10 abandon her. Hastily
collecting some articles OF food, they
took to the large boat The instieel
of self preservation was sIroag. aud
they huddled together for shelter
while the icy spray fell over them
chilling the very marrow in tAei'
bones. Tuesday morning fosnd
them still alive, but suffering terribly
from the cold. The SEA had gone
down somewhat aud the storm has
abateh Their stock OF provision;
was fast giving out. and the terrible
picture OF death by starvation sat
thirst rose before their minds. Dur
ing the afternoon they sawa saul, an,
made tranlic Efforts 10 attract thu
attention of those ON board, bat they
4 failed. am, as the second night ap
preached they saw the unknown YES
selpiss out OF sight below The horizon
On Wednesday evening the hrs
death occurred. Que of the deliri
nus men became furious for shor
Time, then chilled himself mp at tn
bottom of lie BOAT and died. Tw'
men passed away during the nigh
aud when Thursday morning came
The boat lalen with ice, contalnei
i've men in the agenies of despai
and two deal bodies. There wa
not a sail in sigl.t, nothing but III
+, vast expan>e OF zen aud sky. TIL
horrible pangs of hunger and thir,
aud the terrible exposure to col
c were unscttling The minds of the sui
: vivors. There was no provisions
: any sort, AMI iurtive gianccs wei
east at the bodies of the dead me-
a hasiy consultation was held and
II was decided 10 open the veins IN III
y neck of nnc Of these. There was nj
d dissenting voice. ANIL the oneralio
lie was speedily periormen. The re
-tttuih ch iiScil " VIC NoNSu
o the knilr, aud the ptrchcd ,hroa
a. and frozen lips of the crew were moi.
:. by still warm bloo,!. The desper
> ton Of the act gave them a sort
logged determination TO snslain
/. while longer, aud hopes were +
n yived tina. vessel woull cross the
u, path during the, day They decid
= 10 keep the dead bodies IN the DO
! more from selfish than any 9th
" consideration. At 5 o'clock 81
III was seen. and to their great JOY, WI
SIS coming in that direction Despera
" efforts were made TO attract ate
al ton. and this recital is the result
be their success. When Captain Sau
lcrs saw the ghasiiy crew he W
struck with horror. Their fac
I'll were purple, their lips and han
he stained with blood, aud their throt
pl 80 parclcd that hardly SOU
n. could he omitted. They wero
o most delirious and dcbilitatcd by c
" posture.