New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24
SLY DAYS on 4 RAFT AT SEA.
ANOTHER SURVIVOR FROM THE BAHAMA.

SLY DAYS on 4 RAFT AT SEA.
ANOTHER SURVIVOR FROM THE BAHAMA
A SAILOR WHO ESCAPED ON An ICE-BoX FROM THE
FoUNDEREp STEAMER ARRIVES AT THIS PORT.
At work o the deck. hauling ropes and fuTling
sail, with the other seamen on the hrigantne Pearl
which arrived from Port Spain yesterday, was Ma
poleOn Ma hurin, another of the survivors OF the
steamship Baham n, which foundercd off Cape Hat
tcras on February 10. Mathurin is sailor, and Is
about five feet ten inches in height. with clean
shayen and well-browncd face. With the exception
of badly salivated mouth he bore no evil
drnccs of his hard struggle of six DAYS on an
mpromptu lifr-rait. - Want my storvf why
there is nothing interesting about me or my expert
cncc." Mathurn said III raply to a tribune report
crs 0ucS ion &" am here staunch and true Just
wait until get through with these ropes and Salls
and will tell you about it. mu~i give hand to
these fellows. for was never so wei treated IN my
lie as have been by Captain brighton and his
crew since they took me OH OF my lce-hoX week
ago"
Just before reaching the Picrcpont Stores, in
Brooklyn and making the vcs-c, fas in the dock
ahead of the shin GlenWOTag. which landed the
thirteen other survivors of the Bahama here a week
ago. Mathurin began: There's need of my
repeating what you have already published about
the We sci taking heavy sea- which carried away
the huwarks the dccKhoUs filed the vessel half
full of wafer put ont the fires, ana hrcw the sieai
Cr over on her side. When the two boats were
lowered and W. were all tod 10 get in. ] saw that
they were filed beyond safety, and that If got IN,
the second cook aud pgsscngcF named Mona who
were ill Oh board the vessel would have TO lowed,
and we all would have Lcen lost. ] concluded to
remain on board and take my chances. The cap
tain, boat had got about 900 yards from the vessel
When a great sea caught her and she cap~lzei
! saw only two men ahoat aiicrwanl,
and they swan toward TIE steamer. As
they came alongside ! threw rope
over The side and hauled one OF them on board; lac
was Charles Smith. one of the sailors. Then we
hauled The other fellow on hoard m the same way.
Ila InI,, D.o fb.r sltfIO e.
thinl, that the vessel would 20 down so soon aicr-
ward or we would have made preparations for oar
safety before daylight. But the great green seas
broke over almost continuously, ana cnch one
threatened to carry her under About han an hour
afterward, when was amidNmP' IN me ga g"ay'
heard great rumblIng, when, | suppose,
must have been the explosion of the
boilers for Immediately aficrwari the
stern Of the vessel sank under. / ran forward
gangway ladders but before could cut away The
second IaShing the vessel wont down, aGd IT seemed
long while aft 'rward before rose 70 inc suriarG
swan best could against the mighty s'as' shch
one taking my breath away, ana II must nav" Dtch
three-quarers of an hour that was tossed ab3ut IL
this way before | caught hold of any, Wrecklg';
Then | caught one OF the spars This helped
e eRhan %f"f Int as it was tossed RON
one sen 10 another il would roll from under me, and
then had hard work to ca ch II again. AS soon as
daylight broke saw bark in the distance, when
was heading in the direction 81 wh're was pui Se
soon changed her course and went OUT OF Sght
Af.cr floating abOut for two hours or more, lci 90
of the spar and caught hold of piece OF the gang
way of the vessel, upon which was 'iaHnrloSe blhtr
the porter aud one of those who l"lt the snip
in the captain's boat. Almost the first thing
Bilncr said was, IFS no use trying to
save ourselves; we might as wen drown h hoy
as any time ! replied: know hut lctS
hang as long as we can, and die together IT we
must / he next instant BI+ncr was washed on
nv sea | called Ia him and asked II he was a. we
lie answered that he was and then dlSIpp AIRED. |
saw no more of him. \ little while alier im- saw
right ucarmc the cr-hON OF the vessel box about
a. T.. ,r.sfV, am
twelve feet wide ana iye lSt square "m ,a foI
swan to il, and found II comparatively
comfortable was completely exhausted
but WAS afraid 10 remove my GI"tHlhS.
I{ut took off my heavy boots and throw
Them away. was almost frozen, too, It was 80 cold.
After being on my new RAFT an hour or 50 saw
three pilot-bi~cuits Heating near ana PckGI inrIh
up. As they were saturated put them inside Of my
shirts and next to nv body tOdIy. soon alter
ward a heavy sea, which came near sweeping me
overheard carried away two oi my cidc"ef'' auu 10
save the other / ate II up. lald down ON my ran
and dropucl asleep. When awole saw vessel
in the distance, about two miles OIL ami t"ok on
NV 'iumprr' and waved il as signal. As she
headed toward me my heart eaped win JOY, lor
Thought would soon br resented; but the vessel
soon afterward disappeared and was again let IN
despair. -, r. a.
ice-box and lay down on them. As ihe sea had
moderated the water washed under them, and was
as comfortable as anyone could have been under tlc
circumstances. | went to sleep and slept soundly,
but when | woke | thought my limbs were para
lived. But | got on nv feet and Junpedup ana
craving thirst and cOu.d only satisfy II with salt
water which tended 10 Increase my thirst. he sec
ood ,lay passed without accident, as dll also the
third dly beyond seeing vessel on each day which
I was unable to signal. On the fourth day
il was stormy with n hard rain, but thus was wei
come for caught quantities OF rain water la my
oil cloth coat and drank It. tell you IT tas'ci
good The fifth day pleasant but icarluily cold.
saw another sailing vessel, but cOult moi at ract
her Aft .nfion | did not suffer in the least from
hunger IN fact ! haI no cravings for food. W hat
| wanted was water. ON the sixth day saw the
hrirautiue Pearl and sacccs,cd IN making her crew
see nv signal and she bore down
for me- When she got a
boat WIS lowered and was packed NJ. As soon as
| tonched the deck made a rush tor the scut L.
butt and began To drink. After had drank "A
uuart or more the steward stopped M, ana fur
nj she'd me with gallon or of coffee, which rel
isllcd. Ii was the best coffee | ever drank. Then
the captain got me some food ana the sailors lur-
nI,hed me ~Ith dry clothes, and was treated like
a nabob. And here am. wish HAD THAT lce-Dox
iusi for relic"
As soon as the Pearl touched the wharf in Brook
lyu "A representative of Outerbrldgc ~ Co, agents
OF the Bahama, met Matuurin and offered him
every hing that hc desired for his comi"T lie was
taken To the agents Office, where ne sad that lie
wanted employment soon rs possible. outer
bridge IL 60. sent word To Mathurin's family IN
QucUec of his safely.
MEETING or IRTING HALL DEMOCRATS.
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