The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-01-12
Maine Matters,
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE sTATB

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pilDslnS snai' open ooat Containing seven ol the
crew OF the schooner AlmDn Bird Capt e. \.
Packard of Rccklaud Me from Windsor
NJ,
A0A 'o' WIN p'a<'o'' my were
picked up this morning on the eastern part OF JET
fries Bank forty miles east, northeast Of Cape
Ann. The vessel shipped sea Ill a storm SUNDAY
night, "blch smashed III her matches and sank her.
The Of eight men took TO the boat Que
died yesterday AFTERNOON, and two others
dead hen picked up, and The five survivors
badly frozen and greatly exhausted They had no
water were improperly clad. and had seant al
lowance OF TODD since Sunday The dead are
Chas Chapless, Horace Small. and man called
Patrick The survivors tell terrible STOKES OF suf
feriug fTom the cold and lack OF walter Their
clothing was insufficient ana dItncAed with
ter. and the culd was Intense. The second mate
died last, and the crew, maddeued with THIRST,
opened his VEINS aud drank the blood then tossed
the body overheard The captain and man
are So badly frozen thai they may hot recover
The survivors are receiving every attention
Later adSlces from Gloucester furnish additional
particulars OF this dreadful affair " the taking
to the boat is SAID No exlIa clothing could be
procured and hot an oar 10 be had There
was no time to be lost too, aud the boat was bur
Tiedly pushed of amid u roaring tempest aud see
thing sea. She Omitted about. climbing from billOw
TO bIlow ard receiving al occasional buckettu
of water which swiftly froze The cloihing OF the
castawa!s The Almon Bud abUIed for over
sail, contained eight men They had 10 hope OF
ever reaching land but the instinct OF self preserv
aton strong and they hOdded together tor
shelter while the ICY spray fell over them chilli
the very marrow In their bones The, had no
means Of telling whether they were drifting toward
land or out TO Sea before the gale They and their
trail craft were tossed about ike cork all day
Monday. and then the darkness set IN The moon
was obscu.ed BY the drifting clouds andthe heavy
snow storm AID 30 man In the boat expected to
see the sun rise aga u or look On auuht OF lite
When one of them attempted 10 ulcture The feelings
of himself ana his fellows after rescue a shll1.r
ran through his frame and the recital was stoned
tor prudential reasons Tuesday morning found
them slll alive but Suffering terribly from The
cold The sea had gone aou,n somew hat and the
storm had abated Their stock of provisions WIS
fast giving out and the terrible picture of death
h, starvation And thirst rose hetnre their minds
During the afternoon they saw a sail and made
frantic efforts to attract the attention. Of those on
board bui they failed and As The second night an
proached they saw the II known vessel mass ont of
sight below the borjznu Another night Of horror
aid darkness chosen in M, M m .1d bury,r cnId
aud exhaustion wee last taking AWAY all hone
Wednesday morning found nil hands alive but
su tferlI.t terribly Two MN were d.llr;uns Ia
the a;Idnoss ~ fha;r frnr71 nov, tossed Ib,oso1ros
from side to side, while the chatterirg Of tier
80 'nu men .sant u'.e!tpss IoieI'lu lhe
spe y! .eil,ina'!UI Gl .ntiI SlhtlInss- "a "eu
~ e4'ns t1e ni'l ut"1ii o0tuIleu Wy VI
ltieH e','eN nhisth up ID 'Ae o",'on OF Tue oodl
anI ulea. l"o unoie men pd'seu away curing me
Ign anu " l'en lhuiSua! morning. Ha"uto we
I'm Iautn WIN re- coLihiHeI ny e men III
ny ae"rirs Vi ueSpali anu .!e lnlte ueao poules
4neie "e ho' san III S'eut--AolA'ne pdt d VAST
AT@'e u st" anu SA! .,
me pau = "i hunger ana lilFst ana 'ne 'eIrioie
eAPosuie |" GoIu were unSe''he we hlihuS oi tle
SUI WIS lHs!e were no provisions o' any soI'
S'u iulA'e siauce9 "tie saS' a tile o'ulrs 't tlt
eau coIPaHons \ h"Sit consultation was heiG'
auu II vas "eelueG 10 open me VEINS III tue meek
ol one OF lneSe lAefe vas n"l dissenting voice
aHI IHe op, idl'oh " az speech ' performed ne
Iea stitah moved lfeeiy AT me t"uch OF tne khle
anu Inc pafehed lhroa'e ana ir"zth lips oil me ere"
were m"is!eled ol the sun warm blood Ne DIES
PeraH"h OF 'helr ACT gave them sort OF logged
oe'efhihalon 70 sustain Ilte a VINE longer, and
hopes were revived mat vessel would cross Their
pain curing the DAY They decided to keep the
oeaH bodies ID me boat more from selfish motives
tnaa Ioi any CONSTELLATION f"r thtlr late comrades
Al eiotk SAIL as sttn aid 70 Their greA Joy
II was coming IN 'htH dlrtc'l n Desperate Ell
lofts were made 10 attract attention. and this re
eliza Is me result "i their success
hen Captain Saunders Sa" the CHASTITY crew he
was STRUCK win horror lhelr faces were purple.
.helr ups ana liands s'alhed with b'"oo ana 'htlr