The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-27
Shipwrecks.

The chapter of Railway accidents OF
lane is almost eoualed by the disasters Al
sea. Two ocean steamships. the Ed1u
and LepdntO collided on Sunday night,
and the former sank IN a few minutes
She had $50 souls on board. all of whom
were saved except two officers of the
vessel. a large side wheel steamer
sank In Lake Erie. No survivors. as far
a. known.-The loss OF ll6 lives on
Lake Superior was mentioned last week.
I9ry Sound, Ont, .Septeuaber 2l.-
Miss Morrison, one of the SURVIVORS Of
the Ill fated Asia, has furnished a sketch
OF her experience. After she left the
wreck In a life boat with the captain,
mate, and several others. she saws: II
saw the other two life-boats. both full.
The captain and mate had oars and tried
to tax care of our boat. The steamer
now went down and left wreckage float
ing all around. | saw the other two boats
upset twice. and each time the number
81 passengers was largely reduced The
three boats drifted together FOR Il shor'
time. heard those in the other boats
call to the captain for oars. The captain
could spare none. Our boat went alon.
quite nicely for some minutes, the Others
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nothing TO help themselves with. was
sitting IN the bow Of our BOAT looking
back toward the wreck. saw the other
two boats tip over three times. and when
| next saw them they were empty. no
one even clinglng TO their sides. am
sure none were saved except Thinks ana
myself. Finally our boat upset and we
lost both oars. We were then at the
mercy of the waves, and were upset four
times IN all. There were eighteen per
sons IN the boat before she upset. Two
women were lost the first time. II be
came calmer near dark, and the boat
did not upset again. About the time we
picked up a floating oar, out were too
exhausted to use it. The mate told me
to hold on the lifeline whatever happen
ed, and | never let 90. When the boat
upset | hung on and came up with it.
None of the five men died until after
dark. The mate got up on his knees
and said he could see and. This cheered
rs all. The captain seemed very sad and
seldom spoke. None mad hats or coats on
but Thinks. [ had neither hat nor shawl
We were in the water mp Ia our knees.
Dut the water was not up TO the seats. Ii
we had bad a bailing dish we could have
bailed out the boat after the sea went
down, but, we had nothing to do it With.
The men all died quietly and seemed to
to sleep. The mate put his head up
to my face in the dark and asked # II
was L. said yes. Ny hair was fying
around. He seized it in his death grasp
and pulled down my head. | asked the
who was near, to release my
hail. He did so and the mate suon
breathed his last. We saw a light a
Byng Inlet about dark, and could see II
all night, out drifted south shortly after
the mate died, and the captain lay down
| tried to arouse the captain, out he was
dead. THINK this was about midnight
Mr.. Thinks and | kept up conversation.
[ was nervous ana feared that Mr.. Thinks
would lay down his head lik e the rest.
[ asked him to come to bow, but he said
we would balance the boat better by re-
naming as We were, and that he would
lot go to sleep. Daylight finally dawn
aud revealed a shore near by. Thinks
the boat toward the shore with
he oar we had picked up. 1t was a
beautiful. warm morning, and the sun
US and dried our clothing. We
got on the rocks shortly after sunrise.
tilCu " WAN across the island.
linking we might find some houses. |
not walk so we returned to the
,oat. Mr.. Thinks took the bodies out.
could not Eelp him. He then priced
he boat 0 t with the oar. He worked
he boat down the beach, but made poor
roadway. Darkness coming on | was
.fraid IL would get rough, SO we landed.
'roke boughs for our bed, and put some
ndera and some over us. [ slept some
'ut was nervous. We were up before
unrise and goc into our boat. 1t was
alm then. We rowed a short time, but
ben gave it up, and went ashore and
aid DOWN on the rocks and went to
leep. An Indian cane along and woke
S up and asked if we were lost. We
aid we were. His squaw was in a boat.
asked bin how far it was TO a house.
said it was twenty-five miles and
sked il we were hungry. He then got
ONE bread and pork from his boat. |
ould not eat, but l drank some cold
ga. Thinks offered the Indian his watch t
0 take US to Parry Sound. We had but !
title to eat on the way. The squaw I
,ade me a bed in the BOA: and I Slept {
he-e Sunday night quite comfortably.
inks never gave up except or Saturday {
when be lay down on the rocks I
} die. [ thought Of the babe is the G
'oods,' but.saw no hope of rescue. {
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