Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-09
Famine and DeIirsunl.


Famine and DeIirium.
a dispatch from Gloucester, Mass, SAYS
lie Ere men picked up 10 90 open boat Thurs
day nosairg ty Captain Sauodefs arc recsivius
ali tLe care that o.u be bcssowsd Oh them ct The
boarding house Of a Mr. Pia.cs. They ere still
In very eEfeebisd condition. and arc sll suffer
Ing moro or less from frostbiteE. Il is almost a
miracle that they lived through the terrible
Storm ald tbo bitter cold which prevailed slcng
tao Massachusetts, coast sicce Sunday. The
Alnan Bird bailed ftom Windsor. N. s., q
wesk CSC, far Al;xaadris. Va. ladon aith plas-
r, Sac e3Ocuatcred no heavy gales or psrtio.
u'a'!5 bad Westber until Sunday, but all that
dsy GeaV5 seas AID high winds sssailcd her.
a1d the Gicu bsd hGtd work to keep from fceez-
ug. As tao cVroiag set in the sora iucress-
O., snd when IF Booze Island tho schooner
lost her topMgst anG shipped heavy sea. The
ropes aud sails wero frlz!n stiff, snd there
seem to be no possibility Of saving tho yes,
sl. Su!I sha ,nep worked all itrough the
night and ksp, her rh,a.. Motdsy moruins
dswned, Gnl there was no encouragement in
re appearances OF the we:theT; the wind had
lccrcsstd etd the s.a had .is,u. 81 o'clock
heevy Ssre tore # the rchooaer's bulwsrk
ed Il 1odcd The decks. freezing almost nstan.-
ls Ito hstches wcrs torn swsy, sod tbs
doomed vessel began to fll With water.
She was now uGmacsgeab!e aRd the cr.T at
l.ne!h decided 70 nbsadon hcr.
Hastily c1llcc:lGg sonn art c'es OF food, thew
took to tie largo boat. No extra clothing c)u
be procured AID not even al oar was to DO mad,
There ;sss 90 iine to Dc les, too, aud the boat
was tu'rird'7 pushed off, amid roaring teu-
peat aGd sGcthiog see. Sae drif.ed about,
climbing frou b!liJw 10 billow and rec,iying au
cosasloral buckotfui of water which swiftly irtz
the clothing OF the c3steT0ys. TIE Alnoud
BIRD Iablrod tor ovor sn hour and then sank.
The boat. without oar or sail. Contained eight
moa-C,p!. 0. A. Packard. VIM. Harrin.u,
Allen Sewall, 4. &. Hendersop, Ferdinand Hill
too, Horace Sms!I, Chss. Chaplcs aud man
whose Damo cannot noW te ase.rtsined. They
had nc Sep, Of ever reaching land. but tho it,
sliacS Ut se.t- preservation Was stroug, AID thew
h1ddiGd together for shelter, while lhs 10y
spray Eel, over them, chilling the very marrow
in their bones. They hsd no means of telling
whether trey we're drifting toward the Iaud or
cut 10 sea belo:o the gallo. Thay ard their fraiI
cfaft wcr, tossed abou. Ike a c,rk all dsy
Monday, aud then tbs dn,kuess set TO- The
moon was cbscused by the Gsiftiug clouds and
the heavy snowstorm, and no msn in the boat
sypactod 10 see tho suu rise again Or look on
auahs OF life. When one of them attempted to
picture tho feelings OF himself and his fellows
this sfiernoon snuiGer rau through bis frame
AID Tho recital was stopped for prudential rc.-
SOUS. Tuesday moTuiog cu1d them still alive,
bu. suff9riag terribly from the coid. The sea
had goue 6oWa somewhat a5d the Storm had
abated. Their stock of provisions Vas fast gi.-
log cut sGd the terrible pic uro IF death by
starvation aac thIr1: r0ao before th.ic minds.
Dariog tho afteroooa they saw soil and
made f.an!o IF .rts to a:irsot The atieuion OF
'h $50 on board, bus they failed, snd So the sec
ood piGht approached they saw tho unknown
vessel pass out of sght below tho hor:z,u.
Aocthar night of horror aud dark lesS closed in
90 them snd hunger. coId and exhaustion were
ttst taking sway sll hops. Wednesday moro
ing tcuod Gll bands alive, brt s1f.ring terri
bly,. Two men were delircu'. Iu the gilduess
OF their fretz1 they tossed themselves frora
side to eide. while the chatteriUg OF their teeth
nnd their insane muteriags foretold the speedy
termination of their sufaripes. Ga Wedne:-
day eVsrlng the frat dosth cc,urrsd. One ot
the delirous men became furious for short
time. then ooiled himself up at tho bottom tf
.ha boat snd died. T9o moro men passed
away during the night. md when Thursday
morning dswoed thu boat laden heavily with
Joe, Contained Eve rnan 10 The ssonies of despair
aud the three doad bodies, Tiers was not O
sail o sigbt-no!hing but vast eSDansc Of sea
and SLY.
The psDga Of hunger and thirst end the
terribl, expesors to cold wsre uosstliog the
miode Of the Survivors. There vera ~ prc.
visions OF any SORT, aod furiiv. gauc,s we're
cas-. at the bOdios of their dssd c)mpa1ious
A hss!y consultation was held. and j. was de-
oided 70 npen the Veins 10 tho neck Of one oil
these. There Ess not dssectirg voice, snt
the operation vas Speedily performed. The
red s:rean h)Wsd freely at ihe touch Of the
kulte, ard .he psFahed th.oaIs and irtz!n lip!
| OF the craT we're nOisened By the still warm
blood. Ths desperation of their &C! gave them
| a sort Of dogged deter Ii1ation to sustain life
| awhile Logger. snd hopes we're revived that
| vessel woull cross their path during the day
They decided to keep the dead bodies 10 tht
! b3a. more f3r selfish motives than from suy
consideration to7 The their lsts comrades. A
| aight clock Fail was seen, snd 10 their grea
! joy il gas c9miIg 10 their dlric ion. Dssper
ste efJrl5 w:re usds to attract attention, arc
| this recital is the rtsllt of thar s1cceas.
When CAPTAIN Saunders saw the ghastly crew
he was s.ruck with horror. Their fscss ware
| purple, their lips and hsds stained with blood
and their !brcsts so pnrched lhsl hardly scupC
could be smi.led. They we're almost delirious
and 30 debii:atad by exposure thst he was afraid
| they would die before resching Pigeon Cove
thirty miles away. He brought them in safely,
however, and two surgeons were summoned
| VINO bestowed that care that was needed Those
wao are rescued are Captain 9. A. Packard
| William Hartman. Allan SeRsll, a. B. Hen.
derson and Ferdinand Hamilton.
EERMAN BANKING Goa SsMI
VI ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF THRkE e
PR CENT hiss been dec .red on the Capita
! stock OF this BANK. y.2.b ( on sad after Jan.
( nsru u lSs2 uAS. III. REID.