Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-28
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Ssasrhss and nsIvatloas tf fvlallas.
Explorsrs.
Ten Degrees Bslsv Zero o. tie seesaf
Day Of June -wading Barsfesssd
. Through the SHOWS Of Tsra
Del Fuego.
THE LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, september N.-Furthef par
Hculan OF the wreck su1ered By Lieuten.
ant Bove, the Italian explsssv, 10 Soath
America have Just been received here In .
letter written to friend. Afvsr describing
the stress Of weather which compelled hin
to run the ship he had hired ou shore In
slogett Bay, whittier he had soue st Ne
request Of the missionaries Of UschuviA,
who hoped there to get into communics-
ton with still unknown tribe ot Puegians.
Lieutenant Bove continues - follows: ut
was ten minutes past Sr: y. on the Sist Of
| May when the brig struck the grOoad fog
the hrst time. An immense ware susssvd
at the prov and impelled the vessel back
ward, followed by several Others. 0dr lar.
board boat was completely smashsd.
looked round; mono o( W had been carried
away. In ten seconds W bad oil junpsl
into the water. and ten seconds latDs %
were standing together on
Marrow Psees ef kisvassA LAa1
with the furious ssa at our fsst and tho
threatening rocks above our heads o.
counting our number not one was want
ing, and long hurrah proclaimed that ell
were Aved. But for how lorxf TIE ude
vas rising; largo stones fell from the mounr
,sips; our naked fest were burietin snos,
the icy south wind cut our faces, and, per.
hsps, behind Us the poisoned arrows Of tue
Indians were awaiting u. Until four
O'Clock in the morning the tide prsventsl
US from moving, and we were obliged "
pass the night where No were. And what
1 night. Snow beneath s,.snow above Us,
and only few bushes 70 silslter us from
the furious wind! But my fatigue. st least
wss such and my confidence In God % dosp
that slept soundly until scven o'clock. It
10 sod awakening after misfortune.
The RatsPe heeued Very Dssk.
Wrecked on Terra del Fuego! on that ILL.,
famed land, among savsges believed 10 "
the most bcslial in the world. wrecked on
sheet OF snow But 10 did not matter. 10
work, boysp ] cried. the ship still lies ON
the shore. Let US help ourselves a7d Col
will aid us' During the course Of the day
In spite OF the difficulty Of walking. the
snow storm and the strength OF the wind,
which almost took us of our feet, 20 car.
ried large part ot our provisions ON shore,
erected tents and or. anired . slight de-.
fence. The spirit Of self.prescrvatiou
steelsd our muscles. ] carried weights
that In other circumstances would have
crushed me.
The night Of the "a Of June was sxcss.
sively ccld,.
Tes Degrees Below 1ers.
The tent wss covered inside and out With
ice, and toward tive In the morning it BE-
yam to snow 10 hard that in . few hours u
was three feet deep. The aspect VI tho
country xas most melancholy. SNOW every.
where; above, lssdrn aud threatening
clouds; but our work Was pursued wiib
slscriiy. With our united effort we trans
ported the galley intact to our camp. The
L.. ana Aa.N
We made kind of stockade ~ protect ~ 10
care of o night attack by savaxea I insti.
tuied watch OF each two hours at time.
md set the example with MY gun on ny
arm. We had saved one OF our bOats ani
d. tsrmincd TO SEND Il to ask for hclp from
the English mission In Beagle Canal. WITH
great difficulty IL was launched through
the breakers. one of the men being throsn
into the water. and cry OF Joy cscsped ~
=" '' aG&sSiHk RkT sqaA ~SsEal oi NE
would BE- prevented II IL reached IT. dssti-
nation, for the least Misunderstanding
with the natives would easily lead TO opa.
fiict, and our arms are excsllent The
ds,s passed without incident until the Wn
OF sumo. We had constantly looked OUT
for the boat or ship, more from curiosity
than hope, for Ne could not expect either
till the 10Th. On the night brfOrs shadoss
hood of our CAMP and No we're working y
strengthening our deiences when ] hssrd
savage cries tO the north. ] mounted into
the roof of the kitchen, and saw Ten ~
twelve creatures, ! could not make out
whether beasts or men, moving towards us.
Taking my glass recognized the famous
Fuegians ON foot
IAiavmed the Camp
snd VIC made ready. ! vas not anIioss
about the preSpnce Of these savnges. - ws
could easily ovsrc0ms them; but ] vss
afraid for 100 VI my compantons, who bsi
tuIe ia, otiHg Ia the brush sood oas "
The Indians Pr.crd.d his companions an III
camc to pail-y. What m ugly fsc-' We
dsde him enter the camp an3 gavs hi'a
axes. Ano,her savage followed him sui
tbrn the whole troop. What wss my JOY
sh,,, saw my fSisni DR.. BpcssIEinI AL
Jur ts Oh R.rsrdiio among them! Thess
asvsesa have iesdble aspect. Tbeir fs:ss
and b disr are strangely pOntsi; they rss.
y box yt,d quivsr. Their head dssss "
kind 6f iu,tIe, Which gives them fefocious
sppsatsn".. In general they are ensiy
msde. nuscular spd bsal .by. Having %.
certainsd thai friendly relations vsrs d..
sired On both sides. We laid dom our suas
and the saysgr- their boys. We then
RSrsIea Thess % Dise0ls oo1 1ss.
In the evening they went away. but thsir
looks were 20 little reassufins that We 70
doubled our vatchfnlness spA stfsueth-r-
I'd the weaker part Of our dsfsnoes. hst
morning no psrceived boes soasdins chs
pint, and II no sooner landed utsn %
Leard the good news that The Allsn 0ArtI
nrr sss on che cay 70 us, but had b~sn Do
tsined by Gains. On the DOSning ~ She
ll,h the vessel vas In sight, and four holse
lsier We lea s.osgstt Bay, thanking 0sa
for our safety.