The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-10
\ BATTLE WITH SHAkhS.
4 Fisht Tor Lille Lasting Whole At
ternuon,

\ Eight Tor Lille Lasting Whole At
:~~ ternuon,
FROM the Mobile R.Hi~ter
Captain FrauciS Ganellu, ufthe Italian
bark Mulial-l;, leale,l the following
circumstances which occurred to him
while With his vessel 1T tireytuM Mica
ray,a, where Ire arrived ON the oth OF
june Iie urueled his LAUNCH 10 be
liygeu Will, mast and four oars and
sailors to use them. Taking his ships
papers with him, he entered the launch
ald as about to push III " hen Il trenrh
pasaenger, nulnru l-eoi. Birard, asked
the captain t. be allowed to yo iii lie
They pulled to within three VI four hun
dred ards from shore, when they met
lisl, breakers aud saw it WAS
aIu4v1t Impossible to land, us sra
VAS running over The bar. Ibe
captain made signals to those Oh shu,e
t. collie Ut to his :,S>istnlce, but no al
teltiOn " as paid to his nlu' enlents. Tie
then utte rnliueu to try to land, and
POINTING the bow IF lis boat to the shore,
told his men to pull which they did with
will The launch safely crossed the
fist and second reefs, but when they
reached the third reef d very heavy
breaker struck the boat, which capsized
and filled. Three of the sailors got each
an Oar and tried to make shore, which
they succeeded in reaching III ali ex-
haustel condition. The captain with
one sailor aid the French passenger
laid hold Of the launch, riehted her, and :,
- ill ,f Il
waited tt,l assistance.
scl,ovl ot sharks encircled the frail craft
and continually dew ,eurer. The men
fought them with desperation. though
the captain came So near their mercl-
less jaws as to have his breecheS torn in
several places. From three o'clock TN
til nearly nightfall they kept mp the
fight iv1 life, when the captain made up
bis mind to attempt to swim ashore and
told the sailor and passenger to follow
him. The mast Of the launch was near
by, entanged III the cordage, and the
| captain succeeded in loosening it and y,
witt, the sailor at one end, took the 9TH
! err. They asked the passenger to take
hold If the middle Of the mast, but he
| refused, saying that lie feared the sharks,
He toll the captain that he would wait
III tli<' '1ooC dAl>1 oCSSCo HIu W 5Cliu
| speedy assistance. The ventnresolne
| pair were thrown Ola the beach Ivy a
heavy sea III an exhausted condition.
As soon as they partly recovered they
toll tue citizens Of the passenger yet
| ;adrift, and boat with six oars was lul.
mediately rugged and went out III search
Of the unfortunate man and the launch
The captain, having recovered from
his t,heting with the waves, procured
eaAvt Lek- l. cat and pushed from the shore
l*with one If his own sailors to find the
launch, They searcheduntiI the night
! was far gone, and finding nc trace of
either launch or mali sadly returned to
| shore. The next morning at daybreak
the soHern9r went out ~ y boat
| with i picked crew and examined the
whole coast and found neither boat nor
] passtllx and concluded that the launch
had been heaten to- pieces on the reefs
and that tie unfortunate passenger had
been derour-d 10y the voracious sharks
| Captain (iancllo brought a certified de-
position from the governor of Greyt,wn
| relating the above facts.