Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-12-15
from outside parties. regular old Win.
nipeg scramble is anticipated
CAST AWAY IN THE PACIFIC.
Adventure Of a Bark's Crew-1wenty.fiy
Days in Open Boats,

Adventure OF Bark's Crew-Twenty.fiye
Days in Open Boats.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The latest report of marine disaster
is that gathered from the survivors of the
abandoned British bark Brookv,lle.
brought to this port by the steamer
Mexico. which arrived here yesterday
morning from Mazatian. The castaways
consisted of John Long, the master:
Robert Tomas, the first officer; d. j.
Brown, the second officer, and fifteen
hands. They we're taken in at Cape Luz,
cas-. which they reached on Sept. 2G, alter
having been twenty-five days .at sea in
two open boats. From James Wilson,
able seaman, Who formed one. Of = the
crew of the mates boat, the following
story of the adventures after the crew
had left the bark has been obtained:
II got into the long boat with Second
Officer Brown. The boat kept together
until we arrived at Santa Rosa Island.
All we had was biscuit and half and
q pint Of water each day. On the is.
land we found plenty of water, and We
drank 80 much of it that it made Us sick.
There were no animals there; onlysss
thick groth Of prickly pears. In tie
night larget turtles came up ON the beach,
and We caught these and got eggs and
boiled the prickly pears. There were
plenty Of fish and birds, which We also
captured and ate. We boiled the turtle
meat and eggs and put them in the boat,
and on the 18th, think it was, sir, we
started for the mainland. The turtle
eggs and meat lasted for three or four
days without salt. After We were out
two days We parted from the captains
boat as she sailed faster than ours, and
pom my word, we felt lonesome, as you
understand, sir. We thought as she was
an old boat, that she was gone to Davy
jones' locker. The mate, after the tur-
tie meat gave out, only allowed us bis
cult and half day. We had to pull
during the twelve days trip good deal,
and it was dreary work, lad, on an empty
stomach. was sick good deal o. the
time, and many times when the night
was dark gave up the whole of us as
lost. almost wished myself back
with the two cats we had left on Santa
Rosa Island, or rather who had left us
there to take after the birds. ia
Zone the day after we sighted land we
were completely out of provisions,
think, when the mate sighted big tur.
tie lying asleep on the top of the water.
He ordered the boat steered right to.
ward him, and Peter Williams, the sail:
maker, stood by in the bow and caught
him handily and landed him in the boat
Then there was nothing to cook him in
but hungry men, sir, soon find way
We-just cut him up and cooked him il
his own shell. Very handy, Ell? That
the kind of game to catch-the sort
that brings stove on its back" Ant
for the first time during the recital tn
shipwrecked sailor laughed immoderate
~ at his own joke. "a little while aftel
in the night time think, we sighted
steamer and made signals with rockets
but she put out her lights and left us
The next afternoon we sighted the steam
er Lotus to the .leeward of us. w
boarded her. The captain, q man with
big beard. treated US very kindly an,
gave us provisions. Before we left tn
schooner boat came out full Of Mex
cans from the custom house, and =
went ashore with them"