The Republican journal., 1883-01-25
turn with hides and wool We shant put
out again without plenty Of ballast.N

ont again without plenty Of ballast"
THE AMERICAN BRIG GOLDFINDER AND HER
TERRIBLE VOYAGE. FIVE DEAD BODIES
SWAMP FEVER. KILLING FROST AND SHIP
WRECK. RESCUED AT LAST.
The brig Goldfnder Captain A. ID.
Dennis commanding, recently left Port
au Prince with logWood for Boston. The
crew consisted Of the captain. mate, five
seamen, and a stoWaway. On the voyage
fever broke out and three men died.
The brig then encountered severely cold
and heavy weather and OH Wednesday
last two more Cf the crew were frozen to
death. At last, While those remaining on
board were iii helpless condition, the
brig was picked up and towed into the
Delaware Breakwatcr. where she now
lies III charge Of the mate. The captain
arrived in this ciry yesterday, on his way
to Boston, where the owners of the brig
reside.
A tall thin man Of about forty Years of
age, whose haggard, unshaven face and
worn appearance bet0kened recent and
great suffering, sat yesterday morning at
breakfast in the saloon of the steamer
BreakWater, OF the Old Dominion Line
which had just reached her dock from
ger was Captain A ID. Dennis, OF the brig
Goldfnder, which he had left in leaking
condition at the Delaware Breakwater,
he being on his way TO Boston TO report
TO her owners. He talked in a wild, in
coherent way as he repeated for tine hun
dredth time a tale that made those that
heard him feel the deepest sympathy for
his misfortunes.
"Ny God" he said, II hardly care
what becomes Of me. | have suffered
more than man can bear. All know is
that | am alive He showed over and
over again his frost bitten arms and
bands as the tears tricked down his
face
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
From what lie said it was gathered
that the brig Goldfnder, sailing under
the IIaytan flag, left Port au Prince,
Hayti, with cargo Of logwood for Bos
ton. The ships company consisted Of
the captain, mate and five native Hayti-
ans. On the first day out a stoWaWay,
also Hytian, turned up, thus increasing
after leaving the island the crew were at
tackled with severe epidemic known as
the swamp fever" Of which three died
and were thrown overheard before reach
ing tile Gulf. This lett but five men to
handle the brig, and then two more of the
crew We're stricken down. The brig had
then neared the United States coast and,
on Tuesday night last. was abreast of
Balntgat light, Wien she encountered a
severe blizzard from the northeast. Find
ing that it was Impossible to reach Sandy
Hook with the depleted crew, the LMg
was turned round and scudded before the
water The cold became intense and
there was a binding snow driven by the
gale, While the sails and decks became
covered with q mass Of ice.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
ON Wednesday the two sick men froze
to death and We're thrown into the sea
On nearing the Delaware capes strong
ebb tide prevented the brig from reach
ing the Breakwater After struggling to
make headVay the captain lost control Of
his craft, and on Thursday afternoon,
finding himself about thirteen miles to
the southeast Of Cape IIenlopen, he let
90 his anchors in about ten tathoms Of
water. He says that be then gave up all
for lost He was suffering 50 intensely
from cold and exposure that he was in
despair. He prayed for death as wei +
come relief from bis tortures,
RESCUED.
While thus tossing about, the brig be
ing in charge Of the mate, pilot boat
was hailed, and She ut once informed the
tugboat North America, which happened
to be lying inside the Breakwater The
tug went to the brig's assistance When
she picked up the Goldtiuder one anchor
was dragging underfoot at the late of
three knots an hour, with al on board in
a helpless condition. The three survivors
the captain, mate and an old sailor
We're TERRIBLY tr0stbitten.
HALF 4 DOZEN SEAMFN MANNED FOR LIFE BY
FROST BITTEN FEET
NEW YORK Jan. Is, 1888. The Brit
ish brig Julie knitschky, from Turk s
Island, arrived at Prentice's stores,
Brooklyn, to-day, with six seamen so
badly frozen that they will all be manned
for life. On last Wednesday there was
danger Of sWamping, and all Of the sea-
men, who were negroes, and the cook
were summoned on deck. 1t was sleeting
and blowing. While they were at wol k
there came suddenly a cold wave of air,
that seemed to be many degrees below
the temperature just before In few
Of I,
ice, and the vessel was covered with an
icy shroud. The wind continued to blow,
and the seamen We're obliged to remain
on deck. SO that their wet clothing froZe
upon them, and the water frOZe which
had dripped down into their rubber boots
When the cold wave passed, the captain
found that he and the first mate were the
only able bodied men left on the vessel
They carried the others to their hunks
and gave them what assistance they could
in view Of the fact that they were also
obliged to sail the ship. As the tempera-
tule moderated the sutferings of the men
became intense. Every touch on their
injured eXtremities caused them to scream
with pain. They remained in this state
until this evening. The captain and mate
kept the vessel pointed for this port, ard
this morning they hailed with delight a
tug they saw outside of the bar at Sandy
Hook The rubber boots were cut off the
mems feet in the Homeopathic Hospital
to-day. 1t is doubtful whether they will
all recover
a few years ago the papers were filled with
glowing accounts of the great wheat farms of