The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-04
1ITANIA AND HER BOTTOM.
A Beautiful Young Lady Marries a Buff
foon, so That She Can Say No to the Man
She Loves.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3.-One Of the most
terrible stories on record OF suffering at
sea is that told by survivor Of the Ill
fated bark, Freeman Clarke, Of Boston,
which was burned off the coast Of Africa
last summer. Thomas Agnes, one Of the
crew, reached this port yesterday from
Cape Town, and his narrative Of the sui.
fering experienced In the open boat for
days, within few miles OF land with food
and water not five miles away, from which
they were barred by an impossible surf,
while one by one they succumbed from ex-
haustion, is not equaled anywhere In 6c-
ton. This is the first news that has reach.
ed this country Of the disaster, beyond the
bare announcement OF the loss Of the vessel.
Hyne says that one day last May, while he
was walking the streets Of Calcutta, having
lately been discharged from his own vessel.
he was invited by two strange men to take
. drink. The next day he swoke In the
forecastle OF the Freeman Clarke, Capt.
Williams, with cargo Of jute,
BOUND FOR BOSTON.
The Clarke was thirty years old and very
leaky. Rough weather followed, and the
crew had to keep at the pumps all the
time. About July u, after rounding the
Cape, heavy weather came on and the
captain lost his reckoning. While IN this
dilemma, st2 o. CLOCK on the afternoon Of
July Is, fire was discovered by the
captain in the lazarette. All hands we're
put to work at the pumps. They fought
the tre until Q O'Clock p. m, when the
flames seized on the inhammable cargo and
became beyond control. When the fire was
discovered, they were forty miles of what
was supposed to be Port Elizabeth light,
the mos, dangerous and exposed part Of the
coast. At 8 O'Clock the crew took to the
boats, being then ten miles of shore. In
the captains boat were Mr.. Boyle, second
mate, the steward, Chinaman and three
sailors, all the ships papers and plenty Of
mate Weymouth and
THE REMAINDER OF THE CREW.
By 0some oversight no provisions but
bag Of ship biscuits were taken along In this
boat and water. The boat be-
ing leaky the biscuits became wet
and unfit to eat, 1t was death to attempt to
pass the breakers, so the two boats headed
for Port Elizabeth. 1t came on heavy
weather and they parted, this being the
last ever seen Of the captains boat and Its
crew. Having nothing to eat the men be.
came exhausted. The weather was fearful
" cold, and it rained all the time. On the
18th day OF July the cook, Boston man,
died, and his body was at once thrown
overheard. Another victim, Norwegian,
shortly followed. Several more days passed
and it was impossible for them to work Ion
ger. Those able bsiled out. just as des.
| peration seized them, Port Elizabeth
LIGHT WAS SIGHTED.
| A signal of an old jacket on an oar was
recognized. Three fishing boats put Of
and picked them up. The steam tug James
Scarles lowed them in. The castaways
were kindly treated by the American Con.
| sui, who took care Of them until they
were able to travel. They say that when
headed for shore. A searching party wal
sent 99Ybldpa tarf8f 'fhe 'hs%Tre Wrecked siiip?ss
boat, which had been splintered by the
breakers. Only few fragments were left
TO tell the sad story Of the unsuccessful at.
tempt to reach the shore. The survivors
were afterwards sent to Cape Town, where
passage was secured for them by different
vessels. Hynes was put on board the
Roma, which had already on board the
crew Of the wrecked steamer Dauntless
| and brought them TO Baltimore.
HYNEs LIVES ~ LIVERPOOL,
| and has a sister in New York whom he Is
anxious to sec fore taking passage for
home. he tells strange story Of the origin
OF the fire. He says that 1t WAS whispered
among the crew that the captain started 1t,
intending to destroy the ship and thus get
the insurance. The fire broke out where
he himself was and was allowed to get ter
rible Roadway before ii was reported or any
effort made to check it, Death, however,
now covers all traces Of the crime, II crime
il was.