New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-14
SAD EXPERIENCE ora SEI CAPTAIN
UNABLE TO SAVE DROWNING CAsrAwAYs-DEHa
OF HIS WIFE.

UNABLE TO SAVE DROWNING CAsrAwAYs-DENa
OF MS WIFE.
Captain Joshua SlOcum, commanding tie
American bark Aquidneck who two years ago rescued
half dozen castaway Indians OF one Of the Islands I'D mo
Pacific ocean and took them TO Japan where hc IdlsH
Voluntary subscriptions sufficient 10 send them BACK |"
their home in steamer. told TRIBUNE reporter OF mo
v.,eou. disappearance OF wrecked castaR 1s Oh
the coast OF Brazil whom he made every effort 20 rescue
AT the risk OF life and vessel In heavy gale
I'VE were on the way from Pernambuco to Buen'
,vres he said when on the night Of July 22 IN hu,
tude 30 A. south. longitude so west, | was sSf''"
from NV sleep 10y the second mate reporting th ou'
ing torch had been seen Tor Few moments anu vl'0S
distress heard on our weather bow not lar on l",N
sprsng from NV berth but before could reach the de
the light had disappeared and the cries Tor no'P"
grown fainter II was blowing gale, and heA'y y
was rrpnin, the end ~ a 'pampero which had oe,,
raging south of us IL was such weather as wonu IVA"
the collapse OF anything probable. had The Ne''',
around on the other tack soon - possible auo s
hack and forth aud around the spot where the gh -
h,,n seen in the meantime showing fash llsul ,
the bark bat nothing Wts seen ut hoitd eAV'l ''"o -
did every thing possible 10 discover what ts m,
have hecu and alter remaining IA the vicinity "a
hours moro the ship Wa, again put on her coui -
con siderable reluctance and gloomy feelings. tey
was shipwt'ckcd party nom some large Nesse va no
NAV have been some brazilian fishermen blown '' -
coast: but this only conjecture. IN tl'i -
enthusiasm aud despair of the possibility OF o'oI er
cued they had probably ONertANcd the stahly "' 80,
craft and the cry heard by the second mate W" s,st
last cry II the second mate had responded 70 'uo Ii
hail aud had set lIc 10 ball OF OaAuu an" . '.iss
tackled ship AT the first call and sent some one l' '
me instead OF doing 10 himself, thus l'>l"N
minutes, the poor fellows might have heeh $500 wife
lhree days after this occurrence captain .a, t,nes
ded leaving three children. the youngest u'l", , on
Abram Garfield slocuin, mo was porn III prcs-
the day that General Garfield was nanSulaV on
dent. Mrs slocum bad been the captain Gov tuown
hln VOYAGES for tho last thirteen years, ana vs." ~ ne
in almost every seaport She was IN tho l,y. been
being only thirty-1Vo years OF age anu han 49, beh
a robust woman unt two years ago. whoi Nc IN, a
was broken down by anxiety aud ieats Tor t,J Tia
her husband and family during voyage w b. siis
captains noatins homo showed tho handcrAN VI ehaf
in tho embroidered curtains. sofa cusulous bh no
tiiios In tho cabin also piano upon WI ut
played and tho bulkheads were decorateu plala,
fngs She Was buried At BuenOs Ayres. mi. |, no
speaktng OF the death OF hts vile, SAID - lines
Sreatest calamity OF mans nte. and feel AZ sIrss
almost ready to give up with grief; that nave n bit
10 steer aud feel ike ship with no rnudeI ereu ~
a course 10 steer Then think OF my dear chi"
feel that mist do what can for them