Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-29

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mast<d schoone Helm l. Angel rom
Gcorgctcwu, s. e.. for Baltimore, Trough.
into port to-day PilotMafsbal bertfsna
and A,fred swanson, q Norwegian, TWO Of
The three men who on Monday morning.
left the piiot-hoat TURKEY IN ssk,n TOT me
purpose Of putting Thomas Marshall
another pilot, on board the s,eam-
7bsp Pennsylvania, which was oonpo ,o'
Pbliadelphta. They succeeded IN per-
forming This duty, end started back to re-
gain the Turley, which was beating TO and
fro OF tue Eiye-Fatbom ligbtship. the
weather was very thick and q heavy sea
was running, and they never reached their
vessel. II was consequently supposed that
they had been lost. Several pilof-boafs
we're se1t in search OF them. and one
j cruised 200 miles OF the coast without DIS
I covering trace. Bertrand told the story
Of their rescue this afternoon. and The bor-
r,b,e ranuibalism TO which The survivors
were compelled 10 resort.
Soon after leaving the Pennsylvania they
found that In the darkness they bad lost
their bearings. They had no compass oil
board. and not one Of the Delaware lights
was visible. Their frall boat became tin-
manageable, and the wind and sea rose
higher every moment. When daylight
broke they were drifting rapidly ont 10
sea before the strong northwest gale, and
then abandoned all hope, except that
they might he carried within sight OF
| some vessel. This was but forlorn
chance, az Bertrand knew that only by
some lucky accident would their little craft,
which most Of the time was In the hollow
of the seas, be sighted from the deck OF any
| vessel. All they could do was TO keep her
az much as possible before the wind. The
! weather was bitterly cold, and they had
| left the TurIey in such haste that they had
| failed to take their thickest clothing or TO
| throw 10 any water or provisions. soon
the spray. driven by the cutting blasts.
| froze upon their oil-skins, and their stif-
ened muscles refused 10 do their duty.
| One man attended 10 the helm while
| from swapping by constantly billing
her. An Monday. Monday night, and
| Tuesday they drifted aimlessly about,
suffering the extremes of hunger. thirst.
and cold. Toward dusk on Tuesday eve
ming both the NorwegiaDs, who were pilots
apprentices. became delrious, and before
| bertrand could control them they lost the
oars and everything else that was loose in
the boat. Thus leit without any means OF
| handling the skii, Bertrand can hardly ex-
plain how II escaped from filing or cap
sizing. He says that he occasionally sank
INTO a stupor, i'm which the rawlings OF his
sbipmates. the roar OF the wind, and the
hshing OF the waves were curiousiy min
| gled In whatever remained 10 him Of con-
seriousness.
He supposes that IL was about midnight
J of Tuesday when one OF the N0rwcgIans,
whose name neither himself nor Swanson
knew, drew his sailor's knife from is sheath
and made several plunges at him, declaring
that be would kill him and drink his blood.
The deranged man was too feeble 10 carry
out his intention. Exhausted by his long
fast, and clad in his icy garments is in a
coat of mail he fell sbrieking and gasplng
across the thwarts at Bertrand's feet. In "a
few minutes he was dead. The clouds
had passed away. the moon had risen.
and It's beams fell upon the contorted
features OF the dead sailor, upon whose
face the freezing spray quickly formed
film OF Zee. To add TO the peril Of the re-
naming men, the boat shipped great deal
Of water. The bailer was among the
things that the crazy men had thrown over
board. and Bertrand was forced to take of
one Of his rubber boots 10 use in It's place.
Thus he freed the boat from water, but his
unprotected foot was frozen. Swanson was
80 near death as TO be incapable Of render
ing any assistance. and. except when he
was raying, he lay like log.
When the sun rose on Wednesday morn
Ing Bertrand eagerly scanned the horizon
in search Of a sail, but he saw nothing. As
his glance fell upon the corpse OF the dead
sailor il occurred TO him that here might be
the means of prolonging life until rescue
came. Horrible rs the idea of canDibalism
was to him, he realized that nothing else
remained between them and death. lie
reused Swanson, and was happy TO dis
cover that his mind had comparatively
cleared, and that ne understood what was
said TO him. The cold had not abated.
but the sea had gone down. The day was
bright, and Bertrand knew that il they
could keep alive until nightfall they would.
in all likelihood. be picked up, as they could
not be out of the path Of the coa>ting yeS-
sells. Then came the supreme moment.
Bertrand indicated 10 Swanson what he
proposed TO do and the latter agreed with
him. With the small remnant Of strength
left them they tore the stiflened oi-skin>
aud the Undertaking from the dead. ana
left portion OF the body exposed.
Into his bIfast and shoulders they
plunged their knives and eagerly
sucked the blood from the wounds.
! They Immediately felt refreshed. and
the fortunes which they had experienced
were allayed. Pausing for a moment in
| their work, they returned to il, and cut
/ strips OF flesh from the corpse. Each dc-
! yourcd little, though Bertrand says il was
/ with loathing which only the conviction
! Of Misrepresentation could enable him to
conquer. Then they laid back under the
/ gunwales Of their craft, occasionally rats
iug their heads 10 sean the waters for sail.
} They were scarcely conscious OF the pas
sage OF time. but when the sun went down
Bertrand saw passing it, disk vessel not
more than a mile distant, and headed A.
I most directly toward them. The welcome
vision terminated him, and springing Ia his
; feet with some yigor. he stretched himself
/ To his full height in the stern-sheetS. and.
drawing on his oilsI,in-coat. swung II high
above his head. Just at this moment for
tune aided him. the boat mounting high
upon the crest Of long roller 20
that il was thrown into full view OF
the lookout on the iorecaSile OF the
vessel. For moment she held her course.
and he feared that in the fading light
they were not seen. 4 moment more and
he knew better, for she came around be-
fore the wind. which was still blowing
from the westward. Her foresail, main
sail, mainmast, and spanker were swung
out, wing and wing, aud She was headed
straight toward them. The rescuing vc>-
sci proved TO be the Helen l.. Angel. which
in the storm had missed making the capes
{ OF the Chesapeake. A. she neared the
helpless castaways she launched a boat.
and by q O'Clock OF "wednesday evening
| they were comfortably resting in her cabin
and c0mfored with generous food and
drink.
| For sixty hours these men had had no.
thing but the salt water aud the iesh and
blood Of their shipmate. The scene Of the
. rescue was eighty-iIe miles southeast OF
the Fiye-Fathom lightship. 30 that i'm the
| three DAYS and two nights which had
elapsed since they put oG from the Turley
they had drifted around in that narrow
space. Just before the Angel bore down
| upon them they threw overheard the body
Of the dead man.
The Angel arrived at the breakw water AZ !
O'Clock this afternoon. aud Bertrand was
Put ashore. lie is in good condition with
the exception OF his frozen feet. swanson
was sent TO the rurloy. which l. now living
at the breakwater. and j. reported as doing
well. II is said that bark passed the lost
mems boat on Tuesday. and that. notwiih-
standing their hailings and signals, she paid
no attention to them.