The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-02
PERItS OF THE DEEP.
Fourteen Starving Men Taken
From Waterlogged Ship.
Struggling for Days to Save Them.
selves From Death.

The Prussian bark Louisa and Augusta,
which arrived at New York few days since
from Hamburg, had on board fourteen sea.
men, rescued from the waterlogged Italian
bark Talismano. Captain Berlimont, Of the
Louisa and Augusta, told reporter that he
sailed from Hamburg with general cargo
Strong westerly gales were encountered
during the entire passage, . which
eliminated on September &c in a
hurricane lasting three days. On the morn
ing of September 90, at o'clock, the lookout
sighted barge flying flag Of distress. She
proved to be the Italian bark Talismano
Clustered together on her topgallant forecas-
tie and afterhouse were fourteen men. The
seas at times made a clean sweep over the
dripping sailors and caused them often to
take to the rigging to prevent their being
washed overheard
When the rescuing bark was hove to the
seas became more troublesome and it was
impossible to lower a Eoat in safety. On
board the distressed vessel long-boat could
be seen standing in chocks on the forward
house and Captain Berlimont told those on
the Talismano to launch the boat After many
attempts, in which the mems lives were in
constant danger, the boat was got overheard
and the crew tulnbled into her. They had but
two oars, and with these but little progress
was made. When near enough the men on
board the Louisa and Augusta threw line
and the shipwrecked crew were drawn along
side and taken safely on board.
Captain Oarglio, who commanded the Tall
ismano, said that he sailed from Pensacola,
Fla, with load of pine lumber, including a
deckload, bound for Glasgow, Scotland. On
September 27th they were struck by cy-
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labor badly. When the storm had reached its
lower hold broke away and the vessel began
to leak. All hands were sent to the pumps
and for many hours struggled hard to lower
the water III he hold. In the mean time the
heavy seas dashed over her, carrying away
the deckload, which with great difficulty was
forced over the rails into the sea. Two men
while working among the heavy timbers had
their feet badly crushed and all had many
narrow escapes from death
At last Captain Oarglio, seeing that the
crews efforts were useless to save the vessel
from being water-logged, caused them to
abandon the pumps and endeavor to get more
sail on the ship. The wash of the seas had
invaded the cabin, swept away the cooks
galley and damaged . or destroyed
everything sataee Tssba5 on board and
ton and death stared the crew in the
face. For nearly three days the men had been
wet through to the skin, and subssting on
such food as could be dealt out in cans, with
brackish water to drink. When, on the morn
ing of the Goth, the cry of "Sai, bo!" was
given the famished and exhausted men had
nearly given up all hopes Of being saved.
The captain said: "The job Of getting over
that long boat was the hardest one ever at
tempted by men ut sea. Only through a
spirit of complete desperation was the task
accomplished, and when she was at last in
the water the men lay down in her from
complete exhaustion, and it was some time
before they recovered sufficiently to pull on
board the rescuing bark"