The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-07
,zad both boats. The smother and spray

proycd too much for the plucky boy, AMI, nj
though not very far away, he sank before h.
absanca was noted by the sailors, who were
busy keeping the boat from swapping SiS
men were then left in the smaller boat
Night was now rapidly coming on, and b.
iore the squall had abated sufficiently 10 give
the men chance 10 breathe freely, il was
pitch dark. The boat had been riding 70 an
oar 10 break the waves during the squall,
and She was allowed to ride 50 the rest Of the
night.
The men had been over fortyeight hour
without rest or adequate food. Although
Che weather was no, cold, they had been con.
stantly drenched b. the rain and sea and
were chilled through rs well as completely
exhausted In this fOrlorn condition, with
tine exception of the second mate, who h,ld
Oh 70 the tiller, aud the carpenter, who sat
near By to relieve him occasionally, the mon
cast themselves down On tie bottom Of The
boat and lay there all night in s,Gpo. that
was unbroken except ON two or three occa-
sions, when they were aroused ~ bail Out the
boat
On Sunday morning, the 18th. the sun rose
clear. and the wind, VIII. u stiii held casteri
had greatly abated and 81 had the sea. Tie
boat was therefore 3teerci about in various
directions in the hope " falling In with the
other boat, bat all attempts 20 find her proved
unayailing. and tho Een concluded that she
had fodndere1 ia the heavy squall Ia which
the boy was drowned Being alone and
thrown oil their own scanty resource, they
all gathered aft FOR consultation. For some
minute, they all sat silent, staring or over
the tumbhng sea, and then the second mate
drew little black covered Testament lroma
pocket III his shirt, carefully opened the wet
leaves. ana began reading aloud the story Of
Christ sitting the tempest after he had been
awakened from his sleep IN the stern OF the
boat ON the sea VI Cialiiee. With one accord
the men took of their hats and dropped Oh
their knees and remained thus until the OIL
Ger stopped reading. The prayers for help
that followed were hearty ana sincere, and
although sailor men, rs a class, are not noted
for picty. every member OF the bolts crow
tO HON the reporter talked declared that
from the reading OF that Scripture until they
were finally saved not one OF them doubted
their ultimate rescue Yet the answer to
their petition Wa long time, as It Seemed
10 them, IN coming, and once they were al
most wild with despair
At ; o'clock the .ecOni mate opened the
bag Of biscuit. and cut the covering from the
ham After carelally counting IN, store he
found that by giving each man half a biscuit
once a day, with a thin slice Of ham and a
pint Of water, the stores would last until sat
uIIly This division % the food was there
upon agreed to The men were lhcu divided
into TWO watches. who were - tiha turns Ia
toering aud bailiuy ou; the boa, watch and
watch, as work Is uslrll, don. az -ra. Each
man thea ale hs allowance ~. bread and
meat. line most OF them dividing 1t into min
ut piece, in order H. make the eating Ol 1t
last a. long as possible, wAiie tho water was
swallowed ia sips Then tho-o who were Oh
duty la, down ia the bottom of the boat.
and PRAYED themselves O. sleep. while Tie
man at the tiiler and tho tyo On lookout
strained their ey,, in hope oil seeing u sail
After the weather nad moderated au OH
,ug boat sail had h-ca found under tlo
thWarts. and .yith the aid Ot al or l1r "a
mast the sail was set and alter Tie watches
were cS)scn the c0ulao vas laid To the Uc-;
ward, IN thc hope OF getting ln the tack OF
b
Sunday Was Hereafter une;,atiul us was
Monday also. except that 0n Monday the sun
was tolerably lot At each change Of the
watch during tbs daytime the second mate
read 10 them from his Testament tine Scrip
tare that pleased the ms1l most. being the |
story vi the Prodigo Son, ana tho chapter
where it Is said that God wills not the death !
of any sinner, and other parts ia which he !
il spoken of Is a kind and good Father but |
every day ut leas. once the story Of the still |
Iug OF the tcmpcs. was read % them 40 tlglT |
request
Tueslay night thick, dirty weather came |
Oh from the wcst and the boat was head !
ol around 60 Tho east, and with a corner |
OF the lu- ul showing forward, aud an oar
swung IS q bride astern % serve as "a drag |
and break Tie waves, she rode the night out. |
Wednesday the sun came out terribly hot |
again and under It's influence al the after |
mood some OF the men became dizzy and |
talked incoherentlyI iancying lilst that tie |
waves were green hills peOpled With friends |
and then huge monsters coming 10 de,our |
them Johansen's crippled lee was particu |
lrly distressing and Lo probably suffered |
more than any OF the rest
Until Thursday, ORC man Oh lookout gen !
orally stood up forward, steadying hims. ID |
by the mast, buo after that they became So |
veal. that they contentcd themselves with |
lying Ia the thwarts with their grizzly |
bearded chius above the rail and their hollow |
eyes fixed on the horizon The others |
stretched cut under ths thwarts ani 5lopt Oh
reused up 10 add their groans and prayers T.
those OF the waking
Friday was particularly trying day fCr |
that morning the last crumb of the sea soaked |
biscuit and the last drink Ut water we're |
served, but the men at The change Of watch |
talked chceriully, saying that now that their |
last food was gone, help would surely come. |
But Friday night came and no sail was seen. |
aud Saturday morning broke clear. W4th |
nothing hut the glare Of the sun overhead |
and tho glare o., is blazing reflections around |
thcm and when at last night came, 1t was u |
relief TO the second mate and the one Or two |
associates who during the .ay had not been |
badly troubled with feyefish ianclcs. Ii be-
gan to look now 10 thein as il some oil the |
men would soon die Of exhaustion.
SUNDAY broke hot, with light southeast
erly breeze and a hazy mist IN the alr. At |
O'Clock, rs the -coud maze vas reading from |
his Testament t. the men, one OF them, who |
WIS lo.Liu.r off "a tho mort IIvaTl .aN a -uil |