The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-07
Monday noon the second mate kent them

longer around him than usual interesting
them by reading from his Testament, and it
was nearly O'Clock, as they suppose, when
he ce.,.d They Enelt down. then, and
prayed ~ usual, leaving one man on lookout.
Il was while thus engaged that the form of
4 sail was seen away of 20 the southwark by
the Lookout. The vessel was too far away 10
sae them then but there wasa fresh northeast
breeze. and with their lug sail SIT they were
making fair Roadway, and IL seemed likely
that they could reach the track Of the vessel,
which was bound northerly, before She could
mss i second oar was then lashci 10 the
one used as mast, ami 10 the top Of all an
old red flannel shirt was secured. \ third
oar with a shirt for a signal was fixed in the
how. and then all waited lmpatiently for the
.bip 10 sec them. The yessrl proved - lie "A
bark and RAPIDLY rose above the horizon, but
although the snail boat was to wlndward Of
her her crew dli not seem 20 notice IT, With
swelling sails and her SIDES gli5tening with
spray in the sunlight she sept across the
bows OF the boat loaf of starving men and
vas apparently 10 leave them as the other
had done But when the mon, who had used
every effort TO attract attention. were giving
mp in despair they saw tina. the weather
leachei OF her sails began 10 shiyer and
minute Later She WAS up IA the sind coming
about 10 head for them. Wholly overcome
bY thcr feelings they then san, down where
they were and wept aloud and sayc audible
thanks to God for their deliyerancc.
They were still ia thi, pitiable condition
when Che bark, which proved t. DO the Union,
Capt. Peterson, ranged up alongside With
head sails aback and lost Roadway, with the
boat load Of wrecked scam-n iu. under tho
lee Iail amdship3 Four Of the men were
able 20 stand up and clutch the rail Of the
bark, where her crew were ready h lend
them a hand IN getting Oh board. The other
two, who were Johanscn, the wounded lea-
man, and Lundolad the carpenter, had 70 30
~ ol board IN sling. Once there they
were treated with the utmost tenderness, but
none had fully recovered MS health when the
Union sailed into. New York harLor.
Capt Peterson said he was o. the quarter
deck and while looking over the sea thought
he caught a glimpse OF something in the
waves, but was unable t. get second sight
Of it, lie was about 10 80 into his cabin Tor
a cup of coffee, but he in some way felt un
Casy and could not 20 without another look
for the strange object lie therefore climbed
up to windwarl ia the mizzcl rigging, and
al the first look deserted tho boat, and gayo
immediate orders TO So about
The wrecked seamen hal boon niac days in
az open boat For six days they had nearly
an ounce Of food each per day, but thereafter
they had nothing They arc very sure that
bu, Tor the courage derived from the second
mates little black les.ame-t they would have
u.l conc Wild and died the liIst week
Tia, meuin this boat were Paul Fcidth0hn,
second mate, DAVID Lundblsd, carpenter, |
and Seam-n John Acel5oa, Franz Oscar /
Carlson Eric T. Ellstrom and Peter Y /
JOLansen
Ii has since been learned that the long |
boat, with her five mon. was picked up by a
Danish BARI, and carried safely into port Tho
los, "cro Capt W. laier, Mate Spanghcrg,
the Russian Finn ChristoIt Rlutrom, who
tried 20 swim back 10 the sinking shlp, and
the boy Thomas Mat5on who was drowned
while trying e. swim from the small boat to
tn longbolt 1t i;a remarkable thing that
tine $50 boats gh0uld have been found CO.
worthy and able % toat III storm IN which
a .eaworthy bark ioundere4 New York san