New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-25
TEN DAYS IN AN OPEN BOAT.
ADRIFT WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.
THREE MEN DIE AND SEVEN ARE PICKED UP AL

iHhEE MEN DIE AND SEVEN ARE PICKED UP AL
MOST DEAD FROM THIrsr AND HUNGER
Seven survivors of the American bark ID. Chaplin
arrived yesterday on the steamer San Marcos from
Havana They lad been rescued at sea on Christ
mas Day by the schooner Luis G.. Rabel, after
Deing In an open boat for ten days, during most
OF which time they were without food or water.
captain w. {. Hull, the cook and one seaman
dled from starvation and exposure After the
SURVIVORS were rescued they were taken to Sagua,
where they remained on the schooner until they
mad regained strength enough to go to Havana
Ihe mate, X. W. Calberth, gave the followint
facts about the shipwreck to reporter OF Tn
TRIBUNE
We sailed from Turks Island on December ~ for
we had gale On the next two days we had harr
cane can weather s and held the ship up to Il under short
tremendous sea threw the bark on her beam enis
shifting shifting the cargo smashing the forward honse,
nlllnS the cabin with water We cut away the fore
mast, mast @ but the vessel wouldn't right. Then cut
right side up and one of the seamen and myself jumped
Into it.
BARELY GETTING AWAY WITH THEIR LIVES
When all hands had got In had difficulty In GET
ung her clear from tho wreck We had no provisions
nor water. and we saved only the clothes had on
By using drag we kept the boats head TO the sea-
and rowed aimlessly about for orty-eght hours. On
the third night two-masted steamer from the south-
ward passed to the westward OF us. but We could not
make our shouting heard. On the next day Cap,ain
Han became derous from thirst and all that dsy ant
through the night shouted wildly for water. We tried
10 prevent him drinking the water but our efforts
were o: no use. At daylight the following morning
he died. but just before dying begged the mate 10 rys
his gold watch and chain and ring To his wife
The other men sat almost dumb but suffering from
hunger and thirst. Soon after the captafn died We
knelt down about the body and the men wepi liks
children as 1t was put overheard. After that gloom
settled over tho crew and they gave nb all hope Of
rescue. On the following day John Anderson the
steward became Insane. crying wildly for water bread
and cake. He fingered twenty hours and then
died and we buried him IN the sea. on New-Year's
Day. Hans Peters Petersen. a seaman, died from cx.
posne and hunger and thirst and his body was thrown
overheard
PEW DIR pc OF WAITE? AT LAST.
The same afternoon II began raining Two of
the men took a storm coat, and another held a
under It and caught the rain drops. We saved about
three quarts in ALL and that seemed to revive us On
the eighth day cravings Of hunger frigh'ful
giving us severe cramps I'm the stomach. We suffered
intensely from the cold also. On the ninth day the
wind came ont from the eastward and put up the
blades Of our oars and sailed before H. ~ o'clock
the next morning the schooner Luis q. Rabel Captain
Murphy, from Boston for Sagua la Grande, sighted
the man I'm the lookout being Mate Jasper, tow
man Of mine.
My men were all cramped mp, and they were unable
TO faSten the rope thrown to A bite Of a rope
thrown over each Of our shoulders and under
and one after the other hauled the schooner.
As soon as we got on the deck We made rush for
the water but Captain Murphy held Ms back and dolei
ont water and food TO us by the mOu hful until wo
had partially recovered. II due to careful
nursing on the schooner that we are here now.