New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-22
ADRIFr TWENTY DAYS WITHOUT rood
sUFFERINGs OF THE SURVIVORS OF THE
WRECKED EARNMooR.

WRECKED EARNMooR.
Philadelphia, Got. 81 (speciaD.-Five OF the seven
survivors Of the EarnmOOr disaster reported at the
office of the Earn line this morning, August Roster
hreman, and Wilhelm Dewitsch, seaman, having been
sent yesterday TO the Philadelphia Hospital Tho
men are still unable to work. They unto in declaring
the loss of the steamship unavoidable. Ludwig
Leder, seaman, said
We left Baltimore on August 90, and were struck
by the hurricane Oh September L. We fought It for
over thirty hours. The Earnmoor sank on The morn
Ing Of September 8. A little while bofore VIC sank
the chief engineer told the captain that he had only
two fire; out Of SIX, and only thirty.sM pounds OK
steam. The captain said God help MS, It. is al
over with US; every man for himself now. Let tho
men get thor life jackets no man man could
have done more than Captain Gray did. Those were
tho last words he spoke. l did not SEQ him carried
We had four boats We could not clear away
the Ice boats Eleven of MS got to the wndward
lieboat, and drifted away from the steamer as She
settled down: In five minutes She was gone, not a
trace OF her left. We twenty days In the life
boat without food There were 10 provisions on ne
boat and no wator I'm her tanks. The first man who
died one Of the sailors. Then the third engineer
died IN his sleep and on the eighteenth day one o.
the fremen jumped overheard.
william Wright the cook. told tho following tale /;
Every night on the llfeboat, as We said the
lords Prayer and lay down 70 sleep, we
We lived on the seaweed that 1oated BY: There are
little shrimps in that and we lived on them. once
gull fell into the boat behind me. and caught him
there and cut him into eleven pieces; kept the
entrailS for myself Twice II raned, ana VIC suchei
the water ont Of tNe canvas. Then the boat would
be full OF scawater and rainwater mixed, and we drank
that. We drank seawater too. every day; We got
used to IT, Eleven ships passed us; two came close
and one saw but would not stop. l recognized her,
She a fruit schooner. We could not signal well
we wero 50 weak When the Mosquito sighted US aud
threw us a line we were 50 weak could not make
it fast, and She went by. I said: 'Oh, my God she
IS leaving u.s. But she made after us and on OF her
tied line about his waist and dropped INTO our
toat We could not have lived another day That
fruit schooner passed within two ships lengths OF U.s.
I know her"
The fruit schooner. the cook said. was the Pirate
from Baltimore Following IS list OF those who were
lost:
Richard J. Grey master, philadelphia; A. Painter Inter
first male, Philadelphia, H. SOuas first engineer. PM
adclDha Thomas Hunt third engineer, Philadelphia
". Dummcr, boatswaln, Philadelphia; stephen Perry
steward. Philadelphia James Durand mess boy, Bal
tmOe Robert johnson, Baltimore Karl j. Jurkelsen
Baltimore Edward Johnson, Baltimore; William Rob
Inson. Baltimore James Chysiaudo baltimore ;
Amedee Leegenore fireman. Baltimore; Heinrich Mass
fireman. Baltimore; A. Flagge, fireman, Baltimore ;
James Sinclair, fireman. Baltimore; Herman Ionges,
fireman, Baltimore.
Those who are saved II. stone second mate
Philadcphia: Thomas MetOrum, second engineer Phil
adelphia: william Wright. cook. Baltimore William
Davis Baltimore Ludwig Le1er, Baltimore; Carl
Crane flcman, Baltimore; a. Roster. fireman, Bait.
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