Evening journal., 1889-10-22
HORRORS or SHIPWRECK
Thrilling Adventures of the
Earnmoor's Survivors.
ADRIFT IN A BOAT FOR DAYS.

sixteen of the Crew Were Drowned-Suf-
ferlnr from Hunger and Thirst--An In
aane sailors suicide--Lcft to Their Fate
by British Bark.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 22.-The seven sur
vivors Of the i'll fated steamer Earnmoor,
which foundered at sea Sept 5 in a cyclone
800 miles off Turks Island, while bound
from Baltimore 10 Rio Janeiro, have just ar
rived here from New York, whittier they
were brought by the steamer Santiago from
Nassau. They tell story Of great suffering
The Earnmoor struck a terrific gale on Sept
4, which increased in force, and at II $50 a. m.
on the following day the vessel gave a lurch
and foundered. As the steamer sank the
port life boat floated of from the ship be
tween the funnel and the mainmast, and the
men clung to the boat and scrambled in-the
second officer, second and third engineers,
four sailors, three firemtn and the cook.
Cries of the Drowning Men.
An effort was made TO save the rest of the
crew and drag was made Of the painter,
but the boat was blown away and the oars
wTested from the hands OF the men 30 that
no more could be saved. The cries OF the
drowning men as they were dashed about by
the mountainous waves were heard by the
men in the boat, but they could not be
reached and had to be abandoned to their
fate, as 1t was impossible TO put the boat
back for them. BY an oversight the boat
had not been provisioned In anticipation OF
the calamity Had this been done ii would
have saved the terrible suffering Of the sur
vivors Fortunately the boat drifted into
the Gulf stream and the air was warm, but
this increased the intensity Of their thirst
The Horrors OF Hunger.
1.-THE horrors Of hunger on the second day
became awful said Carl Crane, one Of the
survivors, land it increased as time wore on.
We managed TO pick mp seaweed ahoat in
the Gulf stream which gave ns a little nutri
ment, and on the third day a flying fish was
caught. This was Immediately cut up into 0
portion for each man and deyoured. We
also captured a sea bat aud sucked its blood
and then ate lis flesh after il had been dried
in the sun. The first man TO die was a sea
man named William Robinson, Of Balti
more, and the second was the third engineer
Thomas Hunt, of Philadelphia.
An Insane Sailors Suicide.
fOhe ulBuN Wnlle we Ntfe Nli asleep cA
cept German fireman named Plagg, VIII
was on watch, he suddenly became insan
and jumped overheard. We were too wea
to save him. We were without a compass
and steered by the sun by day and the star
| by night. Eleven vessels passed us-one,
British bark, we are certain saw us and dc
liberately left us 70 our fate.
saved at Last.
"When 800 miles of Hattoras we were pick
ed up by a schooner. cannot describe il
words our joy at the sight Of this deliver
ance We were so weak that we had TO b
lifted upon the vessels deck, and one Of on
men, Edward johnson, a Norwegian, fel
overheard and was drowned
The Earnmoor was largely owned In thi
city.
The Drowned and Saved.
The following is a list Of those who wer'
lost Richard J. Grey, master, Philadelphia
| A. Painter, first mate, Philadolphin; II
Soulas, first engineer, Philadelphia; w
Dummer, boatswain, Philadelphia; Stephe,
Perry, steward, Philadelphia; James Du
rand, mess boy; Robert johnson, Carl J
It,rlynfpar EIs.rnrl T,h,oa, kN{ifor. n,l.tr,