The morning call., 1890-06-25

the side and told US to scrape and paint
from that. We did so, being on the lee side
We had u painter to hold the bow of ths
boat, and bride to hold her in at the stern
but scarcely any wind. and the vessel JUST
had Roadway.
A sQUALL CAME UP.
"a heavy squall of wind and rain came
up and the schooner went along lively. She
was light, and as she rose on the sea aud
fell again the counter came down ON the
boat and threatened to swamp her. / cut
the bride and Eollered out on deck there
Our boat was full of water. The man at tina
wheel heard me holler, and looked over che
taffrail.
e" He made run and cut the painter, aud
there we were adrift. We thought the
schooner would come back for us, but a
heavy rain-squall came up and we saw her
no more. The boat was full of water. We
had one bucket, an oar and q gunnysaek in
1t. We tried to bail the boat out, but it
hlied as rapidly as we bailed out.
I'VE tried number of schemes. We
both got on the stern and then jumped into
the water quickly, and some water flew Out
at the bow. but 1t quickly filed again
Finally we both got on the lee side, and by
good baillng got her clear of water.
HAD NOTHING To EAT.
1--WE were very glad when We got her
clear, | tell you. But we did not know
had nothing to eat. We broke off one of
the thwarts and rigged it as jury mast,
with the gunny sack for sail. We took
turns at steering with the oar, not knowing
where we were going. A heavy gale spIanx
up and for five days and nights we ran be-
fore 1t, drenched through all the time
"On the fifth day we despared-we were
played out. | said to Ennis, we ought 70
pray lie did pray, and asked the Lord %
give US show, and yon bet he did So
Shortly after, Ennis said, l see the boom
of the land | said, No you don't; it's
only cloud as we've seen before But
when we rose on the top of the seas. We
saw the cloud getting palmer, and it was
the land, sure enough.
I'VE got off cluster OF three Islands at
10 o'clock that night and the natives came
off to us in canoes, and gave us breadfruit
taro and fish to eat, and piloted us ashore.
We landed on the island OF Mamma. There
were two white traders there aud about 800
natives. The natives were kind to us, as
was missionary or kanaka.
WORD TAKEN To APIA.
when we had been there four weeks
small trading boat commanded by Captain
Fisher, who runs one of IOung's stores az
Pago Pago, came to Mama. He would net
take us off, but he took word to Apia, and
two weeks after the Adams came for uS.
and took us from the island. We have been
aboard her ever since.
1--WE would not ship on her, as we vera
asked, because we did not wish to lose our
claim on the schooner. We shall sue her
in the United States courts for our wages
to this date"
Captain Thompson has left the Challeu-
ger. Yesterday he went on board the man
of-war with his log-book, but did not speak
to the sailors. What transpired between
him and Commander Green is not known,
as the latter was asleep when tue reporter
visited the vessel.
The Adams will hoist anchor and leave
for Mare Island at > o'clock this morning
Whether she will go out of commission or
not the officers do not know, but they say
that they hope she will.