New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-08
ADRIFT IT SEA IN 4 DCGOCT.
From The san Francisco Call.

From The san Francisco Call.
A great object Of interest that has Of late attracted
me attention Of people Wlo;e t%,ine ss takes iSs. them IisI 70
turned on the boat skids of the American ship Joseph
cargo Of general merchandise for New. York.
The novel craft may be called an .Outrigger OF
ont Of u solid piece Of wood. 1t l., thirty feet long by
fifteen incl.c, beam. Cleats are stretched across Like
are raised pieces. evidently intended for ornament,
which are attached tn the main structure BY hbre
wood are dashed; in which a mast may be stepped.
There is lnite "A history attached to the canoe. or dug.
Captain Frank Curling. OF TIE >pinncy:
I'VE were on cur way: - said captain Curling. " from
l--9. W" were about 30 mil, off the Pelew-or Palao
-I-lind>. which are d part Of The Caroline Archipelago,
deeicc> north and l34 degree, east longitude. About
Il O'Clock IN the morning of that day We were going
when the steward called my attention 10 an object
s,i"rg' which he said va, a rock. took my. glasses
the ship 10 the wind. and We managed to come close to
the queer craft that yon now see on the skids. There
sight. An old man who wa, in the stern Of the boat,
| gasped. Rope, water We threw them a rope, but moi
ole of them had strength lett TO make 1t fast. The
and took a pannihin OF water down with him, which he
handed to the King. The poor fellow did not have
he craved it. We lowered the gangway. and the sec.
ond mate went down and took the King under his arm
""h l"' ~" h'i hP VII ut'h. IC Wd> ~ cUdCldtcQ
that he could not have weighed more than seventy
We'll. We got all the men on board. and a sorry
spectacle they were. Their ,tomachs were shrunk in
and their bones prOtruded through their skin, forming
board. and by careful attention | got them ali we'll.
With the exception Of the King. before we got to Kobe.
"Thc canoe. which was lifted on one side with IN
o,itricSer like a catamaran: we hoi>ted up to the end
two, a pair Of scissors. a tattercd straw sail and two
paddle: 1t came on to blow that night. and We had
4 A tnt tla I'm pnvIpp uMaE
When we got the men on board I took the King
AFT and gave him . spoonful Of brandy and an eSs.
a,hed for a smoke. and said he would talk in a llttls
IT, Mh''f lie lo SiI' ta ii" a a l R,ps E E tSsS@'' and he enjoyed
lie told me that the party, among whom was his
son, had LETT iieir island on a fishing cruise. a gale
been driven out of sight of land, they knew not where.
i hief T Nth wa,s we're W ii Sa the e SSsrSGaa a az t ,Ss 09 at
their paddle, were lost overheard. All hands Jumped
8 Tnsy I,aS e S,~s e snd s,sn' d nS4,'i IN aa the ' sSss ' %ith SSs' t SSsi
and water when we picked them up: and that morning
had decided that his son, a boy sixteen Eye years old. must
be killed. In order that the Others might live. Prepare
sails ali were seem Il" and II the boys life WAS Saved ""eA JUL
The men were on the verge Of starvation. They
i hae aS1,Pii<. a"s we're sS'1 ,s,' 'S"s " frSm he aai' to on" foo sP's N
ply 'iIue and stature. they were somewhat Of a higher
standard than the J%alsnese. l fed them on broth
them day and night. i hardly thought any OF them
lie was an ugly looking fellow. but the others I'll
looked up to HIM and were very attentive to him: +
! gave them ANYTHING to cat they always looked ct
him before putting il Ia their lips.
"Or the fourth day after we reached them the King,
who wa in the forward house. said 10 me King
they always called ME King. 60 on deck
said. All right. come on lie said You help me.
King assisted hin on deck. and I'm one minute
ait"rward he died. His son and the Others did not
seem To- take an much al hi> death.
The rest Of The party thrivcd well. All the cloth.
Ing they had was a FIBRE loin cloth. I gave them each
a SUIT Of clothes ont If the slop chest. which they put
on. but they : on pulled them OIL. tearing of the but.
tons. They gladly put them on. however, when We
cot in n colder climate. and had a picture OF the
survivor, taken In their new rainent at Kobe. They
rcvcr would wear shoes. though. except when their
picture was tikrr.
THE men seemed Ia hc religious. for always before
The, ale they crossed their hands and seemed to pray.
ave each one a pipe Of tobacco three times a day
and they cnioyrd il hugely. They got to like the
ships grub very much. especially the ships bread and
canned meats. but they never would touch soft
lr,I,i - tlcy did not like the smell of ii. They would
,h,w shin biscuit all dav."