New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-21

demonstrated the fact that its qualities
are, in every respect, unrivaled.
vet our full Number was continued. tho we were
in Deaths often, yet our Lives were prolongeu.
BY the Care and aid of divine Providence we were
preserved another long, tedious comfortless Night
Tuesday November first 1908.
This morning for which we had Earnestly
longed and wished tho a dreary Night, now came
on and to make it the more welcome, the weather
was considerably fair the sky clear, the Wlnd
fresh in the North, and we had another sl9ht
of the sun; which, tho it was far less pleasing
than that of the shore would have BEEN yet IL
deservedly had its Value with u.s. 1t IN a meas
ure helped TO warm and relieve our cold q pc
Hone: For we had nothing else on which we
could feed. After noon indeed we met with some
Rock weed or Oar weed. which we caught as IL
s T2eT psd a saad But hunger made it
at that Time. we found solOmon's words to be
true ito the hungry soul every bitter thing
is sweet" But Towards Night we were much more
Cheered and refreshed, with a sight OF Land, as
we supposed; for it appeared to us for q consld
cradle Time: at which sight we were all trans
ported with JOY: 1t put fresh visor INTO our
weary and tired Limbs: Every Mans oountenance
seemed to be enlightened and inlivened by 1t. None
save those who have experienced somewhat OF a
similar Nature can conceive the Transport 1t gave
us; nor how much our minds. as well as Bodies
were invigorated thereby we strenuodsty hi tT
-,
we had left aud did all that was in our Power
to reach the Land But, alas, all to no purpose;
for after eXerting our selves 10 our utmost anu
earnest looking for some length OF lime, anu
wearying our selves with Toll, and yet not gam
ing any clearer View of Land, we began 10 douoo
whether it was Land; and alas we tound that
our Eyes had deceived us,-that our Hopes were
vain None but those who have experienced
a similar Disappointment can have any adequate
Idea of the shock which it gave US our spirits
and our Hopes which had suddenly risen anu
been inviqorated now sank 70 the lowest EoD.
when we found that what we Thought was Land
was in Reality nothing but Mountains OF water,
0. what a cold Chill and Horror did it give us
DESPAIR we'll nigh sliced u.s. Our Hearts were al
most as much benumbed our Limbs, when by
this Time had been frozen swoln. and IN some
of them mortified Never, never could we expect
to see Friends or shore again. we must conclude
that God had left TO perish in a most mseraple
Condition, after all the salvations he had wrought
for us. And of Relief.
And as a Further Addition to our Fears q
Sorrows If they may be judged capable OF any
Addition the sky again began to lour ana look
foul and stormy. What could such poor SNIP
In such a pitiful situation expect wnete Was
any grounds of Hope for them must not cnilii.n5
Fears and cold Despair swallow mp their sPlTlts
we had been so many Days and NlghtS wlthouI
Post or Refreshments full of Fears, and Tolls cares
and AnXieties cold and wet, and our Limos
benumbed and frozen, and we conllned 10 stdllu
nm on a small Floor none Of US could move OUT
of his Place, that must conclude that II the
sea did not swallow us up, the SITUATION we weIG
in would shortly make us so many statues, dead
and fixed in our Places
Wednesday Novr. ID 1903.
Having been sustained by the Power Of God
thro the Pressures of Cold tesr ana munger niger
as thp Morning came, we looked and with very
earnest DESIRE but could see no Help, no Means
of Escape we concluded that we must die wlth
Hunger we were so fatigued and starved that
Hope had well nigh forsaken US such was our
Extremity that two of our poor. famished, starved
com nanions manifested Disposition 10 cav Lots
to decide which of our Lives should be taken away
to sustain the Others. One Of the Men asked
me whether | was willing to cast Lots told
him | was not-that Life was so sweet that
conId not consent to part with it, at present. IN
such q way-that If there Yves any chance Tor me
to live, was DESTROYS TO embrace it, and If not,
| felt nv self willing TO submit TO the will of
God therefore if the Lot should fall upon Me,
shonld not be willing to have my Life taken away
and if the Lot should fall on either Of them, !
could not bring my Mind 70 eat of his Flesh
neither could | assist in taking away either of
their lives.-tbat if it was so ordered in Provl-
dence that Our Lives were TO be ended here at sea,
the taking ones Life for the Others TO feed upon
his Flesh would only lengthen out the Lives
of those that remained for a short 1me-that as we
had passed thro' so many and great Trials and
sufferings together, we had better content our
selves 10 remain as we were, until God should
see fit either TO take our Lives, or some way
relieve rs from this our wretched sitCation-tiat
Patience and Hope must be our support; We Rust
cast our selves ';pOn diviLe Providence and wait
on God for Help-that God is merciful as well as
just &c.
we meditated on these things and tho we saw
that Night was coming on, and greatly feared
that net one Of us should he carried thro the
dismal approaching Night; yet we collected that
Cod had carried thro many Trying Scenes,
scenes in which we had passed the sentence OF
Death upon our selves, and we knew that his
Arm was not shortened.-th0t he was as able 10
carry LID thro' another Night support US ana Drlng
us To see another Morning as he Lad been before
The Recollection and meditation upon these
things did in some Measure, revive our Hope and
animate us 10 make some further Exertions. we
knew that if we utterly Responded there was no
Hopes for us Our final Resolution was, that we
would once more exert the poor feeble stock OF
strength which yet remained, ana try T. reach
some shore we knew not what God might do
Tor u.s. IL was possible talt we might reach some
shoar or find some Delivemnce the next Day.
viii, renewed cries 10 Col. oar Eyes 10 Heaven
and our Hands to our Oars, we once more made
an Essay for our Deliverance, hoping that God
who had hitherto supported us and carried US
thro' so many Dangers and Difficulties, would still
be our supporter: trusted In him for strength
and safety Thus as ] may say in a world Of
Danger, Fear, weakness and watchfulness, we in
durrd another sad and tedious Night concluding
that the next Day must either give us fresh Hopes
of Life OF end our miserable Days by a double
Death, Famine and Drowning 1t pleased God, in
his merciful Providence, 70 order the weather bet
ter for US than our EeaIs had been lit moved in