The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-06
DESERTED BY THE CAPTAIN.
SIX HALF. DEAD SAILORS REACH
SHORE IN A SMALL BOAT
They Were Sent 70 the Rescue OF . Man
Overheard. sad Thea the Captain
steamed Awsy-To sue Tor Damages.

They Were Sent to the Rescue OF Man
Overheard. sad Thea the Captain
steamed Awsy-Te sue Tor Damages.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. ga boats crew composed
Of six men. belonging to the British steamship
Eleanor. arrived here this morning In half
frozen condition. Tho sailors toll tale Of
much suffering. from which experience sew
eral OF them will be permanently injured.
One OF the passengers OF the Eleanor. who
had been acting In o strange manner all the
time he had been on board that vessel. sud-
denly jumped overheard on Sunday. while the
steamer was going at full speed. Tho Eleanor.
ut that time. was of county Louth. Ireland.
but far out at sea In addition. II was night
and nasty sea was running. The weather
was bitterly cold. In spite Of these facts the
Captain OF the steamship stopped aud then
reversed his engines and ordered a boat to be
got ready for launching He also called for
volunteer crew and burned blue lights
while the boat was being swung over
board and lowered away. A crew OF six
volunteers slid down into the small craft
and. with the steamer still burning
colored fare lights. tho rescuers disappeared
in the darkness. pulling with all their strength
in the direction in which tho drowning man
was supposed to be. Under the influence OF
wind. sea- and a strong current the boat was
soon SO far away from the steamer that her
lights could not lie seen. The gallant searen.
however. continued their search for the pas
senger who had jumped overheard.
When tho first alarm OF Man ovcrboRrd!'
had boon given on board the Eleanor. life
buoy had been. thrown overheard from the
the men in the Eleanor e boat found tho buoy.
and clutchinR 1t fercely In his death agony
was the unfortunate passenger. He died be-
fore no could be pulled into the boat.
The six rescuers then turned their attention
to their own safety and anNiola!y scanned the
horizon for the steamers light. Tho men
abandoned them. They, rowed all night, and
all were bndly frozen. Some Of them became
So exhausted that they could do nothing.
When morning dnwncd they could see in The
distance q long. low line Of black. aud pulling
toward II. they were Overoyed to see that
they were. approaching land. At ~ in the
morning tho sailors, SO weak and exhausted
ran their boat ashore at GreenOre. and wore
soon tenderly cared for by the coast guards
men. The rescued men were badly FROST
bitten. and several OF thom will lose fingers
and TOYS.
The Eleanor had in the mean time reached
Holyhead and reported the loss OF the six men
and the passenger. The greatest indignation
ship for having SO hastily concluded that the
six seamen were lost. He says that he cruised
about for two hours and CONCLUDED, that the
bOnt had been swnmped and that al OH bourd
OF her had been drowned. Tho injured sea-
men will bring suits for damages against the
Eleanors Captain and the owners-of the yes
sci. and 1t Is said the Board OF Trade will order
not have hunted for them two hours without
finding them.