The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-05

young.
Well, they were to stay there until
the schooner returned. which would be
in ten days at most. So ten days pro-
visions were given them, and when ten
days had expired the men did not know
but the vessel was lost So they took in
their boat the carcasses of seals and
started for Potter's cove, $50 miles away,
where they expected to find the bark
Nile, for it was expected she would sail
on the 10Th day of March for New Lon
don. They arrived there on the l4th, and
she had sailed on the 18th, as it appeared.
Now what were they to do without
clothes or fuel, no provisions or shelter,
and very, cold winter of nine long,
dark months? As it is SO far south the
summer is short-say three months, and
winter nine months-and summer is rs
cold as our winter here, but has the ad-
vantage of being all day, while the win
ter is all night. They were in G3 degs.
latitude, south.
Well, tho season was so far gone that
the few seals, or elephants, or other ami
mails that inhabit this part of the globo
had gone into the sea for winter. But,
however, they did manage to get few
seals and elephants and secured their
oil, and ON this they lived until spring.
For shelter they got an old try works
which had been left there by some ship
and covered this with snow to keep out
what cold possible, and with snow for
blankets they lived the winter through.
In the spring they concluded to go
back to Cape Sheriff and kill all the
seals they could before the vessels be-
gan to arrive. Then they would make
some bargain to take home the skins.
So, without any provisions, they started
back, but on going out the straits they
got jammed in the ice and had to 20
back over the ice to Porter's cove. They
would haul their boat from one cake or
blucll of ice to another, and launch
when necessary. Well, they got back
at last where they started from nearly
dead from cold and exposure.
But, however, another trial. -Four re-
fused to go, but three of them took an
other boat which had been left by some
other ship and started again without
any food, for there was none to be got
at so early in the spring, Nevertheless
they arrived then at Cape Sheriff. After
ward they killed 2,200 seals and spread
their skins ON the snow to keep them
from heating, but what became of them
will never be known. 1t was supposed
that they undertook to cross the straits,
but could not manage the boat. How
ever, they were lost. Now about those
four that stayed at the Cove-I remem-
ber two Of their names, but have for
gotten the others. One was an Indian
from Long Island, some place near Mon
tauk-his last name was Garby-and
one by the name of James King, who
was eventually the only survivor of tho
seven, and his tale Of suffering was ter
rible. he had to kill and eat the other
three men. They were nothing but
skin and bones anyway, and he could
not have survived more than one day
more had we not found him as we did
We buried the remains of the others
in the snow. King then went on board
of the bark Nile, and from her he went
on board of the schooner z. p. Sinons
and came to New London, where he
sailed from. He sued the company, but
finally he gave it up and cleared out-no
one knows where.
Now, will give you all the informa.
ton | can as TO why they were left there
1t was late in the season and the winds
would not permit of the schooner getting
back to them. SO She sailed for home
What are seven mems lives to some men?
Now, | will give you some idea Of the
place. 1t is in from 81 to 63 degs. south
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hiding i'll the clouds with thousands of
feet of snow on top. The rocks are Of
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