The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-26
AT SEA L. SAiLBOAT
BATTLING FCR TWENTY-ElGHT DAYS
WITH ADVERSE WINDS.
Part of a Ships Crew Undergo a Terrible
Experience After Being Wrecked In the
Pacific Ocean-A Brave Woman Wa, One
of the Sufferers.

Pacific Ocean-A Brave Woman Wa, On,
of the Sufferers.
Captain Peterson of the bark Lady
Lampson. his wife and five seamen ar.
rived in Honolulu in an elnaciatea con.
dltion. They anne in an open boat only
Is feet long and reported that they Lad
been % days tossing about on the Pacific.
While the occupants of the frail craft
We're not entirely without provisions dur.
ing their long battle with the elements,
the effects Of short commons and lack of
sleep and shelter We're palpabiy apparent.
Mrs. Peterson. who was clad in a thin
black gown. was worn nearly 70 Il shad-
ow, and her strength failed her com
pletely as she was lifted from tie boat
and taken into TIL Eagle Eouse.
The men Were sunburned, leaden eyed
end ~listless. Their heads drooDei. audit
was with difficulty that they could be
got to speak, hat Captain Peterson told
IN q few words that the Lady Larnpson
had been sed at night on ii reef near
Palmyra islal | when Il days out from
sydney, and he crew We're compelled to
a X to the beats. He was very weak
andspoke il whisper. at the same time
begging thai his wife be taken where she
could get punishment and a little rest.
The kanakas lent willing hands to
help the waits of the ocean into hacks
and carriages. and they were quickly
driven to where they could command at
tension. The little boat in which they
had ~journeyed over 900 miles became
an object of interest for hundreds Of peo-
pie. Il was partly decked in with can
vas, and strips Of the same material had
been stretched above the gunwale on Ell
tner side to prevent her being swamred.
In the boat were a couple Of nearly emp
ty water kegs and a small quantity of
biscuit and canned goods.
Il haven't had my clothing off for %
days" said Captain Peterson when seen
at the Eagle House. He was hollow
checked and unshayen and locked indeed
as ii he had suffered both mentally and
physically. The Lady Lampson," he
said, was from Sydney. and we were
bound to this port with 800 tons of coal
for Wilder d Co. We left Sydney last
November and We're Al days out when
the vessel struck. We had had bad
weather near Feejee, having been in a
hurricane for "a hours. but after that we
had fine northeast winds until we got
near Palmyra island, when the weather
became dirty. 1t was $50 O'Clock on the |
morning of Jan. 1G when we struck. |
had not had an observation for two DAYS.
The night had been dark and stormy,
the water was smooth then. knew
! was to the east of the island, and that
there was a sanken reef somewhere
was Oh deck myself and had
two inen on The lookout aloft. There is
a strong westerly current there. and |
we were going about five knots an
hour with al sails set.
Five minutes after she struck she be-
gan to break mp, ana | ordered the boats
out. We lowered the two boats. | took
of ole, and First Mate Harry Mil
-er took the other. In my boat there
were, besides my wife and myself, Sec
Mate {. Brown and Seaman W.
doth Swedes), Cabin Bow w.
of Liverpool, F. Weller. the
'ook, who Is a German. and E. Eyerson.
Norwegian sailor. The mates boat
a German sailor named Sny-
Ter Oscar Magnerseu, a Swede; J. Jor-
Jensen, a German, and a seaman named
We started for PALMYRA island in
ompany about 7 il the morning, havin.
My five gallons of water for the two
oats. The island is only 40 miles from
ne reef, but the current and tide were
D strong that we We're trying for nine
avs to make Roadway against them, but
ouldn't. We driftad to the westward,
| resolved to put back 70 the bark.
We suffered greatly through want of
after. and We had barely enough to I
our tongues, which We're swollen
nd dry.
I'VE found the bark settling down and {
lie water washing Over her, SO we cot :
quickly and put some canned '
oods, biscuit = water into the boats. /,
e rugged the boats with canvas and |
len started again for Palmyra island. I
'e tried for two days to make Roadway. :
ut the heavy swell and wind bafied us. d
linking I would lose sight of the mates !.
)at, | told i'm to steer for Honolulu, :
I'd l steered for here myself. We lost |
ght of the other boat and have had I
,avy gales ever since. l have only had .
, hours sleep at a time during ths day. /,
I'd nave new n laid down. AT nighttime '
% spray came over, wetting us all to :,
10 skin, and in the day We dried our :.
othes in the sun, if there was any. The :.
nave been quiet and accomplishing, ,
zen though on short allowance of food !.
I'd water, ard, thank goodness, We lost !.
,body from our boat. 1t was a terrible !
.perience, though, the worst | have met :,
ith during ii years of ~seafaring. !
After we passed the island of Maui 7
Q struck a storm, and the boat hat
led with water. We thought then it
all over after passing through So
any other dangers. but we managed t. '
Ill her out and keep her right. The c
st vessel We saw since VT struck, % 4
.ys ago, was q steam schooner off Dir 9
ond head this morning. hone the ! G