The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-05
AT SEA IN SAILBOAT
BATTLING FOR TWENTY-EiGHT DAYS
WITH ADVERSE WINDS.
Part of a ships Crew Undergo a Terrible
Experience After Being Wrecked In the
Pacific Ocean-A Brave Woman Was One
Of the Sufferers.

Experience After Being Wrecked In the
Pacific Ocean-A Brave Woman Was One
of the Sufferers.
Captain Peterson of the bark Lady
Lampson. his wife and five seamen ar
rived in Honolulu in an emaciated con-
dition. They came III an open boat only
IS feet long and reported that they had
been 2s days tossing about on the Pacific.
While the occupants of the frail craft
We're moi entirely without provisions dur-
ing their long battle vita the elements,
the effects of short and lack of
sleep and shelter were lllpably apparent.
Mrs. Peterson. who WIS clad i'll n thin
black gown. was worn nearly to 4 sAai-
ow. and her strength failed her com
pletely as She was lifted from the boat
and taken into the Eagle House
The me were su burned. leaden eyeA
and 4istIess. Their heads dropped, audit
was with difficulty that they could be
got to speak. bu. Captain Peterson told
in a few words that the Lady Lampson
had been wreck | al night on reef near
Palmyra island when IA days out from
sydney, aud a. crew We're compelled 10
take to the I1ats. He was very weak
and spoke il whisper, at the same time
begging that his wife be taken where she
could get nCurishment and a little rest.
The kauakas lent willing hands TO
help the waits of the ocean into hacks
and carriages. and they were quickly
dri to where they could command al
tention. The little boat in which they
had iourleyed over 900 miles became
an object Of interest for hundreds Of peo-
pie. 1t was partly decked in with cam
vas, aud strips Of the same material had
been stretched above the gunwale on ell
Their side 10 prevent her being swamred.
In the boat We're Il compile of nearly emp
ty water keys and "A small quantity of
biscuit and canned goods.
Il haven't had my clothing off for IS
days said Captain Peterson when seen
at the Eagle House. He was hollow
checked and unshayen and looked indeed
as If he had suffered both mentally and
physically. the Lady Lampson,' he
said, was from Sydney, and we We're
bound to this port with 800 tons OF coal
for Wilder q Co. We left Sydney last
November and were A days ont when
the vessel struck. We had had bad
weather neal Feeiee. 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 or the
morning of Jan. IS when we struck. !
had not had an observation for two days.
The night had been dark and stormy,
but the water was smooth then. knew
.,,. =. 41,, mt - ti4 iz1aT,J aud flat
there was d saukea reef somewhere
around. ! was Oh deck myself tnd lad
two inen on the lookout aloft. There is
"A strong westerly current there. and |
guess we were going about five knots an
hour with Hil sails set,
Five minutes after she struck she be
gan to brsak up. and | ordered the boat=
out. We lowered the two boats. | took
charge Of one. and First Mate Harry Mil
Ter took tie other. IA my boat there
were. besides Inv wife and myself, See
ond Mate (. Brown and Seaman V,
Cartoon doth 5wedesl, Cabin Boy W.
Hayden Of Liverpool, F. Weller, the
cook, vino i d German. and +. Eyerson,
"A Norwegian sailor. The mates boat
contained d German sailor named shy
der Oscar Aagnerssn, u Swede; j. Jor-
gensen, a German, and a seaman named
Martin.
I'VE started for Palmyra island III
company about ! IL the morning. having
only five gallons Of water for the two
beats. The island is only 10 miles from
the reef. bat the current and tide Were
SO strong that We Were trying for nine
days to make Roadway against them. but
Couldn't. We drifted To the westward,
so | resolved . pnt back 10 the bark.
We suffered greatly through want Of
water. and We had barely enough 10
moisten Our tongues, which were swollen
and dry.
We found the bark settling down and
the water washing over her 80 We III
aboard quickly and put some canned
goods, biscuit a3sd water into the boats,
We rugged the boats with canvas and
then started again for Palmyra island
We tried for two days 10 make Roadway
but the heavy swell and wind bafded Us
Thinking | would lose sight of the mate
boat, | told i'm TO steer for Honolulu
and | steered for here myself. We los
sight of the other boat and have has
heavy gales ever ince. have only hae
an hours sleep at a time during the day
and have ney r laid down. At nighttim'
the spray came over, wetting Us all Il
the skin. and in the day we dried GU
clothes in the sun. if there was any. Tn
men have been quiet and accomplishing
even though on short allowance OF foo
and water, AID, thank goodness, We los
nobody from our boat. 1t was a terriol
experience. though, the worst have HE
with during Il years of seafarlng.
after We passed the island of MAJ
we struck d storm. and the BOAT ha.
filed with water. We thought then J
was al over after passing through 5
many other dangers. but We managed |
bail her out ana Keep her right. II
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