The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-06-22
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LEFT IN A BOAT TO DIE.

Barbarous Refusal of a SchoOner's
Captain to Rescue "a Cnstawny.
One Of the most pathetic and heart
rending stories Of the long series of
disasters at sea during the late terrible
gales was told to Press reporter by
Capt James o. Elwell, of the steam
ship Panther, which arrived at Phila-
delphia from Fall River recently. Une
evening at o'clock the lookout called
attention to some object which, on
closer examination through the marine
glasses, proved to be boat seemingly
empty and adrift.
She looks like shallop," remarked
the mate, as he took another long g;lze
through the binoculars
well, it's not much out of our way,
anyhow, to take closer look" OBJ
served Capt. ElweIl steer for it,
whatever 1t is" AS the Panther came
up close alongside the mate cried:
why, there's q body in the boat"
and just then an emaciatnd Individual,
who in the gathering twilight looked
like fantasy of grim death itself,
raised himself in a sitting posture
from the bottom of the skiff aud cried
in croaking, husky voice:
Pour los yuenos Dios. Save me,
good captain"
Capt Elwell, shocked beyond meas
ure at the half dead appearance of the
poor fellow, Immediately lowered Il
boar and brought him alongside. Ten
DERBY the American tars lifted him up
the side and carried him into the cabin,
where he was placed upon sofa. His
dark eyes, lacking luster from fasting
and privation, looked up at Capt. FL
well with such a glance of pitiful
gratitude that the gallant skipper,
rough and ready seaman that he is,
said: 1T was enough to unman the
stoutest heart" Everything was done
to make him comfortable, food and
stimulants were administered cautious
ly, and in the morning the castaWay
was able to tell his story.
My name," he said, lis Yedo Por-
talar, and l hail from Flores, West
ern islands. On Monday last was at
Southampton, Long Island, fishing and
was caught in freshet in the creek.
jumped into nay boat, which, as you
see, is little flat-bottomad shallop,
and endeavored to reach the opposite
shore. The wind rose and blew me
out to sea. lost one of my oars, but
sculled with the other and kept the
boat head to sea and did not sea a
sail. / had no food OF water, but my
courage did not fail until the morning
ef the 10th, when large three-n.asted
schooner hove in sight. got off my
shirt and tied it to the oar and, as
well as 1 could, waved it aloft Tie
schooner bore down and came close
alo- gside. They asked what wanted
l said: I am adrift three days with
out food or drink; take me aboard.
They cursed me for a Portugee
and told me to go drown and then
sailed away. / called to them in the
name of the good God and holy mother
to save me, but it was no use. l then
knelt down and prayed and resigned
myself to death. The hunger and thirst
were dreadful. A little rain fell
and / sucked my wet clothes for q
slight relief. From the tortures of a
parcheo mouth lay down in the bot
tom of the boat, and had given up all
hope, when heard the noise of a
steamer, and, thanks be to God and
Capt. Elwell, was saved.
Portalar could not make out the
name of the vessel, as he cannot read
English, but said that she was a clip
per-Iooking craft, very trim and smart,
with bright spars. Capt. Elweli
thought that in his weak condition he
ought to have medical attention and
considerably stood out of his course
and landed Portalar at Block island.
He took him up to the hotel, got a
doctor and saw that he was comforta-
bly, fixed before he left him. The
grateful Portuguese took the captains
sun-burned hand and placed it on his
heart, and in broken English and Por-
tuguese poured out all the blessings of
| this world and the next on his rescuer.
I When she sighted the boat the Panther
was about five miles southeast By
i south Of Block island.