Evening journal., 1893-04-14
AT SEA IN A SAILB0AT
BATTLING FOR TWENTY-ElGHT DAYS
WITH ADVERSE WINDS.

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 in 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
were not entirely without provisions dur
ing their long battle with the elements,
the effects of short commons and lack of
sleep and shelter were palpably apparent.
Mrs. Peterson, who was clad in a thin
black gown, waS worn nearly to a shad-
ow, and her strength failed her COM
pletely as ske was lifted from the boat
and taken into the Eagle House.
The men were sunburned, leaden eyed
and listless. Their heads dropped, andit
was with difficulty that they could be
got to speak, but Captain Peterson told
in few words that the Lady Lampson
had been wrecked at night on reef near
Palmyra island when Al days out from
Sydney, and the crew were compelled to
take to the boats. He was very weak
and spoke in a whisper, at the same time
begging that his wife be taken where she
could get nourishment and a little rest.
The Kfmakas 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
tention. The little boat in which they
had journeyed over 600 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
ther side to prevent her being swamped.
In the boat were a couple of nearly emp
ty water kegs and small quantity Of
biscuit and canned goods.
81 haven't had my clothing off for 2S
days." said Captain Peterson when seen
at the Eagle House. He was hollow
checked and unshaven and looked indeed
as if he had suffered both mentally and
physically. ''The Lady Lampson," he
said, ''was from Sydney, and we were
bound to this port with 900 tons of coal
for Wilder & Co. We left Sydney last
November and were "A days out when
the vessel struck We had had bad
weather near Feejee, having been in a
hurricane for "a honrs, but after that we
had fine northeast winds until we got
near Palmyra island, when the weather
became dirty. 1t was $3.50 o'clock on the
morning of Jan. 16 when westruck !
had not had an observation for two days.
The night had been dark and stormy,
but the water was smooth then. knew
was to the east Of the island, and that
there was a snnken reef somewhere
around. was on deck myself and had
two men on the lookout aloft. There is
a strong westerly current there, and
guess we were going about five knots al
hour with all sails set.
Give minutes after she struck she be
gan to break up, and ordered the boat:
out. We lowered the two boats. tool
charge Of one, and First Mate Harry Mil
Ter took the other. In my boat there
We're, besides my wife and myself, Sec
ond Mate c. Brown and Seaman w
Cartoon (both Swedes), Cabin Boy W
Hayden of Liverpool, F. Weller, the
cook, who is a German, and Z. Everson
a Norwegian sailor. The mates boa
contained German sailor named Sny
der Oscar Magnersen, a Swede; j. Jor
gensen, a German, and a seaman named
Martin.
I'VE started for Palmyra island il
company about in the morning, havin.
only five gallons of water for the tw,
boats. The island is only 40 miles from
the reef, but the current and tide wer
so strong that we were trying for min
days to make headway against them, bu
couldn't We drifted to the westward
so I resolved to put back to the bark
We suffered greatly through want o
water, and we had barely enough t.
moisten our tongues, which were swollel
and dry.
1--WE found the bark settling down am
the water washing over her, so we go
aboard quickly and put some came,
goods biscuit and water into the boats
We rugged the boats with canvas an
then started again for Palmyra island
We tried for two days to make headway
hut the heavy swell and wind baffied US
Thinking would lose sight of the mate
boat, told hhn to steer for Honolulu
and I steered for here myself. We los
sight of the other boat and have h4
heavy gales ever since. 1 have only ha
an hours sleep at time during the day
and have never laid down. At nighttim
the spray came over, wetting us all
the skin, and in the day we dried on
clothes in the sun, if there was any. TIL
men have been quiet and uncomplainins
even though on short allowance of foo
and water, and, thank goodness, we los
nobody from our boat. 1t was terribl
experience, though, the worst have me
with during IA years of seafaring.
After we passed the island Of Mar
we struck storm, and the boat ha
filed with water. We thought then
was all over after passing through S
ma-sy other dangers, but we managed
bail her out and keep her right. tt
first vessel we saw since we struck,
DAYS ago, was u steam schooner off Di,
mond head this morning / hope IL
mates boat is safe, and if he steered
the eastward thiHk they are all right
The Lady Lampson was well know
in San Francisco. She belonged to j.
Moore. Captain Peterson owned qua
Ter share in her and had his interest il