The morning call., 1894-07-07

of June six men died of exposure. They
we're: William Dory, Joseph Pena, Sam
Masterson, Austin Gideon, Harry Taylor
and Pat Connolly. All were buried under
the sand of the beach.
son the 5th selected a crew of five men
and started for Onalaska for help. We
provisioned our'boat with fresh haul Of
Goldfish and several gallons Of fresh water,
of which there was luckily plenty, and
sailed away, arri wing without mishap al
Onalaska on the 18th.
II boarded the Bear and told Of the nine
men we had left behind. Captain Healy
lost no time in getting under way, and on
the 14th we arrived back at the island, find
Ing the men alive but just able to crawl
about"
Here the captain paused and passed his
hand across his forehead. Then he con-
tinued: "This part of the story l would
rather not relate. for [ found them in a
smoke-brimmed hut, clustered about pot
that was boiling over fire. That pot con-
tanned human flesh."
The nine sailors in duck uniform told the
story of how they were forced to become
cannbals better than Captain Hun.lev
could hope TO relate it. They repeated
their experience without any great show
of remorse. and did not hesitate to unfold
the details of their feast OF death.
William Andrews. foremost hand. acted
as spokesman. He is an intelligent blue
eyed man, of not more than 80 years OF
age, with pair of badly disfgured hands
that had suffered severely from frost bite.
After the captain left for Onalaska, %
commenced he. "We used our two remain
ing fshhooks to catch fish. Our luck va
red, and it was difficult for us to depend
upon the catch for food.
"Our quarters were in a little dugout
that was hardly large enough to accommo-
date all. We burned fire in the center
of the abode day and night. but the drift
wood we gathered was so water-logged
that it smoked fearfully, affecting our eye
sight.
1--WE had shotgun and plenty of am
munition, but there was nothing to shoot
except seagulls. and these were so wild
that we could not get within range OF
them. Shelish then became our food.
1--WE secured the island for bivalves and
soon exhausted the supply. There was a
spring of water close to the dugout. We
almost lived on water.
"Days came and went and still no sign
of rescue party. 1t rained almost con-
tinually, and we were forced to remain
under shelter nearly all the time and suffer
tortures from the binding smoke that
filled the hut. Our feet and hands were
frost bitten, and our strength was fast
leaving us.
Every green twig or blade of grass that
sprouted was ravenously devoured. we
would sleep occasionally. but when we ala
it was only to dream of tables spread WIN
steaming viands and luscious fruits. we
would awaken to the dread reality Will
shudder.
81 became so weak that / could scarcely
walk. l did not realize my loss OF stlenss4
until one day / tried to carry pie.0 -
driftwood about three feet long anu Oh
inches square. l could not lit IL aho hau
to call for aid. 1t required TWO ol u' W
fetch it from the beach to the ousous.
"On the 10th of the month our suneiins
from hunger had become so great tha' We
determined to do something desperate in
throwine our fshing-line among the rocks
II got caught and was lost. Inen we
n,anned to exhume the body OF Austin
Gideon and devour IT.
The revolving details which necessarily
followed the narrative concerning Gideon's
fate were then repeated by the sailor. He
turned to one of his companions, James
Allen. and requested him to verify his
statements. Allen acquiesed.
"The day before the captain came back