The morning call., 1894-01-15

fortunately number of these frequented
the waters IN the vicinity of the island.
Seal meat and DeriwinkieS furnlshed dlet
for the entire party up to the time OF the
rescue.
Five or six of the men were taken sick
and Seaman Noble went STARK mad and
had to be kept under close watch.
Days passed, but no sail came IN sight.
The clothing of the men had worn to rags
ana they became so emaclated that 1t was
pitiable sight to watch them crawling
helpiessly about looking for muSSels or
trying to get shot at a seal.
Some time in the early part OF January
one OF the lighIhouse-keepers died from
StaTVatlon aud exposure, and Seaman
markell and two others showed signs of
losing their reason,
Inc seals had become shy and were hard
the place.
.0uuoehly one morning in the latter part
OF the month sail hove in sight. All
nahds Ieli down upon their knees and
be sighted.
The vessel hove to and sent n boat
ashore. The motley crowd of starving
men drew about the new arrivals ard
begged for food. The craft proved to be
the Chilean bark Reina Margarita, in dis
tress from lack IF prOvlsionsi
The skipper took Captain Greenhank off
to his vessel and showed him that there
were Just four sea BISCUIT in the bread
chest. The crew had been living ON
snort allowance OF beans and little rice
However, the bark's commander offered to
take Noble, the now dangerous lunatic. and
two men of the Island party TO VALPARAISO:
the offer was sccepted, then the Reina
Margarte sailed away, leaving the balance
of the shipwrecked crew at the lighthou Sc
enough beans for one good square meal.
The bark also carried letter from Cap
N.s., - hA lrrfl vi
Valparaiso.
From Valparaiso word was sent to Mon
tevideo when the bark arrived. A request
was made TO the Argentine Govern ment TO
hurry relief ship to the island immedi-
ately and that Government acted promptly
and dispatched supply steamer without
delay.
In the meanwhile the exies were again
thrown on their own resources for food.
Their novels on the beach became dirty,
damp and cold and the sick men were
given up as lost. 1t was hard work to urge
any one to undertake the exercise of seal
hunting and one meal day Of boiled seal
hide and flesh was in order.
By this time more than half the crew
were scarcely able to get about, and all
thought that the end had come. Even the
lighthouse keeper had about abandoned
the hope of keeping his beacon flaming
any longer at night and wanted to let 1t
die out, then surrender his own life.
On March II the relief ship arrived, and
not day too soon. The survivors could
scarcely rise from their beds in the novels
and In the lighthouse to greet the long
loOked-fOr assistance that had come in the
nick of time to save them.
All hands save the lighthouse man,
who was given two assistants and left pro-
visions enough to last him for six months,
returned with the relief ship TO Monte
videO and then scattered to all parts of the
globe, it being only prior to the sailing of
the Austrasia for this port that Mate Tur-
ner got home and then reshlpped in that
vessel.
Captain Greenbank's log was lost and
the records of the voyage of the Crown of
Italy practically Oblterated. so far as the
public is concerned, until now.