Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-12
AAVAA All YAseA gOACs WITHOUT FOOD ANDFUEL. Desperate Straits of the
 Crew of the Briscoe. TOM MONTGOMERY WAS NOT KILLED. He is Alive and in a BaIti- more Asylum. WILL CONSIDER THE BLAND BILL. It Will Be Before the Sen-
 ate All Week.
WILL CONSIDER THE BLAND BILL,
GONE TO THE BRIsCoE,

A Boats Crew From the Disabled
 Steamer Landed at St. , ohn,s With
 the F1rst Mate, Who Was In Charge
 The Ship is out of Provislons and
 Fuel and the Crew Is in Desperate
 Straits.
 ST. JOHNS, N. F. March 11.-At noon to- day life boat was desc1ied making for the Cape Race signal station which, two hours later, proved to be one belonging to the disabled and overdue steamer Briscoe, oon- taining First Mate Nackey and four men, in an exhausted condition. They reported the Briscoe lying about sixty miles S.S-W of Cape Race. They left her at midday Friday, but after pulling four hours 1t was wrong, due undoubtedly, to the iron bal last carried by the lifebost. The compass defect was not discovered until the Briscoe was again sighted after their four hours hard work. The boat was again launched Saturday morning and from 10 o'clock on that day until their arrival at the signal station to day the five men had not 8 nor sel of food to eat. They also suffered con- siderably from the cold weather and were slightly frost. t.blttsn. First Mate Mackey made the following statement concerning the Briseoe's voyage:
 "We left Hamburg on December 8, but were forced to put back to Queenstown for repairs. We left there January 31 and en- countsred terrific weather. The decks were swept by the high seas continually, and rails and bulWarks were carried away. The bridge was gone, and the deck houses, etc, destroyed. Nothing was left stand ing but the two lower masts and the fun nel. The vessel was complete wreck. Then the starboard bow was stove in by the ice, but the compartments were still tight. She was full of water onward how ever.
 ''Our supply of coal ran out nineteen days after we left Queenstown. Then we began to use up the furniture and other woodwork for fuel. The steamer Ulanda, which sailed from Halifax February 27 for London, took the Briscoe in tow on March 3, and left her at 8 o'clock the following morning, after towing her 120 miles. Then 6 repetition of our former experi- ences set in and we drifted along, using up all the available woodwork we could spare. Danger now confronted us. The supply of food ran out and the crew were nearly reduced to starvation. There were no provisions on board, save little bread, e small quantity of -four and some peas. A small fire was kept up in the galley to prevent the men from perishing from cold. The other fires were let go out for want of fuel. The third engineer became sick and is suffering from a severe attack of sore throat The remainder of the crew were not Ill, although reduced to desperate straits."
 The tug Ingram left here to search for the Briscoe as soon as the above news was received. The coast steamer Virginia Lake also sailed from Trepassey last night and will endssvor to find the disabled vessel. One of these two will probably get her during the night or early tomorrow. The Ingram took provisions for the famished crew. She will call at Cape Race for the signal officer and has the best chance of finding the overdue steamer.
 The Briscoe carries c cargo of salt. She should have arrived at New York Febru- ary 17.