The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-31
He Was SHIPWRECkED
A Graphic Experience In The Caribbean
Sea.
AND A FORTUNATE RESCUE
The Thrilling Story Told by Mr.. A.
w. Burch the Survivor and How
He Overcame Other Troubles.

The following account of a ship
wreck. rescue, subsequent disaster and
final salvation is given by Mr.. A. W.
Burch, of Rome, N. Y. 1t is exceed
ingly graphic and will bs found most
interesting:
On Jan. II, 1898, while cruising
down the Carribean Sea, accompanied
by my wife and child we were caught
in very heavy northeast gale which
drove our schooner ashore on the coast
of Honduras. No one, unless he has
been shipwrecked. can imagine what
this means Fortunately we were res
cued from the wreck by some Carib H.
dians who were living in small viii
lage on the coast, and such comforts as
the village afforded were placed at our
disposal
"Amoug the semi-barharous people
we remained five weeks, finally cross
ing to the island OF Ruatan in dugout
boat.
During the time we wsre among
the Caribs we were forced to live upon
cocoanuts, bananas, cassava and other
foods to which we wsrs uuaceustomed.
Our stomachs were soon derangad by
this strange diet and We suffered acute
ly from dyspepsia. Both myself and
my wife had terrible indigestion. nau-
sea, occasional headaches, sinking at
the pit of the stomach and the usual
troubles dyspsptics generally undergo.
1--WE finally reached the United
States In very broken condition, where
we employed the bost physicians and
used various preparations, but we re-
ceived little if any benefit. The ma
larial ,poisons which we had taken into
our systems, with the acute gastric
troubles refused to yield to the various
methods Of treatment and our condi-
tions became daily more painful and
alarming.
ut seemed terrible that we should he
rescued from watery grave only to be
plunged into worse than living death,
and you can naturally understand that
l Ibecame quite discouraged.
'It was at this time that | observed,
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became good, and my food. instead of
distressing me as formerly, was per-
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venisnce, l began to gain flesh, and
now both myself, my wife and our child
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TT was this great discovery which
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and success.
This is my story In brief, and while
feel grateful for the rescue from ship
wreck, l feel still more gratitude for
the salvation from the condition OF
sickness and misery which might
even now be undergoing, had 1t not
been for this great pre-digested food.
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