The Portland daily press., 1895-12-14
RETURN OF JAMES rLAHERTY.
The Story of His Thrilling Expert.
ence.


| Captain Parsons in Bad Fix-No Hop
of Steamers from Boston-Rough Of
This Coast.
James Flaherty, who had SO marvellous
an escape after he drifted into the storm
of Saturday, and away from the schooner
Lucy A. Dyer, recently outlined in the
PRESS, reached Portland yesterday, and
in the afternoon went down to Cliff
Island and will himself carry the news Of
his escape to his friends there.
| After he drifted away from the
schooner and into the very teeth of the
storm, he tried for long time, how long
he does not know, to find her, and Their
sank down exhausted, and despite the
| cold, and his exposure to it there on the
open ocean in a dory, he fell asleep, and
did not fully come to himself until morn
ing. During the night he thought he
was very near the land, when as matter
| of fact what he took to be the land was
a fog bank
| Sunday morning about the time Capt.
Doughty gave him up for lost, he felt the
pangs of hunger, and doing the best he
could under the circumstances made a
meal of raw haddock. 1t was fearfully
rough all day Sunday, and his boat near
ly filled three times, and he was forced to
bail for his life. He suffered greatly,
and at times was only semi-consoious as
is evident froin his confused recollection
of what occurred He was out on the
ocean, but he was determined to live
through it some way.
Sunday night the unfortunate man
slept but little, and knew all the time
where he was. With Monday morning his
condition seemed hopeless. He was very
cold, and the raw and frozen haddock
to prevent his feeling very greatly the
effect of thirst.
= During Monday he looked constantly
and eagerly for a sail, and about noon, as
he thinks, his boat was almost swamped,
and his rubber boots were filled with
water. Then he felt that the end was
not far distant. He was too Tar gone to
remove the boots, and he began to feel a
chill that he knew would soon be that of
death.
1t was at this time that he saw a sail,
and placing his coat on the end of his
oar, he managed to make his signal seen,
and the schooner came about, and dory
was sent to his rescue. 1t was almost 2
o'clock Monday afternoon before he was
taken on board.
His first thought was food and drink,
and mug hot coffee greatly revived
him. For time it seemed that he was
too far gone to rally, but he is a young
man in splendid health and he pulled up
rapidly after ne was given food. His
escape was marvellous, and it is to be
greatly doubted if it will be duplicated
this season.
j. W. Trefethen yesterday reported the
arrival of the schooner Maud Miller with
$4,000 pounds of cod and paddock, the
only fisherman that came in during the
day.
Marshal. Donovan sold the schooner
George W. Pierce at auction yesterday.
The first bid was made by Charles II.
Balm, and was $500. Slowly and i'll a low
spirited way the bidding went on until
at last DIR. Chase got here for 500, and
at once resold her at 1876 advance to Capt.
John Willard, who secured strong and
fast schooner at less than third of her
value.
There is no prospect that any boat OF
the local lines will get through before
Saturday night or still more probably not
until Sunday morning, and they will not
then unless the weather changes The
following was received yesterday:
Vineyard Haven, Mass Decem Der is.
j. Z. liscom b, Portland:
The Manhattan arrived here this
| morning and is at our dock. Northeast
gale still continues. The Cottage City
has, not passed yet.
ALBERT BRAGG
This despatch from Captain Bragg
shows that the Cottage City is still at
Provincetown. Among her passengers are
the wife and daughter of DIR. Vose, OF
this city. When they left Portland il
was the expectation of making qusck
trip to New York.
The dock to which the Manhattan is
moored is the summer landing of the
line.
Reports yesterday indicated a rough sea
off shore, with some snow. Captain
Trundy teiephoned in the afternoon that
it was calIner off the life saving station,
and nothing in sight.
Captain Parsons, the pilot of the Allan
line had rather an unpleaant experience
after leaving the Laurentian Thursday
night. When he left home he did not
think the steamship would be detained as
late as she was, and did not take his
lanterns with him. He was followed by
the tug Sampson. acting as pilot boat,
and as she did not venture In such a sea
to come near the steamer, but went to
the windward, Captain Parsons was
forced to leave the steamer in his dory,
and his only signal was blue light