The herald., 1895-06-05
THEY ATE THE Ships DOG
Rough Trip OF the Crew of a
Little Craft
LOSS OF THE SLOOP CREST
Terrible Hardships Endured by Three
Sailor Men
SIS OF THE SL0OP CREST
After Weathering a Gale the Captain Lost
His Bearings and the Vessel was
Wrecked on San CIemente
Assoc ciated Press Special Wire.


SAN PEDRO, CAL. June 4.-Captain
Harlow of the wrecked sloop Crest IS at
present at the marine hospital here SLOW
ly recovering fiom the effects OF starva-
tion and thirst and with feet poisoned
with cactus and swollen to twice their
natural size and cruelty burned by the
sun and the awful story of their suifer-
ings as told by the captain is as follows:
On April 10Th the sloop Crest was
brought round here from her winter
quarters, Alamitos bay, and was thorough
ly.overhauled and refted on the 18th OF
Nav, when the craft sailed for flsmo
beach, near Port Hartford. the intent be-
ing to fish and run excursions during the
summer. The crew of three consisted OF
Captain Harlow, Harry Wilkinson ana
W. Warsen and the skipper's bulldog
called Jim Corbett. They arrived all
we'll at Santa Barbara on the 10Th, where
they purchased provisions and relllleu
the water casks. They sailed again that
afternoon but it blew so hard oil foint
Conception that they ran into Como ana
laid there for twenty -four hours weather
bound. On Friday, the 18th at u p; M,
they sailed once more and rounded Point
Conception, steering a course for Point
Arguello, with light northwest breeze.
At 8 D. m. nice breeze opened up rom
the north which the captain thought
would carry him fairly on his course
during the night, but no preparations
were made for stormy weather.
As the wind increased they reeied the
main sail, but before they could stow the
lib it was blown away. BY this time the
wind was blowing a gale and the sea was
running high. AS nothing more could
be done, the tiller was iashed and the
vessel hove to for the wind to go down.
The weather not abating. and being un-
able to wear ship they were compelled to
three DAYS, or until Tuesday moring.
Then they got under way and steered a
course Il. n. Z. until they sighted San
Clementes island, which they took to be
Santa Rosa island. The provisions being
exhausted and the water all gone. by
Thursday evening they were compelled
to kill the captains dog, drinking the
blood and cooking and eating a portion OF
its flesh and throwing the remainder
over board on sighting land. Anchoring
the sloop they went ashore in the small
boat on Friday. and the captain being
the only man able to walk, hunted for
water. He found some and carried
two-quart can to his crew, whom he found
in deplorable condition, they having
was then decided to sail for the main
land, and the soop was once more
manned. but the centerboard would not
work, and the little craft got fouled in
the keIp struck on rock and began to
break up.
Warsen and Wilkinson landed and the
captain passed the compass, gaff. boom
and mainsail, a blanket and some loose
clothes ashore ana then landed himself.
The last seen of the i'll fated craft she
was slowly settling down. This is where
their 'greatset hardship menced. For
two days the men roamed the island still
thinking they were on Santa Rosa. Har-
ry Wilkinson was so i'll, they had to leave
him by the water until they could secure
help.
The captain eventually reached Judge
Hubbell's ranch, where lie was given the
kindest care ana attention. The men
were soon put aboard the yacht Keywee
and brought to San Pedro. Harry Wilk-
Inson recovered enough to 60 to Sar
Francisco on the st. Paul's last trip.
Warden is in Los Angeles, and Captain
Harlow is slowly recovering his health
under the care OF DR.. Hill and Steward
Duffy al the Marine hospital.