The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-14
The Crew of the Bark
LOviSe Rescued.
Days of Desperate Struggles
Before SuccOr Came.
AT Mercy OF the Sea Without Food
or Water.

Philadelphia. Oct. 1.-THE British
steamer Evelyn. Captain Horner, frorr
Huelva, Spain. anchored in Delaware
river last evening. having On board the
almost lifeless bodies OF nine seamen
the crew OF the Norwegian bark Lovise
who were picked up at sea, after being
adrift without food or water, for nine
days. Their condition. when received, was
most pitiable one, and so faint had
they become that IL was necessary 10
tie lines 20 them, and haul their attenuated
and trembling forms on board the steam
skip.
The particulars OF the terrible suffer
Ing OF the men are meagre. as they are
sun too weak TO talk much. The Lovise.
In command of Captain Anderson. left
Mobile Aug. IL. for Rosacaro. with a full
cargo of lumber. She experienced, In
September. hurricanes. and was badly
disabled. Her condition became so bad
that ell hands had to leave her In two
small boats. and until the Evelyn hove
In sight they had not seen a vessel foi
nine days. They could not have lasted
another night. Under the treatment re-
celved since on board the Evelyn. the
unfortunate men are recovering. bu,
their coalition is still precariOus.
The Lovise was an old style craft, anc
when the seas washed her cargo, the
rails were carried away, and decks were
wrenched open In many places, allowing
the water 10 fOw freely into her hold.
AT times she was completely at the mercy
OF the sea. and Il was impossible for the
crew TO remain on deck. For days they
clung TO the sunken fabric. Finally the
condition of the vessel became so that
the crew could no longer remain on her
so they put of in the remaining two
small boats. hardly expecting that they
would ever see land. Their struggle
were desperate. Days Of anxiety and
suffering soon told on the unfortunate
men, three OF whom lost their minds.
They raved, and finally sank into
absolute exhaustion. When the Evelyr
hove in sight. the poor fellows lay, help
less I'm the bottom OF the boat. They
were too weak 10 yealize that their res
cue had been effected The Lovise was
owned in Christiana, by III. Langaard
& Co., and was formerly British bark
Given Up For Lost.
Boston, oct. l4.-The owners and
agents OF the barkentine Thomas j.
Stewan, bound from Weehawkep 10
this port have given the vessel up for
lost. The steamer left New York on
Sept s. and since passing out by Sandy
Hook, that same forenoon. nothing has
ever been heard from her. The vessel
was loaded with over 400 tons OF coal.
and she was very deep In the water
when she left port. The presumption is
that she was caught in the hurricane on
Sept. s. and 9. and that her cargo shifted
and the vessel capsized. The Stewart
was commanded by Captain l.. G. Blake
of Brewer, Me-, and her first mate was
Joseph Connors OF North Castine, Me.
The cooks name was Charles W. Gray
cf Orland, lie. The SECOND mate and
crew were mostly Dutchmen, and their
names are not known. There were also
on board the vessel Philip b. Doynton OF
bangor, who was learning navigation.
and an engineer. In all, the ships COM
pany comprised IL men. The Stewart
was built at Brewer, Me-, in 1890. at a
cost of S45, 0O0