Evening journal., 1896-12-05
LOST AT SEA IN A DORY.
Thrilling Experience of Glou-
cester Fishermen.
ADRIFT WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.

They Took Turns at Lashing Each other
with the Boats Painter to Keep From
PerIshing-Picked Up by North Ger
man Lloyd Steamer.
NEW YORK, re, 5-The Florence, a
sturdy fishing smack, sailed out of Glou-
ccstar. Mass, for the Grand banks on
Nov H. Cod and haddock were plenty,
and the log showed nothing but good
luck and good CATCH till,tle shoals were
reached, 20 miles south of Nova Scotia
last Saturday
At 10 O'Clock that day Captain Curtis
ordered two Of his crew, Patrick J. Foley
and Joshua E. Foy, to set out travis One
of the II foot doriei was drop ell oyer the
side with the tubs Of haited lines and
hooks, ana the two fishermen rowed away.
Business was brisk aboard the smack
Those who were not out with travis wee
taiting and clelning and tle Florence
kept on into the mist. The sun was dimly
visible. A cloud soon shut of the sun, and
the mist deepened int1 fog absolutely
imponetrable.
Foley and Foy had taken no food and
10 water with them for they expected to
pick up the schooner by noon. When they
had finished their work. they began TO
AhAhh abouN nlbiliE hhN hibA'b'a+
They heard her horn gn1 rowed and
rOwed. Every now and q en- theY lay on
tleir oars and shouted Twilight turned
into night. and the men decided to wait
till MOI n before feeling around for the
schooner
Lighting their pirel the dorymen waited
for dav n Sunday brob thick and cloudy.
Ttee wasn't sign Of the Florence any
where The men had no CONF ass, aud
there was no sun to guide. They decided
TO row for Nova Scotia AMI bent their
a'ks al day, pulling in the direction they
Judged to be right
In the dusk of Sunday steamer was
sighted, hull down Foley hoisted his oil
skins on an oar, ani both halloed but the
steamer didn't sight tlen A gale from
. the no. Invest struck the dory. 1t began
10 get bitter cold A wave broke over the
dory When she rishted she was half full
o. wafer, and three o. Il e our oars were
s gone.
The dory's head was turned toward the
tack OF the ocean steamers as a last hope
& Icy blasts, sleet ard squalls cut like kniveS.
With painter TIE freezing aud starving
men lashed each other into warmth and
activity. To sleep mean death. Both
were suffering angs of starvation.
ThrOats and Tongues Swelled.
Their tobacco the fishermen threw away.
for it only increased their thirst, which by
Monday morning had entirely supplanted
their desire for food. Their throats and
tongues swelled and their lips cracked All
Monday it stormed and showed little
Foley tried to jump into the sea in his
renzy for water, but Foy held him back
n foy scOoped up the tin cup fun of sea wa
ter time and again and let it drip drop by
lrop into the ocean. Foley wanted to drink
S t. but was prevented. The sight of water
lropping from the dipper seemed TO lie re-
reshing. Tuesday was clear and cold, and
81 Wednesday morning found them both JIM
X ased in ico, 1t began to snow and hail.
iathering up the crystals, the men ate
hem.
II think I'll give up, groaned Foley
Not yet. Pat, - said Foy. God was very
rood to us and sent us snow. Maybe he
will send a ship along now" The men
| lrayed. and Foley stood up in the bow to
ook around.
He fell back, with cry, and pointed to
he horizon. 1t was the smoke of a steam
" hip. The men hOisted their signal again.
The North German Lloyd steamer Dres-
len sighted the dory and bore down. Fo-
ey and Foy had T. he hauled aboard by
)owlines
The Dresden sailed into New York with
he cod fishermen safe and nearly well.
hey will return TO their homes