The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-22


alongside, as the ships crew were Sc
disabled as to be unable to man their
own boats.
MADE THEM SHUDDER.
Chief officer C. P. Holsham and three
seamen at once put off in the kasbek
yawl, and when within speaking dis
lance heard of a tale of suffering and
sickness from those on board the ship
such as made them shudder.
Captain Reed, of the Cakes, reported
that his crew were all laid up with
scurvy, and that the provisions were
well nigh exhausted. He was unable
to navigate the ship with the hands
at his command, and begged that he
be at once supplied with fresh food
and vegetables, and taken in tow for
the nearest port. The boat returned to
the Kasbek with the message and Cap
tain Muller at once decided to take the
vessel in tow. The weather, which had
been threatening, now became bolster
Gus and northerly gale sprang up.
Nevertheless, preparations were made
to pass a hawser to the Cakes, at the
same time that the boat load of pro-
visions were sent. A MANILA hawser
was paid out of the Kasbek's yawl. but
a tremendous wave washed it into the
propeller, which was turning slowly at
be stopped the screw was so entangled
that it stopped suddenly and all the
power of the engine was not sufficient
to move it.
EIGHT HOURS HARD WORK.
An effort was at once made to free
the screw, but it was so deeply sub
merged and the sea running so high,
it was found to be impossible. For
icof thc L.
to clear the propeller, and finally dis
connected the shaft and found that by
placing a small block of wood between
the couplings the screw could be made
to turn. By that time the Cakes had
drifted out of sight and Captain Null
Ter, despairing of being able to tow
her with his disabled screw, deter
mined at least to find her and supply
her with provisions. All night he
searched the horizon for traces of her,
and at o'clock on Tuesday morning,
she was again sighted. The sea was
boisterous at the time, but Chief officer
Eolseman again volunteered to at
tempt to board her, and as the engi-
neers reported the propeller to be
working well, ii was decided to send
a hawser aboard. Accordingly, a line
was dragged by the boat and after a
deal of hard work two hawsers We're
made fast. Mr.. Holseman and his
boats crew of three, doing snost of the
work, found only the second and third
mates able to help them. The provi-
sions they brought were a, Godsend to
the scurvy stricken survivors, and
they began to gather hope that they
might live to see the land. From last
thursday morning, when the hawser
was passed aboard, until the Sandy
Hook bar was reached at last even
ing, no incident of Importance oc-
CURED. The Cakes was anchored on
the bar and again taken in tow this
SUFFERING AND PRIVATION.
Captain Reed of the Cakes. when in
terviewed at Quarantine on his arrival
this morning, told a story of suffering
and Drivation. The Cakes left Shang-
hal the 18th of last May, and after
her cargo at Hong Kong.
sailed from that port July T. The crew
were apparently in the best of health,
With the exception of Captain Reed,
who had been ailing for some time,
but who, under the careful nursing of
MS wife, thought himself on the high
road to recovery. When six days out
n the China sea, a. terrific tvphoon
was encountered, lasting several days. !
Turing which the fore and main top
nasts were sprung.
The vessel was obliged to run before
he gale, which had no sooner blown
tself ont than it was followed by a
second tyDhoon which blew with great
Jury for 2f DAYS. The vessel was now
we'll out in the North Pacific, and so
ar off Ter course that CAPTAIN Reed (
decided to shape his course via Cepe |
Horn, rather than by the Cape of Good |
Hope, hoping thereby to make better |
line. The weather remained fine, |
nothing but light airs and Gains be- I
ng experienced until Cape Horn was /
'ounded, 167 days out.
DEATH CAME RAPIDLY.
In the meantime, the Chinese cook /
lad been taken down with a severe |
old and died on Nov. IL. Afterwards
seaman named Thomas King was I
AIKEN down with what appeared to be /
curvy, and died Dec. 90. In quick |
Seamen Thomas Olsen was
AIKEN i'll and died Jan. II; Thomas |
Judge, another seaman, was now taken I
IL with cancer of the stomach. and
alter Mate Stephen G.. Bunker showed 7
ymptoms of scurvy. The latter died +
Feb. "a and was quickly followed by
George King, an old man, who died on
he 9th. On the 18th, Judge succumbed,
making in all six deaths. One by one
he other sailors were obliged to Quit
york, until, on March 1. nobody was
eft except the second and third mates
he provisions were running short al
hough supply had been obtained on