The San Francisco call., 1897-09-26
RESCUED BY THE CUTTER ADAMS.
The Men on Half Rations and
III With Scurvy When
Help Came.
A Sad Voyage Across the Water
Chief Officer Brings the Ship in
Without Further Loss.

The British ship Hshnemann, 2I5 days
out, reached port last night about
o'clock, in tow OF the tug Reliance. The
vessel was long overdue and reinsurance
had already been paid on her. She brings
a story of sickness, starvation and death
such as is seldom experienced on the seas.
The Hahnemann, Captain Edward Bin
don, left Shields February %, and after
getting through the Downs experienced
nothing but gales and head winds until
she reached the Bay of Biscay. From
there to Cape Horn she had variable
weather, and after rounding the cape was
buffeted by gales and head winds all the
way up the western coast.
SAID Mate Green last night: 1--WE had
dead head winds for 125 days of the voy-
age.
'On May "a Captain Bindon was taken
sick with erysipelas, but would not be put
ashore at the Faiklands.
"He became somewhat better rounding
the Horn, but became worse again after
ward Modification set in, and when
about 900 miles southwest of Callao, on
June 10, he died ami was buried at sea-"
Mate Charles Green then took command
OF the vessel, and 1t is principally due TO
his seamanship that the vessel ever
reached port.
''The day the captain died the men were
put on short allowance of water and the
Iood pegan to give out. On the 18th of
September they we're put on half allow
ance of bread. Scurvy broke out among
he crew, the snip was unable 10 make
headway on account CT the contrary winds
ana matters were desperate.
Mate Green, however, did not lose heart
and the day alter the men we're put on
half rations OF bread sail vas sighted.
TO quote from the diary of the steward
Sunday a sall was reported, and every
one was on the lookout at once.
LAS it neared US We hojsted signals and
we saw the same done on tile approaching
vesseI-the stars and stripes OF America.
Soon we made her out to 0e man of-war,
the United States ship Adams Our boat
was off in no time, ana we who were left
on board were III high spirits al our good
luck.
1--WE had not long to wait. and when she
came back she brought 800 pounds OF
bread, three sacks OF potatoes, onions and
lemons, two bottles of quinine and lot
of Frisco papers and tobacco, and God
sent her none too soon, as we mad begun
to weigh out halt an allowance OF bread.
''OUr -four has been gone long since.
We were at our wits ends and had moth
ing TO look to-nothing but head winds
day after day. Four of the crew were
down with scurVy, ana the ooatsWaln was
so bad that for a fortnight he had not
been able TO walk without assistance. We
were greatly helped by the kindly aid of
the commander of the Adams"
While the Hahnemann lost none OF her
rigging In the terrible storms she encoun-
tered she bears unmistakable evidences Of
her long battle with wind and water.
I'VE had nothing but hard luck from
the start" said Mate Green, land a tough
trip it was. We are glad to reach port"
Mate Green would rot admit that
he was deserving Of any spe-
cial praise for his management of
the ship but several of the crew
spoke in high terms of the wav in which
he brought the Hahnemann through her
long voyage and of his treatment of his
men during the trying times following the
death of Captain Bindon.
The ship is consigned to Meyer, Wilson
& Co. and carries general cargo.