The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-26
persisted from cold and hunger or the ham

persisted from cold and hunger or the ham
mering OF the waves.
The st. Nazaire left New York on March 8
under command OF Captain Jaqueneau. She
carried O lot OF freight aud had a crew OF
seventy-two men and eight passengers. the
day after she left port n leak was discovered.
The pumps were started, but shortly after
wards the yesselran into q terrible revolving
tempest.
The leak increased and as the water came
In the vessel was unable to mount the waves
and mountains of water swept over her.
Sometimes the great waves lowered above
the smokestaek and the wind catching their
SUBMITS precIpttated tons OF water on the
deck, smashing tho superstructure, killing
and manning members OF the crew and finally
e~xtinguishing the engine fires. The passen-
gers were huddled below and the frighttul
hammering OF the water on the deck drove
some OF them insane.
On the morning OF the Sth 1t became GER
tain that the vessel would sink, md the
order was given to launch the boats. The
first boat gotten out was swept back on the
deck and smashed to flinders. iniuring several
men. Barrels of water and provisions for the
boats were swept away. Thu situation was
awful, but disc pline was preserved, and the
long boat got away with thirty-eight per-
SONS aboard. including the wife of Juan de
Tejada, and his four young children. The
boat hung for q moment on q great wave
ulRu ABOVE tn6 VESSEL 3 utc0 hittE suo kON
away, but she cam down on the Right side
OF the wateiy mountain and escaped destruc-
ton. Two or three other boats wers seen in
the water rs the long boat puile of.
No one In the boat expected to see land
again. The frail craft was pitched and
tossed Mt all kinds OF angles, and during one
OF those pitches, when she almost stood on
end, a man WAS thrown from the stern half
way to the bow. He fell on his head and
wal killed. After that several were drowned
aud others were crushed to death where
they sat In the boat by the waves that broke
over them.
The first night was one OF horror. Not a
star lit The gloom, and the sea was black ex-
cept where here and there 1t was lighted by
a phosphorescent glow. 1t was intensely
cold, and the water that half filed the boat
benumbed the survivors.
Now and then one of the men felt a vacant
space beside him and he knew some one had
gone overheard. Nobody could help any
one else. All held on for dear life. At
times one or two rolled in the bottom OF the
boat around the feet Of the others. When
the morning dawned these were found to b.
corpses. That day the sea moderated and
the dead Were dropped overboatd-
first, except hat TO the danger OF the rough
ocean had succeeded the horrors OF hunger
and thirst. Not a cruinb Of bread or q drop
of water was aboard.
Only four remained when the Hilda sight
ed the boat. They were hardly able to speak
when taken on the Hiida. They were landed
at Perth Amboy, N. j., and then eame to this
city.
Agent Forget, of the French line, gave out
a complete list OF the passengers OF the ship.
There were, he said, but ten OF them.
The vessel was valued at $500, 600 with her
cargo, which was a general one, worth ESQ.,
900. and the St. Nazaire also had aboard
s25, 900 In gold.