The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08

reasoning could prevail upon nim W TO
main and drift longer in the hope OF
succor being at hand. The older man
was shen too weak to prevent the younger
one from making the desperate attempt
TO reach land and food and water. oiao-
ding put of in the small boat from the
Cocbeco. and Herman evidently be-
came unconscious soon afterward, Tor
the last recollection he has OF anything
that occurred was the sight OF Giadoing
in a state of frenzy trying to make the
shore iu the small boat. IL he never
reached the lie house or tho shore IN
| the vicinity Of st. Augustine he must
| have been lost.
After the men had parted and Herman
lost his senses the Cocheco drifted up the
| coast with its helpless master. Whitner IL
went will never be known. For hve
days more 1t fioated with tho helpless
and exhausted Herman lying in Its bot
tom. II he had consciousnesss OF any
thing after Gladding left him II was
only the consciousness OF gnawing
hunger and maodening thirst. At the
end of fye days of this drifting alone, the
Cocheco with its flag OF distress was
| sig hted off the mo nth of tho ST. johns
River, about 70 miles north OF st. Angus
tine. py the United States cutter b out
well, which was about to enter the st'
Johns River.
One of the cutters boats was manned
and sent to investigate. On reaching the
Cocheco the sailors found the unconscious
Herman lying in the bottom. Inc
rescuers were horrihed when they oo-
tsined a close view OF the unfortunate
man and saw mis- fearfully emaciated
condition and noted the fact that his
teeth were set in his naked forearm.
Tney thoght he was dead and that they
were too late.
Quickly the man was conveyed to the
boutwell,, and he was given treatment
and nourishment, which, after NUM-
her of hours resulted In restoring his
, onsciousness. Reduced to skeleton, sc
, weak that he could hardly move hi'
hands he succeeded in telling who bt
was and desert bed the departure Of hi
, compsnion for the coast of st. Angus
tine. Hermann 10 terribly aged by hi
awful experience, but the dispatch say
, that with good care he will recover.
!, MIR. Herman was commodore of tn
4 CLUB in 1893. and the Cocheco was hi
: own boat, having been built for him o.
BENJAMIN Davis, the we'll known boa
!. builcer, four years ago. She was consid
!, cred one OF the most seaworthy boats Il
l. the bay, and was especially auapted 10
!. cruising purposes. Her length was 81 lee
= over all, % feet inches on the water lin
. with commodious cabin. The boa
, was refitted for the voyage, and alters
!, lions made below to better accommoda'
q the psrty. Herman advertised Tor
~ companion fer aHcoasting voyage To Flor
4 da, and thus became acquainted last Ia
NJ with Clarence Gladding.
Gladding was O son of Edmund
Gadding, a grocer at the corner OF ho
% pital and south streets. He was 20 yea
y aid. but already fine navigator, havir
- graduated last spirng from the Mass
y, chussetts School Ship Enterprise OF BE
- ton. lie was born and spent his ear
- childhood on North Court street, and W
~ especially well known on the East SID
- Having taste for the sea, and desirii
ys to get on the schoo lship Enterprise,
which only residents of Massschuset
az are eligible, he was appointed ward
"A Fdward munyon Of Boston and becar
'A0 cadet on the shiu nbout two years az
o' and when he graduated last spring "
." first cadet officer. After graduation, he
turned to this city and remaine1 M
." until May. when he went OH the vac
Nindora ms mate. lie remained on
'ht vessel during the four summer montl
a and soon after his return heard OF
or ofer OF Herman. lie thought at Il
By that II meant n situation to navigate
lsd boat 10 Florids, but made an arran
bin mant with Herman by which they w
sit IN share equally In the work and exp
~" ses OF the trip.
10 Herman Is we'll known in this city
ely an amateur yatchmau ana business m
ne having been in business Nc merch'
nat tailor for many years. His store
the Union street was closes last suumm
'ied increasing ill-heslth making this nee
at ssrv. The Florida trip was undertal
10 for the purpose Of restoring his shatte
11ur health, and Gladdine wa. especially
ney ceptabie as a companion from his kn
ght ledge Of navigation and general seau'
lng ship gained during his experience as
oy cadet officer Of the Enterprise on
the VOYAGES TO Europe. Win youth he
10 enthusjasm. and was overjoyed nt
t,rospect OF q vacation trip. lte TWO
the intended tn spend the winter in Flo
las. r