The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-22

the American ship Governor Robie,
from New York for Melbourne, when
off the Island of Trinidad, and the crew
were left without other than the barest
necessities.
A sharp lookout was kept for passing
vessels, but nothing was seen until the
Kasbeck hove in sight. The only YES
sci sighted during the entire voyage,
with the exception of the ship Governor
Robie, was a northbound Lamport
steamer, which passed them off Per-
nambuco, but too far away to dis
tinguish signals. Tor the past twenty
days the Oakes encountered success
sion of north and northwest gales with
high turbulent seas, On arrival at
quarantine the vessel was visited by
the health officer and placed in strict
quarantine. The crew appeared to be
on the mend, but were still unable to
leave their hunks.
Health Officer Doty this afternoon re-
| moved the scurvy stricken crew to the
United States marine hospital at Sta
pleton, S. l., where they will receive
medical treatment.
The men We're clothed in blankets.
furnished by the quarantine depart
| ment, their own clothing being held for
disinfection.
| The men transferred to the hospital
are Karl Fromsoldt, Joseph Robinson,
Henry Gustersen, Frank Webber, d. I.
| Sanstrom, John Berirmar, Chris Peder-
| sen. Frank Haotle, Gus Anderson, Hans
| Arrow and Albert Larson
! 1t is probable the Oakes will be re-
| leased tomorrow after thorough dis
infection. which was decided upon by
the health officer, owing to the fact that
| Hong Kong was an infected port. The
Oakes is an iron, three-masted ship
| built by the late Commander Corrings
| at Philadelphia in 1883. She registers
| 1897 tons. On March 13 she was rein
sured at 80 guineas premium.
! Mrs. Reed the wife of Captain Reed,
| is woman of great pluck and endur-
ance. She was born in New Hamp-
| shire about fifty years ago and is
direct descendant of Mollie Stark, wife
| of General Stark. For the last fourteen
| years she has accompanied her husband
on all his voyages, having been nine
years with him in the Oakes. Mrs.
Reed labored day and night to anchor
ate the condition Of the stricken sailors,
and although all the fresh provisions
We're run out she made broths and
gruels of cornmeal and oatmeal for
them, OFTEN making as much as five gal
| Ions day. The men begged for meat,
but there was nothing but 'salt-horse,"
which would have aggravated their
| condition.
Mrs. Reed to-day said after the vessel
| became short-handed she was often
obliged to turn to and help work ship.
She knew how to steer straight course
by compass and she generally relieved
her husband at the wheel, while he
turned to with the crew and made or
furled sail. At other times she hauled
| at the ropes with the men.
"On March / it come on to blow a
brisk gale said Mrs. Reed, land about
| Z o'clock in the moTning I went on deck
and asked Captain Reed If could help
him. Mr.. Abrams and Mr.. Ragan, the
two mates, and one seaman were aloft
trying to furi the maintopsails, and the
two Chinese servants were doing their
best to haul the clew-lines. Captain
Reed asked me to take the wheel while
he helped those on deck and / did so.
1t was bitterly cold and / was not pre-
pared for the weather, but l stuck it
out till my husband ran aft to see how
I was getting on and gave me chance
to run below and get big ulster to
wrap myself in. Then on until noon l
was steadily at it. The work was not
very hard for me, as | am pretty strong
and the ship was scudding before the
gale but I was tired before / was re-
Iieved. Then we had something to eat
and afterwards I went back to the
wheel. Altogether I was at it eight
hours that day"
Captain and Mrs Reed live at Haver-
hill, Mass, where they have a married
son and daughter. Mrs. Reed is very
anxious to hear from her daughter, who
was ill when last heard of.