The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-24

Nvt(NJ the London News.
\epO lie also gives an
a account OF the ad-
ventures Of the
survivors,. These,
sixteen. were brought to
England by the orzaba from Sydney.
spent the night NJ the Scandinavia
Sailors home. by the West India
docks. and left for Norway the next
morning.
The bark was on her way laden with
coal from Newcastle. n. s. W.. TO Hon
Olulu. They were threading their way
through these dangerous seas, amid
the treaoherous currents which rage
hereabouis sweeping backward and
forward At the rate OF az much az forty
20 nfty miles in the twenty-iour hours
when late one night they struck.
They backed the yards. but In vain.
The bark was fast, and her back was
broken. Two boats we're hurriedly
lowered. eight men. including the cap
tain and Mr.. OLSEN. getting into one,
the chief mate and seven men getting
into the other. They lay on the sunk
en- reef on which they had struck until
daylight. hoping that they would be
able 10 get more food. and especially
the fextant and chronometer But
when day dawned the seas were beat
Ing hereely over her and they sieered
northNard. hoping TO make Christmas
Island. or some inhabited land. The
crew had only two breakers Of water,
a few tins OF beef. salmon and sardines
and a bag or two OF biscuits. They
had also a compass and a chart Of the
South seas and various odds and ends.
Being close 10 the equator. which. az
a matter Of fact. they crossed twice
before they eventually reached land.
the sun beat down upon them merci-
lessly. though now and then clouds hid
{, for a while. and also kept them sup
piled with water. The rain water was
caught In the sails. and thence poured
Into the breakers. The allowance was
four spoonfuls at IN the morning and
four spoonfuls at G o'clock at night.
The men kept watch az though they
had been In their own ship-iour on
and four on. One stcered. one saw
10 the sail. the other bailed perhaps
that H. until they could not walk from
one end OF the boat 10 the other. but
though fearfully weak. this was not
yet The captain was the FIRST 20 90
About dinner time thov prim these ev.
cry day words sound In dealing with
such a story the captain said 10 Mr.
OLSEN: OLSEN don't think I shall
last long" "Oh. yes. captain. you will
give me a little water. OLSEN" said
the captain. SO OLSEN. seeing that n
was nearly dead. called 90 the steward
and whispered; .Let him have just I
spoonful" The captain swallowed q
and lay down on the thwarts. Wher
OLSEN looked down again he was dead
This was about o'clock In the after
noon. The captain had brought a bal
with him and clothes In u. charts an,
one or two trines after the wreck
They took on his watch. which con
tained photographs % his wife an,
children. emptlod a bag and reverentll
placed the captain In H. They spokl
as much az they could remember o
/ the service for the dead. sang SOM
simple hymn which is sung In Norwe
CLAN houses when one IL dead. liitei
his remains on 10 the gunwale and Il
him iall gently into the ocean. ~
sank az once
Al last they took their las, meal AM
for six days never tasted food on III
I thlrtieth morning land was sighted an
they came up 20 one Of the innumer
able coral Islands which stud m
southern seas. a fearful surf va
lashing Il. but they ran the boa
ashore. She was shlvcred 10 little blt'
Two natives Of the Fiilan group cam
running down. one brandlshing
tomahawk and a long knife. but n
was able 20 speak a little English. an
on Mr.. OLSEN saying they were ship
wrecked men. the two natives and thel
families proved good friends 20 N
miserable men. The carpenter va
dellrlous and could not walk. % the
wheeled him mp 10 the huis In a wheel
barrow. The rest being too weak {
walk alone took one ano,her's arm
and thus managed 20 follow their CON
rades.
Tho Flilans gave them three bottle
Of beer and the remains Of some ehlcl
en-: they also Killed a PIG, cooking
In the ground In native fashion. III
no, one OF the men was hungry. How
over In few days they slowly hcga
TO recover the use % their limbs. a
but poor Chips. the carpenter. va
died. Tie was a man Of 90.
And now bcrau their NE on nj
tiny island. v''eh was practically
desert. but Tor a few bananas an
cocoanu, palms They built then
selves a hut, out roads. planted a liiu
prepared copra. and ala the best th,
could. During six months the turil,
came ashore 70 deposit their Crrr. an
were caught. eaten ur dropped q,
stock into a tiny lagoon ln the midd
OF the island, They caught some sma
soahIris, OF which Mr. OLSEN docs III
know the name. ate e1coanuts. and Z,
treat had one OF the few fowls
pigs which belonged TO the native
This was mo-, luxurious fare. LuckI
they found among some tools pa
OF scissors. and never. therefore. gro
into Robinson Crusocs, Having q
matches they got IRE by rubbing "
sticks together Aud on Christina