The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
YICH7sMEy BLDWN 10 SEA.
The Terrible Experience OF Two Cruising
Mater-Oae Probably Lost.

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ana water wore exhausted. With starvation
and horrible thirst noading them to dcsrera.
TO, ,h., 81, Iii ,
son. my eou'u s'i''uo ho'hihl nut resign
themselves to meet death attended ~ all tho
agony that hunger and thirst might produce.
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,"s' r'"o' tneiF oua' urh''u IN slsht OF inc
lighthouse on Anastasia Island. or the upper
coast of Florida near ST. Aurus,Ir. pv ,hts
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.mu oo'" en "ere !" u Ite"'c" coh"ltloh'
with the lighthouse in sight young GladdinS
,or death 20 come 70 him uc coulI do no,htnn
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tremely hazardous chance tina, h, took
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"ho" AZ uec'""o 10 tr' anu make lana on that
coast In the small boat attached to the Co.
chero. Herman. tho older maj ,r,ed ~
di,suoas him Srou r,.,tna o.. ",..r'n, .n
u'sou"ue nm Iroin rHaNlhg the attempt. ana
eDdeavored to point out TO him that II was
,imply inviting speei A r dent, than cop,d ram,
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10 'hem u they remaihou IN the 'ocheco. which
might perhaps drift. nearer TO land. or, being
SO near the coast. might n, siyhted hv so,,a
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'esSei' winch "ouiu respohu W thc nag OF u.s.
tress thev had affixed to the rigging.
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crazed win tho suherinRs OF hunger aud
thirst. No reasoning could prevail upon him
IN remain and driy, Iopg.r 4, ,bs ho,. -, 49,,
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cor os'hH NJ mana inc older niaa was then
too weak to prevent the younger ono from
making the desperate attempt TO reach land
and food and water. Gladding put of in the
small boat from tho Cochcco. and Herman
evidently became unconsciuus soon afterward.
for the last recollection he has ~ anytnine
that occurred was tn sight of Glndding in a
state OF frenzy trying To make the shore in the
email boat. II he never reached the light
house or the shore in the vicinity OF 81. Auuus-
tine he must have been lost,
After the mon y. rtcd and Herman lost his
senses the Coo, eco drlftrd up the coast with
never be known. For Ave days more i, floatcd
with the HELPLESS and exhausted Uerrmnn Iy.
ing In its bottom. II he hnl consciousness q,
anything after GladdinR lert him IL was only
the consciousness Of gnavlng hunger and mad
dening thirst. At the end OF live DAYS Of this
drifting along tho Cocheco. viii It's far OF dis.
trcss. was sighted OF the mouth II the 81.
Johns River. about forty miles north OF ST
Augustine. by tho United 8 Rtes cutter bout |
well, which was about To enter the River.