The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

MnlCn -CAfTlB0 Lnem 10 bhNhuhnhs WhSt 49,
learned that the boat with which they had been
II COMPANY on the dsy sTh thur hyye,i StI fsla i%G
ing died from exhaustion and exposure between
a third n boat I from sT he wreck with Ave. mon
and " women In IL was picke1 UP oye
The fourth boat was out six days and six nights.
Just how many people were in her AT hrst Is not
nov known, but on sgndsy night she SS SspSYl wee
and three women were drowned. Goldie, and
the women managed to right the boat ana get
her once more on her course for the lana. Al
though they had no food and no water, save such
as they collected in cotton cloth when Y rainoo,
SGnieszinE the moisture into v their mouths oosas naey
Smithicld, at the end Of six full days from the
time, of tho wreck. A tremendous surf was
exhausted to handle SO heavy a craft; AZ she
drifted among the breakers che was rolle9 oyeI,
throwing all OF them int, the water. and Soiale
only was alive when their bodies were thrown
out on the sand.
OF the 2ss souls who left New York m the
The wreck OF tho Republic occurred in 1865.
saved. The Republic was a wooden, side
wheel steamer, and while In Government en-
pioy durins the war was known as the Ten en-,
really as an independent packet in tho New York
became known later d.a as The t'f Black Star line. In
October OF that year she was chartered by. one
Rev shP orleans rhsn ex asd sSe l sailed ff from an f tb,s port talp at st
3 o'clock in the afternoon on "Wednesday. Oct
Edward Young. decided that the weather out
side was too severe to proceed at once TO sea.
and and "rSpGIrdrisngly he anchored her 4To or Staten ;top isl, ISL,
thus begun was without event until Monday.
Oct; %, when at noon tho steamer ran into 2
cyclone, and dinner on that, day was the last
regular meal ever served on board OF her.
~, The 70 Republic was va st this time not far nt,,t from pm
s IS F'a a year warf' l ate h''f The gale gale Steadily in;
creased In violence during the afternoon and
night, md when the morning Of Tuesday. Oct.
had been SO seriously battered by the sea that
her wheelhouso had disappeared save for the
tho engines 80 that she could not turn a
wheel, and she fell off Into the trough. of the
Yves, where every roll strained her friRh,fuliy:
but the gallo Slated 1t into shreds and waste be-
fore the sheet could be hauled aft. Thereafter
Capt. Young organized the crew and som able
bodied passengers into throe gangs; who were
set to t work w throwing x. Cargo IG,p, oye RI Ard but but
strained her SO that she began leaking, and from
throwing over cargo all hands turned TO bailing
work the donkey engines, and tho hand pumps
were choked, presumably with coal.
and Until TiPir about o 10 o'elo %fs on e' Wedaesda ayl NORM MORN.
Ing, Oct; 25. By that time everybody was worn
out, and the water was gaining In spite Of every
and, built q substantial raft Of such spars as
could be utilized for that purpose. This raft
was successfully launched on the lee side soon
after u o'clock, and then four lifeboats on the
lee side of the ship were lowered into the water
without serious mishap, although one was set
leaking.
When the boats were afoat q guy rope was
run from a mast, to one Of them that was held
Then a cabin n chair ialR: ' y s. ri ic ae1t to ,I run ~" up land and
down ibis guy rope. and into the chair were
and transported TO the waiting boats. So care
fully was this work done under the eyes OF Capt.
Young that not a life was lost in the operation,
Meantime a barrel OF food and another of
water werc prepared for use on the raft. but
when ctpt: Young was ready to place these on
p. Mulhearn says In his letter to THE Sun that
he was the man who did it, 80 the people on the
went adrift unproyided for. A dcniiohn OF
water and some provisions were placed in each Of
but it appears that all of the demijohns were
broken.
or course. as the work of getting the boats
steadily, and at about 1 o'clock she took a tre-
mendous sea over the bow. CAPT. Young, seeing
working about him to jump ov, rboard and yet
clear OF the suction and everybody but the Cap
tain himself leaped into the sea-, while the boats
pulled clear.
Among those who jumped was the purser:
William Il. Moorhonse. who is now in charge Of
tuG u 1OIh, .Ne" maven III TfuTtIOTu ltdll-
road station at Pier as. East River. Having
got clear of the ship. Mr.. Moorhouse turned
Toward her and saw tho sea rise above her geek.
The house. on deck opened and fattened out
fore and aft under the pressure and then down
she went. carving Capt; Young with her.
her the merchandise in bales and boxes began
TO come to tho surface, with no end Of wreckage
from the cabif;s.a and in the midst Of it all came
Capt. Young. He was unhurt. and was able to
lend a hand to Mr.. Moorhouse, who had become
well nigh exhausted. Grasping a berth slat
him, and with this Slender float between them
the two kept their heads above water until they
in charge of one OF the lifeboats.
So far, as Mr.. Morehouse was able to learn
everybody in the ship except one man was ablo
to get on the raft or into the boats. The one man
was seen sitting on a box OF merchandise in the
midst of the floating wreckage. but the sea was
he boats were loaded so deep that 1t was inlpos-
siole to go to him. and he was never heard Of
During the night that ensued the Captain
kept his boat as near the raft a, possible. and
at one time took 1t in tow, but ne had to cast
I pins the Es'i boat SntG to ple S c wien ins sSraln %as ea rnp,
the boats and raft had drifted apart. and mono
while Working to keep his boat bow on to the
have drowned but for the good fortune Of Mr..
aided by other dragged him on board.
During the forenoon the sailors in this boat
began rigging n tablecloth for a sail, with an
oar for a mast, and while SO engaged one OF
them saw a sail down to leeward. At that the
the vessel. She proved TO be a brig, badly
wrecked herself, bound into Charleston. She
carried tho boat from the Republic as far as
shipwrecked hoatload reached the piers with
their oars. The other boats were accounted
for, one reaching Port Royal and the others
falling In with vessels. but the raft loated about
dereliot for nine days before help came. In that
time all but two OF the men had died. Some
were washed overheard. some died OF exhaustion
and some jumped into the sea TO end their
trouble. The two that survived were without
water, and for food they were at last driven to
the flesh of their dead comrades. There were
number OF tho saved and of the lost has been for.
gotten.
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