New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-13
prsCTJED BY THE SAALE.
or THE CREW OF THE LOST MARL-
BOROUGH BROUGHT TO PORT.


p,rcEs-THr CAPTAIN AND SECOND
NATE DIE FROM EXPOSURE WHILE
THE OTHERS ARE SUPPOSED
TO HAVE GONE DOWN
TALE OF A SURVIVOR
IN. North German Lloyd steamship Saale
contain Blanke arrived here yesterday morn
Inc from Mediterranean ports. bringing with her
.wo ~ the crew Of the British ship Marlborough
hitch of the Banks Of Newfoundland sprung
,sak and went to pieces on April 4. The CAP
..,r and two others OF the crew had been In tho
u,ahoat picked up by the Saale, but they died
,ron exposure. Others OF the Of fourteen
,s.t the ship on lfe RATS. but nothing has since
bsen heard Of them. The Saale picked up the
two survivors Easter morning. At Q o'clock
that morning the ship ran into mass Of drift
wood and little later the lookout sighted a
small boat. The Saale altered her course and
an hour later ran alongside the little craft Only
Two men were in the boat. They were George
Y. Masters. chief officer OF the Marlborough and
lanes Fannon. one Of the crew. Both men were
much exhausted. and It was some time before
they could tell the story OF the wreck Of their
ship.
Masters who is native Of Transport Nova
Scotia told the following story:
We had shipped IN the ship MARLBOROUGH. Of
Windsor y. s. on March IL from st. John,
" B. with a load OF lumber for Sharp
ness England. Our captain was Charles p
Cochran. OF Transport. " s. while l
first mate and James White. OF Hudson. y. Y,
was second mate In addition. there were four
teen in the crew. We encountered severe gale
o. wind on Sunday. April 3. when OF
the Banks OF Newfoundland. Our boat sprung
leak which we did not discover until Monday
morning about q m. when the ship was rap
.diy filing with water. and her decks were be-
ginning TO break up amidships. We threw the
deckload OF lumber overheard and were COM
PEELED cut away the masts. The cabin was
already full OF water and all its partitions were
broken.
INTO THE L1FEBOAT.
ION Monday afternoon the wind moderated
somewhat, but tn. heavy had stove two Of
our Nfeboats. The one which was left We pro-
visoned. and on Tuesday morning all OF us
jumped for the lfeboat which we had raised
upon the forward cabin. Almost Immediately
the high sea swept the boat and the forward
cabin apart from the ship. and in the smashing
Of the tirnbers the stern Of the ifeboat was also
stove in by the heavy sea- All OF the provisions
were washed overheard except one small keg or
water. The decided they could not al re-
main in the nfeboat. and two more hardy than
the rest swan for part OF the wreck. drifted
away and were not seen afterward Most or the
men thought that II would be safer 10 get upon
part Of the deck and atter-house which were
floating about at short distance bat the officers
and two Of the sailors determined 10 stay in the
lseboat. In changing the ten sailors from the
Nfeboat TO the part Of the wreck the stern Of
the nfeboat was damaged still more. Captain
Cochran, Second Mate James White, two sea-
men and myself remained in the crippled boat.
was washed overheard once on Tuesday. but
clambered back again with the help OF my
comrades. By night all our fresh water was
gone Wednesday there was stu n gale
blowing and a heavy sea running and
throughout the day We saw ship Of any kind.
and had nothing TO eat except some raw ham,
and nothing TO drink. On Wednesday night or
early Thursday morning Captain Cochran died
in my arms from exhaustion. and Thursday
morning at daybreak We buried his body.
ALL WITHOUT SLEEP.
Throughout all this time none OF US had had
any sleep. and we had great difficulty in keep
ing within our small boat. We were rapidly be-
coming exhausted but now and then the men
spoke cheering word 10 one another 70 fight It
out On Thursday the weather moderated Some
what. The men were rapidly getting weaker.
and the second mate James White. wanted to
give up. but we cheered him on. and for another
day he showed considerable strength.
"On Friday before daylight We saw the lights
Q. two steamers and In the afternoon another
steamer went by about two miles and half
away. We could see its passengers walking up
and down the deck, and endeavored TO signal
them. but the steamer passed by without sight
Ing US.
"On Saturday two more steamers passed be-
fore daybreak. The second mate had become
more and more exhausted and died on Saturday
morning. We buried him Saturday after
noon on Saturday night the weather became
very cold On Sunday morning before daylight
q steamer passed us within half @ lnle' We
could hear her engines All os us shouted and
yelled as loud could, but they passed by
without hearing us. soon afterWard one OF the
sailors. a German. Herman Brock, became too
much exhausted 10 hold out and died at day
break. Taea. late Sunday morning. the Saaie
In sight l first her smoke on the
horizon. We both pulled hard as We could
ana that was not very hard-and when the
rnasts o.. the steamer cauGs In sight 80 that we
could determine its direction. We found we
had been pulling the wrong way We pulled
back toward It. having raised one oar with
some clothing on II a signal The steamer
came almost abreast OF before sighting u.s.
and we had almost given up hope, when saw
her bow swing round and come tO1 ara US. and
we realized that we were saved al last
SUFFERING FROM THIRST.
I've did not suffer from hunger so very much
except that we grew weaker each day. but we
suffered terribly from thirst. Two OF the sailors
drank salt water and died. but the rest OF US
fought continually against that"
The officers Of the Saale afforded the rescued
men every comfort and care, and the passengers
look UP purse OF S32O for them. the steerage
contributing SO to the sum OF the seventeen
officers and crew of the Marlborough IL is be-
b. the saale.
The Marlborough registered 1883 tons She
was oui,t In 1863 and was owned by George A.
Churchill. of Windsor. n. g.