The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-30
SAWED BY TWO DRDAiMs.
Castaway's Two shipmates Went to
His Rescue.
Bucksport, Me, Letter in Boston
Journal)

SDuShSpoTl, Nle.I Lelter IN boston
Journal)
The life Of Arthur Frazier, one of
the crew Of the ELIZA S. Foster, the
fisherman Just In from the Grand
Banks, was saved by a dream.
One day when he was out in dory
there was Il strong northwest wind
and heavy fog shut down and hid
the ship from view. He was making
for the vessel with a heavy load of
fish, when u heavy sea boarded his
dory, carrying away one of his oars
and nearly making his boat unsea-
worthy. This left him in a helpless
condition, and he was at the mercy of
the wind and waves. He yelled at the
top Of his voice. The men on board
heard his cries, but could not see him
or understand what he said. They
could hear him as his voice grew
weaker and fainter till nothing could
be heard but the mournful wind whist
ling through the rigging; then his
voice died away. He did not return
that night, and the wind blew almost
gale.
In the morning the wind was strong
and the fog hung low. No sign of
Frazier could be seen. There was
large fleet of vessels from different
parts Of the world-France, Portugal,
Ireland and America-and when Fra
crew went among the near by ones
and reported a man lost. Not one had
heard of him. At about noon the sun
came out and pushed the clouds Of fog
away, but the wind held to the same
point
The Foster hoisted the flag to half
mast to give notice to the fleet of
missing man. The custom lis in such
cases that should the man be on any
other of the fleet, an answer of flag
at half-mast is given. No answer
came all the afternoon, the flag still
held that position, and the wind kept
up almost a gale. That night passed.
no Frazier appeared, and during the
night the wind shifted two points to
southland.
Next morning 1t was back to north
west again. Frazier was given up as
lost. 1t was supposed that the dory
was capsizcd when his calls were
heard. SO the men resumed work with
feeling of sorrow, for Frazier was the
life of the crew. and kept them in
constant laughter
AT about O'Clock in the afternoon,
as the cook was scanning the horizon
with glass, he noticed black speck
in the ocean. He told the captain and
crew, and asked them TO look. They
did so. One man said It was whale
another thought il was ship. and SO
Sti' te tuoh anu JUN w mite, VINO
were the close friends of F'lazier, be-
lieved it must be he, and proposed to
lower n boat and go TO meet him.
Both men had an odd dream the
night before. The cook dreamed that
Frazier had lost an oar, and that the
wind had borne him away, and he said
he was called out of n sound sleep by
fraZler, VINO said: Don't give me up.
I'm beating back" White said his
dream was that Frazier had broken his
right arm and could use only one oar;
that he was alive and hungry in mid
ocean. Both men, on comparing notes,
found that they We're awakened on the
same instant by Frazier calling them
and telling them: For heavens sake,
take dory and come to leeward"
When they saw This speci on the
ocean they lowered dory. in spite OF
the ieers of some others of the crew
and put off. They rowed in the direc-
ton of the dot. and soon were out
Of sight themselves. for 4 heavy fog
had shut, them from view of the ship,
but not the little tattered sail ahead.
At o'clock they reached n boat that
WAS beating against the wind, and,
cure enough, it was Frazier. lie was
in the stern, using the car as a tiler.
1t was just is they had dreamed; he
had but one oar, and his urn was dis
ablcd from a blow received in fitting
the mann Doom.
lie was in frightful condition. He
didn't appear to notice the boat till
they were within n few hundred yards
of him; then White yelled 10 Frazier,
and the latter tainted away with JOY.
His boat began drifting, and the oar
went over the rail- 1t was quite n
race. but the rcscuers soon overlook
the dory and took the man to their
own boat, and, letting the dory 20 10
L. 20, l,;,
That night there was intense excite
ment aboard ship. There were three
men missing now Fog horns were
blown and bells rung till a late hour,
and then, rs If the last hope for their
return had been given u1. The noise all
died away. The trio in the boat. who
had neared the ship, now could not
make Themselves heard against the
wind All night long did they beat
their way against the wind their only
hope being TO hold against tl4 same
position till daybreak.
AS the day dawned they were sur
prised to find that the fog had lifted;
that they had passed the ship. and
that they were about three miles to
windward, but the fleet was in sight.
There was no difficulty in getting back
to ship, where they were taken aboard.
Frazier was nearly exhausted for want
of food and water.
Old sailors say that not one man In
ten thousand would have had presence
OF mind enough to beat against the
wind in such a case, without COM
pass aboard.
HIS REDBIRD a TREASURE