The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-09
DESPERATE WORK AT THE PUMPS.
Thrilling Adventure Of Three Waits OF
f11a Gao

the Sea. &
Three waits from the sea, who have
spent five months on the island of iris
tan da Cunha, arrived in London on
Saturday and were seen at the Ship
wrecked Mariners society's home in
Dock street by Daily Mail representa-
tive last night. The three men are the
steward, Max Smith, and two sailors,
sLazarine Nazar and Albert Socolos, of
the Glenhuntlev a bark bound from
New York to Freemantle, They sailed
on March 80, abandoning their Vessel,
which had sprung a Leak. on June 4,
when within a few miles of Tristan tda
Cunha.
The steward, German, told the story
of their adventures to a Daily Mail
listened attentively. I'VE had very
heavy weather. he said, '.and almost
from the first we had to work the
pumps. The last five days we spent on
the Glenhuntley all hands worked at
the pumps night and day. The captain
was at the wheel all the time and we
had hardly strength to try to launch
high that it was only with the greatest
difficulty we succeeded in launching the
lifeboat and the dinghy, but Captain
Shaw, John Allen and John Cleary, the
first and second mates myself and the
eight men who comprised the crew sue
ceeded in getting afloat and made for
the island, which was only six miles
distant.
1T was almost as difficult to land as
it was to get into our boats. The life
boat was dashed against the rocks and
stove in, but those in the second boat
managed to land without accident and
helped the others ashore. We landed on
the east side of the island, which is I'M
inhabited, the settlement being on the
north side, and as soon as we tried to
get our provisions and other things on
shore it began to pour with rain We
could find no cave, but managed to
start fire in a sheltered nook, and it
was a funny sight te see us trying to
dry ourselves one side at time before
it. We were soaked through and had
had no sleen for five days.
1--WE tried to reach the settlement
overland, but had to give 1t up; the
paths were too bad at that season. Az
ter many attempts we decided to row
around to the inhabited part, as we
were getting short of provisions. We
could not launch out boat for a long
time, and when we did the big waves
took it out to sea unexpectedly and,
although there We're six of us in it,
there were only two oars. Lazarine
Nazar put rope around his waist and
volunteered to swim ashore and fetch
two more pairs of oars. This he did
successfully, although there were
sharks about.
1T was long, hard row to reach the
settlement and we only got near it just
before sunset, by which time the men
were all played out with rowing. The
people of the island noticed us and sent
their own boats to help us. They took
US off, took us up to the settlement
erau HrU in,
which to rest, and, what was even more
important, something to eat. AS soon
as ever we could we helped ourselves.
We went hunting and got wild birds
and eggs. On one occasion one of our
party was lost two days on the mount
aims while hunting.
"Our principal occupation however,
was trying to signal nassing vessel
so as to get taken off. We knew that a
British man-of-war would come sooner
or later, but we did all we could to get
off sooner. Several passing boats were
slgnaled and two or three gave us pro-
visions or clothing, and on one of them
the American ship Charlton bound
for Hong Kong-the second mate was
taken. But most of them were either
bound for places to (which we did NOS
wish to go or they said they could not
take us. We ipallR got 10 Cape Town
on the British gunboat Thrush. There
six of our party manned, but we three
decided to come on here, as we were
offereda passageEpn the r. M. s. Avon
dale Castle. ''rEbndon Mail.
s--satT HowrffteMtfSns Provide Work.
Casters magazine. for January gives
SOME .hgufes "tifhtF show. In a striking
manner how new inventions benefit
wage earners by providing employment
in new lines of industry In 1880 there