New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03
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KILLED AND ATE 4 .UESSUA TIE
SAILORS FROM A BARK WRECKED BY
THE RECENT HURRICANE TELL A
HORRIBLE TALE or sUF-
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FFRINGs At SEA.


Charleston. 5 G.. Sept Special shipwreck
cannibalism and raving luuacy form the fabric
NJ narrowing tale of the sea brought 10
Charleston to-day by Captain Robert Miiburn of
tho British steamship Woodruff. bound here from
Hamburg The story ~ tho terrible suffering
was emphasized boy the appearance of two ~
the actors I'm tho horrible tragedy They are
Maurice Andersen and Goodman Thomas sur
vivors Of the crew Of the Norwegian bark Drot
which sailed from Pascagoula for Buenos Ayres
on August 3
The men we're picked mp from raft 10y the
Woodruff 80 miles south " Charleston on
Thursday They We're I'm a coalition almost
worse than death. and they We're but little II
any. better when brought up 70 the city on the
toWboat Waban this morning from the Quar-
antine station and sent 10 the city Hospital.
Andersen is a raving maniac with only little
chance Of again becoming A sane man. while
Thomas IS SO weak and exhausted tnat it "iE
Doe a marvel if he reeains strength and RECEIVERS
his health. Andersen is a Swede. while Thomas
comes From Stevangor Norway
The Drot was wrecked IN the West indian
hurricane. off The Florida straits on August H.
Nine members of her crew went down with her
while eight others succeeded i'm getting on a raft
formed lIoin a part pi ll' N'S7'i ''' n '''
following day the raft broke in two parts. two
men remaining ON one portion Of #, and siN on
the other The German steamship Caiana
Kicked up one Of the two seamon and carried
HIM o. Baltimore The only survivors Of .h"
party Of six are Andersen and Thomas. "h"
were brought here to-day The men lived for
days on the raft without water. and with only
such food as was supplied to them hy small
fishing line one Of the men had I'm his pocket
After enduring untold torture the fisherman
lost his mind and jumped into the sea. carry
ing his fishing tackle with him IN" IN" re-
naming men woro then left with neither FOOD
nor water. TWO Of them sick"ned ana dle' ana
the three survivors drank their blood ana are
their flesh AS soon as the breath had Ieit lh'iI
bodies Andersen and Thomas have declAI'd
these sailors did not die ~ violence and in We"
of their frank confession in regard 10 me hh'hE
Of another comrade IL is probable that u'F are
telling the truth.
When only three Of the original six were eft
alive. i was agreed that one should die ~ sup
rlv food and drink for the other two. II was
/ determined 10 cast lots 10 settle who shouio no
tlo lfctin German seaman. who's" P8'h'
/ cannot be learned. lost. Faithful 10 me com
pact ho had made he met doaih Nl.nou. :
STRUGGLE or a protest. Andersen and IhonaS
Lflod him with knife and drank his blood
They lived for TWO days ON his hosh. -
When tho raft was found 10y ih" w o'H, Ni
Thomas was feeding parts ~ tn" d"an '''' ,
mans flesh % sharks that s"afm"' a'"u''
about the fran craft tn" Su'NNI"-
,,.,a i'm a orazed condition. and were more dead
tbar alive They were taken on board IN"
WondruN and everything possible io .'NN"
tbor, was done hut even after two daNS 'l .fi >
and attention they were IN a fearful plght
+ when they reached here this morning