The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-03
FOUND EXHAUSTED AT SEA.
Andrews Picked Up by n Steamer
Seven Hundred Miles from Liver
pOol-His Sea BkiG Was Set Adrif

Ahurows Picked Up by n Steamer
Seven Hundred Miles from Liver
pool-His Sea Bkia Was Set Adrift
Capt. William A. Andrews, the ven
tnresom6 navigator, who left Atlantic
City, N. j., on June Is, In a twelve
foot canvss-covered boat-the Dorea-
was picked up exhausted, July II, 700
miles west OF Liverpool by the steam
ship Holbein, which arrived July rs in
Liverpool.
Almost the first words OF tho captain
when he reached the Holbein were :
81 am glad l did not take that girl on
| this trip. She would have perished
and | should never have forgiven nv
| self" He referred to Miss Belle Shanc,
OF Norristown, N. j., who had gained
| Captain Andrews's reluctant consent
to take her with him. Afterwards ne
refused, but the young woman boarded
rowboat at Atlantic City on tho day
| OF the captains departure and tried to
reach the DOree Us she was sailing out
OF the harbor. She threw limo over
tho tillor which Captain Andrews cast
or. Her sobs OF disappointment fol-
lowed him.
Another feature Of his departure
WAS the action OF four veilad young
women who left q yacht in o row boat,
and, interceptlng the Doree az she
passed On her way to sea, hugged and
kissed Andrews until he nearly upset
the boat In his embarrassment.
The captain WAS exhausted when
seen from the deck OF the HOlbein. He
WAS half reclining In the stern sheets
OF tho DOree, which was making at
least six knots an hour, with ali her
canvas drawing. The captain had
plenty OF provisions, but he was worn
out with loss OF sleep. When asked
through the mcgaph0no Ii he desired
to DO taken off he responded with q
| feeble nod. He WAS too weak even to
| climb the rope ladder that was fllng
over tho side and had to be slunl
under the arms and hauled aboard tho
Holboin by four lusty tars.
| Captain Andrews, with tears, beg ed
that the Doree bo saved. She had
| proved spesdy boat, covering $500
| -apprOximately-in twenty -four
days, an average OF moro than ninety
five miles o day. Her condition, CON
sidering the severity OF tho voyage,
was good, but Captain Bhurlock was
firm In his refusal to take the boat
Lie said he could not atop to bother
with 1t. 1t would delay the ship an
hour to save the skiff and 80 she was
cast adrift. With tears flowing down
his checks Captain Andrews olunp to
the rail and watched his boat as 1t
| faded from sight astern. He Was then
taken Into the cabin and cared for.
lie said that the Doree encountered
aseries OF westerly gales, and although
| they helped her on her way, they
neeessitated his boing on tho watch
sometimes for forty-eigbt hours with
out sleep. The Holbein wsnt up the
canal to Manchester and Captain An.
drews remained On board. He refused
to discusS his plans for the future.
The speed OF the boat, Captain An.
dreWE entd, astOnished him, even with
gales to boot hor along. lie had OK
pected to make GloucoBter, England,
In fifty eight days, and when pickud
up was astounded to know that he was
80 near Liverpool. The Doree, the
captain said, had shipped a stern sea
only once on the trip, and Lad remain.
ed as stiff as q block OF wood lnr0u IN.
out the gales she weathCred. Hence
he WaB anxious to keep her.
| The boat measured o trine more
than IL feet and she had feet beam
She was made with the l:rh rhtast Of steeI
ribs, over which was formed an alum
mum covering, which in turn wa,
canyas.covered. She nas slopp.rigged
with alright compartment, at bow
and stern. Along tho sides were
lockers for provisions, the captair
taxing steck for a voyage OF eight,
days.