The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
DESPERATE WORK.
Shipwrccked sailors Labor l%oli""is
Night aud Day, at tho Pumps.

Three waits from tho sea, Who nave
spe1f five months ON the island "l A.IS'd"
Ola Cunha. arrived in London on o",ul
dav and were seen az the smp"rechea
Mariners Society home in DOCK street.
bv "a Daily Mail representative last "is"'.
The three men are the stewart Nl"N
smith. and two sailors isazarine Na@aI
and Albert SocolOs, of The GienhuI.lI'y'
"a barquo bound from New YORK lo j. 4'D
mantle They sailed on March zs'h' "o'"-
drnine their vessel. which had sprung
lcak on june attn. when WiinlH le"
miles Of Tristan On Cuahd.
Tto steward. "a German. told the story
OF their adventures Co 81 Daily Mail rep
rescntatlvc. while the TWO sailors listened
attoutfvefy 1--WE had very heavy
weather. he said. 'aud almost from the
first we had 90 work the pumps. The
last five Gays we spent on the Glen
huntlcv am hands worked at the pumps
uieht and day. Tho captain was at the
wheel an the time and we had hardly
strength TO try 20 launch the boats The
sea was running so high that 1t was only
with the greatest difficulty We succeeded
in LAUGHING the lifeDoat and the dinghy.
but Captain shaw. John Allen and John
Cleary. the first and second mates my
self and the eight men who comprised
the crew succeeded in getting ahoat and
made for the island, which was only six
miles distant,
1T was almost as difficult 10 land as It
was TO get into our boats. The life boat
was dashed against the rocks ana stove
iu. but those i'm the second boat managed
20 land without accident and helped the
others ashore. We landed on the east
side Of the island. which is uninhabited
the settlement being on the north side,
1 frfa To
ions and other things on shore it began 20
pour with rain. We could find no cave
but managed 10 start fire in a sheltered
nook. and st was a funny sight 10 see
MS trying 10 dry ourselves one side at
time before 81. We We're soaked through
and had had no sleep for five days
I'VE tried 10 reach the settlement over
land. Out had TO give IL up; the paths
were too bad al chat season. After many
attempts We decided 10 row around 10 the
inhabited part as we were getting short
of provisions. We could not launch our
boat for 60 long time. and when we did
the bic waves took ST out TO sea mcN-
pcctedlv and. although there We're six
of MS in TO- there were only two oars.
Lazarine Nazar put rope around bis
waist and volunteered 90 swim ashore
and fetch two more pairs Of oars. This
hc did successfully although there were
sharks about.
eft was 90 long hard row 10 reach the
settlement and we only got near it just
before sunset bv which time the men
re AN played out with rOwns. The
people of the island noticed us and set
their own boats 10 help MS. They took
as or took us mp To- the settlement gave
as dry clothing "a warm place in which
10 rest. and. what was even more im-
portant. something 20 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 mountains
while hunting
"Our principal occupation, however, was
trying TO signal a. passing vessel so as
10 get talkCn off We knew that British
rnan-Of-war would come sooner or later.
but we did am we could 10 get on sooner.
Several pas ug boats were sienallcd, and
two or three gave us provisions or cloth
ING. and ON one OF thcm-the American
shin Charlton. bound Tor Hong Kong
the second mate was taken. but most
of them were either bound for places 10
which We did not wish 20 90 on they said
tnev could not take us. We finally got
10 Cap. Town ou the British eunhoat
Thrush There six of our party remain
cd huf we three decided TO come on here,
as We We're offered "a passage on me u.
NJ S. ANondale Castle. London Mail.