Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-06-19
WHOLE CREW LAY
IN PESTS GRASP
Terrible Experience Of Off,
GERS and Men Of German
Bark Planet

With her officers and men laid low with
disease her decks overrun with scorpions
and vermln, and her huge huh drfung
aimlessly about in midocean l6s days after
seaving port the German bark Planet has
been rescued and. thanks TO the crew Of
the Philadelphia TRANSATLANTIC Line steam
ship Grown Point, is now safe IN Queens
town harhor
From the time OF her sailing in Novem-
Der last until the Crown Point fell IN with
her. on May "a. the story OF the Planets
voyage reads like tale of Marryat or
Clark Russell Had a not been for the
providential appearance of the steamship
the German bark would doubtless be now
sailing the waters Of the Atlantic, a pest
ridden derelict hearing n CHASTITY cargo
OF corpses
The Crown Point, London bound. had
reached latitude 1896. longitude 1890. when
Captain Wall sighted q bark on the hori-
zon. Her erratic course struck him as
curious and when he saw the vessel
showing signals OF distress. he steered for
her a boat was lowered and manned
and under the first officer a detachment
OF sailors from the Crown Point clambered
on the strangers deck. Captain and crew
OF the Planet were In the grasp Of the
scurvy, and unnt 10 navigate their craft
This information was reported TO Cap
tain Wall. and Second officer Bryant was
detailed TO conduct the Planet to her des-
tinaiion. Fresh provisions were sent
aboard. and an attempt was made to gct
the vessel under way. With chain and
havser, the Crown Point essayed TO tow
tho disease-stricken bark to tile English
channel hut each time the hawser parted.
Captain Wall then ordered hts second OH.
Ger 10 take the Planet TO Queenstown.
while his own vessel proceeded on her
course.
After appointing the barSs saiimaker
mate and a seaman second mate Bryant
found tho entire crew or the German bari,
too weak 10 work He then slipped the
cable steering by the wind for Queens
town. He then began an investigation OF
the ships condition. Her chief officer had
died two days previously. while the can
tain. Buskenneth. was unconscious. The
second officer was found able 10 take
hQnid nourlshment through a tube. but
ten days later he died. Captain Buskon.
Meth snccumhed week before port was
reached
H' minus Nl iNt sailors were swollen
from The dread disease while their blood
shot eyes ana toothless Jaws told of IL.
favages The deck Of the vessel. too, wa,
alive with scorpions which swarmes
about the sick and feeble sailors. Tn,
ships dog was running about the deck
swapping az every one he met Thirst ant
hunger had maddened him. With careful
nursing. assisted by a store Of medicine.
donated by passing English steamer. IN,
crew Of the Philadelphia vessel succeeded
IN restoring the German sailors to hcaitl
and strength. sufficient to man their bari
into Queenstown, which was reached on
MAY & There the Planet was turned ovcl
20 the medical authorities.
II Was learned that the Planet set sal
from Mazatlan on November q for IN.
fns.sa Channel but adverse winds an.
raims retarded her early in tine voyage
Then the scurvy broke ont. and had IN,
Plans helpless IN its grasp when IN,
Crown Point provilsntally hove IN sight