The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-28
YOUNG NOBLEMAN
WAS on BOARD
The Spanish Ship Boui,d
Here Which Was
Wrecked at SEA
Tie { REV ARRIVES IN TAMPA
captaf1 and Sailors of the ship cosme
caIzado Tell Thrilling Stories Of
TIER Adventures on Wreck
ed Boat.


article about the wreck of the Spanish
ship Casme Calsoda. which was bound
!, t. ibis port to load lumber from B.
Padrosa- The crew Of the ill-fated
ship arrived iF Tampa few days ago
and the following from the Tampa
Tribune will he Of interest here:
Fifteen shipwrecked Spanish marin.
efs Including the nephew of a Spanish
ucol9.ian. were in Tampa yesterday
ca rQs to Havana. whence they will
take massage for their home in Spain.
THIS were OF the Spanish ship Cos.
me Caljada, which went down in the
recent storm off Fort Pierce, while
ell roGse from Boston. Mass, to Bruins.
wick. ia for cargo of lumber for
Harceona. Spain.
The shipwrecked crew stopped at A.
Qunitana's restaurant, Ybor City while
il the city. Captain Juan Pou master
OF the ill-fated vessel. was interviewed
BY Gribune reporter. Prot. Gonzalez
acting as interpreter.
The Cosme Calsada was bound from
Boston 70 Brunswick. in ballast, with
16 men on board She encountered a
four days hurricane which drove
her aqathward along the east coast of
Florida or Fort Pierce, October IL
the ship was driven inshore and pound
e1 10 pieces. all of the men but one.
q sailor. who was drowned making
the shofe with much exertion. The
vessel gas a tai loss and The Captain
and afe went to the nearest tele-
z alton and communicated with
.ish minister at Washington
wslo diaetad s9Aaish copsul Vicente
Guerra. Of this city, to send them re-
lief and see that they were given pas
sage TO Havana
When the 16 survivors reached civ
ilization on The east coast, they were
of the verge ot starvation their entire
efforts for four days having been devot
cd to battling with the gale and en-
deayoring to save their ship and their
own lives.
Consul Guerra, As soon as he receiv-l
cd adyiees from the Spanish minister
sent his son-in-law to Miami and he
conducted The party to Tampa. seeing
that taeir every want was provided.
Preparations were made to send
them to Havana and they sailed last
night for that city whence they will
return to Their home port, Barcelona.
Captain Pou is large, fne-looklng
man. 40 years Of age. and ali his men
are jolly and congenial fellows.
OF special note in the shipwrecked
Barty was Antonio Cueva, the neph.
ew Of Marquis Comillas, one of the
noblemen Of Spain, who was making
Lls iirst trip at sea, studying the ma
riner's art. Young Cucyas has been
away from the home port months
and naturally considers himself an
old salt especially since experience
ing d genuine shipwreck.
The members Of the party were lib
esally entertained by their fellow coun-
rrymen here and left for Havana with
light hearts.
one OF the seamen Of the tarty was
interviewed by a Tribune reporter
through Louis Callenberg as Interpret
ei and told thrilling story of the
dreadful experience through which
they passed. For four days they did
not taste food, and nearly all of their
clothing was lost in the fierce gale
They were nearly all without hats,
shoes or shir.s when they landed on
the beach. As soon as they reached
a place where food could be procured
they fell to- like the half starved
men men they were and. as this sea
nan expressed it by suggestive ees
trres, filed themselves to oyornowing.