The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-27
OF the Sea Told by Two Survi,
vors Of a Shipwreck
BEATEN TO PIECES.
or the Coast Of South CareI,na. Six
Members Of a Schooners Crew
Found Graves Ia the Deep.
After Many Days of Most
Terrible Suffering.

A story Of a North Atlantic ship.
wreck, In which eight seamen suffer-
ed so fearfully from exposure, hunger
and thirst that six Of them either
died outright, were washed away. or
crazad by their fearful experience,
threw themselves into.the sea. was
told by the two survivors of the
coasting schooner Van Name and
King, Of New Haven, Conn, which
vas beaten to pieces by gale Off the
South Carolina coast on October 9Th.
The two men wao lived through
the five days and were rescued by the
schooner Sillman f. Kelly, which
arrived at Boston, Mass, on Tuesday
Of last week, are VIM. Thomas and
VIM. G. Warner, both about 20 years
old, six feet three inches tall, and
nail from Antigua, British West In
dies. The six who, one lby one, sue.
cnmbed, were Capt. VIM. A. Max
we'll, Of New Jersey, Mate E. A.
Chase, home unknown; engineer, a
German, name unknown; colored
steward, name unknown; colored sea-
men, VIM. Grizell and Alfred Arthur.
both Of jamaica
The Van Name and King, which
aas been plying up and down the
coast since 1886, left Charleston, 8.
O., for New York on Oot. 8, with a
cargo OF hard pine. Two days later.
she ran into heavy gale and after
wailowing aDlut In the great seas for
several hours sprang leak. The
pumps were started, but within a
short time the engine room was food
ed and the pumpB choked.
at & O'Clock on the morning Of Oct.
8, with her hold nearly full Of water.
she little schooner was hove down on
her beam ends. The crew olspaored
up on the weather side and lashed
themselves to bulwarks. There they
remained washed by the seas that
9 ,oke mercilessly over them all day
FfidaY. 8
That night the storm increased in
Jury and one great wave crashed
40 lard, breaking both legs Of Seaman
Arthur and sweeping Grlzall from his
iaStenings. Arthurs companions
could do nothing to ease his suffer
ngs, but when on Saturday the
schooner turned completely over uhey
managed to cut his lashings and draV
nim on q piece Of the after house, II
vas several hours before they were all
nuddltd together on their little raft.
That night Arthur died In the arms
OF Capt. Maxwell and his body was
q ,opped overheard. Sunday Brought
d ray OF hope when craft was sight.
ed put the gloom shut In again az she
passed by without needing the little
group OF seaman who were frantically
signalling her. That night the waves
Lbilded and little rain fell which
vas eagerly caught In o tarpaulin and
brought some slight relief.
1t was only temporary and not long
lite Mate Ohases mind gave way ON.
0irely and the craft was again light.
'ned when he jumped into the sea,
Inc next Victim was Capt. Maxwell
Who on Monday forenoon became VIC.
lently insane and followed his mates
example OF sells destruction as o relief
TO his sufferngs The spectacle of
two men throwing themselves into
the sea proved too much for the Get-
man engineer and q few hours later
ne, too, leaped to his death.
Inc last Victim was the colored
steward, who died Monday night and
whose body vas conslgned to the wat
efs by the two remaining seaman. Re.
lief came IL hours latar when the
schooner Stlman IT. Kelly, bound up
ehe coast from Ce,lon, Georgia, to
This port, sighted the little craft and
hove to alongside.
Both Thomas and Warner had to
oe taken on 10 slings, and for two days
were unable to move. The rescue
look place off Oape Lookout. Tne
Kelly arrived this afternoon but tho
seamen were still too exhausted TO
land.