The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-03

ken Uue OI ulS leBS In Gnr9e places
but had made out to get onto goot
sized piece Of the deck. could Sc,
him although the storm hadn't lot u,
bit since it started.
For four hours we were in the wa
ter. all trying to get to Arthur. W.
did finally pull ourselves onto raft
you might call 1T that, only to tint
poor Arthur dying.
That night as he lay in the lap O.
Thomas, Arthur breathed his last
He moaned for water until tho end
We kept the body with us for an hour
or so, but 1t made us feel good dea
worse and then we felt that we ought
to lower 1T overheard. We didn'
nave TO, though, Tor another heavy
seq lifted 1t into the ocean for US.
AT noon Sunday it had calmed
We began to feel little brighter
then, for we could see some distsnc,
away o four masted schooner and 6
steamship going south and barl
going north.
F" Hail, for Gods sake,' said thu
captain, and we all did our best.
Tain't no use capn, said |, afteI
| had shouted till could scarcel,
speak; they don't see u.s.
No, no, he yelled at me. KeoI
o sharper lookout; they must see us
l took look at his face. / could SCI
IN his eyes he was stark mad.
Then the captain said, as he seized
me with an awful grip on the arm
you must get some water, Warner
Aye aye, SIR says l, hut L didn't
know where 1t was coming from.
! don't know whether the Lore
sent 1t not, bnt that minute a rair
cloud came just over head and q show
or descended l held a sou wester tC
catch what water we could and got
enough for everybody to take a bif
drink.
THAT Sunday night the sea got
high again. The mate, E. a. Chase
who hadn't said much all this time
looked at all OF us in q queer way
then before we could raise a hand tt
stop him, he plunged into the water
There was a trail Of sharks that
could see all around US, and I knew
that poor Chase fell into their jaws.
We stood looking at the place
where Chase went down when the
captain turned to me in strange
way and said, Warner you've got my
whistle
p" No, sir says I, as respectfully
as I could.
Nonsense says he I want 1t.
can see my father. Hos calling me.
must answer him. Quick, give me
that whistle
Poor mon, his mind had left hin
altogether. See. Warner says he
there's my father; he wants me- he'.
holding out his arms for me TO com
TO him. Look, look. Then tho
captain jumped overheard. God helr
him.
we we're all suffering the utmost
tortures that Sunday night when the
steward, no was a colored man and ]
don't know his name, jumped up anG
: shol1 Z ], teSs sS9" PheIo'c land, can. 4sses
Poor fellow, his mind had gone
too. He talked all night aud said we
were drifting out to sea when VIC
ought to be making land. He said We
were crazy and didn't know what we
were doing. Ho shouted and calico
all night When the dawn broke the
steward swore again that the land
was close by.
Pm good swimmer said the
steward. I'll make it before anv ri
you,' and over he jumped. That was
about O'Clock Monday morning. ]
watched the wator and | saw the life
prcServer the steward had been wear
ing floating along. was sure ther
that the sharks had got him.
The engineer he was a German
ald never heard him called by name
le was dclirious and called all thu
time for food and water. He wanted
to lie down, but Thomas and | KEPT
talking to him and saying, Be o
good cheer, somebody will pick us vi
YET
There he lay, his body becoming
more rigid every minute. At /
o'clock, as well as ! can figure, he diet
in my arms.
AT daybrcak Tuesday, O ;tober 10
1t was calm, but there was nothing II
sight. Thomas pulled buckle OF
his suspcndcrs and made 1t into
KIND OF nook. He lshed for Ion,
time and finally caught a couple O
fishes, littIe ones. He ate one and
the other. They tasted pretty good
but that WAS not much nourishment
"Tnomas vas beginning to weaken
when said Let me tell you OF
dream | had last night. | drcame,
that lady c&Dle TO me on steam
boat and tod me that we should bot
be brought into Now York safely.
had not flushed when he saw tn
SJillr1an F. Kelly. l waved an,
waved, and then | broke down an
cried when L saw her answering on
signal. Poor Thomas was pretty IA
gone They had TO lift him aboar
the schooner"
Tho Vannamc and King was
three. master, 1905 feet long, SO.
feet beam, Is feet depth OF hold ne
tonnage 626 and gress tonnage 735
She was built at Fair Haven, Conn
III 1865, and Owned by Vanname an
King, OF New Haven, from whic
port she hailed, She was valued o
SIS, 900,
a Littic Boy Killed.
The Columbia Record says Hnko