The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-08
va, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1906
Crew of Schooner Were sixty Hours
Without Food or Water.
WE'RE RESCUED WHEN HOPE FLED


... Attn -. . 49,
WIN "'" .
Face, Captain and Gre" Of seven
Were Saved BY the Schooner Alicia
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Philadelphia. MarcI G.-Cne OF me
most thrilling tales Of the deep ever
brought TO this port by shipwrecked
mariners vas related by the suYi-
yors 0I the three mastcl schooner
John s Dccrns oi Batn. Ao, which
was wrechc. on tie Wig MIA capes
during the storm cd ll.t week. That
the men lived 20 tc.l oi their expert
cuccs is due to tine bravery aud skill
OF Captain Frank Peterson. his first
mate Bernard Mcl'ec. and four sail
ors from the lourmastcd Alicia =.
Crosby. OF Portland, Me. Risking their
lives from the moment they stepped
In small boat hanging from the da''
It's OF the crosby the volunteer ere"
bent to the long sweeps and carried
salvation TO Captain J. {. Gamage
and seven men clinging with numbed
bodies to the wrechage OF the Deer
Ing.
Captain Gamage related tho expert
ence OF his crew. as follows.
We lett Wilmington y. c. on the
morning of February -. and all went
well until / O'Clock Tuesday morning
February 81 The wind which was
from the southeast. was increasing in
violence. so | ordered the light sails
to be taken in at once. The blow
gathered in force every minute. and
at l o'clock we were riding the seas
under two reef mainsail and forestay-
sail
ITO add 10 our troubles, the vessel
sprang a leak. All hands took turns
at the pumps until 1 o'clock Wedncs.
day morning. when. without the least
warning. the vessel heolel over 20
mort full OF water
Getting my mon together. and
those forward had 10 crawl on their
hands and knees. we all took refuge
~, ton of tbe afterbouse and on the
spanker boom We soon found that
we wopld he washed overheard unless
We abandoned these places and after
a terrible struggle we managed to
reach the coach house. which IS 10.
catod on the mort side IN the after
gangwav This compartment. which
Is about four by four. would not allow
us all 10 sit down. and stand ND we
could mot uowevar seven of us man
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