The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-11
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Sohe tpo months age We came from
different vessels but considered the
barge our vessel for the time being (
Ne were towea from Key West 10 (
Norfolk. there being eight in the I
crew. one prisoner and a man, for
merly a naval sailor. who came
aboard to save passage 10 Norfolk, !
We were being lowed by the United /
States naval collier Caesar. and
when well up the Atlantic coast We
ran into st severe storm. We ran be
fore this storm for two days. and
were often times nearly swamped by
the big seas. Finally, on March 81,
The hawser broke and set us adrift.
Il was too rough for the Caesar TO
,ome TO our assistance. and when
night came we lost sight of the
steamer. For five days and nights We
drifted but believing that a govern
ment vessel would find us, We were
in no way frightened. On the sec
oud day after parting from the Gaze |
sar we were sighted by the Norwe- |
gian steamer Fraja, but refused as
sstauce and on April We were
again sighted by a steamer which
proved TIC be the Prof Woermann
and this time we allowed them 10 |
take US off. Our food was about out !
and being very close to the shore We |
We're in danger of being beached. / /
presume the barge has gone ashore /
by this time ! have wired The navy !
department of our rescue and expect
70 receive orders 70 report at Key
West with the men who are with us.
The names Of the men rescued
are as follows: l. Nardstram. chief
boatswain r. Hissler, +. Abco, 7.
FLYNN. f. Noetben. a. Donohue, T.
Hall, W. Martin, \ J. Franey, pris-
Ouer, and G Lusi, citizen.