New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
CUT OF THE SEAS GRIP.
IDRIFT FIFTEEN DAYS
Heroic Rescue By Deck .Steuard Of
Cwmania off Grand Banks

Seldom has there been recorded in IN, btstor,. .,
The ses 4 more unusual rescue in rnidocaa :, VI
tliat performed by the Cuaard liner Garment. 90
Monday. when running Westward of the Grand
Banks. IN a SeaWay SO rough that a big modern
hfal,aat could not he launched with safet,- -. g.,
occupants. Captain r G War;. commander Of tho
rig turbine steamer alongside a serni-consoio,,
fisherman in a dory without upsettius him and
through the heroism of James Breen deck steU,
ard, no with rope around his waist leaned over
hoard tie unfortunate man was rescued
The feat of Breen and Captain War; would have
been marvellous even If tho fisherman b,6 his
senses. but the skill of the skipper In running so
close without injury to the dory. and the almost
suoerhUman effort of Breen in rescung a man who
was far exhausted mentally and physically as
n he II help himself We're considered I'm shin
ping circles yesterday the greatest piece of sea
rnanship and herOism reported in this port IN A
score If years Apart from tho rescue. the fisher
mans remarkable tenaCity of life was the talk of
the Csrnania's passengers when the steamer
Cooked yesterday.
The rescued man is Louis Violet Of the fishing
rarkentine Le Mimose from St Malo France. on
MAY = Violet and another fisherman whose name
he could not remember yesterday left the barken-
tine in doTy 10 put out travis some three miles
away. Il Mimose then anchored on the Grand
Banks. of Newfoundland, \ terrific gale came IN
from the west. and the two fishermen were washed
twelve miles away from the barkentine
when the gale blew itself a thick fog shut
down upon them. and losing their bearings they
drifted Eelplessly al the mercy of the sea
= great drop IN tempera ture accompanied the
gale = binding snowstorm made il impossible for
the men 10 clutch their oars ana three were
washed overheard Numb with the cold Volet's
companion rolled into the sea and was lost This
fortunate occurrence Tor Violet for the little
l2-fooj doTy was stored with provisions enough to
lasr two men for forty-eight hours When the
temperature rose 4 trife Violet was able 10 move
his fingers and partake Of tho food dashed to the
dory BY limiting himself a nouthfuI Of biscuit
about every six hours and tapping up the melted
snow in the dory. the helpless fisherman made the
SUPPLY last six DAYS
Before consciousness left him Violet put into
practice some Of The old tricks known TO sailor
men He could drink the sea water. but he
loosened his oilskin coat and soaked his body in
tee brine that washed into the small boat until his
thirst was somewhat appeased. His tongue
psTChed and il fast growing stiff Instinctivelv
the French fisherman Chewed constantly a yard
Of tarred painter that fastened the bow.
There Is tradition among men Of the sea that
n man 'an survive longer than nine days without
food When his food supply gave out Violet
counted the days until the ninth was reached. be
l@ving firmly that If help did not come before that
time he must give himself up the sea. Fearing
that he would lose the count. he cut notches on
the sunwale of the dory to mark the DAYS as they
passed by. He had drifted fifteen days when the
earnania picked him up For six of these he had
Fubsisted on meagre rations. and throughout the
other nine DAYS according TO D.. Pointer Of the
Carmania. nothing hut the fat Of the mans body
kept him alive
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i'.' i'9' "h'-@'iie moment OF tle drlit or nj
teen days, Violet told Dr. Pointon. was when he
ssH C,nard steamer most lilya1,- +i,. ra-,,,,ia
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'-I-'is past MIN a1oul seven mic" 70 the south
ward he could not look long at the steamer for
the salt spindrlft had all but blinded him Tie
steamer passed without seeing him. and Violet
felt confident ne would die before another came by.
The fisherman feared for The ninth day. but ne
l'st Consciousness before 81 arrived ana dld not
know ne had been rescued until reused from his
F7r7ror son,a six hot,rs later when comfortably in
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oet On poaIH me ,'TH.all!'
DR.. Pointon the man was in n precarious
condition and began At once systematic trent
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henL- commencing WIN a re" drops OF wafer ana
gradually following Up with milk and bread diet
1-o;ie. resnoDded we'll 10 the treatment and lust
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as ne began % reailze 'hst ne va" eale on pohru
steamer and 10 longer fearing the dreaded
MINI, dav he asked through an Interpreter how
he cs--e ~ he saved Nv .crlc;6ence lanes Rreen