Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-30

MS wasted llmDS on wnlCn there was
hardly any flesh, the skin pinching the
bones. He is covered from head to
loot with great, fostering sores as
large as ones two fists, caused by the
contact continually with the salt
water.
I'VE left Newcastle on the 10th of
september, and the ship was leaking
a little then, but that was nothing out
of the ordinary, for every wooden boat
leaks to a certain extent On the 4th
of December We were dismantled in
a squall, all sails hanging out. taking
away foretopmast and main dcgallant
mast with all rigging. We fixed her
up again, rigging a new set as best
we could, and then we had fine wealth.
or for a few days, when we struck a
hurricane which knocked our bul.
warks out. The vessel was leaking
like HI in the hold and the water
poured over the decks, now that the
bulwark8 We're gone. The pumps
were ordered going and for three day.
and nights we poor devils worked
steadily without wink of sleep or a
moments stop to eat.
AT noon on January 18th we saw i:
was no use, the water kept gaining
on us, and we took to the boats, and
rowed away as quickly as possible
from the ship. At midnight ON the
second day in the open boats the boat
which ! was in capsized in a sudden
squat, aud we were thrown into the
raging sea. fhC ucarness of the big
boat was the only thing that saved.
Providence had an eye for our safe.
ty. You see, the two boats had to
keep together for there was no com
pass in the captains boat We were
about 81 degrees north when our boat
capsi2cd. The cold was something
fierce. Had IL not been for the breeze
we would certainly have frozen
Three men died, a Norwegian, French
man, and an freshman. The French
man and lrishman were both young
fellows getting the first taste Of the
sea but the Norwegian was an old
man who had been at sea all his life
I'VE were all very nearly starved,
and were furnishing from thirst all tho
time. Two biscuits and a drop Of wat.
er each day was what we aubslstcd
on. We were Set with not only the
spray that kept coming over the side
Of the boat, but also with The water
that poured in through the rotten
bottom of the boat. When we left the
ship we were little owe" q thousand
miles from the mainland, and about
5"I from the nearest island. We re
solved to keep In the track of the lin.
ers that run between Honolulu and
Frisco, but the currents soon carried
~ far out Of our way. Last Saturday
we sighted a forrmaster barkentine,
and flew a signal of distress immcd.
iatcly II was about 4:3O when we
first saw the vessel, and we hoistcC
our yellow flag with Il black ball in
the center. by o'clock. the vessel.
which we took for the Fort George,
was about mile away from us and
we sent up frantic signals, but they
were either not seen or were not heed
ed. II was calm weather and the cap.
tain ordered us to the oars, and with
our feeble strength we tried to catch
up with the vessel. She soon pulled
cut of sight, howcvcr-and here my
heart seemed broken. | gave M en-.
tirely-welcomed death-wanted II,
anything To relieve me from the In.
tense pain that | was undergoing.
Think of It! We could get no rest
whatever. Fourteen men in little
boat-cleven, ! mean, for three OF
them had gone to Dayy Jones locker
by this time-cramped up in all sorts
Of condition. The boat was always
half-full of water. and we had to lie
in it, 4 part of our bodies was always
in the water. The men went crazy
was crazy, didn't know thing 70,
two days after the vessel had failed
to rescue us, The Captain was out O
his mind for several days-all during
the toughest part of the trip, and he
talked about the nice things he saw
what good time he was having, how
smooth the water was, and how he
was enjoying himself, until we wer,
driven almost frantic.
AT 4 o'clock one afternoon We
sighted land, but the blackness o
night came over us too quickly, anC
we were still left in the omen sea. II
the morning nothing was to be seeI
except water, water everywhere. w,
sighted land again during the day, bu
were all in and couldn't row. W,
just lay in the bottom of the boa
nearly dead. Later on we managed
10 get in nearer shore and FINAL,
landed. God, 1t was an awful trip.
THE three men who passed ava.
all died raving crazy. My name I
George Rohrer, and my home is Il
Germany. | signed on the Eclipse a
| Newcastle"
The names of the surviving me-
are as follows: Captain Larsen, Ma
! Rice Epprpp Rphrnr An1raw Han