The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-27
DERBLICT'S CAPTAIN
FOUND DELIRIOUS
The Hollis Wood lowed In
to HarbOr of Galveston.
CREW TAKEN OFF LAST WEEK
Capt. Walls Says Little Courtesy
Was shown Him by the Captain
of the HHrold-Had Nothing to
Eat or Drink for Five Days-CarEO
of Lumber Is Saved from sea.

Galveston. Tex. Oct 26.-The steam
ship Parkwood. Capt J. F. Falcon, Trini-
dad to Galveston. reached port this even
Ing. having in tow the schooner Hollis
Wood and the skipper. Capt T. f. Walls,
who was picked up about 100 miles of the
coast Of Campechy, Mexico, on Thursday,
October %. The aged captain was de-
lirious. and exposure hunger. and thirst
We're fast claiming him when the steamer
which had been blown about go miles
out Of its course, responding TO the dis
tress signal flying from the derelict.
came alongside
Unable to stand up, the skipper, pres
trate on the storm-battered deck. weakly
gave orders 10 his crew. which he i'm
agined was still around him. But q
weeks nourishment and nursing on board
the Parkwood brought him back 10 nor
mai conditions, and he told the story OF
how his crew OF seven men quit him on
Monday. October Il. when the steamship
Harold. Capt. Berg, bound for New York.
came alongside.
Refused To Abandon ship.
The crew begged the captain to aban-
don her and go aboard the Harold. He
refused unless the Harold would take
the schooner in tow. but Capt. Berg. Of
the Harold, said a man would be insane
10 attempt such risk. and II he didn't
want to come aboard he could stay on
the d. tub" The seven sailors
and the shepherd dog were taken aboard
the Harold and the sailors predicted that
IN three hours the Hollis Wood would 20
to pieces and her skipper 90 10 the bot
tom.
i couldn't ask the boys 20 stick 70 the
schooner after their bitter experience In
the hurricane. and considering the bat
tered condition OF the schooner" said
Capt Walls, who appears little the
worse for his experience, but the mas
ter OF the Harold might have left me
food ana fresh water. No: not a drop
nor crumb did they leave me. OF
course. our stores were ruined before We
sighted the Harold, but because I
wouldn't abandon my boat they were
not anxious about supplying me with
food or water, presuming that in a few
hours I would be a dead one. and II
would be waste of stores to put any
thing aboard the Hollis Wood
No Time to Write Wife.
Il gave the mate a note TO send 20
Pendleton Brothers. Of New York, the
owners. but they didn't get any letter
from me for my wife That was too
Tiiing n matter 10 bother about 7
asked the mate 20 walt few minutes
until / could pencil a few words TO my
wife. and / did write a few lines But
when ] came up on deck again the Har-
old was steaming away from the
schooner and 1 resigned myself to my
fate.
81 knew II the Hollis Wood stuck to
gethcr. the 10000 feet and more Of mm-
her would help keep her afioat. and fl
did. on the night Of the second day
after we parted / lost consciousness.
and when I woke up I was on board the
Parkwood, and the old Hollis Wood
which these seven brave laddies deserted
was alongside N tow. I suppose another
day or two and 7 would have passed out.
for was about all in from exposure and
an emptiness about the grub basket
which was worse than seaslclness. And
now 10 think I have 20 remain out here
IN the roads FOR i've days under quaran-
tine"
Capt Walls said his wife IS at her
home in Hollowell. Ne. with their sons.