The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-23
THREE DAYS AND
NIGHTS WITHOUT
FOOD OR WATER
Thrilling and Terrifying
Experience of Crew of
Smack Nettie Franklin.
MEN WASHED INTO
THE RAGING SEAS
Captain Car1inetti, of the
Schooner, Tells of
the Ordeal.


Three days and nights without food
and wafer, and all the time working
at the pumps to keep afoat and thus
save themselves from death by drown
ing at sea, was only part of the ex-
perience of the crew of the smack
Nettie Franklin, which vessel had to
be abandoned about IS miles. east of
Galveston, only when four feet of
water was in her hold, and the seas
making it grow higher and higher,
with every passing hour. It was only
after every man had been hurt in
some manner, or had been tired out
and starved that Captain Jos. Can't
nett decided that, for the safety and
salvation of all concerned, it was best
to accept the offer of the skipper of
the steamer International, a tanker
from New York, that the crew leave
the smack and get aboard his steamer
Aptain Chisholm, eff the steamship,
went aboard the smack himself, md
surveyed things There was no adj.
vantage to tow the vessel, it was
thought, so the smack was left, and
very regretfully, at the point named.
Captain Caminetti said he thought it
was in latitude 26-10, and about
south-southwest of Pensacola, where
the vessel was left to her fate. 1t
was believed she did not remain afoat
long.
STORM STARTED SUNDAY.
The seas tossed the smack Nettie
Franklin all the time, beginning on
Sunday night, a week ago. Huge
seas came with the wind which howl
ed at hurricane force through the rig
ging. The tri-saiI went with the first
blast, it was asserted, and then there
was seen to be nothing to do but
to hold the smack to the wind. Ar
attempt was made to throw out on an.
Choir and sixty fathoms of chain anc
hold the vessels head to the oncomine
weather. The smack was raced along
as if free from the heavy chain anc
attached anchor. On Sunday night
while at the wheel, with Captain
Caminetti, poor Salvatore Brocats
went to his death in the waves. Al
men had dashed themselves to ont
thing or another, a rope around Their
waist. Brocata was at the wheel Will
the skipper when suddenly Sc;
washed everything movable over
board, and about the same time Bro
cata went into the raging deep, neve
to be seen again.
Very feelingly, and with SHOW
Of true friendship, did Captain Cant
netti refer to him in talking with
; Journal representative last evening
The captain said he saw the bod
of his assistant at the wheel disap
, pear beneath the waves, his oilski
and sou-wester being the last seen o
him.
The leaking started with more force
and every sea which washed the yes
sci carried tons of water into tn
hold. At one time Monday when tn
hurricane kept up necessarily, Car
tain Caminetti said, the smack wen
over on her side, and all went int
the water. It was ten minutes pei
, haps, but it appeared to have bee
horus, before she righted herself, an
it was only because every man ha
had the forethought to have lashe
his body to the mast or somethin
! else, that they we're saved. All wer
over and fioundered in the sea unit
the ship came back. It was at thu
, time that Galliotto went to his dealt
I He was never seen any more.
: The last-named had his nerves 81
: verely shaken when he saw the othe
man go to his death, and it made hi
: sick, it was said. He went below,
!. was said to have cook prepare a Gu
! of coffee and bite to eat. The coo
! could do nothing, since all water tanl
! had been overlooked with salt waite
: and was unfit for human consumptio
J The Italian who was lost had bare
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