Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-18

burning out Of the dynamo. The chief
machinlst reported TO me that he
would not be able TO make the engines
run amy more. Ihe radio would not
work. II was impossible for me to call
for help. There was nothing left me
aboard but several pints Of salad oil,
which | used only for the fabrication
OF the auxiliary engine with which
pumped bilges when the state Of the
sea was such that could not use the
handy.billy thand pump.
u found myself. therefore, in com
plete distress. drifting toward the
southeast, at the mercy OF the winds
and sea, with no exact position. es-
tlmated my position st this time as 20
/ degrees, 30 minutes north latitude, and
81 degrees west longitude (abOut TOO
miles from the Azores).
Put Crew on Short Rations.
Il remained IN This condition until
the eighteenth OF February without
getting help OF any kind. ordered a
jury lug rig to be got up, pumping the
bIlges all The lime, putting out and tax.
Ing in q sea anchor when thought II
well 10 use II. sparing the drinking
water as much as possible. rationing
/ fhe crew 10 the lowest possible
/ amount, In view OF the probability OF \
long voyage putting out and taking In
the sails according 10 the condition OF
| the weather and the direction OF the
| wind, and endeavoriBg to make head
way east by compass In an effort 10
, reach the Azores. The winds were IA.
I vorsbIe. blowing generally from the
westerly quad:an,s and changing at
Intervals from northwest TO southwest.
81 sighted four steamers, Of which
three were very far away and making
; course nearly parallel to mine, so
That they did nnt approach very near
10 me. They were out OF sight very
/ quickly and probably did not see me.
"On the sth Of February at half
I past nine In the morning, | saw the
third steamer about four points 10
( port and crossing our course not far
away. The weather was fine, the sea
+ very beautiful. AT once hoisted sig.
mails OF distress and got out the life
boat. manned by two volunteers. and
ordered II 10 get In The path OF the
steamer and speak TO him. but when
he arrived at a distance Of about FIVE
miles and was bearing about two
points forward Of the port beam. the
steamer changed course suddenly and
put ON all steam. ! Immediately fred
salvo Of seven guns AT intervals OF
one minute, In accordance with the
rules Of distress signals, but he did not
answer me and continued to run away.
At 10 minutes past eleven he disap-
| pesred over the horizon. heading about
southwest.
The conduct OF The crew was mar
velous throughout the voyage. They
retained at all times their habltual
calm. They never complained of the
smallness " the ration which il was
necessary for me to restrict them TO,
and thereby showed a grand spirit of
sacrifice and self-denial.
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