The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26
MADE BRAVE FIGHT FOR LIFE
Haif.Breed Sailor, Wrecked Of Phil
ippines, Simply Determined He
Would Not Die.

Among the crew Of the Poigat
ship that foundered of Malabon, In
the Philippines, was q half'Dreen
sailor named Alejandro Lorenzo. In
the moment of the ships sinking he
was agile enough. and lucky enough,
to leap clear of the wreck and escape
the deadly suction Of the disappearing
vessel He was alive and uninJured,
but he was many miles from shore.
and there was no help in sight.
After swimming for an hour ne
found a hatch cover on which he rest
ed. Then pushing the hatch cover
ahead. he started for San Nicolas. he
was Just reaching shallow water when
the tide carried him out to sea again.
As night came on the wind Increased
and the waves tossed him and MS
hatch cover back and forth till ne
was almost exhausted. being washed
toward the Cavite shore. For several
hours he drifted In. but just as MS
hope grew strong the tide ana "inh
swept him in spite Of his struggles
once more out to sea.
Something brushed against his leg.
He thought that 1t was a shark ana
screamed in fear. ut did not toucn
me, or | should have gene mad, ne
said. The water was cold, the nignt
was dark and the rain beat down on
him. He heard a cry in the darkness
and pushed his hatch cover In the d.
rection whence the sound came. de
found a Filipino boy, another sur
vivor of the wreck, clinging to an OIL
box. They drifted together.
When daylight came they could see
boats, but could not make themselves
heard or seen. They were tortured
By thirst, salt water got into their
mouths, they drfted all day.
Night came again. Soon after DARK
they saw the lights Of breakwater,
and with new hopes noticed that the
lights grew larger and more distinct
They were being washed toward the
shore. But the boy could not hoid
out Taken with cramps, he lost his
hold on the oil box and went down.
The man was washed into the middle
of the bay and drifted all night.
At dawn he was almost ready to
give up, but the wind and waves head
ed him for the shore and he TOOK
heart Then he saw boats and used
his last strength in trying to reach
them. The boatmen saw him, were
able to get to him In time and picked
him out Of the water. There was not
much of the man left, and shriekfng
for water, he collapsed In the bottom
Of the boat.
As he lay on pallet. after he found
himself able to talk again, his res
cuers spoke of his wonderful endur-
ance. Alexandra in reply said that
Of course, he had done the best ne
could He wanted to live, he said
New York Herald.
The other night Mrs. Carrie B.
Adams, leader of Terre Haute's COM
munity singing, and Maj. Birch Bayh.
of the Indiana State Normal school,
we're on the same program. Now,
Mrs. Adams did not know that Ma
jor Bayh was the speaker Of the eve
ming, but she did know that he could
sing. So when the audience seemed
rather tired she turned to Mr.. Bayh
and said: "You sing the next verse
as a solo,"
Major Bayh seemed embarrassed,
but complied with her request. Hard
Iy had he taken his seat when his
speech was announced. He arose,
greeted his audience and then turned
to Mrs. Adams: Now, before I get
through I'm going to call on you to
play 'ring-around-the-rosy.' or DO
some stunt ont here on the floor" he
threatened.
The audience laughed, but Mrs.
Adams was evidently bluffed. for she
Immediately found 1t necessary to 30
In search Of her coat-Indianapolis
Noua