The New York herald., 1922-03-26

Wachsmuth, when, just about dusk,
figure, feebly waving his arms, mi
We drew close until we could dis
cern man who appeared to be lashed
to spar. We hove to. launched a
boat and rowed out to the rescue A
heavy sea was running. and it was no
easy task, but after considerable diff
ficulty we managed to get him aboard.
He was lashed with piece of rope
about his neck and another piece about
his waist, and was totally exhausted.
Sorry to Trouble Rescuers.
''As we cut him loose he murmured,
I'm so sorry to put you fellows to so
much trouble Then he became un-
conscious.
I'VE found he had attached himself
in some manner to an overturned fly
ing boat. The exact location in which
he was picked up was attitude 81 3S
north, ongitude 70 33 west. The time
was $3.50 p. NJ. We undressed him
and placed him in my cabin, where he
was cared for through the night BY
Mrs. J. Stewart Williams, a passenger.
We found that his entire body was
blistered and burnt and that his lips
were SO badly swollen he could not
open his mouth. His eyes, from the
salt water and blazing sun, were in
such condition that at first we thought
he was blinded, but after Mrs. Will
Jams had bathed his face he seemed
to recover somewhat. though he ap-
peared to be entirely out of his mind.
I'VE found three dollar bills in which
he had torn holes in his delirium a
pair of glasses which had been
smashed and womans vanity case"
Mrs. Stewart, who reluctantly relin-
quished him to the doctors aboard the
submarine chaser which went out to
meet the William Green. said Moore
had been in a constant delirium
through the night and was under the
impression that she was his mother.
He told her practically the whole story
OF his experiences during the fifty-six
hours he had been adrift in the Gulf
Stream.
All Thrown Into Sea.
The Miss Miami broke her propeller
when about fifteen miles from Bimini
and she had descended in the Gulf
Stream during a gale All through
that night and the next Gay the flying
boat drifted helplessly northward. be-
coming swamped after being in the
water few hours. An effort was
made to pump the water out OF the
cockpit, but the seas were so high that
the cockpit was filled each time a
wave washed over the fragile craft.
On Thursday morning, as related by
Moore TO Mrs. Williams. the pontoon
of the boat sprung a leak and soon
turned over. The three men-Moore.
August Butte Of Kansas City and Law
renee Il. Smith OF the same city
to drag the exhausted women
to the top.of the boat where Moore en-
however, the women died in his arms
and slipped into the sea. the fury Of
which seemed to increase with each
passing hour
First, Mrs. J. S. Dickson OF Memphis
died and fell into the ocean. Then
Mrs. Butte gave up the struggle. and
finally Mrs. Smith also succumbed.
Both Of the other men by this time
were completely demented. and loosing
their holds on the precarious flying
boat slipped into the ocean. When
night came on Moore alone remained
on the boat.
"In some manner" said Mrs. WILL
Jams, Moore said he managed to OBJ
tain a piece Of rope, fastening one end
around his waist and the other around
his neck. This alone saved him from
being washed into the ocean with the
other five. On Friday morning the
pilot, having been two days without
food and water, was almost at the end
Of his resources.
Nine ships Passed wreck.
During his delirium he told me nine
ships had passed him while he was in
the water one Of them being so close
that he could read the name. Though
he waved frantically, no one appar-
emily saw him, and the vessels passed
out OF sight, leaving him to his fate.
Just before one Of the men went to
his death he handed to Moore large
sum OF money, asking him to save II,
but Moore threw 1t in the ocean. When
he was rescued al he had on him
was 49,"
Mrs. Williams was the only person
on the vessel the half demented man
would allow to touch him. and 1t was
not until she promised to go with him
that he allowed himself 10 be removed
from the tanker to the submarine
chaser. He told her of his efforts to
save the three dying women under
the strictest admonition that she
would not say anything about ii to
any one else.
HE kept telling me that he had
lone his utmost to save the women"