New Britain herald., 1924-07-26
ADRIFT SIX DAYS
 IN SMALL BOAT
Two French Fishermen Arc Eat lne Woodwork When Picked Up


 keN York, Iuls ss,-Ihs French liner France, which arrived hsre Aes' terdss, brought in tha lAe hrsion fishermen who serv rescued Wu'iRss' day from s dary in which ihes had bssa tossed about for siA days, four days without food or water traneols il,naus, inc younger of the pair, was chewing the snniWork when inc Ilancu was sighted and Francois Az lain, ms companion, had been drink mg sea water,
 The dory was sighted Mednss.lhl morning nl Inc Grand Hanks, about ninety miles from land, Captain kdr mund Iioeh Of lhe France could make out through his glasses ihs figures ol the TWO men standing and waving their arms, and something black was Tapping iistlessly from what appear cd to be mast amidshlps, The France swung toward the dory, and the fishermen wasted little iimu or energy waving their arms They flop ped down and seized the oars and rowed as fl the devil himself were after them,
 Grantiand Rice Comments Form
 They rowed like the Yale crew" nid Grantland Rice, who has been covering the Olympic games for the Now York Herald-Tribnne,
 The France came 10 stop and the dory drew alongside. Hendes was able to climb aboard. but Allain was 90 weak that seaman had to assist him, Their tongues were swollen and there was a frantic look in their eyes, even though the deep tan on their faces beiied the pallor that was there.
 pr. g. Mace, the ships surgeon, took them in charge and put them to bed and gave them brandy. Next day they were able to sit and absorb some broth and tell who had hap pened.
 Heudcs Is ss years old. Alain is lS. Each is married and Allain has two children and Heudes three. They come from Saint Nfalo. Brittany, and on April 23, having each invested 1000 francs in the trip. they started out with {. other fishermen in the schooner Esqualduna to fish off the Grand Banks. They were to be gone until October.
 On July IS the fishermen set out from the Esauaduna fin their dories as usual for the days catch. storm sprang up and mist settled over the sea, so that when Allain and Heudes tried to locate the Esqualduna they could not find her. Caught by the current and the wind. their dory was swept away out to sea. They had no sail, about a gallon of water and a few biscuits
 Water and Food Gone
 Four days of bad weather followed. The biscuits and water had all been consumed by the end of the second day. So for the next four of the six days they were adrift there was no food to eat and no fresh water to drink. They drifted and rowed by turns doing their best, with the aid of 3 small compass, to keep heading 1 north by northwest, in the hope of sighting some of the fishing fleet.
 One night they heard the deep bel lowings of two different ocean liners. | They could not see them, because there was no moon and the fog was thick, They had no lights on their dory, and only small horn. Allah l(lew on the horn while Heudes row ed toward the sound of one liner. Then they both rowed. They chased the , 4-- l,~,,,n ,,,tI tboy rould no longer hear her.
 There did not seem to be much hope of rescue. They had rigged up sn oar with an oilskin coat made fast 10 the top of 1t to serve as a signal of distress, and hoisted 1t amidships, The thirst was terrible. Allain drank water from the sea, and only became more thirsty. Heudes broke off bits of woodwork from the dory and chew ed them, There were no fish aboard, and neither men had any intention of fishing. They did not even pray. Ma foi, non." They had too many other things to think about.
 There did not seem much left to do but die, when the France was sighted. Then, how they did row, for fear the ship might pass them by without seeing them!
 Petroya Misses Rcsciic.
 Mime. Olga Petrova, the play wright and actress, and Edna Ferber, the novelist, were both disconsolate because they did not witness the rescue Mime. Petrove was in her cabin finishing her new play, sand and Miss F'erbcr vas in her cabin wrapping things in tissue paper
 collection which amounted to 10, ,oOo francs was taken for the two men,
 Also on the France were Dr. John Stewart. Nme. Petrovas husband; { Mrs. James K. Hackett, seymour Cromwell, former head of the New Y ork Stock Exchange; Isaac Don .eyine. Fl. M. K. Smith, technical , director of Famous Players; Owen Davis. playwright, and Walter Dam- rosch conductor of the New York Symphony orchestra.