The Herald of Wales. — 1887-11-26 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ALL THE PHOVISIONS WZHADITHD: LA AWFUL QUESTION.  Time went on, and on the morning of the 22nd of October the provisions wer see tirely exhaust' ed. The last morsel had been eaten and the very last drop of water drank. The men looked at each other in despair. They had been hungry before, but now hunger and thirst began to b. felt keenly. What were they to dol' they asked; and then one proposed, as a lan resort, that they cast lots to see who should be killed to serve as food for others. His comrades gazed at him sternly, but their hunger made the propoeal look less horible than it would otherwise have seemed. The second mats sternly refused to sanction the casting of lots, or to have slight to do with it. He preferred to die rather than live by eating his fellow•men. Besides, he argued, there was no knowing hew near succour might had been sacrificed. It would seem nothing short of murder. His talk had the desired safest, and the men concluded to put off the matter until the following day. Their sufferings grew intense as night closed in, and still the men took their turns at the oars, though their eyes were bloodshot and their tongues thick and swollen. Slowly the night faded, and the light of a new morniug dawned. Towards noon • sail was sees, and the red shirt used for a signal was eagerly hoisted. It was a barque going free, but she kept on her course, and the momentary hope that had buoyed the men gave way to despair. Again the subject of casting lota came up, but it was set aside for yet one more day. I.  EILP  'On the 24th sails were aeen-about four miles away. Only the royals appeared at first, then the lower yards, and finally a full-rigged barque loomed in view. She was coming towards them. Up went the red shirt, end its ragged tatters waved in the air, but the Natotilowly passed. In despair the men fell on the.r knees and prayed for death to end their coffer • hag. But suddenly the mate saw the barque go In etaya. Slowly she came about, and in lees than twenty minutes the Union, for it was no other, was olose to the boat. The hardy tars on board had to help the survivors to the Union's desks. Their parched Lips could warmly emit a sound, and they could not stand alone. Captain Pedersen and his crew gave the men every attention, and when the Union arrived they bed nearly recovered. There were not the slightest tiding of the lifeboat and her crew of six men. Kate rulthohu saye there was not a drop of water on board of her, and =lees they were rescued sooner than the occupants of the small boat they must have gone mad from thirst.  The anniversary serviees is connection with Tabenutcle Baptist Chapel, Carmarthen Swansea, were held en Sunday. The sermons in the morning and evening were preached by the esteemed pastor, the RevW. J. John; in the afternoon the Rey Jas. Owen, Mount Pleasant, delivered an eloquent dinoonne. On Monday evening the Bev Miles Dual preached to se interested congregation. =Breast Hitchine, eon of the officer of health for Weston-Super-Mare, shot his elder sister on Tuesday morning, killing her, and then fired at himself. He now lies at the hospital in a ritical eta te. He has been subject to eta.  road,  , A severe gale prevailed on the Durham coast on Tuesday. Four cobbles out of twelve which left Sunderland regained the shore with dig=. The others were rescued by the and Lifeboat. I