The Poole Telegram. — 1882-09-22 (Poole, Dorset, England)

MASSACRE OF THREE BOATS' CREWS.  EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE.  On Friday moining J. S 'meson, lee in ate of the Glasgow barque Reseneath, arrived in Liverpo d. S tmpson is the only servitor of a beat's crew of ths Roseneath, his comrades being bru'ally murdered before his eyes It seems that the Reseneath was ahandone I whilet on a voyage from Mexillones to the Channel for oiler' about the middle of April last. The (Insister happened off Cape Horn, Sampson, the carpenter, and three others having to leave their vessel before the captain and the rerneinder of the crew could get away, as their b at was being stove against the side of the vesseL Alter being a day and a night in their small craft, Sampson and Mee invades were met by a patty of pat v a of Terra del Fug', who were in three canoes. Toe shipwrecked men were not far from land when fallen in with by the net yes, the latter of whom appeared to bi army frite•dly. Alter obtaining several articles which were in the bnat, the n 'Mess suddenly attacked the sailors with the exception of the mate. The shipwrecked men were unarm al, hut the natives had eurrepliteusly become possess-al of huge clubs, which had been secreted at the bottom of their canoes. After killing the mate's etmpanions. they divested the bodies of the eathing. and then pie ched them into theses. Contrary to expeetatten, they did not natant t to e t tare corpses. The natives afterwards m ado fur the shore, taking with them the boat anti the mate, who am luau extreme state of uncertainty as to the fate reserved for him. Strange to say, Samos an was not molested, but was allowed te go about Me beach and the roc'cs at leisure. The natives gave him no food, but, like the islanders, he had to subsist on the shellfish which were to be captured on the rocks. The • men never did any werk, the 1004 gathering being performed by the women, whe sometimes eccempanied the men in their canoe expeditions. The natives were continually upon the water, and were always on the look-out for any small boat with occupants. It appeara that while Sampson was with the islanders he saw two whaling boats Came in view. These were intercepted by the natives, snit in each case the whole of the craws were murdered by the treecheroes Fuegiana. Sampson remained in his captivity for 55 days, and was rercued by the m-rest chance be 81E117 Patagonians Irene an adjacent island. The latter bed visited Terra del Fuego, and had managed to st al the boat which the Finagler; had taken from the mat., and after getting a short diet once off beckoned th- mats to follow. This he did, and got away will the Petegoniane, the Fuegians giving vent to yelle of tnortifleanon at seeing their prisoner escape During his stay on the island Sampson sea several occasioes say steamers and sailittg vessels pass by, but his c motors would never allow him afloat when any ships were in sight. They themselves would go off to t.e v.3g.t.'li if they could get up to them. The day eLer St-pane's escape from the FlltijilitlB the Pae,fl.e Steam Nevi,:stion Company's steamer Acoacagua was sp 'lien, Itvi the mate was received on beerd of her, the Pit tgonians received tobacco, drl, for their kindnesi. The Acnecages took Sampson ta Valparaiso, where be was received on beard the setae company's steamer Galicia, which brought him to the Mersey nary on Fri.] ay morning. Sampson, who does not seem very much, if any, worse for his exposure (as be was net alloyed to sleep in the native tents, but uroli•r any heltvri d spot he could find) left for London soon after his arrival. He belongs to Portsmouth.