The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1881-04-30 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS OF A CREW.  Particulars were received in Liverpool en Saturtlay of the terrible sufferings of the Liverpool barque Tiger, which as already reported by cable was sighted on the Bth inst. by the Sunderland steamer Nebo, in lat. 33, long. 73, the Tiger then being 125 days out from Liverpool, and all her provisions exhausted. The captain of the Nebo, Mr. Gordon, reports that when the two vessels got near each other a boat was lowered from the side of the Tiger, and some one in it was seen waving the skin of an animal in his hands. A thin, emaciated man, who proved to be the captain of the barque, cried out that he and his men were starving. They pulled to the side of the steamer, a ladder was put out, and the men slowly climbed up it, and were lifted on the deck. The captain was taken into the cabin, and the rest of tee boat's crew were sent forward, where food and drink were given them. The men manifested their gratitude in extravagant gestures, and ate the toed eagerly and tremulously. 'rho poor fellows having been refreshed, Captain Gordon sent on board the barque two boat-loads of flour, bread, beef, beans, water, efe., and then resumed his voyage. When last seen the Tiger was heading towards Cape Henry with a favourable wind, and all her lower sails set. The captain of the Tiger told Captain Gordon that his vessel left Liverpool on the 4th December last, bound for Baltimore, but owing to head winds and calms she was considerably delayed. Seven weeks before she was fallen in with by the Nebo, she was within fourteen miles of Cape Henry, but a heavy north-westerly gate set in, driving the vessel before it. It was in vain that she attempted to make headway against the storm. When it passed over she was well out, into the Gulf Stream. Early in March the provisions tun short, and the crew were put on short allowance both of food and water. On March 31st, the last drop of water was served out, and on the morning of the 3rd of April the last scrap of food was eaten, and there reietaiutel on board nothing on which to sustain life save a dog and a cat, two pet animals belonging to the captain. The dog was a fine black one of which the captain was very fend. He begged for hie life, but the twelve Theft who composed the crew refused to listen to hint, and the dog was killed. The blood was drunk by the starving men and the flesh eaten, the bones being picked clean. Meanwhile the pangs of thirst were almost unendurable. After the dog had been elate!' two vessels were sighted, and signals of distress were made, but both passed on without heeding them. Several of the men began to title of suicide, and seine aniggested that lots should be east. They cut pieces of leather from their shoes and after soaking them in oil attempted to eat them. fly tide means all the oil for the side end binnacle lights was used up, and at night the helmeintui had to steer by the stars, or by guess-cork when the night was overcast. The sufferings of the Writ cam*, more fearful as the days e ent on. On tee morning of the Bth it was decided to kill the ear, but just as they were about to do so the sinoiro of a steamer was seen astern. The poor felioWs wiTo fearful that the steamer would treat them littl asate as I. e other two vessels had done, but she saw their signals and canto up rapidly. She proved to be tiie Nebo, +and her captain relieved them in the slit,stantial manner already described. The skin of the ttog was given to Captain Gordon, who leo cured it and will keep it a a souvenir of the er,tBien.