Year: 1869

PeriIs and Sufferiugs Ofthc Mariners who were


set AdriI at Sea by the sinking of the Trade


Wind.


Says the New Orleans Republican of the 10th inst. !:


1t Is known to our readers that when the Honduras
after leaving the mouth of the Mississippi the pas
sengers and crew took to their small boats, but one
of them, which parted company in the gale, not
heard from until few days ago. The following par
tiCulars of the trials OF the four are fur
nlshed us by one Of them, Mr.. Twomey:-


On the twenty-siXth they found themselves no
longer able to keep in the neighbOrhOod of the
other boats the wind strong and the sea rum
ming high. They were provided with nothing more
than two blankets, two oars, and a half bottle OF
fresh water A few pieces OF hard bread were ruined
by salt water


resident of this city, Frank Dillon George Thomas,
and Abner Reed.


When they saw themselves alone in an open boat
with rolling sea and strong breeze nothing more
could be done than to keep their pinnace from
swampng, and drifting helplessly, with a faint
attempt to head for the land, but their efforts were
vain The wind drove them southwark, each man
endeavoring to retain the points OF the compass,


during the day by the SUM- and at night by the north
delivery heightened when the smoke OF steamer
was seen long way OIL, but that was all.


When i've days out their suiierngs, OF course, be-
came almost unendurable. BY persevering efforts
small quantities OF rain water were saved, sufficient
to mosten their parched thrOats. One Of the men
wns 30 far gone as TO resOr5 TO sea water drinking
half bottle of 1t with apparent relish. Sharks Kept
near the siH and their constant presence was more
than annoying, but men VINO are fanishng may lind
even an enemy OF service. With labor and repeated
Efforts one of the small man-eaters was captured
aud eaten; but TwOmey says that raw shark, even
with collapsed stothach, is not a dainty dish,
though it beats nothing all TO pieces.


The first vessel they sighted was the schooner
Abbie Campbell, lying about one hundred and fifty
miles TO the southwark of Southwest Pass. Under
the circumstances, it would be difficult to imagine
their sensations Their boat was leaking badly and
reduced TO oar, while the blanket had been torn
in strips 70 stop the leaks. They did not possess suf
ficient strength TO move the skifi and had nothing
10 signal with. The single idea was to make the
schooner observe them. They were not long in sus
pense for Captain Denison by chance saw them, and
at once sent OIL his cutter to the rescue.


All four OF the unl0rtunates, when sure OF safety,
sank exhausted and became fully aware OF their
miserable condition. The excitement and doubts
past nature demanded reparati0n for the strain
Captain DenisOn took them on board, treating them
most humaney, relieving their sad necessities gra-
dually not allowing them to gorge with food or
water, and under his treatment the men Immediately
began to recover.


As soon as the wind permitted the schooner made
sail for Pensacola, where she arrived on the 9th
from Milton, Captain Felsher learned the condition
Of the wrecked men, and kindly offered them free
passage 10 this city, His generosity did not stop at
that but he solicited q purse from his nassengers
and neat sum was quickly made up which gave the
wrecked party start on returning from the awful
dangers Of enc deep.


mus il will be seen that, although the Trade
Mind went TO Davy Jones locker none OF her i'll
habitants followed her 10 the bottom, anu only one
death ensued-that OF the fireman IN Captain Mor-
rill's boat who, when deliriOus from thirst and
famine, wildly threw himself into the sea ana was
no more Of earth.