Death by starvation now seemed inevitable to the survivors, who numbered fourteen. Suddenly, one suggested a rat hunt and the resulting rodent soup and stew kept the wan faced, pinched men alive for some time. But even the stock of rodents gave out. Then the ship's cat, a mascot and a pet for many years, which had been robbed of its staple food, was pounced upon.
After all that the cat was able to yield had been absorbed, there was naught else for the fourteen to do, but to await death. Luckily, the very day following that on which they made a meal of the si tubby, the drifting Daisantaishin Maru' was sighted by the Japan Arrow and the crew were rescued from, literally, the jaws of death.
The disabled ship was abi She is said to have been he no wireless equipment is now being' made the subject of considerable comment.
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