Those who were saved tell terrible tales of their sufferings during the 48 hours in the boat with the exception of some saturated ship's biscuits. One man died and hhis body was taken to the fishing where the boat eventually ached itself, The fishermen were most hospitable and ave the ship= screeked men food and clothing and did) everything in their power by in a Chinese vain was ree ing, of many vee and survivors epee.. 'a showing: terms of his and the captain's efforts most! distressing scene was ure the ship finally waves. With engine I, no power, NO Tight. helpless in the easy' seas' and butetied here and there Capt. Wilimann apparently realized that nothing more could be done and ports are to the effect that he lost He refused to Teav ship when the waves were the bride and was seen no more, of the He said: "1 was on the bridge fat 11 pan. on Sunday nicht when I noticed a slight list to starboard, wtrueted a quarter mast ing and called the teh Wack and the only Hight my torch, {found the water centering rapidly a at coyo with of slack coal was shifting not pantecateicten were in'afaitly bad fwuy ama as soon ws a baul wast made ready they all wanted to ente The ship now had a tremendous ist and the engine room was flooded and (here were no lights, The cone fashion was appalling. "gave me structions that one heat be left for the captain and seeing that the posi shee move and more impossible every moment Lenteeated the captain to Teave the ship with ye, He refused and ran round the deck, Each time T approached him he ran away. The waves were now ye the bridge and T eventually caught the captain, Ax my entreate jes were without avail, T grasped him and tried {@ propel him towards ip where the boat was waiting. Te appeared to have lost his reason. He strugacted with me, tore himeelf away, and ran away again, The Lifeboat Pushes Of "The position was such that T Knew that I must let the lifeboat down ut once otherwise T would never be alle to get it to the water as the chip was rapidly Ueinge eover~ Tet the boat down and told the to wait and T rushed round ty find the Lowent to Captain, we must was no answer and T searched again Yat could not find him. 1 then: noticed that the lifeboat had d away from the cide of the wreck. They would not walt any longer for ire. T took off my boots and dived and caught the bostt after swin ming about 100 yards, The sailors me_in and T lay almost exe hausted. The seas were vers heavy ind the oat was tossed about ship= Ping mach water, We had no conte pass and was-very dark and we were buffetted where eve the waves chose, We remained the where night and 2 est of sight of land, We had no
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