Amoy, July 6.
'The owner of a Hongkong Ashing vessel, Lee Chonstal, "had, during the recent years of. depression, found himself' deeply. in debi. He-determined to sell his' boat with all fis gear and so, clear off his iabillties, The boat. would fetch a tar better price in Swatow than in Hongkong, s0 he resolved to sail the craft there, seit, and settle his debts. On leaving. Hongkong for Swatow seventeen persons went with him, including his wife and child; On July 2, they were in the midst of a typhoon. The sails were blown away and the vessel was practically wrecked and literally scattered over the sea by the fierce wind, Three days later the J.CIL. Tiisadane passed through that area fon is way from Java to Amoy. The Jookout man saw three persons elinging-to wreckage amid 'a turmoil of waters and reported his observation to the oticer of the watch. A boat was lowered, a dangerous piece of work during the fierce wind typhoon. After a ong and ous struggle with the mad rescuers found a man, a woman, and a child, lashed to the wreckage, The man, the owner of the vessel, was in a dangerous. condition from weakness "and exposure. When brought on board, medical attention was at once given to him, but despite every effort to revive him, he died Shortly after this first rescue, another man was observed clinging to another piece of wreckage. Again the rescuing craft sped through the typhoon to the rescue, He was the one leit out of ftteen who had originally taken refuge on a derelict loco of their craft. He said that for three days they had been whirled bout by the sea, plunging down into the. bottom of" an abyss, oF skimming swiftly up to the top of wave. They had neither food nor ater, anid one after the other had relaxed their hold, through weak: ness, and Just sank down out-of sight beneath a polished blue surface, One after the other he saw disappear until he was alone, 'Three ships, he stated, they saw passing them, but, although they screamed thembolves hoarse and waved frantically, they were not observed. Fourteen' men were washed from this piece of wreckage; one only was saved, 'The three surviving persons' were taken on to Amoy by the Netherlands steamer and sent to hosplte
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