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with a bucket, fortunately on board, to keep them free. Having no oars, 

 they tore the raihngs off the dories, and were also fortunate enough to pick 

 up the vessel's wheel-box, which they made paddles of, and by dint of al- 

 most superhuman exertions, were enabled to keep their frail crafts afloat. 

 At eight o'clock, Saturday evening, the dories parted company, being unable 

 to keep together any longer. The wind was then blowing strong from 

 north-northwest, and continued until Sunday noon, when it moderated grad- 

 ually until evening. At five in the afternoon, Freeman Crawford, one of the 

 men, succumbed to the terrible fatigue and died, and his companions felt 

 that if not soon rescued, they too must soon follow him. He was a native 

 of Westport, Maine, 25 years of age. 



Shortly after midnight, through the dim hazy light, they saw a sail draw- 

 ing near. They succeeded in attracting attention, and the vessel proved 

 the Lizzie K. Clark, Capt. Thomas Hodgdon, of this port. It was but the 

 work of a few moments for the captain and his crew to respond to the cries 

 of distress, which were borne upon their ears in the midnight, and imagine 

 their surprise when they learned that the sufferers were their own acquaint- 

 ances. With kindly care they lifted their poor suffering shipmates on board 

 the vessel and did everything possible for men to do for their comfort. The 

 Clark laid to until daylight, in hopes to pick up the other dory, but was un- 

 successful, and Capt. Hodgdon cruised all day Monday, leaving no efforts 

 untried in order to save his brother fishermen ; but all to no avail, and the 

 condition of the rescued men being such as to require medical skill, he sailed 

 for Halifax, where he arrived on Tuesday. Here the men were the recipi- 

 ents of every attention; money, clothing and kind words were freely offered, 

 and the American Consul, Judge Jackson, was indefatigable in his efforts to 

 benefit them. Capt. Bennett of the steamer Chase offered them a free 

 pass to Portland, and was unremitting in his attentions. Capt. Merrill of 

 the Boston & Maine Railroad also passed them over his road to Boston, and 

 all whom they met showed none but kindly feelings. The body of Crawford 

 was taken on shore and buried. 



The names of the men rescued were Capt. Greenleaf, Lawrence Hardi- 

 man, Philip McCloud, George Olsen and Charles Cook. Those in the other 

 dory, which was never heard from, were Joseph Gardner, Liverpool, N. S., 

 29 years of age; George Rowe, East Gloucester, 28 years; Bernard Jewett, 

 Westport, 27 years; Charles Pattie, Westport, and John S. Tobbie of Nor- 

 way, 28 years. 



