Show I 1 shipwrecked CREW new now york april 15 among anio tho the passengers engers arriving here on the steamer from santiago cuba and nassau were aix six men mea of the british bark trinidad tho the trinidad a british bark of tons left santa cruz on march for new now york with a cargo of cedar and mahogany on april 1st ast she ran into a hurricane lost her masts and rudder and became unmanageable the store room and cabin were flooded all the provisions were ruined and for five days the crew had bad nothing to eat and no water to drink thoy they became completely exhausted and almost crazed from their sufferings on the fifth day they were picked up and taken to nassau by a small sponging schooner mate said that when rescued they were ere chewing hits bits of 0 lead to keep from drinking salt water |