Show ADRIFT FOR FOH FIVE YS harrowing experience of survivors of wrecked schoon schooner newport va six men are known to havo have perished and two were saved only after und undergoing harrowing experiences while adrift at sea for five days on a bit ol of wreckage as the result result of their three masted schooner sirocco going to pieces on a 0 reef in ili the west indies tho the two survivors slate joseph laing and cook G roberts were brought here on the steamer ton the sirocco of nassau laden with railroad iron was wab bound from bruns bruna wick ick ga to wilson city Dit bahamas hainas she ran into an easterly gale that was blow blowing ing with fearful force ov on october 1 when oft off tho the Dalin bahamas nias and dismasted distasted dis masted and after running bo fore the wind until noon of that da day y struck mantilla ala reef and went tl ti pieces captain munroe and the ill un u fortunate five with him were washed away with the debris from the wr wreck laing and roberts grasped a per portion tion of the poop deck and an all drifted to gether until evening when they sep rated the e captain and the five disappearing the two men on their improvised craft wera tossed about for five days they were without water food or sleep during all that thai time finally they were sighted by b the Tl Ti verton and rescued |