Show trust the donaha UAL A remarkable story of coincidence and sailor superstition was told by the su survivors of the john carey on their arrival the other day at auckland new zealand the john carey a trading brig ran into dirty weather and sprang a leak wh ch at last forced the captain and five others to take to the only boat left uninjured they were picked up by the ladybird all another OLner trader which next day went as ashore hore a total wreck days later a third trader the brightwell hove in sight and being signalled signal led by the castaways casta ways sent a boat to take them off the john careys carels men were the first t to 0 embark and going through the surf the boat was upset and the occupants were drawn on board half drowned at this disaster the ladybirds Lady birds crew set up a cry of jonah the J C s people they said had been twice wrecked and to embark with them again was certain death and so firm was th thir ir faith in the old superstition that ahm the brightwell sent a second boat they actually refused to be rescued preferring to stay where they were and take their chance of another ship coming that way to sailing in company with a crew of jonass accordingly the brightwell sailed away with the six survivors who must have experienced lively and varied emotions when the very next day a heavy sea broke on board stove one of the boats and carried away a portion of the bulwarks bulwa however the weather cleared and the much harrasser and luck tormented john Carey Careyl ites tes were eventually landed in safety at auckland sydney bulletin |