Show THE JULIA ANN WRECK I Alleged Mistakes In a Former Communication Corrected American Jlk April 9 1808 To the Editor Ili reaalne an account of the wrck of the Julia Ann which occurred In the Sear lid I find some errors I was one of the crew I Joined the ship in Sidney Australia and helped to load her with coal to be taken to Sin t Francisco The ship was not go Ing to han Iedro lVe sailed from Sydney on Sllda the Oth of hcptcm her Ikr1 We had ruugh weather while off the const of New Zealandbut after wo got clear of that const we had tine weather and we were expect Ing to make quick voyage Every thing went w1I unlll the night or Oct 3n 1865 We iNere sailing at the rt or about II knots Ir hour I Ivan at Ih t ii helm that evening from a to a oclock Captain Pond seemed anxious A aid told the istch 111 11 d k tu keep a rood lookout for we were running close to land I gae the man that rUlci d mo at the wheel the course relleg0 been steering and then I wn off duty until mldnlhl I dId lot go 10 bd for a short time and the ohll run on the met before I tucolll In The time of the wreck must have been on oe about nine clock and not four In the inorn Inc Our hoot were not loveved the n tove them tom the davits slid ve had great difficulty In lYing one which was greatly damaged The still did not sink She was hard on thc reef and Ne cut away the mt to case tho leasel And try to break the ileum that wc roiling ue hcr I will not Ink UI every Item for It ould take t too long I About that well simply nk a common flour hllrret I level with the surface and we had lion tj of wan i The turtles used 10 Coin upon the Inch l In tho night to lay eg In the Hand and the Itoyss I ouhl turn them on Ihlr hack and gn and bring them I ntl next morning We built a pen for them and used to hill I f one each do There wao also a tlno grove or cOcoanut trees on another part or the ref And we used to gralethet Imam and mix the turtle wgs and a little alone that we saved rOm the ship and make panvakes We hall plenty or NINA And shalle where ve cainpej some so-me had no net a to eat raw tool or dig In the sand for shelter the sohoon hat took us off the reef wns the Urner I na Packer She was waiting for n cargo or oranges Sale never mus n whaler Jno rI1rool And Jas Onthatn did not go lit I that bout tnrted out to land help Your rcctrullv CHAS Ioom u |