Show drift on raft at sea in peril for eighty hours norfolk va from monday morn ing at eight clock until th irskay following as darkness was drawing near thirsting and starving but tor three small fishes which were cast up by the sea upon a bit of wreck age on which they rode and were dl vided and devoured raw john koerber and karsten berntsen seamen aboard the late three masted schooner nelson E newbury of new york capt ber nard rode on a raft on the sea off this coast alternating between taint hope and deep despair until the steamer egda came along and saved them the story which they told simply of their escape from death and the 1 owning of their shipmates ie par t ilaray pathetic they said that the sailed from port royal S foi abw york with cargo and a deck load of lumber that they were be lined tor eight days but on lat monday morning when the cook said they were off charleston a hur acine struck them which within 15 minutes stripped aery sail from the vessel next the deck load on the lee side was washed and blown overboard then the schooner dipped her stern and the cabin deck was washed away athin a few seconds the vessel was turned avei and all hands tried to climb over the weather side A big sea came then and swept four of the six men off the wreck and the sur livors who never saw them again believe they were drowned koerber who Is 27 years ot age and berntsen 21 years of age swam for about two hours alternately in the water and upon some of the three inch planks of which the deck load was composed or torn from these by the waves finally both men good swim mers got atop of the cabin root and although the waves rolled over this for many hours they hung to it until they were rescued the cabin tablecloth which they found hanging on a hook an oilskin coat and a i air of overalls were hoist ed above the raft and were waved by the men who also shouted and screamed when passing ships were sighted fifteen steamers passed them some of them so close that they could see their rigging before the egda came |