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Show STARVATION THREATENED. Party of Pleasure 8eekers Treated to All Kinds of Hard Luck. Now York. Tho steamer Athos, with eight passengers and n cargo of rotted bananas and with the bonoB of half eaten sharks on board to Indicate the perils of her voyage, arrived off Scotland lightship Tuesday night. On July C tho Donald Steamship company's steamer Athos left 1-u.i Antonio, Jamaica, for Now York, a six days' voyage, with provisions In plenty for this short period. Three hours out of port an eccentric rod broko nnd from thnt hour until Inst Sunday, proceeding sometimes only nn hour n day, under her own steam, tho Athos drifted ot tho mercy ol Storms, In constant danger of famine oral small mutinies occurred among onco without drinking water. Sev-tho Sev-tho Chlneso crew, but wero suppressed. sup-pressed. Tho passengers wero n party par-ty of pleasure seekers, who had taken the vessel on which to spend their summer vncatlon. |