Show eight adrift at sea 53 hows hours in yawl boston A story of shipwreck long exposure in an open boat hunger and thirst was told by sirs mrs L B bishop of Al maiden tilden seagoing sea going wife of the of the schooner susan B with miss katherine Kather lne woodworth her eighteen year old niece captain bishop john bishop their son who nho was as the schooners ners mate and three members of the crew the sixty year rear old woman who nho had been at sea for 27 years was landed here after her first shipwreck by the steamer city of atlanta which had bad picked up the party fro from a yail oft off the virginia capes the seven huddled in the open boat for 53 hours with food destroyed by salt water attracted the attention of their rescuers by waving a blanket three times other vessels passed them their lookouts falling failing to see them we could not have stood it much longer mrs bishop said stories that woodworth had kept the spirits of atzie shipwrecked ones alive by sog had preceded her ashore but liis alis slid sho ui malmed lal med how could one sing bing under such circumstances cum stances but we did try to be brave was her remark |