SCHOONERS SENSATIONAL VOYAGE.
(Received April 14th. 1.2 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 13
Hie Romam Catholic mi*non schooner Raphael has arrived from German New Britain, after a sensational voyage. She left on February 3rd, and after being delayed far thirce weeks by aalms ran into a succession of violent gales, ending in a cyclone. She became leaky, the baßast shifted, and she was thrown on her beam ends. Provisions became •carce. After knocking about helplessly tor a considerable time, the crew succeeded in riglnting her, but then beriberi fever broke out, and the captain aaid tbe majority of the creiw were stricken. With great difficulty they mamaged to navigate her to Sydney. Between shortness of provisions and rever, they suffered serverply, and several of tbe orenr havo been removed to the hnqritaL
CABLju NEWS.
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12478, 14 April 1906, Page 10
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