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NZ Truth, Issue 96, 20 April 1907, Page 8

come to anchor outside Stj. John's harbor, We were \uneasy about the cutter, as she carried no grapnel, and lest she should be driven seawards, but at daybreak she entered m company with the schooner. We afterwards learned that the cutter had the good luck to fall m with a fishing vessel, to which she made fast for th& nisht." ' Wild and dark 'as the night was, the captain, with the ladies' and some others, landed about midnight. They might have be*n more comfortable had they strained tlieir impatience and remained on board the schooner till daylight ; but probably, they had had ENOUGH OF THE SEA. "We wandered for some time about the streets, there being no house open at that late hour ■; but we were at length admitted into a small house, where we passed the remainder of the night on chairs, there being but one miserable bed for the ladies. . "Early on the following day, our curcumstances being made known, hundreds of people crowded down to the landing-place. Nothing could exceed their surprise on seeing the boats that had carried the nine-and-twenty persons such a 1 distance over a hoisterous sea ; and when they beheld so many miserable objects they could not conceal their emotions of pity and concern. I waited on Brigadier-General Skerrit, who commanded the garrison, and who immtdiaMv, upon being informed of our situation, ordered down a party of soldiers to take the people out of the boats, and with the utmo r ft kindness and humanity directed beds and every necessary article to be prepared for the crew. "The greatest conciimspection was found necessary m administering nourishment to the men. Several of the crew were . SO MUCH FROST-BITTEN as to require constant surgical assistance, and it was determined that they should continue at St. John's until they were m a fit state to fee transported to Halifax ; I hired a schooner for the purpose." Bein<? anxious to return to Britain, Captain Followes embarked on July 11 wiHiii's wii> and some of the rassm-T^ 1 . nnd on August 3 arrived at Bristol. here we will part company with him.