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ATE FLESH 0W
Horrible Story of Two SurvivoflPJ
Wrecked Bark.
DRIFTED FOR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR
Drew Tots to See Who Should Die and FurnishTsj
and Flesh to Survivors.
The British steamer Woodruff from
Hamburg, arrived at Charleston, S. C.,
Saturday ■with two half starved, half
wild devils who had lived for two days
on a raft at sea on a feast of blood and
human flesh. They were Morrison
Anderson and Goodman Thomas,mem
bers of the crew of the Norwegian bark
Drot, which was wrecked in the hur
ricane off the straits of Florida on Au
gust 11th.
The bark carried a crevr of seven
teen. When the storm came down, the
vessel was smashed into, the captain
and eight men being swept overboard
and drowned. Eight men clung to a
raft, a part of the bark’s deck, and
drifted out. The waves, however,
smashed this iu two, and left six men
swinging to the larger part. The two
men on the smaller raft were driven
I" ay, and one saved by a passing ship
and landed at Baltimore.
When the storm had passed the six
men -were left drifting about, with no
help in sight and without food or wa
ter. Some of the bark’s trappings
were found on the raft and among
these was a fishing hook and line.
The fish caught were devoured raw
by the starving crew. The thirst was
fierce. While one of the sailors was
fishing with his line staying far out,
he drew in a fish, but in an instant he
went mad. ‘‘l am saved!” he shrieked
as he lunged for the fish, and he went
over and was lost. With his death the
last means of obtaining food was gone.
Soon after the man was drowned,
two members of the crew were taken
deathly sick from eating the raw meat.
Signs of death were falling over them,
and the three fellows, still strong
through all the suffering, stood by
them with a knife ready to cut for the
heart blood as soon as that organ fail
ed to beat. The sick man’s feet were
cold and clammy when his heart was
cut, and the half fiends scrambled for
the trickling blood.
Cast Tots For Victim.
While they were sucking this, the
second sick man died and there was
the same rush for the weak blood from
his heart and veins. Parts of the
filthy, sickly flesh w-ere eaten, but the
thirst for hot blood came over the three
men left and they agreed te cast lots
to see who should die.
The unlucky man wa's a German, a
big sailor, thirty-five years of age. He
surrendered manfully, baring
hfs breast that his heart might be
struck good and clear. The German
•was stabbed. Anderson and Thomas
stuck their lips to his breast and drain
ed the blood.
Afterwards the heart was chopped
out and particles of the warm flesh
eaten with a relish. All the time the
men were on the raft a stench to heav
en had arisen and scores of sharks
came straggling up. They fought to
overturn the craft and find the human
prey, but they were driven off and
parts of the German’s body was tossed
over to them. The ■ survivors were
weak and thirsty and had agreed among
themselves to cast another lot by Fri
day morning at sun rise if no help was
in sight, but the steamer Woodruff
sighted the raft Thursday afternoon
at 6 o’clock.
The small boats sent out to rescue
the men had to fight away the sharks.
Anderson and Thomas were picked off
weak, demented and emaciated, with
ulcers and sores steaming over their
bodies. Both men were in a dreadful
condition and when landed at Charles
ton were sent to a hospital for treat
ment.
Thomas was the cabin boy and was
only seventeen years of age. Thomas’s
face and breast was bitten fiercely.
He claims that it was done by Ander
son.
No intimation of what the courts
will do, if anything, is given. The
Drot sailed from Pascagoula for Bue
nos Ayres on August 3.
CANNIBALS WILL RECOVER.
Norwegian Consul At Charleston Makes
Investigation of Man-Fating Story.
A Charleston dispatch says: Con
sul Witte, for the government of Nor
way, made a report Monday of the
cannibalism reported from the raft of
the Norwegian bark Drot and forward
ed it to the consul general in New
York. The substance of the report
will be cabled to Norway.
Consul Witte saw Andersen and
Thomas, the survivors, and got their
story. He is unable at present to say
if the courts of Norway will deal with
the men.
Andersen and Thomas are recover
ing and their lives can be saved.
TOO PARTIAL TO SOUTH.
Chattanooga’s School Board Rejects Tee’s
History as a Text Book.
At a meeting of the Chattanooga,
Tenn., city school board Lee’s history,
adopted by the state board for the
public schools, was rejected an the
ground that the history
too much partially to the
therefore not a corre-t
f the civil
COURT WORKS RAPIDLY.
Trial of Rioters in Darien Saturl
day Resulted in a
Verdict. fl' ■
At Darien, Ga., Saturday, the
moved more rapidly in the trial
negro rioters. The jury, out
night on the second batch of
on the case for twelve hours
returned with the statement 'halßHpfp
impossible for them to agree
woman, Josephine Bird, while for
Abram Green they found a verdict of
not guilty.
Judge Seabrook sent the jury back
and told them to agree and report.
The foreman stated that they would
not agree if they were out, six months,
and Judge Seabrook told them they
could sit seven if necessary. In
about an hour the judge sent for the
jury, accepting their verdict, as they
were then ready to return it.
Those convicted were Jones Green,
Moses Miller and Lawrence Baker.
Josephine Bird’s case was reported
a mistrial and Abram Green was found
not guilty.
The cases against Charles McDon
ald, Dave Petty, Hugh Thompson,
Moses Bailey and John Thompson
were on trial in the meantime and the
jury was out only about ten minutes
when a verdict of guilty against them
was returned with the ® .jcution of
John Thompson.
The case against Bill Jenkins was
tried separately, be having employed
a different lawyer from the rest, and
the jury brought iu a verdict of guilty
against him in about ten minutes’
time.
Court then adjourned until Monday
morning.
The grand jury Saturday afternoon
took up the case of Henry Delegal,
charged with rape, and about whom
the entire trouble at Darien origina
ted. The jury did not conclude its
labors and adjourned until Monday.
BYRNE TAKES STRONGHOLD.
Filipino Rebel* Driven With Great Tost
From the Town of Argogula.
A Manila special says: Argogula,the
most impregnable stronghold of the
bands which have been destroying
plantations and levying tribute on the
people of Negros, has keen taken by
the Sixth infantry under Lieutenant
Colonel Byrne. The only means of
reaching the town was up a perpen
dicular hill, covered with dense shrub
bery and a thousand feet high.
The Americans accomplished this
under fire, although an officer and sev
eral men were hit and rocks rolled
down upon them. The native strength
was estimated at 400. Many of the
rebels were wounded and captured,
and twenty-one were killed.
CHAMBERS IN WASHINGTON.
Chief Justice of Samoan Islands Will
Make Report To the President.
Hon. W. L. ‘ Chambers, the chief
justice of the Samoan islands, arrived
in 'Washington Sunday from his home
in the south. While at the capital he
will make a report to the president and
the secretary of state of recent hap
penings in the islands and of the part
he took in the affairs there.
BLACKBURN BREAKS DOWN.
Bad Health Causes Him To Abandon
the Tour With Goebel.
A spicial from Lexington, Ky., says:
Ex-Senator Joe C. S. Blackburn has
broken down and will have to go home
to Versailles and rest, while his
brother, James Blackburn, ex-United
States marshal of Kentucky, will ac
company Mr. Goebel on his tour
through the mountains.
CARTER’S FRIENDS ACTIVE.
They Declare Courtmartial Verdict Will
Never Ise Approved By McKinley.
A Washington dispatch says: Agi
tators of the now notorious case of
Captain O. M. Carter are slowly but
surely crowding the front page of the
leading newspapers, and relegating
the ‘ rench military scandal to less
prominent columns.
Captain Carter’s attorneys are show
ing more courage and determination
in pressing their case before the pub
lic, and are declaring with apparent
confidence that the sentence of the
courtmartial will never be approved
by the president.
PROJECTED BELT LINE.
Railroads Entering: Atlanta May Yet All
Be Connected.
An Atlanta dispatch says: It is
authoritatively stated by parties con
cerned that a charter will soon be ap
plied for to build a belt road around
Atlanta, to connect with all the roads.
of this kind was lately made
and West Point, but
by reason of a deei
:’n --ate,
■ass on the
is,and will
id to the
y compa
■e of those
ilitary ad
following
e required
n Atlanta:
utant gen
. J. West,
mta; Colo
antry, Sa-
Wooten,
lieutenant
eoond in
lolonel W.
), Colum
, First in
fantry, S* vannah; Captain W. A. Pat
ton, Thififl infantry, Rome; Captain A.
J. Reuki. Sixtli infantry, Augusta;
Captain J. S. Dozier, First battalion
cavalry, Atlauta; Captain W. W. Bark
er, Fifth infantry, Atlanta.
The work of reorganiztion under
taken by Governor Candler began dur
ing the early spring, when an order
was issued from the office of Adjutant
General Byrd requiring every military
command in the state militia to appear
before the inspector general for exami
nation.
* * *
Building; Cars In Georgia.
With the arrival at Americus the
past week of a large shipment of car
iron from a northern foundry, work
will be started at the car shops of the
Georgia and Alabama railway upon
the building of 1,500 freight oars for
that road.
* * *
Delegates Appointed.
Governor Candler has appointed
delegates from Georgia to attend the
southern industrial convention, to be
held during the latter part of Septem
ber at Huntsville, Ala. The Georgia
delegation will consist of Hon. T. M.
Swift, of Elbert, Hon. J. Pope Brown,
of Pulaski, and President J. Harris
Chappell, of Baldwin.
Considerable interest has been at
tracted in the state to the proposed
work of the industrial ccnvention, and
Governor Candler received requests
from a number of towns in Georgia to
appoint a delegation to represent this
state.
* * *
Itinerary of Mormons.
The report of the Mormon work in
the south for last week shows there
are 488 elders laboring. During
the past week they walked 10,967
miles, visited 2,653 families, and were
refused entertainment 578 times.
President W. D. Rencher, of the
Georgia conference, whose headquar
ters are at Bowersville, reports 37
eledrs at work there. They walked
during the week 985 miles, visited 304
families aud were refused entertain
ment 98 times, held 49 meetings, and
baptized two persons.
• * *
Reunion ot Doles-Cook Brigade.
A reunion of the survivors of Doles-
Cook’s Brigade, Association of Na
tional Volunteers, will be held in At
lanta on October 24th and 25th, at
which time the members of four regi
ments will be iu attendance.
* * *
Georgian* Go to Boaton.
Governor Candler Lbs appointed
delegates from the state at large and
each congressional jliKtfict to attend
the sessions of the farmers’ national
convention at Boston.
The governor has been notified that
the convention is to he iu session
October 3d, 4th, sth and 6th and he
was strongly urged to name the Geor
gia delegates in time to allow all of
them ample opportunity to make prep
arations to attend.
From the state at large Governor
Candler appointed ex-Governor W. J.
Northen and Hon. Pope Brown, of
Pulaski, the first of whom is thorough
ly identified with agricultural inter
ests, not only in the state, but in the
south, while the latter is the presi
dent of the State Agricultural Society.
The following delegates from each
congressional district are named:
First district, G. M. Bvals; second
distriot, Hon. O. B. Stevens; third
district, Hon. Jerry Owens; fourth dis
trict, George W. Truitt; fifth district,
C. P. Bowens; sixth district, R. J.
Redding; seventh district, J. A. Man
gette; eighth district, J. M. Smith;
ninth district, Nathan Bennett; tenth
district, P. J. Berkeman; eleventh dis
trict, Allen W. Groover.
Delegates from every state in the
union have been appointed to attend
the sessions of the coming convention
and Governor Candler regards the con
vention as one of the most important
to agricultural interests ever called to
gether. The members of the Georgia
delegation will undoubtedly exercise a
controlling influence in the conven
tion, since from an agricultural point
of view this state is regarded as one of
the foremost in the United States.
♦ * *
Will Be Sent North.
The troops stationed at Key West
will most probably not be sent to At
lanta, as it was first thought they
th<
HpPove the troops at Kqv
-- ' yth.it place because of ti.s
■DpFlUSwce of four eases of yellow fe
t.i that city.
* * *
Stork Kagerly Taken.
In July the Eagle and Phenix mill
decided to increase their stock from
$600,000 to 8750,(100 and the present
stockholders were given ail option on
this additional stock, each stockholder
being allotted 25 per cent of his hold
ings. September Ist was the day by
which stockholders should report on
the matter. When the stock applica
tions were consolidated it was found
that not only was the $150,000 taken,
but there were applications in for
$150,000 more of stock.
* * *
To Build Syrup Mill*.
At a conference held between Mr.
D. G. Purse, representing the board
of trade at Savannah, and Commis
sioner Stevens regarding the sugar
cane industry iu Georgia, they agreed
to unite their efforts to secure the
establishment of mills at various points
in south aud southwest Georgia, to
wit: Savannah, Valdosta, Quitman,
Thomasville, Bainbridge, Helena and
other points, taking into consideration
the cheapest transportation to each of
these points and the amount of cane
grown in the territories adjacent to
each of these points.
There will he no trouble in securing
all the capital that will be needed to
establish the mills to grind the cane
and to refine the sugar.
Tire great object in view is to induce
the planters to grow a sufficient amount
of cane to authorize the building of
these mills.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
List of New Industries Established the
Fast Week.
The new industries reported during
the past week include brick works in
Georgia and West Virginia; a broom
factory in Texas; car works in Geoi
gia; coal mines aud coke ovens in Ala
bama, Georgia aud Virginia; cooper
age works iu Kentucky; cotton mills
in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and
the Caroliuas; cotton seed oil mills in
Mississippi and Texas; a crate and
barrel factory in North Carolina;
electric light plants in Alabama, Geor
gia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Texas; fertilizer factories
in Florida and North Carolina; flour
ing mills in Alabama, Florida, Ken
tucky and Tennessee; foundries
and machine shops in South Car
olina and Texas; glass works in
West Virginia; a grain elevator in
Texas; a handle factory in Tennessee;
a hardware company in Mississippi; a
hub and axle factory in North Caro
lina; ice. factories in Alabama, South
Carolina, Virginia and Texas; an iron
furnace in Alabama; lumber mills in
Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia and
West Virginia; a paper box factory in
Tennessee; a petroleum company in
Texas; a shoe factory in Louisiana; a
tobacco factory in North Carolina and
warehouses in North Carolina and
Kentucky; telephone companies in
Arkansas and Kentucky; water works
iu Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
North Carolina and Tennessee.—
Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.l
NO NEGRO REGIMENT
Will Be Mhmmml at Fort McPhernon, A*
Contemplated By War Department.
There will be no negro regiment at
Fort McPherson, Ga., as was originally
the plan and purpose of the army offi
cials in Washington.
When it was announced that a negro
regiment was to he sent to Atlanta and
stationed at McPherson, a systematic
movement- was inaugurated to bring
about a reconsideration on the part of
the authorities at Washington and a
number of telegrams were sent from
Atlanta, urging that no regiment of
colored troops be sent there.
Several officials at the fort, realizing
the danger of massing negro soldiers
in the south, took the initiative. The
mayor was seen and acquainted with
the facts, and he wired Secretary Root
not to send the negroes.
A similar request was made of Gov
ernor Candler and he readily agreed
with the fort authorities that the pres
ence of negroes at this time, under the
present existing and disturbed condi
tions, might result seriously.
At the fort the report that negroes
were coming caused much comment
among the enlisted men, as well as the
privates, and the rumor was discussed
in all the companies.
The soldiers resented the proposed
action of the federal authorities and it
is said a petition was being circulated
protesting against such action, wlieD
the news was received Friday that no
negroes would be sent.
SPAIN WANTS SOLDIERS.
Queen Regent Make* a Call For Six Thou
sand Men for Service.
Advices from Madrid state that
the queen regent has signed a decree
calling 6,000 men of the 1899 class for
military service.
Thirty-five Spanish soldiers, survi
vors of the garrison that long held
Baler, on the east coast of Luzon
against the Filipinos, arrived at Bar
celona Friday aud were enthusiasti
cally received by the populace.
Minting Small Money.
According to an officer of the treas
ury department dimes, quarters and
half dollars are being turned out by all
the mints as rapidly as they can be
produced. The demand for fractional
currency and silver dollars is unpre
cedented.
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