Perils of the Sea.
PLUCKY RESCUE OF A 'SHIP'S CREW. (Per Press Association.) Sydney, Nov. 28. The ship Aristides has arrived from London, bringing captain and thirteen of the crew and two passengers of the French barque Terre Neuvre. The Aristides enconntered a severe gale in the latitude of the Island of St. Paul, and shortly afterwards sighted a barque flying signals of distress and that was in a sinking condition. A boat was lowered to render assistance, but in the face of mountainous seas running the work of rescue was attended by the utmost difficulty, yet the crew of the Aristides managed to get all those of the derelict with safety. The Terre Neuvre had been out 100 days frem Hamburg to Adelaide, and. had terrible weather throughout. She had been beating about for several days dismasted and disabled. The vessel was continuously swept by the waves, and all the boats were smashed. Ten feet of water was m the hold, consequently the crew were unable to get below to obtain food and were almost starved. The crew lost every thin g.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 129, 29 November 1895, Page 2
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