StNicholas [serial] . bedded in the , this could not supply fuel indefinitely;and the amount of food saved from the ship wasbarely enough to supply officers and men for amonth at one quarter rations—that is, one quarterof their regular daily allowance. This washelped out by seal meat and fish, but both provedunwholesome. Since Ocean Island was so farout of the track of ships, it was only too clear thatstarvation was bound to come in time unless helpcould be brought from somewhere. Accordingly,Captain Sicard decided to fit out one of the smallboats that escaped the wreck and let a
StNicholas [serial] . bedded in the , this could not supply fuel indefinitely;and the amount of food saved from the ship wasbarely enough to supply officers and men for amonth at one quarter rations—that is, one quarterof their regular daily allowance. This washelped out by seal meat and fish, but both provedunwholesome. Since Ocean Island was so farout of the track of ships, it was only too clear thatstarvation was bound to come in time unless helpcould be brought from somewhere. Accordingly,Captain Sicard decided to fit out one of the smallboats that escaped the wreck and let a volunteercrew try to take her to the Hawaiian Islands—1200 miles distant—to get relief. Out of thevolunteer officers and men who instantly pressedforward, Lieutenant J. G. Talbot and four sea-men were selected to undertake the long andperilous journey. The boat was fitted out withall the care possible under the conditions, con-taining a few necessary instruments, twenty-five 533 534 A WRECK AND A RESCUE [April,. Photographed by C. S. GIG OF THE SAGINAW IN THE NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS. IT WAS IN THIS BOAT THAT THE VOLUNTEERCREW SAILED 1600 MILES FROM OCEAN ISLAND TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. days provisions and ninety gallons of water; andthree weeks after the wreck of the Saginaw thelittle gig spread sail and disappeared below thehorizon, followed by anxious eyes. Meanwhile, Captain Sicard had begun work on
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