Essex, staving them completely
in directly under the cathead. The whale after the second assault
passed under the ship and out of sight to the leeward.

The crew were in a fix, in mid-ocean, a thousand miles from the nearest
land and nothing but the frail whaleboat to save them.

The lashings of the spare boat were cut and she was launched with the
ship falling on her beam ends. The ship hung together for three days.
Provisions were taken from her and the whaleboats strengthened.

The boats started for the coast of Chile or Peru and after a hard time
they landed at Ducies island. Unable to find subsistence there they
again started, Dec. 27th, after leaving three of their number, of their
own desire, and commenced to make the perilous voyage to the island of
Juan Fernandez.

Many of the boats' crew died and the recital states that the flesh of a
dead comrade was eaten by members of the mate's boat.

On Feb. 17th the surviving crew of the mate's boat were picked up by
brig Indian. Captain Pollard and Charles Ramsdale, the sole survivors
of the captain's boat, were picked up Feb. 23d by a Nantucket whaler,
and the third boat was never heard from.

(_New Bedford Evening Standard_).

APPENDIX.

Through the efforts of the New Bedford Board of Trade Captain Dalton
has been presented by the U.S. Government a gold watch suitably
inscribed in addition to the set of resolutions and pair of marine
glasses presented him by that Board in recognition of his services in
rescuing the Captain and crew of the Kathleen.

DRIFTWOOD

FOR OPEN FIREPLACES

Driftwood consists of the sheathing and planking torn from old whaling
ships, forming the only satisfactory and reliable form for Driftwood,
as each piece of it being completely impregnated with copper through
the action of the salt water will, while burning, delight the eye with
brilliant changing colors.

It should be used in the fireplace, not to kindle the fire, nor when
the wood or coal is blazing freely, but after a glowing bed of coals is
formed, as the crowning touch of beauty, lay on one, two, or three
pieces of this magic wood.

Then with more than sunset splendor, it will flame and glow and die
away and glow again, giving up itself in a glory of color that breathes
out beauty, witchery, mystery, all in one.

Packed in barrels and shipped to any address by

H. S. HUTCHINSON & CO.,
New Bedford, Mass.

[Illustration: BREAKING UP OLD WHALERS