White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900
Picked Up
Picked Up.
It was a barque called the Pyrmont that picked up the castaways. She was not prepared for such a large accession to her company, but her people gladly gave of their best. Just as the Pyrmont's supply of fresh water was giving out, the Blackball liner Yorkshire hove in sight, and when the case was put to her skipper (Captain Anderson) he immediately sent off 600 gallons.
The three members of the Blue Jacket's crew spoken of as dying by the passenger quoted above, succumbed to exhaustion after they were rescued.