When Mrs. Cromwell saw her husband alive and well, she cried for joy and threw herself into his arms. It was a happy time all around.
Captain Cromwell's story was a long one. In brief, it was as follows:
When the Bluebell went down, he and Ruel Gross escaped on a raft, and after several days of suffering, reached the coast of Siberia.
From there they set out for Cedar Island.
The island gained, they found the stone chest, and then Captain Cromwell was captured.
For a long while the Svlachkys held him, thinking he knew of more treasures than those already discovered.
At last, however, they grew weary of waiting, and had resolved to put him to death, when deliverance came as recorded.
That there was more treasures was proven later on.
The stone chest was taken up, and beneath was found a cross of gold that was valued at fifteen thousand dollars.
With the treasure on board, the Dart started southeastward for the
United States.