Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-16
RUTLAND, THURSDAY, OCTOBER l6 1915.


1 lor 10 good lie We. known trn ~
.nd ofiho Lake TO the othet, by the name 81
honess John Maynard and the .-er., OF N,
honc''y 10 hn ncighbou W.. h'. low. n
/ Cod
The land WAS about icn mic. of when
The captain, coming uP rom bu cstin erred
~ a sailor
'Ihel Flc,ehsr what's al that smoke 1
soe coming on, from the hold 2
lt' from the engine, room, SIR gue.s
said tie man.
Down With you then, and III ne know
The .-ior then began d-Vepdog the
adder BY which you 60 to the hold bu,
scarcely had be di@rrcar,d beneath the
deck, when up he came with much greater
speed
The holds on ftc, Ell, he said TO the
captain, who by ,hi, titne wa. SANDING close
TO HIM
The enptaln rushed down, and found the
sceoun, too true Some SPARKS had fallen
on bundle Of tow no on. had ~cn the
accident and now no, only much OF the
luggage, bat the side Of the vessel were IN
a smoudcring fame
All hands, pa,ssnge ~ as well NJ sailors
were called together md two lines being
made, one on each side the hold, bucket.
Of water were passed and repss,cd they
were filled from tho lake few along the
: lines o. ready hands, were dashed Kissing
, on the burning mass, and then pa.scd on the
, eide to DO rcfllcd, FOR few moment,
1t seemed as II the flames were svbdurd.
la the mean time tho women on board
= were clustering around John Maynard, tn,
J only man unemployed who WINS capable o
, answering their questions How far rs I
5 to land 2 How long shall VIC be getting
. inf Is II very doepT is there no boat :
0 Can they see us from the shore 2 Th'
D helmsman answered a. we'll as he could. -
4 There was no boat i, had been LEFT to But
/ ialo 10 be mendcd they nigh, DO sever
= miles from shore, they would probably bt
c 10 in forty minutes he could not tell how
Q far the Ere had reached. But to speak ,h'
i truth he added, we are all in great dan
c ger and think if there were less talking
5 and ,ule more praying ii would be bet
}, ter for US and none the worse for tht
d boat
J. 'How's head = shouted the Captain
= Wes,.sou' west ar, answered May
Il nard.
1t Keep her SOU and by west cried tn
captain. We must 20 on Ahoro an!
n where
., 1t happened that drnh Of wind drov
% back the flames, which soon begon 10 blaz
II up moro furiously agnins, the saloon; an
Q the PARTON botwiIt 1t and the hold was soor
OH FIRE The long wrcaihs Of smoke be
D. gan 10 ind their way through the skyligh
and the captain seeing this, ordered all wo
u men forward. The, engineer put on hi
70 utmost steam; the American flag was rul
ID up, and reversed, in token Of distress; wa
h tor was flung up over The sails, 10 max
A. ihem hold the wind And still John May
n nard stood by the wheel, though he wa
D. cut of by sheet oil smoke and fame iror
c the ships crew.
Greater aud greater grew the hea, tn
passengers were clustering round tho We
sells bow, the sailors were saving plan
on which 10 lash the women the boide
. were throwing of their coats and wsiacoa
>. and preparing for one long and last Srul
, gle for life And still the coait grew plan
"A er and palmer tho paddles as YET workc
!. well they could be no more than mi
~ from the shore and boars were seen no.
y starting TO their assistance
be- John Maynard cried The captain.
'Ay, ay, SIR, said John.
-, Could you hold on i've minutes l."
w. gerl
I'll Try sir
:. And he did try tho flames came near
80 and nearer; sheet OF smoke someIim
- would almost sufocsie him; his hair vi
~ score he'd his blood seemed all on FIRE wi
-, great heat Crouching as far back as
n could, be held the wheel firmly with h
- lcn hand 'lll Inc flesh shrivolled, and Il
-, muscles cTeaked IN the fame; then
>, he stretched forh the right, and bore Il
a agony without scream or gToan.
-. was enough for him that he had hear Il
=. cheer OF the sailors TO the approaching boz
). and The cry oil the captain, the women III
Il and then every man for hImssl II, and G'
-, lor u, all And they were the laE SCUM
AZ be heard. How he poTlshod was not know
-, whether dlzzIod by the smoke he losI
-, looling IN endeayoring to come iorwar
80 and tell overheard, or whether he was ST
- located by the dense smoke, LIS conrad
could not tell Every soul oil The lar,
Ia number Of passengers reached The shore
=, safety, but he whose martyr spira they o.
ed their lives was Dot there, and with thTo
~ bins hearts they recolleesod that tho tl
" waters beyond them had closed over a Ii
-, remained OF the "HELssxAE or LAI
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