Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-05-09
A MAN .oyERBoARD.

a MAN OVERHEARD
The clipper ship Flying Cloud. Capt.
j. P. Greasy, on the last passage to New
York, was in the vicinity of Madagascar,
going along at the rate of twelve knots,
with fine breeze on the quarter when
a young man who was passing studding-
sail tackle aft, outside of the bulwarks,
fell overheard. The watch was busy on
the forecastle and did not notice him
Fortunately, Mrs. Creesy who was in the
cabin looking out of stern window, saw
him, and Immediately ran on deck and
threw life-buoy overload. Still the
ship was going steadily on her course, for
as yet Mrs. Creesy alone knew that there
was a man overheard. The captain was on
the forecastle, busy among the men, pre-
pairing to set another studding-sail the
helmsman was intent only upon keeping
the ship her due course. The ready
"aye. aye. sir" might be heard in re-
sponse to some command when Mrs.
Greasy rushed forward with extended
hands, too agitated to speak. "What is
the matter with Mrs. Creesy 2" asked one
of the men who was near the captain
" Eh what - reioined the captain, cast.
ing a glance on deck, and the next second
his Voice rang fore and aft !: " Hard down
the helm-one man aloft to look out
clear away the lee quarter boat-call all
hands p He comprehended in an instant
the disaster which Mrs. Creesy could not
speak.
The ship was soon hove too and the
quarter boat afoat, with orders to pull in
the wake Of the ship until re called by
signal Sail was shortened and the ship
put about to retrace her steps as nearly
as the wind would permit. The sea was
rather rough but the boat pulled steadily
to the windward, at the rate of three knots
an hour. Capt. Creesy went aloEt and
scanned the horizon with his lass, but
could see nothing of either the man or the
life-buoy. When the boat had been alb
sent an hour, the officer who had charge
of it returned to the ship, but was again
sent of, with imperative commands not to
return till sunset. (the sun was then three
hours high, and in order to spread the
chance of falling in with the man another
boat was also dispatched. Two hours
had elapsed, when the life-buoy was dis
covered close to the ship but not the man.
Both boats were now about three miles
from the ship, one man on each side OF
her course, and the captain at once in.
ferring that the man if aaoat, must be be-
tween the boats and the ship, signalized
the boats to return, in hopes Of their find
ing the man, for he still believed him to
be alive, as he was young fellow oil
good pluck and an excellent swimmer.
The weather boat when about mile
Al. -, 10 Sfa ha ri -
as the whalers say, until her way was
stopped; then three men reached over the
bow and dragged in-board their long
looked for shipmate. All hands were on
the alert, eyeiug him from the rigging,
and when they saw what we have just
described, saluted the boats crew with
three times three. The man had been
overheard two hours and half, and was
so much exhausted that he could hardly
speak his thanks his self confidence was
unsubdued, for he afterwards stated that
he knew he would be saved the moment
he saw the ship rounded too. He was
sure Capt. G. would not give him up as
lost until night set in, but it seemed a
small eternity to him from the time he
fell overheard until the ship was brought
TO the Wiuu. u6N6l 90" IuO "O
Upon his arrival on board he was taken
into the cabin, and entrusted to the care
of Mrs. Greasy, who put him in working
order in ten days. He was very sick. at
times delirious. during the first Eve days.
but constant care aud watchfulness, such
as woman only can bestow. overcame
the fever with which he was threatened,
and gradually restored him to health
He was grateful even to tears. " Lucky
dog" said his ship-mates "you were
never born to be drowaed, your time
hadn't come -
When he was brought on board it must
have been glorious sight to see the
cheerful alaerity with which the boats
were hoisted up, to hear the stirring or>
der up helm. fill away the after yards, p"
&c. and feel the gallant ship once more
move maiestically on her course. under
a cloud of canvass honeward bound. 1t is
not too much to say that every man on
board must have felt as happy as if he
had just experienced relgion.-B0sto"
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