The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-08


gardless Of the furious storm, aroused her
neighbOrs. nnd besought them with sll the
eloquenee called up BY the dOep anguish Of
her riven heart, to help her to recover her
lost darlings. {1s.. ,t
There waSsno vessel at Rocksway or
Falkner's Island. and to oventure out to sea
In such storm with such crafts 6s were
along the shore, were worse than madness,
and immediate dispatches were sent 10 New
York, not only TO- the owners Of the ship
commanded BY Captain Walton, bu, the pi.
lots; and within an hour after the news had
reached the city, that two Of the staunchest
pilot boats, manned BY extra picked crews
Of gallant souls, were under weigh, and
speeding on their swift winged course ia
search Of the ocean lostthildren,
Mrs. Walton herself fastened to the city
to urge with her presence and influence,
more prompt action; but the vessels had
been gone an hour when she arrived, aud so
she repaired to the house Of Mr.. Alvin, the
owner Of the ship her husband commanded,
to await those who had gone forth in that
mad storm in search of her three darlings.
Leaving her there In state Of fevered
anxiety, hoping in the very teeth Of dcs.
pair, we too, will 60 forth into the wild, yel.
ling gale to look upon a mos. sublime
ocean picture. a. .t .a
1t was on hour past midnight--dsrk IS
the deepest, glOomiest cells Of an inquisito-
rial dungeon, save whent the vivid lightning's
fash lit up the Cimmeriun darkness with
glare rivalling that Of the brightest noon
day sun. .a't
Some ninety miles to the eastward of
Sandy Hook, lay hove to, noble ship, in.
ward bound, in one Of the most terrific gales
that ever swept along the northern coast of
America. The gale had just set in an hOur
before shutdown, and ever since dark the
ship had hove to under the shortest bossible
canvas, heading up south. with The
gale sothing In violent squalls oul due
northwest.
"Do you think there Is any danger to US
or the ship, COptain!" inquired one Of the
three passengers who stood near the CON.
mander Of tho ship, partly sheltered from
the storm by the projecting roof Of the
round house.
"Fot the least, Mr.. Kinsley. You are as
safe here as you would Be at your own hoase
In New York. She is a bran new ship, and
I had no opportunity of tying hst hove to
before; but am psrftttiy satisfied with her
behavior. In fact never saw atty craft
conduct herself quite as well In hurricane
like this. ,.. ....
"'Tis terrible night, however, and God
help those who may chance to be out in
smaller craft than ours. For the last hout
] have been thinking Of my wife and chill.
dren. My wife will not sleep q wink to.
night. Size never cah in siot:a like this
when ! am not at home. was cast away
once on the Long Island shore. and not half
mile fr m home, in just such gale, only
1t was from southwest. | w6dld give a
hundred dollars to be at home, only for my
wife's sake. But we must--my God what
is that1" ...-
A continuous fash of lightning lit up the
surrounding spree, and a. darkness shut in
agoin, faint but clear and distinct--"Ship
Ahoy!" uttered by female or a child,
came down on the blast from directly to
windwsrd.
IL hi9nient afterwsrd tho hail was repeat.
ed, and another Aush Of lightning revealed a
boat driving square down beforS the gale,
and almost under the ships quarter. Ere
one could COUNT 6ve, the shriIl. quivering
cry came up fgom the boat as it shot pas
the ship not three fathoms clear Of the rud.
der. .....t .fa. !.
"Merciful Heaven! There are three chill.
dren in that boa.!" yelled Mr. Kingsley.
who WITH the captain, was Peeripg down
over the taffrail, 90 the boat few past.
"Hard up your helm. my men" said the
captain, in voice as calm as nafl's voice
could be. and then calling to. the chief and
third mates, who were both of deck, he In.
formed them Of the fact that q small open
boat with three children in 4, had just gone
past, and then gave bis orders. !.
!"Mr. Casey, please get out OF the flying
jibboom and keep look out for the boat,
and mind, Mr.. Casey, Il We come up with l,
you can lay the ship so as to bring the boat
close aboard on the lsrboard side-larboard
remember Mr.. Casey. Don't for your life
make mistake. Go forward now, sir, and
II we save those children, Ave hundred dol.
lars shall be your reward. .3.ss.s
Then turning to the chief mate. he con.
tinued: '''+As r.~ .
"Mr. Windsor, you will brace the ysrds
all square which without making any more
sail, will send the ship through the water
something fsster then what the boatis 60
ing. Having done this, rig single whips
1.-Two Of each on the lower yards--on the lar
board side. Place the blocks far enough
out for the falls to drep about fsthom cleai
Of the ship, and then reeve on good sci
gess, bring both ends on one deck, and The
other led along for foil. stationisg three
good fellows at each. In the meantime;
will gel the chip steady before ths wind, ant
l--Frsnk, my man; you keep her co. DO6'